| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Charles Little (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sund (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent Mosca (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Thomas Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Stepnoski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Caraway (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher inbounds the ball | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Chester Garner buries a jump hook from the baseline | 29-48 |
| 19:26 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Little is whistled for traveling | 29-48 |
| 19:17 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher is called for traveling | 29-48 |
| 18:58 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Little | 32-48 |
| 18:40 | Tulane | Chester Garner misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 32-48 |
| 18:39 | Tulane | Chester Garner tips it home | 32-50 |
| 18:29 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Caraway swats the short shot by Charles Little | 32-50 |
| 18:28 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 18:24 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Snyder | 32-52 |
| 18:09 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-52 |
| 17:48 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher is fouled on the floor by James Sund - foul #2 on James Sund, team foul #1 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold (C) Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Baratta (SG) Michael Stepnoski | |
| 17:28 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta clanks a floater from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 17:27 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway gets the offensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 17:16 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway misses long on a shot from the left side | 32-52 |
| 17:15 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-52 |
| 17:08 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold grabs the board | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:43 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Caraway swats the short shot by Anthony Arnold | 32-52 |
| 16:42 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund tips it in | 34-52 |
| 16:38 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 16:36 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:14 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold is whistled for traveling | 34-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel (PG), Steve Guinan (SG), Greg Huffaker (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) Charles Little, James Sund, Joseph Callahan, Brent Mosca | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski (SG), Levi Nicoll (SF), Brandon Bryant (PF), Kevin Gremillion (C) Thomas Snyder, Dennis Fletcher, Chester Garner, Raymond Caraway | |
| 15:58 | Tulane | Kevin Gremillion's pass is intercepted by Thomas Alexander | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Marc Happel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Guinan (fresh) SF - Anthony Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Huffaker (fresh) C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Baratta (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Stepnoski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Levi Nicoll (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brandon Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Gremillion (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Stepnoski steps in front of the Greg Huffaker pass | 34-52 |
| 15:32 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 15:30 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Alexander gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 15:25 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Gremillion picks off the pass by Anthony Arnold | 34-52 |
| 15:02 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Levi Nicoll and he's hacked by Marc Happel - foul #1 on Marc Happel, team foul #2 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester (SG), Joseph Callahan (SF), Brent Mosca (PF) Steve Guinan, Anthony Arnold, Greg Huffaker | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 15:02 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta makes the free throw | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:35 | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Worcester | 37-55 |
| 14:23 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll loses the dribble to Brent Mosca | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:07 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan travels with the ball | 37-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Little (PG), Greg Huffaker (C) Marc Happel, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Snyder (PG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Chester Garner (PF), Raymond Caraway (C) Ernest Baratta, Michael Stepnoski, Brandon Bryant, Kevin Gremillion | |
| 13:54 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher scores on a runner from close range | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:36 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 13:35 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:28 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Levi Nicoll | 37-60 |
| 13:14 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Snyder picks off the pass by Charles Little | 37-60 |
| 12:52 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 12:51 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher snags the offensive board | 37-60 |
| 12:22 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-63 |
| 12:03 | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-63 |
| 12:02 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway grabs the board | 37-63 |
| 11:49 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-63 |
| 11:48 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 37-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Charles Little (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Worcester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Callahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brent Mosca (fresh) 7 pts. C - Greg Huffaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Thomas Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Levi Nicoll (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Caraway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder is fouled on the floor by Brent Mosca - foul #3 on Brent Mosca, team foul #3 | 37-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel (SG), James Sund (SF), Anthony Arnold (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) Edwin Worcester, Joseph Callahan, Brent Mosca, Greg Huffaker | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski (SG), Kevin Gremillion (SF), Brandon Bryant (C) Levi Nicoll, Dennis Fletcher, Raymond Caraway | |
| 11:21 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant's floater is tipped away by Thomas Alexander | 37-63 |
| 11:19 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Alexander grabs the board | 37-63 |
| 11:14 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel misses the floater from the right block | 37-63 |
| 11:12 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel tips it home | 39-63 |
| 10:54 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Alexander - foul #2 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #4 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Hahn (SF) Charles Little | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Baratta (PG), Michael Williams (C) Thomas Snyder, Chester Garner | |
| 10:54 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 10:54 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 39-65 |
| 10:41 | Northern Illinois University | William Hahn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-65 |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold snags the offensive board | 39-65 |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund is whistled for traveling | 39-65 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester (SG), Brent Mosca (PF) William Hahn, Anthony Arnold | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:06 | Tulane | Michael Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-65 |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund snags the defensive board | 39-65 |
| 10:00 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester's floater is knocked away by Michael Williams | 39-65 |
| 09:59 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ernest Baratta | 39-65 |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Brent Mosca - foul #4 on Brent Mosca, team foul #5 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Little (PG), Joseph Callahan (SF), Anthony Arnold (PF) Marc Happel, James Sund, Brent Mosca | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Snyder (PG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Chester Garner (PF), Raymond Caraway (C) Ernest Baratta, Kevin Gremillion, Brandon Bryant, Michael Williams | |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski makes the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 09:23 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-67 |
| 09:22 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway grabs the board | 39-67 |
| 09:18 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-67 |
| 09:17 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 39-67 |
| 09:10 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Garner is called for the reach on Edwin Worcester - foul #1 on Chester Garner, team foul #1 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Greg Huffaker (C) Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Baratta (SG) Michael Stepnoski | |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Little and he's fouled by Dennis Fletcher - foul #1 on Dennis Fletcher, team foul #2 | 41-67 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold misses the free throw | 41-67 |
| 09:03 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher grabs the board | 41-67 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta is hacked by Edwin Worcester - foul #4 on Edwin Worcester, team foul #6 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Sund (SG) Edwin Worcester | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 08:17 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher misses badly on a shot near the basket | 41-67 |
| 08:16 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold gets the rebound | 41-67 |
| 08:11 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Little misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-67 |
| 08:10 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway snags the defensive board | 41-67 |
| 07:51 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel (PG), Edwin Worcester (SG), Brent Mosca (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) Charles Little, James Sund, Anthony Arnold, Greg Huffaker | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Stepnoski (SG), Brandon Bryant (C) Ernest Baratta, Raymond Caraway | |
| 07:34 | Northern Illinois University | Chester Garner picks off the pass by Thomas Alexander | 41-67 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Marc Happel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Worcester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brent Mosca (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Thomas Snyder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Stepnoski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Tulane | Chester Garner buries a jumper from the right block set up by Dennis Fletcher | 41-69 |
| 06:59 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brent Mosca | 44-69 |
| 06:40 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-72 |
| 06:21 | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca knocks in the floater from the right side | 46-72 |
| 05:59 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-72 |
| 05:57 | Tulane | Chester Garner gets the offensive rebound | 46-72 |
| 05:40 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Chester Garner | 46-75 |
| 05:31 | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca is called for traveling | 46-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Sund (SG), William Hahn (SF), Anthony Arnold (PF), Greg Huffaker (C) Edwin Worcester, Joseph Callahan, Brent Mosca, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Munz (PG), Ernest Baratta (SG), Levi Nicoll (SF), Kevin Gremillion (C) Thomas Snyder, Michael Stepnoski, Dennis Fletcher, Chester Garner | |
| 05:05 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta loses the dribble to Greg Huffaker | 46-75 |
| 04:47 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel hits a floater in the paint and he's hacked by John Munz - foul #1 on John Munz, team foul #3 | 48-75 |
| 04:47 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel makes the free throw | 49-75 |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Kevin Gremillion scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ernest Baratta | 49-77 |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund is fouled on the floor by Kevin Gremillion - foul #1 on Kevin Gremillion, team foul #4 | 49-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steve Guinan (PG) Marc Happel | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Williams (C) Brandon Bryant | |
| 04:05 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-77 |
| 03:42 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernest Baratta | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund misses the jumpshot from the right side | 52-79 |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold grabs the offensive board | 52-79 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Steve Guinan (fresh) SG - James Sund (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Hahn (fresh) PF - Anthony Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Greg Huffaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - John Munz (fresh) SG - Ernest Baratta (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Levi Nicoll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Gremillion (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Northern Illinois University | Levi Nicoll is called for the reach on William Hahn - foul #1 on Levi Nicoll, team foul #5 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brandon Bryant (PF) John Munz | |
| 03:01 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 55-79 |
| 02:42 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold pulls down the rebound | 55-79 |
| 02:38 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Guinan comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-79 |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Greg Huffaker tips it in | 57-79 |
| 02:11 | Tulane | Kevin Gremillion is hacked by William Hahn - foul #1 on William Hahn, team foul #7 | 57-79 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel (PG) William Hahn | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Munz (PG) Levi Nicoll | |
| 02:11 | Tulane | Kevin Gremillion makes the 1st free throw | 57-80 |
| 02:11 | Tulane | Kevin Gremillion makes the 2nd free throw | 57-81 |
| 02:02 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Anthony Arnold | 60-81 |
| 01:33 | Tulane | Steve Guinan picks off the pass by Brandon Bryant | 60-81 |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel double dribbles | 60-81 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Hahn (SF) Steve Guinan | |
| Subs | Tulane | Levi Nicoll (SF) Michael Williams | |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll loses the dribble to Anthony Arnold | 60-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold buries a runner near the basket | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Levi Nicoll banks in the layup on a great pass from Brandon Bryant | 62-83 |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | William Hahn is hacked by John Munz - foul #2 on John Munz, team foul #6 | 62-83 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel is whistled for traveling | 62-83 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | John Munz runs out the clock | 62-83 |