| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph Rosas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elton Ratliff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Silas Saylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Porter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Marc Stanley inbounds the ball | 33-43 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Brian Porter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred King - foul #1 on Fred King, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Brian Porter makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Brian Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Virgil Thurman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 18:58 | Tulane | Brian Porter misses the shot from the baseline | 35-43 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Fred King snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Andres Romano misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-43 |
| 18:51 | Tulane | Marc Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 18:28 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Ralph Rosas | 37-43 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Fred King tips it back up and in | 37-45 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | Marc Stanley connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-45 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Silas Saylor steals it from Fred King | 39-45 |
| 17:27 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff misses short on a shot in the lane | 39-45 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Joseph Laird gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Fred King misses long on a floater from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Virgil Thurman tips it home | 39-47 |
| 16:54 | Tulane | Virgil Thurman steals it from Silas Saylor | 39-47 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Brian Porter blocks the short jumper by Andres Romano | 39-47 |
| 16:31 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Silas Saylor | 39-47 |
| 16:09 | Tulane | Silas Saylor hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Porter | 42-47 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Virgil Thurman double dribbles | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Miller (PG), Ronald Wilkins (SG), Pili Azim (SF), Steven Vanmeter (PF), Doug Coulter (C) Ralph Rosas, Elton Ratliff, Marc Stanley, Silas Saylor, Brian Porter | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), William McQuage (SF), Ronald Harrell (PF), Richard Douglas (C) Joseph Laird, Ralph Mrozek, Andres Romano, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Robert Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Pili Azim (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Vanmeter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Doug Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clifton Lasater (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William McQuage (fresh) PF - Ronald Harrell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Ronald Wilkins clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by William McQuage - foul #1 on William McQuage, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Ronald Wilkins misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Ronald Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Clifton Lasater is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wilkins - foul #1 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Russell Farmer clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Miller - foul #3 on Robert Miller, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Russell Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Russell Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:45 | Tulane | Robert Miller is fouled on the floor by Russell Farmer - foul #1 on Russell Farmer, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| 14:30 | Tulane | Ronald Wilkins misses the easy layup | 43-48 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Ronald Harrell pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Ronald Harrell connects on the jumper from the left block | 43-50 |
| 14:08 | Tulane | Pili Azim can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-50 |
| 14:07 | Houston | William McQuage pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Russell Farmer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 14:00 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 13:37 | Tulane | Robert Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Richard Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Russell Farmer connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by William McQuage | 43-52 |
| 13:18 | Tulane | Robert Miller lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Wilkins | 45-52 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Russell Farmer is fouled on the floor by Robert Miller - foul #4 on Robert Miller, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Rosas (PG), Elton Ratliff (SG), Marc Stanley (SF), Silas Saylor (PF), Brian Porter (C) Robert Miller, Ronald Wilkins, Pili Azim, Steven Vanmeter, Doug Coulter | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), Ralph Mrozek (SG), Andres Romano (SF), Virgil Thurman (PF), Fred King (C) Russell Farmer, Clifton Lasater, William McQuage, Ronald Harrell, Richard Douglas | |
| 12:53 | Houston | Joseph Laird connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ralph Mrozek | 45-55 |
| 12:49 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Virgil Thurman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-55 |
| 12:29 | Tulane | Brian Porter pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 12:12 | Tulane | Fred King steals the ball from Marc Stanley | 45-55 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Joseph Laird comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 45-55 |
| 11:55 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 11:50 | Tulane | Virgil Thurman blocks the short jumper by Silas Saylor | 45-55 |
| 11:48 | Tulane | Brian Porter tips it back up and in | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph Rosas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Ratliff (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Silas Saylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Brian Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Laird | 47-57 |
| 11:22 | Tulane | Fred King is called for the reach on Brian Porter - foul #2 on Fred King, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Pili Azim (PG) Ralph Rosas | |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Lasater (SG), Ronald Harrell (PF), Richard Douglas (C) Ralph Mrozek, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| 11:04 | Tulane | Marc Stanley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Richard Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Joseph Laird comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 10:46 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Douglas | 47-57 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Clifton Lasater's floater is tipped away by Brian Porter | 47-57 |
| 10:37 | Tulane | Silas Saylor gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 10:24 | Tulane | Clifton Lasater takes the ball from Elton Ratliff | 47-57 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Clifton Lasater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Wilkins (SG), Steven Vanmeter (PF), Doug Coulter (C) Elton Ratliff, Silas Saylor, Brian Porter | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Ralph Mrozek (SG), William McQuage (SF), Virgil Thurman (PF) Joseph Laird, Clifton Lasater, Andres Romano, Richard Douglas | |
| 09:51 | Tulane | Pili Azim comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-57 |
| 09:50 | Tulane | Doug Coulter tips it home | 49-57 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 49-57 |
| 09:28 | Tulane | Doug Coulter gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 09:15 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Vanmeter, team foul #4 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Rosas (PG), Elton Ratliff (SG) Ronald Wilkins, Marc Stanley | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Douglas (C) Ronald Harrell | |
| 08:57 | Houston | Russell Farmer misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Pili Azim - foul #1 on Pili Azim, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred King (C) Richard Douglas | |
| 08:57 | Houston | Russell Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Russell Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:42 | Tulane | Doug Coulter misses the lay-in | 49-59 |
| 08:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Virgil Thurman | 49-59 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Pili Azim steals it from Russell Farmer | 49-59 |
| 08:19 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Virgil Thurman - foul #1 on Virgil Thurman, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Wilkins (SF), Silas Saylor (PF) Pili Azim, Doug Coulter | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), Andres Romano (SF), Richard Douglas (PF) Russell Farmer, Ralph Mrozek, William McQuage, Virgil Thurman | |
| 08:19 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:19 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Andres Romano connects on the 3 from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 07:43 | Tulane | Joseph Laird picks off the pass by Silas Saylor | 51-62 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Joseph Laird dunks the ball | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph Rosas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Ratliff (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Silas Saylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Steven Vanmeter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifton Lasater (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter blows the layup | 51-64 |
| 07:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joseph Laird | 51-64 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Andres Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Miller (PG), Marc Stanley (SF), Brian Porter (C) Ralph Rosas, Elton Ratliff, Steven Vanmeter | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Harrell (PF) Fred King | |
| 06:55 | Tulane | Silas Saylor drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Marc Stanley and he's fouled by Ronald Harrell - foul #2 on Ronald Harrell, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Houston | Virgil Thurman (PF) Richard Douglas | |
| 06:55 | Tulane | Silas Saylor misses the free throw | 53-64 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Virgil Thurman pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Clifton Lasater misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-64 |
| 06:29 | Tulane | Silas Saylor pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:15 | Tulane | Robert Miller travels with the ball | 53-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | Pili Azim (PF) Silas Saylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Ralph Mrozek (SG), William McQuage (SF) Clifton Lasater, Andres Romano | |
| 06:06 | Houston | Joseph Laird is hacked by Robert Miller - foul #5 on Robert Miller, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tommy Foster (SG), Silas Saylor (PF) Robert Miller, Ronald Wilkins | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:58 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Laird and he's fouled by Tommy Foster - foul #1 on Tommy Foster, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Tulane | Elton Ratliff (SG) Tommy Foster | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:58 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek makes the free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:49 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff is hacked by Ralph Mrozek - foul #1 on Ralph Mrozek, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| 05:49 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:49 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Pili Azim is called for the reach on Ralph Mrozek - foul #2 on Pili Azim, team foul #8 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Rosas (PG) Silas Saylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Richard Douglas (C) Joseph Laird, Virgil Thurman | |
| 05:35 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 05:35 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Pili Azim | 55-68 |
| 05:12 | Tulane | Ralph Rosas knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 57-68 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Marc Stanley denies the turnaround by Ronald Harrell | 57-68 |
| 05:01 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Elton Ratliff | 57-68 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:57 | Tulane | Ralph Rosas can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-68 |
| 04:55 | Houston | William McQuage snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Russell Farmer hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Harrell | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:24 | Tulane | Richard Douglas takes the ball from Elton Ratliff | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:02 | Houston | Ralph Mrozek drills a jump hook from the left block | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Ralph Mrozek picks off the pass by Pili Azim | 57-72 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-72 |
| Subs | Tulane | Silas Saylor (PF) Pili Azim | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), Andres Romano (SF), Virgil Thurman (PF), Fred King (C) Russell Farmer, William McQuage, Ronald Harrell, Richard Douglas | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph Rosas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Ratliff (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Silas Saylor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. C - Brian Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ralph Mrozek (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andres Romano (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred King (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Joseph Laird misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-72 |
| 03:22 | Tulane | Brian Porter pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 03:08 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred King - foul #3 on Fred King, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Tulane | Pili Azim (PG), Ronald Wilkins (SF), Steven Vanmeter (PF), Doug Coulter (C) Ralph Rosas, Marc Stanley, Silas Saylor, Brian Porter | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Farmer (PG), Clifton Lasater (SG), Alexander McMorrow (SF), Richard Douglas (PF), William McQuage (C) Joseph Laird, Ralph Mrozek, Andres Romano, Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| 03:08 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 03:08 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Russell Farmer drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifton Lasater | 59-74 |
| 02:38 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff misses the shot in the paint | 59-74 |
| 02:37 | Houston | William McQuage snags the defensive board | 59-74 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Clifton Lasater hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-74 |
| 02:07 | Tulane | Pili Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 01:58 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-74 |
| 01:56 | Tulane | Elton Ratliff hits the follow up shot | 61-74 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Doug Coulter is called for the reach on William McQuage - foul #2 on Doug Coulter, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tommy Foster (SG) Elton Ratliff | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Harrell (PF) Alexander McMorrow | |
| 01:30 | Houston | William McQuage makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:30 | Houston | William McQuage misses the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter grabs the defensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 01:23 | Tulane | Doug Coulter drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Pili Azim | 63-75 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Richard Douglas's pass is intercepted by Tommy Foster | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Tulane | Steven Vanmeter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-75 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Pili Azim hits the follow up shot | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Houston | Pili Azim is called for the reach on Russell Farmer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Pili Azim, team foul #10 | 65-75 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Russell Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Russell Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | William McQuage denies the turnaround by Ronald Wilkins | 65-76 |
| 00:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to William McQuage | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Clifton Lasater knocks in the floater from the right block | 65-78 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Clifton Lasater steals the ball from Ronald Wilkins | 65-78 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Russell Farmer runs out the clock | 65-78 |