| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Karr (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steven Baker (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Duckett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Shehan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Russell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Roy James inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Tulane | Richard Dean travels in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| 19:44 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Danford | 32-28 |
| 19:19 | Tulane | Steven Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 32-28 |
| 19:17 | Tulane | Steven Baker hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 19:04 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 18:39 | Tulane | Steven Baker's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Russell | 34-28 |
| 18:37 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:33 | Southern Methodist | Gregory Hansen steals it from Samuel Duckett | 34-28 |
| 18:28 | Tulane | Richard Dean misses the lay-in | 34-28 |
| 18:26 | Tulane | Steven Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:02 | Tulane | Steven Baker comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 34-28 |
| 18:01 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:55 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell makes the jumper from close range set up by David Shehan | 34-30 |
| 17:36 | Tulane | Samuel Duckett takes the ball from Gregory Hansen | 34-30 |
| 17:22 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Baker - foul #2 on Steven Baker, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Ralph Polk (SG), Carl Lheureux (PF) Richard Dean, Gregory Hansen, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (PG), William Howard (SG) John Danford, Samuel Duckett | |
| 17:22 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:22 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:02 | Tulane | Steven Baker drills a shot in the paint | 36-32 |
| 16:45 | Southern Methodist | William Howard is fouled on the floor by Roy James - foul #2 on Roy James, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lester Peterson (SF), Steven Chilton (C) Roy James, Steven Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz (C) Jimmy Russell | |
| 16:24 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Hughes steals the ball from Idi Abdelaziz | 36-32 |
| 16:03 | Tulane | Steven Chilton misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 16:02 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Oliver Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) C - Steven Chilton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Carlo Molina (fresh) SG - William Howard (fresh) SF - David Shehan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Idi Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Methodist | Steven Chilton is called for the reach on William Howard - foul #1 on Steven Chilton, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Gregory Hansen (SG), Roy James (SF), Jason Karr (PF), Steven Baker (C) Oliver Hughes, Ralph Polk, Lester Peterson, Carl Lheureux, Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett (SG) William Howard | |
| 15:18 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-32 |
| 15:16 | Tulane | Roy James gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:00 | Tulane | Carlo Molina picks off the pass by Richard Dean | 36-32 |
| 14:55 | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett lays it in on a great pass from Carlo Molina | 36-34 |
| 14:51 | Tulane | Samuel Duckett steals it from Richard Dean in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| 14:40 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz misses the turnaround in the paint | 36-34 |
| 14:39 | Tulane | Jason Karr gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:16 | Tulane | Richard Dean loses the dribble to Idi Abdelaziz | 36-34 |
| 13:59 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 13:58 | Tulane | Jason Karr snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 13:41 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 13:34 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Shehan and he's hacked by Roy James - foul #3 on Roy James, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Carl Lheureux (PF) Richard Dean, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Brent Mancini (SF), Jimmy Russell (C) Samuel Duckett, David Shehan, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| 13:34 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo misses the free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:34 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Carl Lheureux | 39-36 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Carl Lheureux | 42-36 |
| 13:16 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 13:15 | Tulane | Steven Baker snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-36 |
| 12:46 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:37 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlo Molina | 42-38 |
| 12:14 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 12:12 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 11:53 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-38 |
| 11:52 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Oliver Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Hansen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl Lheureux (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Baker (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlo Molina (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Brent Mancini (fresh) PF - Oswaldo Gallo (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 11:35 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Carl Lheureux | 44-38 |
| 11:10 | Tulane | Brent Mancini picks off the pass by Steven Baker | 44-38 |
| 10:55 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-38 |
| 10:53 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Steven Baker | 44-38 |
| 10:35 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 10:34 | Tulane | Steven Baker misses the tip | 44-38 |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Steven Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:07 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 10:05 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 09:52 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Carlo Molina out of the doubleteam | 44-41 |
| 09:28 | Tulane | Steven Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jimmy Russell - foul #2 on Jimmy Russell, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Ralph Polk (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Jason Karr (PF) Oliver Hughes, Gregory Hansen, Roy James, Carl Lheureux | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (PG), Samuel Duckett (SG), David Shehan (SF), Matthew Occhipinti (PF), Ray Landis (C) John Danford, Carlo Molina, Brent Mancini, Oswaldo Gallo, Jimmy Russell | |
| 09:28 | Tulane | Steven Baker makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:28 | Tulane | Steven Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:28 | Tulane | Jason Karr pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:04 | Tulane | Lester Peterson throws it down | 47-41 |
| 08:59 | Southern Methodist | Matthew Occhipinti travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Chilton (C) Steven Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz (C) Matthew Occhipinti | |
| 08:32 | Tulane | Steven Chilton scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Dean | 49-41 |
| 08:13 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 49-41 |
| 08:12 | Tulane | Steven Chilton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 07:43 | Tulane | Steven Chilton misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-41 |
| 07:42 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan grabs the board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Karr (fresh) 8 reb. C - Steven Chilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) SG - Samuel Duckett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - David Shehan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ray Landis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Idi Abdelaziz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 49-41 |
| 07:33 | Tulane | Jason Karr grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 07:26 | Tulane | Samuel Duckett is called for the reach on Ralph Polk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Duckett, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brad Johnson (SF) Lester Peterson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Matthew Occhipinti (PF), Jimmy Russell (C) William Howard, Ray Landis, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| 07:02 | Tulane | Richard Dean is hacked by Jimmy Russell - foul #3 on Jimmy Russell, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gregory Hansen (SG), Roy James (SF) Ralph Polk, Brad Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 06:46 | Tulane | Steven Chilton misses the shot from the left block | 49-41 |
| 06:44 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen misses the tip | 49-41 |
| 06:43 | Tulane | Richard Dean snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 06:25 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steven Chilton | 52-41 |
| 06:13 | Southern Methodist | John Danford is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Oliver Hughes (PG), Steven Baker (C) Richard Dean, Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 06:08 | Tulane | Roy James is hacked by David Shehan in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Shehan, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo (PF) Matthew Occhipinti | |
| 05:44 | Tulane | Roy James is hacked by Samuel Duckett - foul #2 on Samuel Duckett, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (SG) Gregory Hansen | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (PG), Brent Mancini (SF), Ray Landis (C) John Danford, David Shehan, Jimmy Russell | |
| 05:32 | Tulane | Steven Baker comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 05:30 | Southern Methodist | William Howard gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 05:19 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Howard | 52-44 |
| 04:58 | Tulane | Roy James misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 04:56 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 04:51 | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-44 |
| 04:49 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini can't tip it in | 52-44 |
| 04:47 | Tulane | Steven Baker snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 04:45 | Tulane | Oliver Hughes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lester Peterson (SF) Roy James | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Idi Abdelaziz (C) Samuel Duckett, Oswaldo Gallo | |
| 04:35 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Chilton (PF) Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (SG), Matthew Occhipinti (PF) William Howard, Ray Landis | |
| 04:09 | Tulane | John Danford steps in front of the Lester Peterson pass | 52-44 |
| 03:52 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 03:51 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Lester Peterson | 52-44 |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Steven Baker's layup is rejected by Brent Mancini | 52-44 |
| 03:22 | Tulane | Steven Chilton snags the offensive board | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Oliver Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Polk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Chilton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Baker (fresh) 25 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlo Molina (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Brent Mancini (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Occhipinti (fairly fresh) C - Idi Abdelaziz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Tulane | Steven Chilton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Gregory Hansen (SG), Roy James (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF) Oliver Hughes, Ralph Polk, Lester Peterson, Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (PG), Samuel Duckett (SG), David Shehan (SF), Oswaldo Gallo (PF), Ray Landis (C) John Danford, Carlo Molina, Brent Mancini, Matthew Occhipinti, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 02:34 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 02:26 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis banks in the layup set up by William Howard | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Tulane | David Shehan is called for the reach on Roy James in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Shehan, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell (C) Ray Landis | |
| 02:07 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 02:05 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo grabs the board | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:47 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-46 |
| 01:45 | Southern Methodist | William Howard tips it home | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-48 |
| 01:21 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 00:58 | Southern Methodist | Roy James swats the layup by Oswaldo Gallo | 52-48 |
| 00:57 | Tulane | Steven Baker pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Tulane | David Shehan is called for the reach on Roy James - foul #5 on David Shehan, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (PG), Steven Chilton (PF) Richard Dean, Carl Lheureux | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Brent Mancini (SF) William Howard, David Shehan | |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Roy James makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Roy James makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 00:27 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | Steven Chilton is called for the reach on Samuel Duckett - foul #2 on Steven Chilton, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Jason Karr (PF) Ralph Polk, Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini's pass is intercepted by Steven Baker | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Tulane | John Danford is called for the reach on Roy James in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Danford, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (PG), Steven Chilton (PF) Richard Dean, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:17 | Tulane | Roy James makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:17 | Tulane | Roy James misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:17 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Oswaldo Gallo | 55-48 |
| 00:10 | Southern Methodist | John Danford makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Duckett | 55-51 |
| 00:10 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lester Peterson (SF) Roy James | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Tulane | John Danford is called for the reach on Gregory Hansen in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Danford, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | John Danford comes up short on the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Ralph Polk - foul #3 on Ralph Polk, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Roy James (SF), Jason Karr (PF) Ralph Polk, Lester Peterson, Steven Chilton | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | John Danford makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | John Danford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses the 3rd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Steven Baker snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Samuel Duckett is called for the reach on Steven Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Duckett, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (PG), Lester Peterson (SF), Steven Chilton (PF) Richard Dean, Roy James, Jason Karr | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Steven Baker makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Steven Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett misses short on a halfcourt shot | 59-53 |