| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Phifer (fresh) SG - Alvin Seifert (fresh) SF - Jose Martin (fresh) PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) C - Felix Martinez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Timothy Mathis (fresh) SG - Raymond Corson (fresh) SF - Matt Hancock (fresh) PF - Jerry Pringle (fresh) C - Christopher Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Felix Martinez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Tulane | Jose Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Corson - foul #1 on Raymond Corson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Tulane | Richard Galeano connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Phifer | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Southern Methodist | Matt Hancock clanks a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Tulane | Charles Phifer grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Tulane | Jose Martin is hacked by Matt Hancock - foul #1 on Matt Hancock, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Tulane | Jose Martin is fouled on the floor by Matt Hancock - foul #2 on Matt Hancock, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Carmona (SF) Matt Hancock | |
| 18:45 | Tulane | Charles Phifer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Jerry Pringle | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Pringle's floater is tipped away by Jose Martin | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Tulane | Felix Martinez pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Tulane | Charles Phifer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Corson is fouled on the floor by Alvin Seifert - foul #1 on Alvin Seifert, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Tulane | Peter Collins (PF) Richard Galeano | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 17:36 | Southern Methodist | James Carmona loses the dribble to Alvin Seifert | 2-0 |
| 17:34 | Tulane | Charles Phifer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (PG), Jimmy Buttler (SG), Ronald Montejano (SF), Cecil Wiggins (C) Charles Phifer, Alvin Seifert, Jose Martin, Felix Martinez | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Peter Rohrbaugh (PF) Jerry Pringle | |
| 17:29 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Corson buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Carmona | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Peter Collins is open but misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 17:09 | Southern Methodist | Peter Rohrbaugh grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:55 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jimmy Buttler - foul #1 on Jimmy Buttler, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Galeano (PF) Ronald Montejano | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Henry Breit (SG), Bruce Knecht (SF), Raymond Nichols (C) Raymond Corson, James Carmona, Christopher Williams | |
| 16:55 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:42 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 2-4 |
| 16:40 | Southern Methodist | Peter Rohrbaugh gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:26 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Nichols can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:24 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:00 | Tulane | Richard Galeano hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 2-4 |
| 15:59 | Tulane | Peter Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) SG - Jimmy Buttler (fresh) SF - Peter Collins (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Wiggins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Timothy Mathis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Breit (fresh) SF - Bruce Knecht (fresh) PF - Peter Rohrbaugh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Nichols (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Tulane | Richard Galeano buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Vincente Rossi and he's hacked by Raymond Nichols - foul #1 on Raymond Nichols, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Alvin Seifert (SG), Jose Martin (SF), Felix Martinez (C) Vincente Rossi, Jimmy Buttler, Peter Collins, Cecil Wiggins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Corson (SG), Jerry Pringle (PF) Timothy Mathis, Peter Rohrbaugh | |
| 15:52 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:31 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Corson's pass is intercepted by Alvin Seifert | 5-4 |
| 15:27 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert lays it up and in | 7-4 |
| 15:19 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Pringle loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roger Kelly (PG), James Carmona (SF), Christopher Williams (C) Henry Breit, Bruce Knecht, Raymond Nichols | |
| 15:01 | Tulane | Richard Galeano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 14:59 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:54 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 14:53 | Tulane | Felix Martinez can't tip it in | 7-4 |
| 14:52 | Tulane | Charles Phifer tips it but misses | 7-4 |
| 14:51 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Roger Kelly | 7-4 |
| 14:44 | Southern Methodist | James Carmona connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Kelly | 7-6 |
| 14:29 | Tulane | Jose Martin drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:05 | Southern Methodist | Roger Kelly makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Pringle and he's fouled by Charles Phifer - foul #1 on Charles Phifer, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (PG), Jimmy Buttler (SG), Ronald Montejano (SF), Peter Collins (PF) Charles Phifer, Alvin Seifert, Jose Martin, Richard Galeano | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Henry Breit (SG), Bruce Knecht (SF), Matthew Bacon (PF), Raymond Nichols (C) Raymond Corson, James Carmona, Jerry Pringle, Christopher Williams | |
| 14:05 | Southern Methodist | Roger Kelly makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:47 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler is hacked by Henry Breit - foul #1 on Henry Breit, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | Cecil Wiggins (C) Felix Martinez | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis (PG), Peter Rohrbaugh (PF) Roger Kelly, Matthew Bacon | |
| 13:41 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano double dribbles | 10-9 |
| 13:27 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Knecht connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Peter Rohrbaugh | 10-11 |
| 12:59 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi makes the floater near the basket set up by Peter Collins | 12-11 |
| 12:41 | Southern Methodist | Peter Rohrbaugh misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 12-11 |
| 12:40 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Knecht tips it in | 12-13 |
| 12:16 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:15 | Tulane | Vincente Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:56 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Peter Collins | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vincente Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Buttler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Montejano (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Collins (fairly fresh) C - Cecil Wiggins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Timothy Mathis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Breit (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Knecht (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Rohrbaugh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Nichols (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 15-13 |
| 11:39 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Peter Collins | 15-13 |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Henry Breit takes the ball from Ronald Montejano in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 11:23 | Southern Methodist | Peter Collins steps in front of the Raymond Nichols pass | 15-13 |
| 11:21 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano is hacked by Henry Breit in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Breit, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Alvin Seifert (SG), Jose Martin (SF), Richard Galeano (PF), Felix Martinez (C) Vincente Rossi, Jimmy Buttler, Ronald Montejano, Peter Collins, Cecil Wiggins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roger Kelly (PG), Raymond Corson (SG), James Carmona (SF), Jerry Pringle (PF), Christopher Williams (C) Timothy Mathis, Henry Breit, Bruce Knecht, Peter Rohrbaugh, Raymond Nichols | |
| 11:11 | Tulane | Richard Galeano hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 15-13 |
| 11:09 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Corson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:50 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Pringle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 15-13 |
| 10:49 | Tulane | Jose Martin snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:20 | Tulane | Jose Martin is fouled on the floor by James Carmona - foul #1 on James Carmona, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Matthew Bacon (PF) Jerry Pringle | |
| 10:20 | Tulane | Jose Martin misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:20 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Williams gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:56 | Southern Methodist | James Carmona misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 09:55 | Southern Methodist | Matthew Bacon grabs the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:38 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Corson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Jose Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:14 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond Corson - foul #2 on Raymond Corson, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (PG) Charles Phifer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis (PG), Jerry Pringle (PF) Roger Kelly, Raymond Corson | |
| 09:14 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:14 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:14 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Williams gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:54 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Pringle's pass is intercepted by Felix Martinez | 16-13 |
| 08:50 | Tulane | Jose Martin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Knecht (SF), Raymond Nichols (C) Matthew Bacon, Christopher Williams | |
| 08:40 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Nichols misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 08:38 | Tulane | Felix Martinez snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 08:20 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Bruce Knecht - foul #1 on Bruce Knecht, team foul #9 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Peter Collins (SF) Alvin Seifert, Jose Martin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 08:20 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:20 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:16 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis loses the dribble to Charles Phifer in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| 07:52 | Tulane | Richard Galeano drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Phifer | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charles Phifer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Buttler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Collins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Galeano (tiring) 9 pts. C - Felix Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Timothy Mathis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Carmona (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Knecht (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Pringle (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Nichols (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Timothy Mathis, team foul #10 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (SG), Ronald Montejano (SF) Jimmy Buttler, Richard Galeano | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roger Kelly (PG), Christopher Williams (C) Timothy Mathis, Raymond Nichols | |
| 07:10 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano is hacked by James Carmona - foul #2 on James Carmona, team foul #11 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (SG) Charles Phifer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Matthew Bacon (SF) James Carmona | |
| 07:10 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:10 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:10 | Tulane | Felix Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 06:57 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses the shot from close range | 20-13 |
| 06:55 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Williams pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 06:41 | Southern Methodist | Matthew Bacon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 20-13 |
| 06:39 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 06:26 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Roger Kelly - foul #1 on Roger Kelly, team foul #12 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jose Martin (SF), Cecil Wiggins (C) Ronald Montejano, Felix Martinez | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Peter Rohrbaugh (PF) Jerry Pringle | |
| 06:26 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 06:26 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 06:05 | Southern Methodist | Roger Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 21-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Richard Galeano (PF) Vincente Rossi, Peter Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Nichols (C) Christopher Williams | |
| 05:47 | Tulane | Charles Phifer blows the layup | 21-13 |
| 05:46 | Southern Methodist | Peter Rohrbaugh pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 05:17 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Nichols drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Roger Kelly | 21-15 |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Jose Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Bacon - foul #1 on Matthew Bacon, team foul #13 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler (SG), Felix Martinez (C) Alvin Seifert, Cecil Wiggins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis (PG), Jerry Pringle (PF), Christopher Williams (C) Roger Kelly, Peter Rohrbaugh, Raymond Nichols | |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Jose Martin misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Jose Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 05:10 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Pringle grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 04:47 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis is hacked by Charles Phifer - foul #2 on Charles Phifer, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (PG), Ronald Montejano (SF), Peter Collins (PF) Charles Phifer, Jose Martin, Richard Galeano | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 04:39 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Pringle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Bacon | 21-17 |
| 04:35 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Knecht - foul #2 on Bruce Knecht, team foul #14 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Corson (SG) Bruce Knecht | |
| 04:35 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 04:35 | Tulane | Jimmy Buttler makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:19 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Buttler - foul #2 on Jimmy Buttler, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (SG) Jimmy Buttler | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 04:19 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:19 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Felix Martinez knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Peter Collins and he's hacked by Jerry Pringle - foul #1 on Jerry Pringle, team foul #15 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Nichols (PF) Jerry Pringle | |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses the free throw | 24-18 |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Felix Martinez grabs the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Felix Martinez hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Peter Collins | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vincente Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Seifert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Montejano (fresh) PF - Peter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Felix Martinez (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Timothy Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Corson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Bacon (tiring) PF - Raymond Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Williams (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Corson scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Mathis | 26-20 |
| 03:35 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert loses the dribble to Raymond Corson in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 03:23 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Corson hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Mathis | 26-22 |
| 03:00 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vincente Rossi | 28-22 |
| 02:38 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 02:36 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Williams tips it in | 28-24 |
| 02:25 | Tulane | Felix Martinez misses the lay-in | 28-24 |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Williams snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 02:19 | Southern Methodist | Felix Martinez blocks the short jumper by Matthew Bacon | 28-24 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Felix Martinez gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 01:59 | Tulane | Alvin Seifert misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 01:58 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 01:46 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-24 |
| 01:45 | Tulane | Felix Martinez grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 01:25 | Tulane | Ronald Montejano misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-24 |
| 01:23 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Mathis grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 01:18 | Southern Methodist | Matthew Bacon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Phifer (PG), Jimmy Buttler (SG), Jose Martin (SF), Richard Galeano (PF), Cecil Wiggins (C) Vincente Rossi, Alvin Seifert, Ronald Montejano, Peter Collins, Felix Martinez | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Henry Breit (PG), James Carmona (SG), Matt Hancock (SF), Jerry Pringle (PF), Peter Rohrbaugh (C) Timothy Mathis, Raymond Corson, Matthew Bacon, Raymond Nichols, Christopher Williams | |
| 01:15 | Tulane | Charles Phifer is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Phifer, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alvin Seifert (SG) Charles Phifer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:57 | Southern Methodist | Matt Hancock clanks a jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 00:55 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Cecil Wiggins | 28-24 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Richard Galeano is hacked by James Carmona - foul #3 on James Carmona, team foul #16 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roger Kelly (PG) James Carmona | |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Richard Galeano misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Richard Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Roger Kelly is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Buttler - foul #3 on Jimmy Buttler, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vincente Rossi (PG) Jimmy Buttler | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Roger Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |