| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Keith Dade (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Lacroix (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Brannum (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ziegelbauer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Oakes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Person (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Dade and he's hacked by Dennis Long - foul #1 on Dennis Long, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 19:38 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum makes the free throw | 36-21 |
| 19:12 | Tulane | George Howard is alone and drills a shot from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana State | William Oakes picks off the pass by Keith Dade in the backcourt | 36-23 |
| 18:56 | Tulane | Herbert Green is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 36-26 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer's pass is intercepted by George Howard | 36-26 |
| 18:24 | Tulane | George Howard is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Oakes | 36-28 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 36-28 |
| 18:02 | Tulane | Herbert Green pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:00 | Tulane | Keith Dade picks off the pass by George Howard in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix lays it in on a nice dish by Keith Dade | 38-28 |
| 17:41 | Tulane | Dennis Long can't finish the uncontested layup | 38-28 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Kenneth Person gets the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:22 | Tulane | Herbert Green misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana State | James Wright grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Keith Dade misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-28 |
| 16:57 | Tulane | Dennis Long grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 16:42 | Tulane | Kenneth Person buries a jumper from the left block set up by William Oakes | 38-30 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Lacroix | 40-30 |
| 15:52 | Tulane | George Howard loses the dribble to Donald Ziegelbauer | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Keith Dade (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Lacroix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jason Brannum (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ziegelbauer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Wright (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Oakes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Person (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum blows the layup | 40-30 |
| 15:39 | Tulane | Dennis Long gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 15:32 | Tulane | Herbert Green makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Oakes | 40-32 |
| 15:16 | Louisiana State | Keith Dade is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Person - foul #3 on Kenneth Person, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Norman Outten (PF), James Boice (C) Keith Dade, Kevin Lacroix, Jason Brannum, James Wright | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo (PG), Ellis Trego (SG), Paul Schermerhorn (SF), Antonio Lopez (PF), Michael Ong (C) William Oakes, George Howard, Dennis Long, Herbert Green, Kenneth Person | |
| 15:00 | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 14:59 | Tulane | Michael Ong grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:54 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 14:53 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana State | James Boice makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Gilliland | 42-32 |
| 14:21 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Ziegelbauer - foul #1 on Donald Ziegelbauer, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ronnie Mikkelsen (SF) Donald Ziegelbauer | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Michael Ong is fouled on the floor by James Boice - foul #1 on James Boice, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix (SG) Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:45 | Tulane | Ellis Trego clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 13:44 | Louisiana State | Ronnie Mikkelsen snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana State | Norman Outten misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 13:13 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana State | Norman Outten snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | Norman Outten can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Antonio Lopez - foul #1 on Antonio Lopez, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Dade (PG), Donald Ziegelbauer (PF) Kevin Lacroix, Ronnie Mikkelsen | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Oakes (PG), Stjepan Slomski (SG), Dennis Long (SF), Herbert Green (PF), Kenneth Person (C) Stephen Guglielmo, Ellis Trego, Paul Schermerhorn, Antonio Lopez, Michael Ong | |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | Norman Outten makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | Norman Outten misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:00 | Tulane | Kenneth Person snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 12:38 | Tulane | Wayne Gilliland is called for the reach on Stjepan Slomski - foul #3 on Wayne Gilliland, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum (SF) James Boice | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 12:18 | Tulane | Dennis Long scores on a jumper from the left block | 43-34 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum is hacked by Herbert Green - foul #2 on Herbert Green, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix (SG), James Boice (C) Keith Dade, Donald Ziegelbauer | |
| Subs | Tulane | George Howard (SG) Dennis Long | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Wayne Gilliland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Lacroix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jason Brannum (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Outten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Boice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Oakes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Slomski (fresh) PF - Herbert Green (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Person (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Gilliland and he's hacked by Stjepan Slomski - foul #1 on Stjepan Slomski, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn (SF), Michael Ong (C) Stjepan Slomski, Kenneth Person | |
| 11:37 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 11:37 | Tulane | Michael Ong grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:16 | Tulane | George Howard connects on the floater from the right block set up by Paul Schermerhorn | 45-36 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Gilliland | 47-36 |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 10:31 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Boice | 47-36 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-36 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland snags the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana State | George Howard steals the ball from James Boice | 47-36 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | George Howard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Norman Outten - foul #1 on Norman Outten, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Dade (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Ronnie Mikkelsen (SF), Donald Ziegelbauer (PF), James Wright (C) Wayne Gilliland, Kevin Lacroix, Jason Brannum, Norman Outten, James Boice | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo (PG), Dennis Long (SF), Antonio Lopez (PF), Kenneth Person (C) William Oakes, Paul Schermerhorn, Herbert Green, Michael Ong | |
| 09:23 | Tulane | George Howard makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | George Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:02 | Louisiana State | James Wright connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Mikkelsen | 49-38 |
| 08:44 | Tulane | George Howard is fouled on the floor by Robert Hawkins - foul #2 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ellis Trego (SG) George Howard | |
| 08:27 | Tulane | Ellis Trego hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Antonio Lopez | 49-40 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer is hacked by Dennis Long - foul #2 on Dennis Long, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bobby Riggs (C) James Wright | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | Keith Dade can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 07:50 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dennis Long | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Keith Dade (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Mikkelsen (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Ziegelbauer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Riggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Stephen Guglielmo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ellis Trego (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Antonio Lopez (fresh) C - Kenneth Person (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Tulane | Dennis Long drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Person | 49-42 |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer's pass is intercepted by Dennis Long | 49-42 |
| 07:27 | Tulane | Dennis Long lays it in | 49-44 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana State | Keith Dade misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer tips it back up and in | 51-44 |
| 06:40 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo misses the jumper from the right side | 51-44 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana State | Bobby Riggs misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 06:18 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Antonio Lopez | 51-44 |
| 06:05 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side | 51-46 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer travels with the ball | 51-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland (PG), Kevin Lacroix (SG), Jason Brannum (SF), Norman Outten (PF), James Wright (C) Keith Dade, Robert Hawkins, Ronnie Mikkelsen, Donald Ziegelbauer, Bobby Riggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Oakes (PG), George Howard (SG), Paul Schermerhorn (SF), Herbert Green (PF), Michael Ong (C) Stephen Guglielmo, Ellis Trego, Dennis Long, Antonio Lopez, Kenneth Person | |
| 05:17 | Tulane | James Wright steals it from Michael Ong | 51-46 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 04:58 | Tulane | Michael Ong grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 04:39 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by George Howard | 51-49 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana State | Norman Outten misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 04:18 | Tulane | The rebound goes to William Oakes | 51-49 |
| 04:05 | Tulane | Norman Outten is called for the reach on George Howard - foul #2 on Norman Outten, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer (PF), James Boice (C) Norman Outten, James Wright | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stjepan Slomski (SG) George Howard | |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Donald Ziegelbauer picks off the pass by Michael Ong | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Wayne Gilliland (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Lacroix (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jason Brannum (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ziegelbauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - James Boice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Oakes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Slomski (fresh) SF - Paul Schermerhorn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Green (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ong (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | Michael Ong grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Dade (PG), Norman Outten (PF), James Wright (C) Wayne Gilliland, Jason Brannum, James Boice | |
| Subs | Tulane | George Howard (SG), Dennis Long (SF) Stjepan Slomski, Herbert Green | |
| 02:52 | Tulane | William Oakes is hacked by Kevin Lacroix in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Lacroix, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| 02:52 | Tulane | William Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:52 | Tulane | William Oakes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix is fouled on the floor by Michael Ong - foul #2 on Michael Ong, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Antonio Lopez (PF) Michael Ong | |
| 02:32 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:29 | Tulane | William Oakes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Norman Outten loses the dribble to George Howard | 53-51 |
| 02:11 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum (SF) Norman Outten | |
| Subs | Tulane | Kenneth Person (C) Paul Schermerhorn | |
| 01:52 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana State | William Oakes is called for the reach on Keith Dade - foul #1 on William Oakes, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Herbert Green (PF) Antonio Lopez | |
| 01:30 | Louisiana State | Keith Dade misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Kenneth Person gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:27 | Tulane | Keith Dade picks off the pass by George Howard in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum misses long on a shot from the left block | 53-51 |
| 01:07 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix tips it but misses | 53-51 |
| 01:05 | Tulane | Kenneth Person grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 00:54 | Tulane | Dennis Long drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Oakes | 53-53 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix throws it down on a great pass from Keith Dade | 55-53 |
| 00:14 | Tulane | William Oakes connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herbert Green | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | James Wright is fouled on the floor by Herbert Green - foul #3 on Herbert Green, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | James Wright misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | James Wright connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-55 |