| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Larry Polston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Paddock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jesse Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lankford (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Samora (fresh) PF - Warren Lazaro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Edward Stevens inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Tulane | Edward Stevens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 19:31 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 19:14 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 18:52 | Tulane | Larry Polston buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 18:36 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 18:35 | Iowa State | Joe Gil pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:23 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-35 |
| 18:21 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 18:09 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:07 | Tulane | John Thompson gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:52 | Tulane | Robert Lankford steals it from Edward Stevens | 40-35 |
| 17:38 | Iowa State | Joe Gil makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 17:17 | Tulane | Larry Polston knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Thompson and he's hacked by Warren Lazaro - foul #3 on Warren Lazaro, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Manuel Harris (PG), Wayne Brock (SG), Chester Rendon (PF), Gary Mitchell (C) John Paddock, Edward Stevens, Jesse Marshall, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG), Willie Albright (SF) Robert Lankford, Warren Lazaro | |
| 17:17 | Tulane | Larry Polston makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:55 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 16:54 | Tulane | Gary Mitchell grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 16:52 | Tulane | Wayne Brock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffrey Mitchell (SF) Larry Polston | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:36 | Iowa State | James Samora comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-38 |
| 16:35 | Tulane | Gary Mitchell snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 16:33 | Tulane | Joe Gil is called for the reach on Manuel Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Gil, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| 16:06 | Tulane | Chester Rendon is hacked by James Samora - foul #2 on James Samora, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | John Paddock (SG) Wayne Brock | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Eric Espiritu (SG) Joe Gil | |
| 15:49 | Tulane | John Paddock misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 15:47 | Tulane | Gary Mitchell tips it home | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Manuel Harris (fresh) SG - John Paddock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) PF - Chester Rendon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ronald Kerstein (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eric Espiritu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Albright (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Samora (tiring) C - Jonathan Richardson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Iowa State | Manuel Harris takes the ball from Ronald Kerstein in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Jeffrey Mitchell hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Harris and he's hacked by Willie Albright - foul #4 on Willie Albright, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Johnson (PG), John Thompson (C) Manuel Harris, Gary Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bojan Skorski (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF), Daniel O'Reilly (C) Willie Albright, James Samora, Jonathan Richardson | |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Jeffrey Mitchell makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 15:17 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein is called for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Polston (SF), Edward Stevens (PF) Jeffrey Mitchell, Chester Rendon | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 15:00 | Tulane | John Paddock is open and lays it up and in set up by David Johnson | 50-38 |
| 14:49 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-38 |
| 14:47 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein tips it in | 50-40 |
| 14:20 | Tulane | Daniel O'Reilly steps in front of the David Johnson pass | 50-40 |
| 14:07 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Espiritu | 50-42 |
| 13:50 | Tulane | Larry Polston can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 50-42 |
| 13:49 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 13:36 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 13:34 | Tulane | Larry Polston grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 13:32 | Tulane | John Paddock is hacked by Eric Espiritu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Espiritu, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Wayne Brock (SG), Jeffrey Mitchell (SF), Jesse Marshall (PF), Chester Rendon (C) John Paddock, Larry Polston, Edward Stevens, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Robert Lankford (SG), James Samora (SF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Ronald Kerstein, Eric Espiritu, Bojan Skorski, Daniel O'Reilly | |
| 13:10 | Tulane | Wayne Brock misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Lankford - foul #2 on Robert Lankford, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| 13:10 | Tulane | Wayne Brock misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 13:10 | Tulane | Wayne Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:54 | Iowa State | James Samora misses the dunk attempt | 51-42 |
| 12:52 | Tulane | Chester Rendon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:33 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall double dribbles | 51-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Manuel Harris (PG), Larry Polston (SF) David Johnson, Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 12:17 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson's pass is intercepted by Larry Polston | 51-42 |
| 11:48 | Tulane | Larry Polston blows the layup | 51-42 |
| 11:47 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson grabs the board | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Manuel Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Brock (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Larry Polston (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chester Rendon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lankford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Samora (tiring) PF - Warren Lazaro (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Richardson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Iowa State | Joe Gil hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 11:40 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 11:21 | Iowa State | Joe Gil hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 11:20 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:52 | Tulane | Larry Polston misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 10:50 | Tulane | Chester Rendon gets the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:37 | Tulane | Chester Rendon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jesse Marshall | 53-42 |
| 10:13 | Iowa State | Jesse Marshall swats the short shot by Warren Lazaro | 53-42 |
| 10:11 | Tulane | Larry Polston grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:54 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-42 |
| 09:52 | Tulane | Chester Rendon snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 09:37 | Tulane | Larry Polston scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Brock | 55-42 |
| 09:30 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-42 |
| 09:28 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro grabs the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 09:15 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 08:57 | Tulane | Manuel Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Johnson (PG), John Paddock (SG), Jeffrey Mitchell (SF), Edward Stevens (PF), John Thompson (C) Manuel Harris, Wayne Brock, Larry Polston, Jesse Marshall, Chester Rendon | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (PG), Eric Espiritu (SG), Bojan Skorski (SF), Daniel O'Reilly (C) Joe Gil, Robert Lankford, James Samora, Jonathan Richardson | |
| 08:42 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro hits the finger roll set up by Daniel O'Reilly | 55-47 |
| 08:19 | Tulane | Bojan Skorski is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #4 on Bojan Skorski, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Samora (SF) Bojan Skorski | |
| 08:19 | Tulane | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:19 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | James Samora buries a driving attempt from close range | 55-49 |
| 07:35 | Tulane | David Johnson is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Paddock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ronald Kerstein (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eric Espiritu (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Samora (tired) 2 pts. PF - Warren Lazaro (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel O'Reilly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Iowa State | James Samora can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Mitchell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mitchell, team foul #1 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Mitchell (PF) Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Willie Albright (SF) Warren Lazaro | |
| 07:24 | Iowa State | James Samora makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:24 | Iowa State | James Samora makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:06 | Tulane | John Thompson connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Edward Stevens | 59-51 |
| 06:47 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 06:46 | Iowa State | Daniel O'Reilly tips it in | 59-53 |
| 06:31 | Tulane | Edward Stevens connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Paddock | 61-53 |
| 06:14 | Iowa State | James Samora lays it up and in set up by Ronald Kerstein | 61-55 |
| 05:54 | Tulane | John Thompson knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Johnson | 63-55 |
| 05:31 | Iowa State | Daniel O'Reilly is whistled for traveling | 63-55 |
| Subs | Tulane | Manuel Harris (PG), Jeffrey Mitchell (SF), Chester Rendon (PF) David Johnson, Edward Stevens, Gary Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Bojan Skorski (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Eric Espiritu, Willie Albright, James Samora, Daniel O'Reilly | |
| 05:04 | Tulane | John Thompson is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 63-55 |
| 05:02 | Tulane | Chester Rendon grabs the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 04:44 | Tulane | Ronald Kerstein steals the ball from John Thompson | 63-55 |
| 04:41 | Iowa State | Bojan Skorski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Kerstein | 63-57 |
| 04:39 | Tulane | John Paddock loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Wayne Brock (SG), Edward Stevens (PF) John Paddock, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:18 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Mitchell is called for the reach on Ronald Kerstein - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mitchell, team foul #2 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Johnson (PG), Larry Polston (SF), Gary Mitchell (C) Manuel Harris, Jeffrey Mitchell, Edward Stevens | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG) Joe Gil | |
| 03:54 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro lays it up and in and he's fouled by Wayne Brock - foul #1 on Wayne Brock, team foul #3 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Willie Albright (SF) Bojan Skorski | |
| 03:54 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Larry Polston's pass is intercepted by Willie Albright in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 03:40 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-60 |
| 03:39 | Tulane | Gary Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Brock (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Polston (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Rendon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ronald Kerstein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lankford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Willie Albright (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Warren Lazaro (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Richardson (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Tulane | Larry Polston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-60 |
| 03:15 | Iowa State | Willie Albright grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 03:01 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Larry Polston - foul #1 on Larry Polston, team foul #4 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Tulane | John Paddock (SG), Jeffrey Mitchell (SF), Edward Stevens (PF), John Thompson (C) Wayne Brock, Larry Polston, Chester Rendon, Gary Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Daniel O'Reilly (C) Robert Lankford, Jonathan Richardson | |
| 03:01 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein makes the free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:59 | Tulane | Ronald Kerstein is called for the reach on John Paddock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Kerstein, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Eric Espiritu (SG) Ronald Kerstein | |
| 02:59 | Tulane | John Paddock makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:59 | Tulane | John Paddock makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:53 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jesse Marshall (PF) Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG) Eric Espiritu | |
| 02:39 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall misses the lay-in but the foul's on Warren Lazaro - foul #4 on Warren Lazaro, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), James Samora (PF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Ronald Kerstein, Warren Lazaro, Daniel O'Reilly | |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:17 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 01:57 | Iowa State | Joe Gil drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Lankford | 66-67 |
| 01:36 | Tulane | John Thompson makes the wide open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by David Johnson | 68-67 |
| 01:22 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #5 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Tulane | Larry Polston (SF) Jesse Marshall | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro (PF) James Samora | |
| 01:22 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:22 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:07 | Tulane | John Paddock knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by David Johnson and he's fouled by Warren Lazaro - foul #5 on Warren Lazaro, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Samora (PF) Warren Lazaro | |
| 01:07 | Tulane | John Paddock makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:04 | Iowa State | Joe Gil loses the dribble to John Paddock in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Larry Polston is fouled on the floor by Willie Albright - foul #5 on Willie Albright, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bojan Skorski (SF) Willie Albright | |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Larry Polston makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:47 | Tulane | Larry Polston misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:47 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson loses the dribble to Edward Stevens | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Tulane | Joe Gil is called for the reach on Larry Polston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Gil, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| 00:38 | Tulane | Larry Polston makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:38 | Tulane | Larry Polston misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:38 | Tulane | Edward Stevens snags the offensive board | 73-68 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Edward Stevens is fouled on the floor by Joe Gil - foul #3 on Joe Gil, team foul #13 | 73-68 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Edward Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Edward Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:31 | Iowa State | Joe Gil can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 75-68 |
| 00:30 | Tulane | John Paddock snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 00:29 | Tulane | Joe Gil is called for the reach on John Paddock in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Gil, team foul #14 | 75-68 |
| 00:29 | Tulane | John Paddock makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:29 | Tulane | John Paddock makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | James Samora loses the dribble to John Paddock | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Larry Polston is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lankford - foul #3 on Robert Lankford, team foul #15 | 77-68 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Larry Polston makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | Larry Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | Joe Gil's floater is tipped away by John Thompson | 79-68 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | John Paddock pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | David Johnson runs out the clock | 79-68 |