| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) C - Roger Dixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) SG - Dean Lucero (fresh) SF - David Stroud (fresh) PF - Al Haynes (fresh) C - Steven Masters (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Steven Masters wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Tulane | Al Haynes hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Cummings - foul #1 on Robert Cummings, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan lays it in on a great pass from Roger Dixon and he's fouled by Dean Lucero - foul #1 on Dean Lucero, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:28 | Tulane | Steven Masters gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:24 | Tulane | David Stroud knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 2-4 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 19:16 | Tulane | Steven Masters gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:58 | Tulane | Steven Masters comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 2-4 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Marshall | 4-4 |
| 18:27 | Tulane | Dean Lucero is fouled on the floor by Kelly Duncan - foul #1 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:12 | Tulane | Al Haynes misses the easy layup | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | Tulane | Steven Masters tips it in | 4-6 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Dean Lucero takes the ball from Kelly Duncan | 4-6 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Dean Lucero lays it up and in | 4-8 |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is hacked by David Stroud - foul #1 on David Stroud, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), William Mariotti (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Robert Cummings, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (SF), Aaron King (PF), James Brown (C) David Stroud, Al Haynes, Steven Masters | |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | William Mariotti can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG) Mark Marshall | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:52 | Tulane | Aaron King drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Alfred Blackburn | 6-10 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Dale Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Steven Johnson (SG) Alfred Blackburn, Dean Lucero | |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Ralph Harrison picks off the pass by Lee Cathcart | 6-10 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 15:47 | Tulane | William Mariotti blocks the short jumper by Scott Kwan | 8-10 |
| 15:45 | Tulane | Aaron King snags the offensive board | 8-10 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fresh) SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Mariotti (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) PF - Aaron King (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron King | 8-12 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Scott Kwan steals it from Teddy Wright | 8-12 |
| 15:02 | Tulane | Scott Kwan's floater is tipped away by Ralph Harrison | 8-12 |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | William Mariotti pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Dale Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 14:56 | Tulane | Aaron King grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ralph Harrison - foul #1 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Roger Dixon (C) Dale Little, Hans Kuklenski, Teddy Wright, William Mariotti, Ralph Harrison | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dean Lucero (SG), David Stroud (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Steven Masters (C) Steven Johnson, Scott Kwan, Aaron King, James Brown | |
| 14:44 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:32 | East Carolina | Steven Masters is called for the reach on Mark Marshall - foul #1 on Steven Masters, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (PG) Lee Cathcart | |
| 14:12 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-14 |
| 13:58 | Tulane | Robert Cummings steps in front of the Al Haynes pass | 8-14 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses long on a 3 from straight away | 8-14 |
| 13:44 | Tulane | David Stroud grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:26 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Alfred Blackburn, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (PF) Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 12:55 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-14 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 12:35 | Tulane | David Stroud comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), James Simmons (SF), Ralph Harrison (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) Mark Marshall, Kelly Duncan, Teddy Wright, William Mariotti, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (SF), Aaron King (PF), James Brown (C) David Stroud, Al Haynes, Steven Masters | |
| 11:47 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Simmons | 11-14 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fresh) SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Ralph Harrison (fresh) C - Karl Fenwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) PF - Aaron King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Karl Fenwick | 14-14 |
| 11:22 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 11:21 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | James Simmons clanks a floater from the left side | 14-14 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick grabs the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Aaron King - foul #1 on Aaron King, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Robert Cummings (PF) Dale Little, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Steven Johnson (SG) Alfred Blackburn, Dean Lucero | |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:39 | Tulane | Ralph Harrison takes the ball from Aaron King | 16-14 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | James Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 10:10 | Tulane | James Brown grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:04 | Tulane | Scott Kwan drills a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Ralph Harrison - foul #2 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Roger Dixon (C) Hans Kuklenski, James Simmons, Ralph Harrison | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (PG), Dean Lucero (SG), Al Haynes (PF), Steven Masters (C) Lee Cathcart, Steven Johnson, Aaron King, James Brown | |
| 10:04 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses the free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 09:38 | Tulane | Dean Lucero grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:27 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 08:51 | Tulane | Dean Lucero clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 08:50 | Tulane | Al Haynes tips it back up and in | 19-21 |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan tips it but misses | 19-21 |
| 08:24 | Tulane | Steven Masters snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:09 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-23 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan's layup is rejected by Steven Masters | 19-23 |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Scott Kwan grabs the board | 19-23 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) C - Roger Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Alfred Blackburn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Kwan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Al Haynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Masters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Tulane | Dean Lucero knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Alfred Blackburn | 19-25 |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon's pass is intercepted by Dean Lucero | 19-25 |
| 07:22 | Tulane | Mark Marshall is called for the reach on Alfred Blackburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Marshall, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), James Simmons (SF), William Mariotti (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) Mark Marshall, Kelly Duncan, Teddy Wright, Robert Cummings, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), David Stroud (SF), Aaron King (PF), James Brown (C) Alfred Blackburn, Dean Lucero, Scott Kwan, Al Haynes, Steven Masters | |
| 07:14 | Tulane | Aaron King makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lee Cathcart | 19-27 |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | William Mariotti tips it but misses | 19-27 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | James Simmons can't tip it in | 19-27 |
| 06:56 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 06:50 | Tulane | David Stroud comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-27 |
| 06:48 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Cathcart | 19-27 |
| 06:27 | Tulane | David Stroud is called for traveling | 19-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (PG), Dean Lucero (SG) Lee Cathcart, Steven Johnson | |
| 06:08 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 06:06 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 06:01 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Hans Kuklenski | 19-27 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Alfred Blackburn takes the ball from Dale Little in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 05:47 | Tulane | Aaron King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF), Roger Dixon (C) James Simmons, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Masters (C) James Brown | |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Alfred Blackburn takes the ball from Dale Little | 19-27 |
| 05:21 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn lays it in | 19-29 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 19-29 |
| 05:14 | Tulane | David Stroud snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| 05:02 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn is fouled on the floor by Dale Little - foul #1 on Dale Little, team foul #6 | 19-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), Robert Cummings (PF) Dale Little, Hans Kuklenski, William Mariotti | |
| Subs | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn (SF), Al Haynes (PF) David Stroud, Aaron King | |
| 04:52 | Tulane | Kelly Duncan is called for the reach on Dean Lucero - foul #2 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #7 | 19-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG) Kelly Duncan | |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (SF) Virgil Vaughn | |
| 04:52 | Tulane | Dean Lucero makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:52 | Tulane | Dean Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon scores on a jumper from close range | 21-31 |
| 04:21 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roger Dixon - foul #1 on Roger Dixon, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), James Brown (C) Alfred Blackburn, Dean Lucero, Steven Masters | |
| 04:21 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:21 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart is hacked by Robert Cummings - foul #2 on Robert Cummings, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (SF) Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:07 | Tulane | Al Haynes gets the offensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 03:53 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Johnson and the foul's on Hans Kuklenski - foul #1 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #10 | 21-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), Ralph Harrison (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) Hans Kuklenski, Todd Hardesty, Teddy Wright, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Stroud (SF), Virgil Vaughn (PF) Scott Kwan, Al Haynes | |
| 03:53 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart misses the free throw | 21-36 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 03:46 | East Carolina | James Simmons comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 21-36 |
| 03:45 | Tulane | Virgil Vaughn gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Karl Fenwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Vaughn (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Tulane | James Simmons steals the ball from James Brown | 21-36 |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall can't finish the layup | 21-36 |
| 03:33 | Tulane | David Stroud gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 03:18 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-36 |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses long on a floater near the basket | 21-36 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison tips it back up and in | 23-36 |
| 02:22 | Tulane | James Brown dunks the ball set up by David Stroud and he's hacked by Karl Fenwick - foul #1 on Karl Fenwick, team foul #11 | 23-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Teddy Wright (SF), William Mariotti (PF), Roger Dixon (C) Mark Marshall, James Simmons, Ralph Harrison, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn (PG), Dean Lucero (SG), Scott Kwan (SF), Al Haynes (PF) Lee Cathcart, Steven Johnson, David Stroud, Virgil Vaughn | |
| 02:22 | Tulane | James Brown makes the free throw | 23-39 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 01:58 | Tulane | Dean Lucero snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 01:39 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-42 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright is denied on a layup by Al Haynes | 23-42 |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the offensive board | 23-42 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Scott Kwan steals the ball from Roger Dixon | 23-42 |
| 00:35 | Tulane | Al Haynes can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Dixon - foul #2 on Roger Dixon, team foul #12 | 23-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Robert Cummings (PF) Dale Little, Kelly Duncan, William Mariotti | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Stroud (SF), Steven Masters (C) Scott Kwan, James Brown | |
| 00:35 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 00:35 | Tulane | Al Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon snags the defensive board | 23-43 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Dean Lucero steals the ball from Robert Cummings | 23-43 |
| 00:15 | Tulane | Steven Masters misses the dunk attempt | 23-43 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 23-43 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-43 |
| 00:06 | Tulane | Steven Masters grabs the board | 23-43 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn is hacked by Hans Kuklenski - foul #2 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #13 | 23-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), Ralph Harrison (C) Teddy Wright, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Tulane | Aaron King (PF) Al Haynes | |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Alfred Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 23-45 |