| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Hartl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Biscoe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Dwight (fresh) 2 blk. C - Warren Roseman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Nolting (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Culbertson (fresh) PF - Glenn Nunnery (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Wiest (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Mark Chapman inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl loses the ball out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 19:35 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Roseman steals the ball from Robert Nolting | 38-31 |
| 19:33 | Tulane | Mark Chapman is fouled in the backcourt by James Culbertson - foul #2 on James Culbertson, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:16 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Woodrow Hartl | 40-31 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery makes the 3 from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 18:33 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Woodrow Hartl | 43-34 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Roseman blocks the jumper by David Wiest | 43-34 |
| 18:14 | Tulane | Mark Chapman pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:59 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Leonard Poulin - foul #2 on Leonard Poulin, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Todd (PG), Brent Burris (SF), James White (PF), Daniel Thompson (C) Woodrow Hartl, Mark Chapman, Lawrence Dwight, Warren Roseman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier (PG), Gerald Milner (SG), Gregory Roldan (SF), Mark Pickett (PF), Paul Whittenberg (C) Leonard Poulin, Robert Nolting, James Culbertson, Glenn Nunnery, David Wiest | |
| 17:59 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:59 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Vivier | 45-36 |
| 17:29 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson misses short on a runner from close range | 45-36 |
| 17:27 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:17 | Tulane | Timothy Todd is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James White | 47-36 |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-36 |
| 16:51 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:31 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson scores on a jumper from close range set up by Timothy Todd | 49-36 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Milner buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Vivier | 49-39 |
| 16:10 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe loses the dribble to William Vivier in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Brent Burris - foul #2 on Brent Burris, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl (PG), Paul Montagna (SG), Mark Chapman (SF), Lawrence Dwight (PF), Warren Roseman (C) Timothy Todd, Gerald Biscoe, Brent Burris, James White, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Robert Nolting (SG), Glenn Nunnery (PF), David Wiest (C) William Vivier, Gerald Milner, Mark Pickett, Paul Whittenberg | |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Hartl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Montagna (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Dwight (fresh) 2 blk. C - Warren Roseman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Nolting (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Roldan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Nunnery (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Wiest (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl's pass is intercepted by Leonard Poulin in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 15:54 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting misses the easy layup | 49-41 |
| 15:52 | Tulane | Warren Roseman grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 15:37 | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Warren Roseman and he's hacked by Robert Nolting - foul #3 on Robert Nolting, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson (SF) Gregory Roldan | |
| 15:37 | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 15:10 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Culbertson | 52-44 |
| 15:07 | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alton Hardie (C) Warren Roseman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 14:52 | Tulane | Alton Hardie grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 14:41 | Tulane | Mark Chapman is fouled on the floor by David Wiest - foul #2 on David Wiest, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Todd (SG), James White (PF) Woodrow Hartl, Lawrence Dwight | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers (SG) Robert Nolting | |
| 14:30 | Tulane | Mark Chapman drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James White and the foul's on David Wiest - foul #3 on David Wiest, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Thompson (C) Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:30 | Tulane | Mark Chapman makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery lays it in | 55-46 |
| 14:02 | Tulane | Mark Chapman is whistled for a carry | 55-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brent Burris (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Warren Roseman (C) Paul Montagna, Mark Chapman, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier (SG) Leonard Poulin | |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 13:47 | Tulane | Timothy Todd gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 13:41 | Tulane | Warren Roseman connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Brent Burris | 57-46 |
| 13:23 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 13:21 | Tulane | James White grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 13:19 | Tulane | William Vivier is called for the reach on Brent Burris in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Vivier, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl (PG), Lawrence Dwight (PF), Daniel Thompson (C) Timothy Todd, James White, Warren Roseman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting (SG), Gregory Roldan (SF), Mark Pickett (C) Justin Gathers, James Culbertson, David Wiest | |
| 12:57 | Tulane | William Vivier steals the ball from Robert Reynolds | 57-46 |
| 12:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier lays it in | 57-48 |
| 12:31 | Tulane | Brent Burris misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Glenn Nunnery - foul #1 on Glenn Nunnery, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Chapman (SF) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Gerald Milner (SF), Paul Whittenberg (C) William Vivier, Gregory Roldan, Mark Pickett | |
| 12:31 | Tulane | Brent Burris makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 12:31 | Tulane | Brent Burris misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 12:31 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 12:18 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg tips it home | 58-50 |
| 11:58 | Tulane | Mark Chapman hits a wide open jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Brent Burris | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Hartl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Burris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Chapman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Dwight (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Daniel Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Nolting (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Milner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Nunnery (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Whittenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Nolting | 60-52 |
| 11:24 | Tulane | The jumper by Mark Chapman is denied by Glenn Nunnery | 60-52 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Glenn Nunnery | 60-52 |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Nolting | 60-54 |
| 10:45 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight's floater is tipped away by Glenn Nunnery | 60-54 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Todd (PG), Gerald Biscoe (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), James White (PF), Warren Roseman (C) Woodrow Hartl, Brent Burris, Mark Chapman, Lawrence Dwight, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers (PG), William Vivier (SG), James Culbertson (SF), Gregory Roldan (PF), Mark Pickett (C) Leonard Poulin, Robert Nolting, Gerald Milner, Glenn Nunnery, Paul Whittenberg | |
| 10:13 | Tulane | Timothy Todd clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Gathers - foul #2 on Justin Gathers, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| 10:13 | Tulane | Timothy Todd misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:13 | Tulane | Timothy Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 10:03 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Todd steps in front of the Gregory Roldan pass | 61-54 |
| 10:00 | Tulane | Robert Reynolds hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Todd | 63-54 |
| 09:38 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Culbertson | 63-56 |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe is hacked by Justin Gathers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Gathers, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest (C) James Culbertson | |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James White - foul #1 on James White, team foul #2 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting (SG) William Vivier | |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 08:57 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe is denied on a dunk by Gregory Roldan | 65-57 |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Pickett | 65-57 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Montagna (PG), Mark Chapman (SF), Alton Hardie (C) Gerald Biscoe, Robert Reynolds, Warren Roseman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), James Culbertson (SF), Glenn Nunnery (PF) Justin Gathers, Mark Pickett, Gregory Roldan | |
| 08:38 | Tulane | Timothy Todd is fouled on the floor by Glenn Nunnery - foul #2 on Glenn Nunnery, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight (PF) James White | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:38 | Tulane | Timothy Todd makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:38 | Tulane | Timothy Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 08:28 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-59 |
| 08:10 | Tulane | Paul Montagna misses the dunk attempt | 67-59 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Paul Montagna | 67-59 |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest grabs the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 07:48 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Mark Chapman | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Paul Montagna (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Todd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Chapman (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Dwight (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Nolting (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Culbertson (tiring) PF - Glenn Nunnery (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - David Wiest (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Tulane | Paul Montagna misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-59 |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Nunnery | 67-61 |
| 07:25 | Tulane | Timothy Todd is hacked by Glenn Nunnery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Nunnery, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), James White (PF), Warren Roseman (C) Paul Montagna, Mark Chapman, Lawrence Dwight, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier (SG), Gregory Roldan (SF) Robert Nolting, James Culbertson | |
| 07:25 | Tulane | Timothy Todd makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 07:25 | Tulane | Timothy Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 07:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier scores on a floater from the left block | 69-63 |
| 07:00 | Tulane | Timothy Todd is fouled in the backcourt by David Wiest - foul #4 on David Wiest, team foul #12 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers (PG), Mark Pickett (C) Leonard Poulin, David Wiest | |
| 07:00 | Tulane | Timothy Todd makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 07:00 | Tulane | Timothy Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mark Pickett | 71-65 |
| 06:41 | Tulane | James White hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Glenn Nunnery - foul #4 on Glenn Nunnery, team foul #13 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl (PG) Timothy Todd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Milner (SF) Glenn Nunnery | |
| 06:41 | Tulane | James White misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 06:41 | Tulane | James White makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett travels with the ball | 72-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Montagna (SG), Daniel Thompson (C) Gerald Biscoe, Warren Roseman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), James Culbertson (SF), David Wiest (C) Justin Gathers, William Vivier, Mark Pickett | |
| 05:57 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson is open and buries a shot from the left block set up by Robert Reynolds | 74-65 |
| 05:44 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Culbertson | 74-67 |
| 05:27 | Tulane | James Culbertson takes the ball from Daniel Thompson | 74-67 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson lays it up and in | 74-69 |
| 05:21 | Tulane | Leonard Poulin steals it from Robert Reynolds in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin lays it in | 74-71 |
| 05:11 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson's layup is rejected by David Wiest | 74-71 |
| 05:09 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson snags the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 04:48 | Tulane | James White is whistled for traveling | 74-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe (SG), Mark Chapman (SF), Brent Burris (PF), Warren Roseman (C) Paul Montagna, Robert Reynolds, James White, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers (PG), William Vivier (SG), Mark Pickett (SF), Glenn Nunnery (PF), Paul Whittenberg (C) Leonard Poulin, Gerald Milner, James Culbertson, Gregory Roldan, David Wiest | |
| 04:38 | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-71 |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Warren Roseman grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 04:31 | Tulane | Mark Chapman misses short on an open floater from the right block | 74-71 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg is whistled for traveling | 74-71 |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Brent Burris double dribbles | 74-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alton Hardie (C) Warren Roseman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting (SG) Justin Gathers | |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg is called for 3 seconds | 74-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight (PF) Gerald Biscoe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson (SF), Gregory Roldan (C) Mark Pickett, Paul Whittenberg | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Hartl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Burris (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Chapman (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Dwight (fresh) 2 blk. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Vivier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Nolting (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Culbertson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Nunnery (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Gregory Roldan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Tulane | Mark Chapman is whistled for traveling | 74-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Todd (PG), Daniel Thompson (C) Woodrow Hartl, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG) William Vivier | |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting is hacked by Lawrence Dwight - foul #2 on Lawrence Dwight, team foul #3 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Montagna (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF) Brent Burris, Mark Chapman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest (C) James Culbertson | |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Leonard Poulin | 74-73 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe (SG), Mark Chapman (SF), Warren Roseman (C) Paul Montagna, Robert Reynolds, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier (SG), Mark Pickett (SF), Paul Whittenberg (C) Robert Nolting, Gregory Roldan, David Wiest | |
| 02:27 | Tulane | Timothy Todd misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-73 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett grabs the board | 74-73 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett is hacked by Mark Chapman - foul #1 on Mark Chapman, team foul #4 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl (PG) Timothy Todd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting (SG), James Culbertson (SF), David Wiest (C) William Vivier, Mark Pickett, Paul Whittenberg | |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 01:32 | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Leonard Poulin | 74-75 |
| 01:27 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-75 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting comes up short on the runner from close range | 74-75 |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight snags the defensive board | 74-75 |
| 00:55 | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Mark Chapman | 76-75 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery comes up short on the floater near the basket | 76-75 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Mark Chapman | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Tulane | Glenn Nunnery is called for the reach on Lawrence Dwight - foul #5 on Glenn Nunnery, team foul #14 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan (PF) Glenn Nunnery | |
| 00:17 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:17 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-78 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Tulane calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Mark Chapman comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Hartl (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Biscoe (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Chapman (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Dwight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Roseman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Nolting (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Culbertson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Roldan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Wiest (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Tulane | Lawrence Dwight wins the tip | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:58 | Tulane | Gregory Roldan is called for the reach on Gerald Biscoe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Roldan, team foul #15 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Tulane | James White (PF), Daniel Thompson (C) Lawrence Dwight, Warren Roseman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier (SG), Mark Pickett (PF), Paul Whittenberg (C) Robert Nolting, James Culbertson, David Wiest | |
| 04:58 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 04:58 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe misses the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett pulls down the rebound | 79-78 |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg clanks a jumper near the basket | 79-78 |
| 04:35 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett tips it back up and in | 79-80 |
| 04:17 | Tulane | James White can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 79-80 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan pulls down the rebound | 79-80 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 79-80 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier can't tip it in | 79-80 |
| 03:53 | Tulane | Gerald Biscoe snags the defensive board | 79-80 |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Mark Chapman can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 79-80 |
| 03:47 | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl grabs the offensive rebound | 79-80 |
| 03:32 | Tulane | Mark Chapman scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Thompson and he's fouled by Gregory Roldan - foul #2 on Gregory Roldan, team foul #16 | 81-80 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Todd (PG), Brent Burris (SG), Lawrence Dwight (PF), Warren Roseman (C) Woodrow Hartl, Gerald Biscoe, James White, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers (PG), Robert Nolting (SG), Gerald Milner (SF), David Wiest (C) Leonard Poulin, William Vivier, Mark Pickett, Paul Whittenberg | |
| 03:32 | Tulane | Mark Chapman makes the free throw | 82-80 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | The 3pt attempt by Justin Gathers is denied by Lawrence Dwight | 82-80 |
| 03:12 | Tulane | Warren Roseman snags the defensive board | 82-80 |
| 03:10 | Tulane | Justin Gathers is called for the reach on Timothy Todd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Gathers, team foul #17 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Montagna (PG) Mark Chapman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:10 | Tulane | Timothy Todd makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 03:10 | Tulane | Timothy Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-80 |
| 02:51 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-80 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Chapman (SF) Paul Montagna | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Mark Pickett (PF) Justin Gathers, Gregory Roldan | |
| 02:44 | Tulane | Mark Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-80 |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-80 |
| Subs | Tulane | Woodrow Hartl (PG), Gerald Biscoe (SG) Timothy Todd, Brent Burris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan (SF), Paul Whittenberg (C) Gerald Milner, David Wiest | |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting scores on a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Gerald Biscoe - foul #2 on Gerald Biscoe, team foul #5 | 84-82 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting misses the free throw | 84-82 |
| 02:32 | Tulane | Warren Roseman snags the defensive board | 84-82 |
| 02:15 | Tulane | Mark Chapman is called for traveling | 84-82 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson (SF) Paul Whittenberg | |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Roseman is called for the reach on Mark Pickett - foul #1 on Warren Roseman, team foul #6 | 84-82 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest (C) Mark Pickett | |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 84-82 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan gets the offensive rebound | 84-82 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-82 |
| 01:20 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan grabs the offensive board | 84-82 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-82 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest snags the offensive board | 84-82 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 84-82 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Warren Roseman grabs the defensive rebound | 84-82 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Woodrow Hartl (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Biscoe (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Chapman (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Dwight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Warren Roseman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Nolting (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Culbertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Roldan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Wiest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Tulane | Mark Chapman hits a floater from the right side set up by Gerald Biscoe | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-82 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Warren Roseman snags the defensive board | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Warren Roseman is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Poulin - foul #3 on Leonard Poulin, team foul #18 | 86-82 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Todd (SG), Brent Burris (PF) Gerald Biscoe, Lawrence Dwight | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Warren Roseman makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Warren Roseman makes the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest's pass is intercepted by Brent Burris | 88-82 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-82 |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Thompson (C) Warren Roseman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Timothy Todd is hacked by Robert Nolting in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Nolting, team foul #19 | 88-82 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Timothy Todd makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Timothy Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson misses the halfcourt shot | 90-82 |