| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Anthony Becker (fresh) SG - Gerard Warren (fresh) SF - Calvin Armstrong (fresh) PF - Jody Mathis (fresh) C - Donald Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Arnold (fresh) SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) SF - Franjo Grzybowski (fresh) PF - Berdy Nagorski (fresh) C - James Robinette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jody Mathis - foul #1 on Jody Mathis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Nicholls State | Gerard Warren clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Tulane | Franjo Grzybowski pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:46 | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Jody Mathis | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Nicholls State | David Arnold picks off the pass by Anthony Becker | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | Tulane | Franjo Grzybowski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Berdy Nagorski | 2-7 |
| 17:41 | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-7 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | James Robinette gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:33 | Tulane | James Robinette loses the dribble to Gerard Warren | 2-7 |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerard Warren | 4-7 |
| 17:22 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra is fouled on the floor by Gerard Warren - foul #1 on Gerard Warren, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Small (SF) Franjo Grzybowski | |
| 17:09 | Tulane | David Arnold hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | Tulane | David Arnold grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:52 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic (SF) Calvin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin (PG), Ronald Moyers (PF), Robert Hoeft (C) David Arnold, Berdy Nagorski, James Robinette | |
| 16:36 | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gerard Warren | 6-7 |
| 16:22 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:20 | Nicholls State | Gerard Warren grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 16:09 | Nicholls State | Gerard Warren misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-7 |
| 16:08 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:50 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers misses long on a shot from close range | 6-7 |
| 15:48 | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Anthony Becker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerard Warren (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Bostic (fresh) PF - Jody Mathis (fresh) C - Donald Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Berdy Zarkin (fresh) SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Small (fresh) PF - Ronald Moyers (fresh) C - Robert Hoeft (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Nicholls State | Dikembe Alhambra steals it from Anthony Becker in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 15:28 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers hits a jump hook from the right block | 6-9 |
| 15:09 | Nicholls State | Jody Mathis is called for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lynn Sorensen (PG), Calvin Armstrong (SF), Mack Palladino (PF), Luke Honaker (C) Anthony Becker, Gerard Warren, Jody Mathis, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Arnold (PG), Todd Key (SG), Franjo Grzybowski (SF), Berdy Nagorski (PF), James Robinette (C) Berdy Zarkin, Dikembe Alhambra, Matthew Small, Ronald Moyers, Robert Hoeft | |
| 14:53 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 14:52 | Nicholls State | Luke Honaker snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:38 | Nicholls State | James Robinette is called for the reach on Calvin Armstrong - foul #1 on James Robinette, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| 14:28 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lynn Sorensen | 9-9 |
| 14:07 | Tulane | Todd Key loses the ball out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Peterson (SG) Robert Bostic | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:47 | Nicholls State | Luke Honaker comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 9-9 |
| 13:46 | Tulane | James Robinette pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:34 | Tulane | Franjo Grzybowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 13:32 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:22 | Tulane | David Arnold can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:02 | Tulane | Todd Key misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Peterson - foul #1 on Donald Peterson, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker (PG), Gerard Warren (SG), William Wagner (SF), Jody Mathis (PF) Lynn Sorensen, Donald Peterson, Calvin Armstrong, Mack Palladino | |
| Subs | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin (PG) David Arnold | |
| 13:02 | Tulane | Todd Key makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:02 | Tulane | Todd Key makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:38 | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker is hacked by Berdy Zarkin - foul #1 on Berdy Zarkin, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic (SF), Donald Robinson (C) William Wagner, Luke Honaker | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra (SG), Matthew Small (SF), Robert Hoeft (C) Todd Key, Franjo Grzybowski, James Robinette | |
| 12:29 | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gerard Warren | 12-11 |
| 12:24 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra banks in the layup and he's fouled by Donald Robinson - foul #1 on Donald Robinson, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Moyers (PF) Berdy Nagorski | |
| 12:24 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:04 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jody Mathis | 15-14 |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Robert Hoeft can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 15-14 |
| 11:33 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Anthony Becker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gerard Warren (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Bostic (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jody Mathis (fresh) C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Berdy Zarkin (fresh) SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Small (fresh) PF - Ronald Moyers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hoeft (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Nicholls State | Gerard Warren travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lynn Sorensen (PG) Anthony Becker | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Arnold (PG), Franjo Grzybowski (SF), Berdy Nagorski (PF), James Robinette (C) Berdy Zarkin, Matthew Small, Ronald Moyers, Robert Hoeft | |
| 11:00 | Tulane | Franjo Grzybowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Bostic - foul #1 on Robert Bostic, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong (SF), Mack Palladino (C) Robert Bostic, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 11:00 | Tulane | Franjo Grzybowski makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:00 | Tulane | Franjo Grzybowski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:42 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Jody Mathis is denied by Franjo Grzybowski | 15-16 |
| 10:41 | Nicholls State | Mack Palladino tips it in | 17-16 |
| 10:26 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Franjo Grzybowski | 17-19 |
| 10:04 | Nicholls State | Gerard Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker (PG), Donald Robinson (C) Gerard Warren, Mack Palladino | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:46 | Tulane | David Arnold hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Robinette and he's hacked by Anthony Becker - foul #1 on Anthony Becker, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic (SF), Mack Palladino (PF) Calvin Armstrong, Jody Mathis | |
| Subs | Tulane | Todd Key (SG), Matthew Small (SF) Dikembe Alhambra, Franjo Grzybowski | |
| 09:46 | Tulane | David Arnold makes the free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:29 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic double dribbles | 17-22 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Lynn Sorensen is called for the reach on Todd Key - foul #1 on Lynn Sorensen, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Moyers (PF) Berdy Nagorski | |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Todd Key makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Todd Key misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:12 | Nicholls State | Mack Palladino pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:55 | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson can't tip it in | 17-23 |
| 08:52 | Tulane | David Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:46 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Bostic - foul #2 on Robert Bostic, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Luke Honaker (PG), Gerard Warren (SG), William Wagner (SF), Jody Mathis (PF) Anthony Becker, Lynn Sorensen, Robert Bostic, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (SG), Robert Hoeft (C) David Arnold, Todd Key, James Robinette | |
| 08:46 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:46 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:32 | Nicholls State | Luke Honaker clanks a jumper from the left block | 17-24 |
| 08:31 | Nicholls State | Luke Honaker tips it back up and in | 19-24 |
| 08:23 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Luke Honaker - foul #1 on Luke Honaker, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong (SF) William Wagner | |
| Subs | Tulane | Franjo Grzybowski (SF), Berdy Nagorski (PF) Matthew Small, Ronald Moyers | |
| 08:23 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:23 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:58 | Nicholls State | Luke Honaker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Luke Honaker, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker (PG), William Wagner (C) Luke Honaker, Mack Palladino | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 07:44 | Tulane | Calvin Armstrong is called for the reach on Berdy Nagorski - foul #1 on Calvin Armstrong, team foul #11 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson (C) William Wagner | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Arnold (PG), James Robinette (C) Berdy Zarkin, Robert Hoeft | |
| 07:44 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:44 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:44 | Tulane | James Robinette gets the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 07:32 | Tulane | Franjo Grzybowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-27 |
| 07:31 | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Anthony Becker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gerard Warren (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Calvin Armstrong (fresh) PF - Jody Mathis (fresh) C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Franjo Grzybowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Berdy Nagorski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Robinette (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerard Warren | 21-27 |
| 06:59 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 06:57 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski tips it back up and in | 21-29 |
| 06:41 | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker is called for traveling | 21-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lynn Sorensen (PG), Donald Peterson (SG), William Wagner (SF) Anthony Becker, Gerard Warren, Calvin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tulane | Todd Key (SG), Matthew Small (SF), Ronald Moyers (PF) Dikembe Alhambra, Franjo Grzybowski, Berdy Nagorski | |
| 06:28 | Tulane | Matthew Small's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Robinson | 21-29 |
| 06:27 | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 06:09 | Nicholls State | William Wagner blows the layup but he's fouled by James Robinette - foul #2 on James Robinette, team foul #4 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mack Palladino (PF) Jody Mathis | |
| Subs | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin (PG), Robert Hoeft (C) David Arnold, James Robinette | |
| 06:09 | Nicholls State | William Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:09 | Nicholls State | William Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:09 | Tulane | Matthew Small grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 05:45 | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Hoeft | 22-31 |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | Lynn Sorensen loses the dribble to Matthew Small | 22-31 |
| 05:25 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers throws it down | 22-33 |
| 05:04 | Nicholls State | Lynn Sorensen hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-33 |
| 04:42 | Tulane | Todd Key blows the dunk but he's hacked by Donald Peterson - foul #2 on Donald Peterson, team foul #12 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker (PG), Gerard Warren (SG), Calvin Armstrong (SF), Jody Mathis (PF) Lynn Sorensen, Donald Peterson, William Wagner, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Arnold (PG), Franjo Grzybowski (SF), Berdy Nagorski (PF) Berdy Zarkin, Matthew Small, Ronald Moyers | |
| 04:42 | Tulane | Todd Key makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 04:42 | Tulane | Todd Key makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 04:28 | Nicholls State | Mack Palladino clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Berdy Nagorski snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 04:22 | Tulane | Franjo Grzybowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-37 |
| 04:08 | Nicholls State | Mack Palladino misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-37 |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Robert Hoeft snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 04:05 | Tulane | David Arnold is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Becker - foul #2 on Anthony Becker, team foul #13 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lynn Sorensen (PG), Donald Robinson (C) Anthony Becker, Mack Palladino | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra (SG), Mario Davila (C) Todd Key, Robert Hoeft | |
| 04:05 | Tulane | David Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 04:05 | Tulane | David Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:48 | Nicholls State | Lynn Sorensen is fouled on the floor by Mario Davila - foul #1 on Mario Davila, team foul #5 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker (PG), Luke Honaker (C) Lynn Sorensen, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Robinette (C) Mario Davila | |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Gerard Warren comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-39 |
| 03:33 | Nicholls State | Luke Honaker hits the follow up shot | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Anthony Becker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gerard Warren (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Calvin Armstrong (fresh) PF - Jody Mathis (fresh) C - Luke Honaker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Franjo Grzybowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Berdy Nagorski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Robinette (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Franjo Grzybowski | 26-41 |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Jody Mathis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic (SF) Calvin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:40 | Tulane | James Robinette misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 26-41 |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic grabs the defensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 02:13 | Nicholls State | Gerard Warren makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Becker | 29-41 |
| 01:59 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 01:57 | Nicholls State | Luke Honaker snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 01:53 | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 01:51 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Franjo Grzybowski | 29-41 |
| 01:38 | Tulane | James Robinette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lynn Sorensen (SG), Mack Palladino (PF), Donald Robinson (C) Anthony Becker, Gerard Warren, Jody Mathis | |
| Subs | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin (PG), Matthew Small (SF), Ronald Moyers (PF) David Arnold, Franjo Grzybowski, Berdy Nagorski | |
| 01:34 | Nicholls State | Luke Honaker's pass is intercepted by Berdy Zarkin in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| 01:32 | Tulane | Dikembe Alhambra lays it up and in on a nice dish by Berdy Zarkin | 29-43 |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Small - foul #1 on Matthew Small, team foul #6 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong (SF) Luke Honaker | |
| Subs | Tulane | Todd Key (SG), Robert Hoeft (C) Dikembe Alhambra, James Robinette | |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Ronald Moyers grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 01:03 | Tulane | Berdy Zarkin misses the jumpshot from the left side | 29-43 |
| 01:02 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Robert Bostic | 29-43 |
| 00:38 | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson is whistled for a carry | 29-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Anthony Becker (PG) Robert Bostic | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:14 | Tulane | Matthew Small buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-45 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Donald Robinson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Becker | 32-45 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Matthew Small misses the halfcourt shot | 32-45 |