| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sylvester Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Kiss (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Greene (fresh) C - Warren Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Belcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jordan Knutsen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrance Doyle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Childers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Robert Farrington inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Tulane | John Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | Michael Belcher makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Terrance Doyle and the foul's on Warren Gill - foul #2 on Warren Gill, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | Michael Belcher misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:23 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Warren Gill | 31-39 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Robert Farrington misses the easy layup but the foul's on Terrance Doyle - foul #2 on Terrance Doyle, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Robert Farrington misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Robert Farrington misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | John Greene pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:49 | Tulane | Robert Farrington is called for traveling | 31-39 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Michael Belcher buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Childers | 31-41 |
| 18:07 | Tulane | John Greene hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Warren Gill takes the ball from Jordan Knutsen | 34-41 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Richard Kiss hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sylvester Nichols | 36-41 |
| 17:26 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle travels with the ball | 36-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Gaddis (SF), Carl Jesse (PF) Robert Farrington, John Greene | |
| Subs | Montana State | Forrest Nash (PG), Bret Peets (C) Michael Belcher, Douglas Childers | |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Warren Gill scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Sylvester Nichols | 38-41 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 16:50 | Tulane | Richard Kiss grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Warren Gill can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 16:26 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 16:14 | Montana State | Bret Peets connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jordan Knutsen | 38-43 |
| 16:01 | Tulane | Bret Peets steals the ball from Richard Kiss | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sylvester Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Kiss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Gaddis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Jesse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Forrest Nash (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jordan Knutsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sickles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrance Doyle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bret Peets (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Carl Jesse - foul #3 on Carl Jesse, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Brown (PG), John Greene (SG), Robert Farrington (SF), Josef Koperski (PF) Sylvester Nichols, Richard Kiss, Steven Gaddis, Warren Gill | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Belcher (PG), John Peterson (SF), Douglas Childers (C) Jordan Knutsen, Robert Sickles, Bret Peets | |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:27 | Tulane | Larry Brown loses the dribble to Forrest Nash | 38-44 |
| 15:22 | Montana State | Forrest Nash blows the dunk | 38-44 |
| 15:21 | Tulane | Josef Koperski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 14:58 | Tulane | Carl Jesse drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Josef Koperski | 40-44 |
| 14:51 | Montana State | John Peterson connects on the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Farrington - foul #1 on Robert Farrington, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Adam Weidman (C) Carl Jesse | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bret Peets (PF) Terrance Doyle | |
| 14:51 | Montana State | John Peterson makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:31 | Tulane | Robert Farrington is fouled on the floor by Michael Belcher - foul #2 on Michael Belcher, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| 14:14 | Tulane | Adam Weidman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 14:13 | Tulane | Robert Farrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:03 | Tulane | Larry Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | John Peterson clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 43-47 |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Michael Belcher gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:30 | Montana State | Michael Belcher hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Peterson | 43-50 |
| 13:07 | Tulane | John Greene misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Douglas Childers | 43-50 |
| 12:51 | Montana State | Forrest Nash is fouled on the floor by John Greene - foul #2 on John Greene, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols (PG), Richard Kiss (SG), Steven Gaddis (SF), Carl Jesse (PF), Warren Gill (C) Larry Brown, John Greene, Robert Farrington, Josef Koperski, Adam Weidman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joshua Dodson (PG), Jordan Knutsen (SG), Robert Sickles (SF), Terrance Doyle (PF) Michael Belcher, Forrest Nash, John Peterson, Douglas Childers | |
| 12:26 | Montana State | Warren Gill blocks the short jumper by Robert Sickles | 43-50 |
| 12:24 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Carl Jesse | 43-50 |
| 12:13 | Tulane | Warren Gill can't finish the layup | 43-50 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Bret Peets | 43-50 |
| 11:55 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 11:54 | Tulane | Warren Gill pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sylvester Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Kiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Gaddis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Jesse (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joshua Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Knutsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrance Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bret Peets (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols is hacked by Joshua Dodson - foul #2 on Joshua Dodson, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Peterson (C) Bret Peets | |
| 11:20 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-50 |
| 11:18 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:13 | Montana State | John Peterson hits a floater from close range set up by Jordan Knutsen | 43-52 |
| 10:53 | Tulane | Warren Gill makes the floater from the right block | 45-52 |
| 10:43 | Montana State | John Peterson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 10:42 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:21 | Tulane | Richard Kiss is hacked by Terrance Doyle - foul #3 on Terrance Doyle, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Farrington (SF), Josef Koperski (PF) Steven Gaddis, Carl Jesse | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Belcher (PG), Bret Peets (PF), Douglas Childers (C) Joshua Dodson, Robert Sickles, Terrance Doyle | |
| 10:01 | Tulane | Richard Kiss buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Douglas Childers scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Bret Peets and he's fouled by Josef Koperski - foul #4 on Josef Koperski, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Doering (PG), Larry Brown (SG), John Greene (PF), Adam Weidman (C) Sylvester Nichols, Richard Kiss, Josef Koperski, Warren Gill | |
| Subs | Montana State | Forrest Nash (SG), David Elkins (SF) Jordan Knutsen, John Peterson | |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Douglas Childers makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:25 | Tulane | John Greene scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | Forrest Nash buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Belcher | 50-57 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Robert Farrington can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Childers - foul #1 on Douglas Childers, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Sickles (SF), Terrance Doyle (PF) David Elkins, Bret Peets | |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Robert Farrington makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Robert Farrington misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | John Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:47 | Tulane | Larry Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 08:46 | Montana State | Douglas Childers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:30 | Montana State | Robert Sickles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Warren Gill (C) Adam Weidman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen (SG) Forrest Nash | |
| 08:02 | Tulane | John Greene misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 08:00 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jordan Knutsen | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Donald Doering (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Farrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Belcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jordan Knutsen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrance Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Childers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Tulane | Terrance Doyle swats the short shot by Robert Farrington | 51-59 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 07:16 | Montana State | Donald Doering picks off the pass by Michael Belcher in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| 07:05 | Tulane | John Greene misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Michael Belcher grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 06:48 | Montana State | Douglas Childers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols (PG), Richard Kiss (SG), Steven Gaddis (SF), Josef Koperski (PF) Donald Doering, Larry Brown, Robert Farrington, John Greene | |
| Subs | Montana State | Forrest Nash (PG), John Peterson (SF), Bret Peets (C) Michael Belcher, Robert Sickles, Douglas Childers | |
| 06:31 | Tulane | Richard Kiss misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-59 |
| 06:30 | Montana State | Bret Peets pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 06:13 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-59 |
| 06:11 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 06:05 | Tulane | Josef Koperski lays it up and in | 53-59 |
| 05:45 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jordan Knutsen | 53-62 |
| 05:35 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Richard Kiss and he's fouled by Jordan Knutsen - foul #2 on Jordan Knutsen, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carl Jesse (C) Warren Gill | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joshua Dodson (SG), David Elkins (SF) Jordan Knutsen, Terrance Doyle | |
| 05:35 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis makes the free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:12 | Montana State | Bret Peets drills a jumper from the right block set up by Forrest Nash | 56-64 |
| 04:57 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-64 |
| 04:32 | Montana State | John Peterson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 04:30 | Tulane | Richard Kiss snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 04:08 | Tulane | Carl Jesse scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Sylvester Nichols | 60-64 |
| 03:47 | Montana State | Bret Peets misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-64 |
| 03:46 | Tulane | Josef Koperski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sylvester Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Kiss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Gaddis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Josef Koperski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Carl Jesse (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Forrest Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Elkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Bret Peets (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols loses the dribble to Joshua Dodson | 60-64 |
| 03:26 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Farrington (SF), Warren Gill (C) Steven Gaddis, Carl Jesse | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Belcher (PG), Jordan Knutsen (SG), Robert Sickles (SF), Terrance Doyle (PF), Douglas Childers (C) Forrest Nash, Joshua Dodson, David Elkins, John Peterson, Bret Peets | |
| 03:13 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-64 |
| 03:11 | Tulane | Warren Gill grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 03:07 | Tulane | Robert Farrington makes the turnaround from the right block | 62-64 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 02:44 | Tulane | Richard Kiss misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-67 |
| 02:42 | Tulane | Warren Gill tips it home | 64-67 |
| 02:30 | Montana State | Michael Belcher makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jordan Knutsen | 64-70 |
| 02:08 | Tulane | The pull-up jumper by Robert Farrington is blocked by Terrance Doyle | 64-70 |
| 02:07 | Tulane | Warren Gill grabs the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Richard Kiss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Childers - foul #2 on Douglas Childers, team foul #7 | 64-70 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Richard Kiss makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Richard Kiss misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle double dribbles | 65-70 |
| 01:11 | Tulane | Josef Koperski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-70 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Robert Sickles grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Robert Sickles buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Belcher | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Douglas Childers grabs the board | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Sylvester Nichols is called for the reach on Douglas Childers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sylvester Nichols, team foul #6 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Forrest Nash (PG), Kevin Spurlock (SF), Bret Peets (C) Michael Belcher, Robert Sickles, Douglas Childers | |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Sylvester Nichols is called for the reach on Forrest Nash - foul #2 on Sylvester Nichols, team foul #7 | 65-73 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Forrest Nash makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Forrest Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Richard Kiss scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Josef Koperski | 68-75 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Richard Kiss is called for the reach on Forrest Nash in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Kiss, team foul #8 | 68-75 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Forrest Nash makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Forrest Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:26 | Tulane | Warren Gill scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Forrest Nash is hacked by Sylvester Nichols in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sylvester Nichols, team foul #9 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Sickles (SF) Kevin Spurlock | |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Forrest Nash makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Forrest Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:17 | Tulane | Warren Gill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-79 |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Richard Kiss gets the offensive rebound | 71-79 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Richard Kiss misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-79 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Terrance Doyle | 71-79 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Spurlock (SF) Robert Sickles | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Richard Kiss is called for the reach on Forrest Nash in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Kiss, team foul #10 | 71-79 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Forrest Nash misses the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Forrest Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-80 |