| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Donald Doering (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Kerley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Gaddis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Sliger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney | 37-28 |
| 19:28 | Tulane | John Greene misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 19:27 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:19 | Tulane | Gary Kerley is fouled on the floor by Dingbang Kung - foul #2 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 19:08 | Tulane | John Greene works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-28 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 18:41 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney and the foul's on Gary Kerley - foul #1 on Gary Kerley, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:41 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:37 | Tulane | Donald Doering is hacked by Darrin McWhinney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| 18:21 | Tulane | Donald Doering is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 40-31 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 40-31 |
| 18:05 | Tulane | Gary Kerley gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:52 | Tulane | John Greene makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrin McWhinney | 42-34 |
| 17:26 | Tulane | John Greene buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Kerley | 42-37 |
| 17:05 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah lays it up and in set up by Darrin McWhinney | 44-37 |
| 16:37 | Tulane | Donald Doering comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 16:35 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Donald Doering misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols (SG), Adam Weidman (SF), John Jorge (C) Gary Kerley, John Greene, Stephen Sliger | |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Donald Doering makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Donald Doering misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:00 | Southern Mississippi | Adam Weidman takes the ball from Stephen Boyle | 44-38 |
| 15:57 | Tulane | Adam Weidman misses the lay-in | 44-38 |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Belin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noah Richie (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Donald Doering (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Sylvester Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Weidman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Gaddis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - John Jorge (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Southern Mississippi | Sylvester Nichols steps in front of the James Belin pass | 44-38 |
| 15:21 | Tulane | Donald Doering clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 15:19 | Tulane | John Jorge tips it home | 44-40 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Floyd Moore | 46-40 |
| 14:35 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Belin - foul #1 on James Belin, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Kerley (SG) Donald Doering | |
| 14:35 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:35 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Adam Weidman steals the ball from Stephen Boyle | 46-41 |
| 13:57 | Tulane | Adam Weidman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Gary Kerley | 46-43 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the dunk | 46-43 |
| 13:42 | Tulane | Gary Kerley snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 13:19 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 13:17 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Stephen Boyle | 46-43 |
| 12:57 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore is whistled for a carry | 46-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Doering (PG), John Greene (SF), Stephen Sliger (C) Sylvester Nichols, Adam Weidman, John Jorge | |
| 12:43 | Tulane | Donald Doering misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 12:31 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Sliger is called for the reach on Gordon Helmuth - foul #2 on Stephen Sliger, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sliger - foul #3 on Stephen Sliger, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker is fouled on the floor by Gary Kerley - foul #2 on Gary Kerley, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Donald Doering (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Gary Kerley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Gaddis (tiring) 5 reb. C - Stephen Sliger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 11:27 | Tulane | Donald Doering grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:14 | Tulane | John Greene's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Gordon Helmuth | 46-43 |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the dunk | 46-43 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 11:01 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Donald Doering makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Greene | 46-45 |
| 10:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 10:14 | Tulane | Donald Doering misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung loses the ball out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols (SG), Adam Weidman (SF), John Jorge (C) Gary Kerley, Steven Gaddis, Stephen Sliger | |
| 09:30 | Tulane | James Belin is called for the reach on Sylvester Nichols - foul #2 on James Belin, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 09:10 | Tulane | The jumper by Sylvester Nichols is denied by Floyd Moore | 49-45 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Boyle | 52-45 |
| 08:29 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Doering | 52-47 |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by John Jorge - foul #2 on John Jorge, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Noah Richie, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Kerley (SG), Steven Gaddis (PF) Donald Doering, John Greene | |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:44 | Tulane | Adam Weidman clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Belin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sylvester Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Kerley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Weidman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Gaddis (tiring) 5 reb. C - John Jorge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Boyle | 56-47 |
| 07:04 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Kerley | 56-49 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Gary Kerley - foul #3 on Gary Kerley, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Doering (PG), John Greene (PF), Stephen Sliger (C) Sylvester Nichols, Adam Weidman, John Jorge | |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:41 | Tulane | John Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | John Greene clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 06:14 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Sliger | 57-49 |
| 05:54 | Tulane | Donald Doering throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Clark | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:34 | Tulane | Daniel Clark is called for the reach on Gary Kerley - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols (SG) Gary Kerley | |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Noah Richie is called for the reach on Sylvester Nichols - foul #2 on Noah Richie, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darrin McWhinney and he's hacked by John Greene - foul #3 on John Greene, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG), Floyd Moore (C) Dingbang Kung, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Tulane | Adam Weidman (SF) John Greene | |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Donald Doering connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Gaddis | 62-54 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Darrin McWhinney, Gordon Helmuth, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gary Kerley (SG), John Jorge (C) Donald Doering, Stephen Sliger | |
| 04:05 | Tulane | Kevin Walker swats the layup by Sylvester Nichols | 62-54 |
| 04:04 | Tulane | Steven Gaddis grabs the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 03:55 | Tulane | Sylvester Nichols loses the ball out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Greene (PF) Steven Gaddis | |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 62-54 |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle hits the follow up shot | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Belin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noah Richie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Sylvester Nichols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Kerley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Weidman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Greene (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Jorge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Tulane | James Belin is called for the reach on Gary Kerley - foul #3 on James Belin, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG) Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Doering (PG) Sylvester Nichols | |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Gary Kerley misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker tips it home | 66-54 |
| 02:47 | Tulane | Gary Kerley makes the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Dikembe Elijah - foul #3 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Floyd Moore (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Gaddis (SF), Stephen Sliger (C) Adam Weidman, John Jorge | |
| 02:47 | Tulane | Gary Kerley makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 02:25 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 02:16 | Tulane | Donald Doering misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-57 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gordon Helmuth | 66-57 |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 66-57 |
| 02:08 | Tulane | John Greene snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 01:54 | Tulane | Donald Doering clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-57 |
| 01:53 | Tulane | Stephen Sliger snags the offensive board | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Tulane | Donald Doering buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is fouled on the floor by Steven Gaddis - foul #3 on Steven Gaddis, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker (C) Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 01:09 | Tulane | John Greene shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Donald Doering | 68-62 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses long on a runner from close range | 68-62 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the tip | 68-62 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney tips it home | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Dingbang Kung steals the ball from Gary Kerley | 70-62 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung hits the finger roll | 72-62 |
| 00:34 | Tulane | Donald Doering comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 72-62 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung grabs the board | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Gaddis - foul #4 on Steven Gaddis, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Donald Doering makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Sliger | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle runs out the clock | 74-64 |