| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Moczulski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Masters (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Thomas Woods inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Tulane | Salvador Gonzales takes the ball from Thomas Woods | 31-27 |
| 19:28 | UTEP | Charles Franks dunks the ball set up by Salvador Gonzales | 31-29 |
| 19:04 | Tulane | Salvador Gonzales steals it from Steven Masters | 31-29 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is hacked by Steven Masters - foul #2 on Steven Masters, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | John Thomas misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Masters - foul #3 on Steven Masters, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (C) Steven Masters | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:28 | UTEP | John Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:04 | Tulane | Jerome Reed buries a jumper in the lane set up by Thomas Woods and he's fouled by Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:04 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 17:29 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 17:29 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:29 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:09 | UTEP | John Thomas is open and scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Salvador Gonzales | 35-34 |
| 16:58 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the contested jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Woods | 37-34 |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Ray Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Salvador Gonzales | 37-36 |
| 16:30 | Tulane | Jerome Reed loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 37-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (PG), James Brown (C) Jerome Reed, John Moczulski | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Ray Smith, John Thomas | |
| 16:10 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Salvador Gonzales | 37-38 |
| 15:42 | Tulane | James Brown can't connect on a floater from close range | 37-38 |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dean Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Virgil Vaughn (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Heidel (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Alfred Blackburn is called for the reach on Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Alfred Blackburn, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), David Stroud (SF), Steven Masters (C) Alfred Blackburn, Thomas Woods, James Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), John Thomas (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 15:14 | Tulane | The rebound goes to David Stroud | 37-38 |
| 14:49 | Tulane | Steven Masters banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerome Reed out of a doubleteam | 39-38 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Virgil Vaughn denies the turnaround by Dikembe Abdelal | 39-38 |
| 14:32 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dean Lucero | 39-38 |
| 14:03 | Tulane | Steven Masters clanks a turnaround from the right block | 39-38 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn tips it in | 41-38 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | The short jumper by David Heidel is denied by Steven Masters | 41-38 |
| 13:40 | Tulane | David Stroud snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 13:20 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:55 | UTEP | John Thomas drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Whitehead | 41-40 |
| 12:31 | Tulane | The jump hook by Steven Masters is blocked by John Thomas | 41-40 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:14 | UTEP | John Thomas is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Thomas, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Alfred Blackburn (SG), Thomas Woods (SF), John Moczulski (PF), James Brown (C) Jerome Reed, Dean Lucero, David Stroud, Virgil Vaughn, Steven Masters | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Ray Smith (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), Terry Bowman (C) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, David Heidel, Alfredo Gallo, John Thomas | |
| 11:46 | Tulane | Thomas Woods buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 11:20 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-40 |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Terry Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Moczulski (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-40 |
| 10:58 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:32 | Tulane | Ray Smith is called for the reach on Thomas Woods - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), Steven Masters (C) Lee Cathcart, James Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:17 | Tulane | Thomas Woods drills a jumper from the right side | 46-40 |
| 10:01 | UTEP | John Moczulski blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Blackmon | 46-40 |
| 09:59 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon tips it in | 46-42 |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Jerome Reed clanks a jumper in the paint | 46-42 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 09:18 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (PF) John Moczulski | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF), John Thomas (C) Ray Smith, Terry Bowman | |
| 08:52 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn clanks a jumper near the basket | 46-42 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon drills a floater from the right side | 46-44 |
| 08:10 | Tulane | John Thomas picks off the pass by Alfred Blackburn | 46-44 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Charles Franks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Thomas | 46-47 |
| 07:35 | Tulane | Steven Masters buries a floater from the left block set up by Alfred Blackburn and the foul's on David Heidel - foul #3 on David Heidel, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (PG), Lee Cathcart (SG), David Stroud (SF), John Moczulski (PF) Jerome Reed, Alfred Blackburn, Thomas Woods, Virgil Vaughn | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Ray Smith (SF), Alfredo Gallo (PF) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, David Heidel, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 07:35 | Tulane | Steven Masters makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:26 | UTEP | John Moczulski is called for the reach on Alfredo Gallo - foul #2 on John Moczulski, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Brown (C) Steven Masters | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:18 | UTEP | James Whitehead is called for traveling | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dean Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Stroud (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Moczulski (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Tulane | David Stroud misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:56 | UTEP | James Whitehead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (SG), Virgil Vaughn (C) Lee Cathcart, James Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:38 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), Thomas Woods (SF) Dean Lucero, David Stroud | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:10 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn is fouled on the floor by John Thomas - foul #4 on John Thomas, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Masters (C) Virgil Vaughn | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 06:10 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathan Blackmon | 49-47 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | John Thomas's pass is intercepted by Steven Masters | 49-47 |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Steven Masters lays it up and in set up by Jerome Reed | 51-47 |
| 05:17 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Reed - foul #1 on Jerome Reed, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (C) John Thomas | |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Charles Franks scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Salvador Gonzales | 51-49 |
| 04:49 | Tulane | Steven Masters drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jerome Reed | 53-49 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the dunk | 53-49 |
| 04:31 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 04:14 | Tulane | Thomas Woods misses the dunk | 53-49 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo is hacked by Alfred Blackburn - foul #2 on Alfred Blackburn, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (PG), Lee Cathcart (SG), David Stroud (SF), Virgil Vaughn (PF), James Brown (C) Jerome Reed, Alfred Blackburn, Thomas Woods, John Moczulski, Steven Masters | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF) Ray Smith | |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Thomas (C) Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:46 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Brown | 53-49 |
| 03:25 | Tulane | David Stroud scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Cathcart | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | UTEP | John Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Woods (SF) David Stroud | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dean Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Woods (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Virgil Vaughn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Heidel (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Tulane | Thomas Woods clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-49 |
| 02:43 | Tulane | Dean Lucero tips it home | 58-49 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Reed (PG), Alfred Blackburn (SG), John Moczulski (PF), Steven Masters (C) Dean Lucero, Lee Cathcart, Virgil Vaughn, James Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Ray Smith (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, David Heidel, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| 02:15 | Tulane | Jerome Reed's layup is rejected by Jonathan Blackmon | 58-49 |
| 02:14 | Tulane | Steven Masters snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 02:00 | Tulane | Thomas Woods misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 01:59 | Tulane | Steven Masters misses the tip | 58-49 |
| 01:57 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | John Thomas can't connect on a floater in the paint | 58-49 |
| 01:38 | Tulane | Thomas Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 01:10 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn's layup is rejected by John Thomas | 58-49 |
| 01:08 | Tulane | Steven Masters gets the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:46 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 58-49 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Charles Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jerome Reed | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Jerome Reed is hacked by Salvador Gonzales in the backcourt - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (SG), Virgil Vaughn (PF), James Brown (C) Alfred Blackburn, John Moczulski, Steven Masters | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Jerome Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales lays it in set up by Ray Smith | 60-51 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Salvador Gonzales - foul #4 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 61-51 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Dean Lucero steals the ball from Charles Franks | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Jerome Reed runs out the clock | 61-51 |