| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Porter Steinman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jay Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Stephen Guglielmo (fresh) 10 pts. SG - George Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dennis Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Green (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Person (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Melvin Jones inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Melvin Jones hits a shot in the lane | 33-32 |
| 19:34 | Tulane | Dennis Long loses the dribble to Michael Cantrell | 33-32 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Melvin Jones can't connect on a shot from close range | 33-32 |
| 19:16 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dennis Long | 33-32 |
| 18:52 | Tulane | George Howard is hacked by Porter Steinman - foul #2 on Porter Steinman, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:29 | Tulane | George Howard travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Melvin Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 18:02 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-32 |
| 18:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Melvin Jones | 35-32 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Melvin Jones hits a jumper from the right side set up by Porter Steinman | 37-32 |
| 17:18 | Tulane | George Howard can't finish the layup | 37-32 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Michael Cantrell snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Jay Rector grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Melvin Jones knocks in the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Kenneth Person - foul #3 on Kenneth Person, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (PG), Rory Wymer (SG), Robert Lee (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Ulysses Brady, Porter Steinman, Michael Cantrell, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ellis Trego (PG), Stjepan Slomski (SG), Paul Schermerhorn (SF), Antonio Lopez (PF), Michael Ong (C) Stephen Guglielmo, George Howard, Dennis Long, Herbert Green, Kenneth Person | |
| 16:32 | Houston | Melvin Jones makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:18 | Tulane | Ellis Trego misses the jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 16:16 | Tulane | Michael Ong grabs the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 15:57 | Tulane | Stjepan Slomski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 15:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Melvin Jones | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jamie Lilly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Wymer (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Melvin Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Lee (fresh) C - Orlando Erickson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ellis Trego (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stjepan Slomski (fresh) SF - Paul Schermerhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Lopez (fresh) C - Michael Ong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Houston | Ellis Trego picks off the pass by Melvin Jones | 40-32 |
| 15:35 | Tulane | Ellis Trego's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Cummings (SF) Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Oakes (PG) Stjepan Slomski | |
| 15:24 | Houston | William Oakes picks off the pass by Rory Wymer | 40-32 |
| 15:21 | Tulane | William Oakes misses the lay-in | 40-32 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Orlando Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Rory Wymer misses the easy layup | 40-32 |
| 15:04 | Tulane | Michael Ong pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 15:00 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Orlando Erickson pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Mark Cummings clanks a jump hook from the left block | 40-32 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Rory Wymer pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Rory Wymer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Oakes - foul #4 on William Oakes, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (PG), Melvin Jones (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF), Jay Rector (C) Jamie Lilly, Mark Cummings, Robert Lee, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo (PG), George Howard (SG), Dennis Long (SF), Herbert Green (PF), Kenneth Person (C) William Oakes, Ellis Trego, Paul Schermerhorn, Antonio Lopez, Michael Ong | |
| 14:12 | Houston | Rory Wymer makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Rory Wymer misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Jay Rector pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Jay Rector is hacked by Kenneth Person - foul #4 on Kenneth Person, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (SG) Rory Wymer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Antonio Lopez (C) Kenneth Person | |
| 13:50 | Houston | Porter Steinman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-32 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Michael Cantrell snags the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Dennis Long steps in front of the Ulysses Brady pass | 41-32 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | George Howard makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Guglielmo and he's hacked by Melvin Jones - foul #2 on Melvin Jones, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn (C) Antonio Lopez | |
| 13:29 | Tulane | George Howard misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Michael Cantrell grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Porter Steinman misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Long - foul #2 on Dennis Long, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Porter Steinman makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Porter Steinman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:58 | Tulane | George Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Ulysses Brady hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Herbert Green - foul #2 on Herbert Green, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:12 | Tulane | Herbert Green clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Michael Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Ulysses Brady knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Melvin Jones | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Porter Steinman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 7 reb. C - Jay Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Stephen Guglielmo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dennis Long (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Green (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Schermerhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Tulane | George Howard misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-34 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Jay Rector gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Jay Rector misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 11:22 | Houston | Jay Rector grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses the driving attempt from the left block | 47-34 |
| 11:05 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 10:44 | Tulane | Jay Rector picks off the pass by Paul Schermerhorn | 47-34 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Michael Cantrell misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Schermerhorn - foul #1 on Paul Schermerhorn, team foul #6 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (PG), Rory Wymer (SG), Mark Cummings (SF), Orlando Erickson (C) Ulysses Brady, Porter Steinman, Melvin Jones, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ellis Trego (PG), Stjepan Slomski (SG), Antonio Lopez (PF), Michael Ong (C) Stephen Guglielmo, George Howard, Herbert Green, Paul Schermerhorn | |
| 10:16 | Houston | Michael Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Michael Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:16 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Antonio Lopez | 48-34 |
| 10:01 | Tulane | Ellis Trego is hacked by Orlando Erickson - foul #1 on Orlando Erickson, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Lee (PF) Michael Cantrell | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:50 | Tulane | Mark Cummings is called for the reach on Ellis Trego - foul #1 on Mark Cummings, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| 09:38 | Tulane | Michael Ong clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Orlando Erickson - foul #2 on Orlando Erickson, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | George Howard (SG) Dennis Long | |
| 09:38 | Tulane | Michael Ong makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:38 | Tulane | Michael Ong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Rory Wymer comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Mark Cummings snags the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Jamie Lilly is hacked by Ellis Trego - foul #2 on Ellis Trego, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Jamie Lilly misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 08:56 | Tulane | Michael Ong pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 08:37 | Tulane | Ellis Trego can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jamie Lilly - foul #2 on Jamie Lilly, team foul #6 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (PG), Porter Steinman (SG) Jamie Lilly, Rory Wymer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Herbert Green (PF) Michael Ong | |
| 08:37 | Tulane | Ellis Trego makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 08:37 | Tulane | Ellis Trego misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Orlando Erickson gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Orlando Erickson connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ulysses Brady and he's hacked by Ellis Trego - foul #3 on Ellis Trego, team foul #8 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Jones (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF) Mark Cummings, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo (PG), Paul Schermerhorn (SF) George Howard, Stjepan Slomski | |
| 08:15 | Houston | Orlando Erickson makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 08:04 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn drills a floater from the left side and the foul's on Orlando Erickson - foul #3 on Orlando Erickson, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| 08:04 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Porter Steinman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 51-40 |
| 07:50 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Porter Steinman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Orlando Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Stephen Guglielmo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ellis Trego (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Schermerhorn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Green (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Lopez (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Tulane | Michael Cantrell is called for the reach on Stephen Guglielmo - foul #2 on Michael Cantrell, team foul #8 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Oakes (PG), Dennis Long (SF), Kenneth Person (C) Ellis Trego, Paul Schermerhorn, Antonio Lopez | |
| 07:45 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:45 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Melvin Jones is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Person - foul #5 on Kenneth Person, team foul #9 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Jay Rector (C) Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn (C) Kenneth Person | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Melvin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Michael Cantrell grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Melvin Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Michael Cantrell tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 06:32 | Tulane | Herbert Green comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-42 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Melvin Jones snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Porter Steinman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Jay Rector grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Melvin Jones drills a jumper from the baseline | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:41 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 56-42 |
| 05:40 | Tulane | Herbert Green snags the offensive board | 56-42 |
| 05:35 | Tulane | Herbert Green clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 05:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jay Rector | 56-42 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Jay Rector hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ulysses Brady | 58-42 |
| 05:14 | Tulane | Michael Cantrell steps in front of the Stephen Guglielmo pass | 58-42 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Melvin Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Porter Steinman | 60-42 |
| 04:37 | Tulane | Jay Rector takes the ball from Stephen Guglielmo | 60-42 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Jay Rector is fouled on the floor by Paul Schermerhorn - foul #2 on Paul Schermerhorn, team foul #10 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (PG), Rory Wymer (SG), Mark Cummings (SF), Robert Lee (PF) Ulysses Brady, Porter Steinman, Melvin Jones, Michael Cantrell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ellis Trego (PG), Stjepan Slomski (SG), Antonio Lopez (PF), Michael Ong (C) William Oakes, Stephen Guglielmo, Dennis Long, Herbert Green | |
| 04:15 | Houston | Jay Rector misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Jay Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 04:15 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 04:08 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-42 |
| 04:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jay Rector | 60-42 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Antonio Lopez is called for the reach on Mark Cummings - foul #1 on Antonio Lopez, team foul #11 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Orlando Erickson (C) Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:00 | Houston | Mark Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Mark Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 03:47 | Tulane | Mark Cummings steps in front of the Paul Schermerhorn pass | 62-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jamie Lilly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Wymer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Lee (fresh) C - Orlando Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ellis Trego (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Slomski (fresh) SF - Paul Schermerhorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Lopez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Ong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Houston | Rory Wymer double dribbles | 62-42 |
| 03:28 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez buries a runner from close range and the foul's on Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #9 | 62-44 |
| 03:28 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez misses the free throw | 62-44 |
| 03:28 | Houston | Mark Cummings gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 03:13 | Houston | Mark Cummings hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jamie Lilly | 64-44 |
| 03:04 | Tulane | Stjepan Slomski misses short on a floater from the right side | 64-44 |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Michael Ong tips it but misses | 64-44 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Orlando Erickson grabs the board | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Houston | Orlando Erickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo (SG) Paul Schermerhorn | |
| 02:33 | Tulane | Ellis Trego misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Robert Lee grabs the board | 64-44 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Mark Cummings loses the ball out of bounds | 64-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (PG), Melvin Jones (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF) Jamie Lilly, Mark Cummings, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Orlando Erickson snags the defensive board | 64-44 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Rory Wymer's pass is intercepted by Antonio Lopez | 64-44 |
| 01:08 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo drills a shot from just outside the lane | 64-46 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Orlando Erickson clanks a jumper from the baseline | 64-46 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez grabs the board | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Ellis Trego can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 00:38 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez snags the offensive board | 64-46 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Orlando Erickson denies the turnaround by Ellis Trego | 64-46 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Rory Wymer grabs the board | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is fouled on the floor by Ellis Trego - foul #4 on Ellis Trego, team foul #12 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (SG), Jay Rector (C) Rory Wymer, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn (SF) Stjepan Slomski | |
| 00:11 | Houston | Ulysses Brady misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-49 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Ulysses Brady runs out the clock | 65-49 |