| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lonnie Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Tobias (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 5 reb. C - Andrew Shorter (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Ryan Kelly inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Houston | Wayne Kelley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Arce | 32-34 |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Arce - foul #1 on Michael Arce, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Richard Lemire pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Michael Arce buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Ayres | 35-35 |
| 18:47 | Tulane | Ryan Kelly takes the ball from John Sanders | 35-35 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Michael Arce banks in the layup set up by Ryan Kelly | 37-35 |
| 18:28 | Tulane | John Sanders blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Ayres - foul #3 on Robert Ayres, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Houston | David Williams (PF) Robert Ayres | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:28 | Tulane | John Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:28 | Tulane | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses short on a shot from close range | 37-36 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Ryan Kelly misses the tip | 37-36 |
| 18:05 | Tulane | Milton Tobias gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Milton Tobias misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 17:43 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to John Sanders | 37-36 |
| 17:27 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Wayne Kelley connects on the jumper from close range set up by Michael Arce | 39-39 |
| 16:53 | Tulane | Milton Tobias misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 16:51 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter hits the follow up shot | 39-41 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Richard Lemire connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Kelley | 41-41 |
| 16:25 | Tulane | Ryan Kelly picks off the pass by Andrew Shorter | 41-41 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Lonnie Phillips is called for the reach on Michael Arce - foul #2 on Lonnie Phillips, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Raymond Boswell (SF), Robert Ayres (PF), Leroy Hatch (C) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Richard Lemire | |
| Subs | Tulane | Fredrick Backer (PG), John Walker (SG), David Green (SF), William Forbis (PF), Michael Dill (C) Lonnie Phillips, Milton Tobias, Lonnie Moore, John Sanders, Andrew Shorter | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Williams (fresh) SF - Raymond Boswell (fresh) PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Fredrick Backer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Walker (fresh) SF - David Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Forbis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Leroy Hatch misses long on a shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 15:42 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Michael Dill | 41-41 |
| 15:28 | Tulane | John Walker is hacked by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Dodd (SG) David Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 15:14 | Tulane | John Walker drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Green | 41-43 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Robert Ayres knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Davis | 43-43 |
| 14:36 | Tulane | William Forbis scores on a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Robert Ayres - foul #4 on Robert Ayres, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF) Edward Dodd, Robert Ayres | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips (PG), Milton Tobias (SG), Lonnie Moore (SF) Fredrick Backer, John Walker, David Green | |
| 14:36 | Tulane | William Forbis makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Michael Arce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-46 |
| 14:09 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Milton Tobias | 43-46 |
| 13:52 | Tulane | Lonnie Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Lonnie Phillips | 43-48 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Michael Arce knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ryan Kelly | 46-48 |
| 13:18 | Tulane | Milton Tobias comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Raymond Boswell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Michael Arce is hacked by Lonnie Moore - foul #2 on Lonnie Moore, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), David Williams (SF), Richard Lemire (C) William Davis, Ryan Kelly, Raymond Boswell | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Sanders (PF), Andrew Shorter (C) William Forbis, Michael Dill | |
| 12:50 | Houston | Michael Arce scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Lemire | 48-48 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | Wayne Kelley takes the ball from Lonnie Phillips in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Richard Lemire can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andrew Shorter - foul #2 on Andrew Shorter, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Ryan Kelly (SF) Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | Tulane | Fredrick Backer (PG), John Walker (SG), David Green (SF) Lonnie Phillips, Milton Tobias, Lonnie Moore | |
| 12:31 | Houston | Richard Lemire makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:31 | Tulane | John Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:17 | Tulane | Ryan Kelly is called for the reach on David Green - foul #2 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Forbis (SF) John Walker | |
| 12:04 | Tulane | David Green misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-48 |
| 12:03 | Tulane | John Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:57 | Tulane | John Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Wayne Kelley gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Williams (fresh) C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Backer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Forbis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Shorter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Wayne Kelley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 11:35 | Houston | Michael Arce tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 11:34 | Tulane | John Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:11 | Tulane | The jump hook by John Sanders is blocked by David Williams | 49-48 |
| 11:10 | Tulane | William Forbis tips it home | 49-50 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Richard Lemire buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Kelley and he's hacked by Andrew Shorter - foul #3 on Andrew Shorter, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Leroy Hatch (PF) Michael Arce, Ryan Kelly | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips (PG), Milton Tobias (SG), Lonnie Moore (SF) David Green, Fredrick Backer, John Sanders | |
| 10:52 | Houston | Richard Lemire makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Shorter | 52-52 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Shorter - foul #4 on Andrew Shorter, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Boswell (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Dill (C) Andrew Shorter | |
| 10:19 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Richard Lemire makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:56 | Tulane | William Forbis loses the dribble to Richard Lemire | 53-52 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Leroy Hatch can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Wayne Kelley tips it in | 55-52 |
| 09:21 | Tulane | Leroy Hatch is called for the reach on Lonnie Moore - foul #1 on Leroy Hatch, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF) Wayne Kelley, Richard Lemire | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard McGaffey (C) William Forbis | |
| 09:16 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Dill | 55-54 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Ryan Kelly hits the finger roll set up by Michael Arce | 57-54 |
| 08:51 | Tulane | Milton Tobias misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Michael Arce grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:32 | Houston | William Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 08:31 | Tulane | Richard McGaffey grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 08:15 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Raymond Boswell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:58 | Houston | William Davis is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Phillips - foul #3 on Lonnie Phillips, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Robert Ayres (PF), Christopher Kish (C) William Davis, Raymond Boswell, Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Sanders (PF), Andrew Shorter (C) Michael Dill, Richard McGaffey | |
| 07:41 | Houston | Michael Arce buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Ayres | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Kish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lonnie Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Tobias (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. C - Andrew Shorter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Tulane | Milton Tobias misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 07:28 | Tulane | Lonnie Moore tips it back up and in | 60-56 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Robert Ayres can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Lonnie Moore - foul #3 on Lonnie Moore, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lemire (C) Christopher Kish | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Green (PG), Fredrick Backer (SG), William Forbis (SF) Lonnie Phillips, Milton Tobias, Lonnie Moore | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Robert Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:47 | Tulane | David Green comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Robert Ayres pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:17 | Houston | John Sanders swats the short shot by Michael Arce | 61-56 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | William Forbis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:58 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter lays it in and he's fouled by Richard Lemire - foul #2 on Richard Lemire, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), David Williams (SG), Raymond Boswell (SF), Leroy Hatch (C) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Richard Lemire | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips (PG), Milton Tobias (SG), Lonnie Moore (SF) David Green, Fredrick Backer, John Sanders | |
| 05:58 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses short on a floater from the baseline | 61-59 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Leroy Hatch misses the tip | 61-59 |
| 05:37 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Andrew Shorter | 61-59 |
| 05:11 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Leroy Hatch misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-61 |
| 04:45 | Houston | William Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Lonnie Moore picks off the pass by Robert Ayres | 61-61 |
| 04:03 | Tulane | David Williams is called for the reach on Lonnie Phillips - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Richard Lemire (C) William Davis, Raymond Boswell, Robert Ayres, Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Green (SG), John Sanders (PF), Michael Dill (C) Milton Tobias, William Forbis, Andrew Shorter | |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Richard Lemire snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Michael Arce scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Williams | 64-62 |
| 03:32 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips clanks a floater from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Wayne Kelley grabs the board | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Williams (fresh) C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lonnie Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Dill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Houston | Ryan Kelly blows the dunk but he's hacked by John Sanders - foul #1 on John Sanders, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Leroy Hatch (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Fredrick Backer (PG), Milton Tobias (SG), William Forbis (C) Lonnie Phillips, Lonnie Moore, Michael Dill | |
| 03:12 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:43 | Tulane | Fredrick Backer loses the dribble to Ryan Kelly | 66-62 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Ryan Kelly hits the finger roll | 68-62 |
| 02:40 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ayres (PF) Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips (PG), Lonnie Moore (SF), Andrew Shorter (C) Fredrick Backer, David Green, William Forbis | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-62 |
| 02:25 | Tulane | Lonnie Moore can't tip it in | 68-62 |
| 02:23 | Tulane | Milton Tobias can't tip it in | 68-62 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Robert Ayres snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Wayne Kelley scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Arce | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:08 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips is denied on a layup by Robert Ayres | 71-62 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Robert Ayres grabs the board | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Houston | Ryan Kelly is called for traveling | 71-62 |
| 01:29 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Robert Ayres snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Ryan Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Tulane | Ryan Kelly steals the ball from Lonnie Phillips | 71-62 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Wayne Kelley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ryan Kelly | 73-62 |
| 00:45 | Tulane | Ryan Kelly denies the turnaround by John Sanders | 73-62 |
| 00:43 | Tulane | John Sanders tips it home | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is hacked by Milton Tobias in the backcourt - foul #1 on Milton Tobias, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Raymond Boswell (PF) Michael Arce, Robert Ayres | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Wayne Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Andrew Shorter snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| 00:35 | Tulane | Wayne Kelley steals it from Lonnie Moore | 74-64 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Ryan Kelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Kelley | 76-64 |
| 00:23 | Tulane | John Sanders hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Lonnie Phillips | 76-67 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Raymond Boswell is hacked by Lonnie Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lonnie Phillips, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Raymond Boswell misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Raymond Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Richard Lemire denies the turnaround by Lonnie Moore | 77-67 |
| 00:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Lemire | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Davis runs out the clock | 77-67 |