| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Lester Peterson inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Lester Peterson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Dean | 22-32 |
| 19:25 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger is hacked by Carl Lheureux - foul #2 on Carl Lheureux, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 19:03 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Beier - foul #2 on Patrick Beier, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| 19:03 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 19:03 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:54 | Tulane | Jason Karr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-32 |
| 18:28 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 18:27 | Tulane | Lester Peterson snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 18:20 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terence Conger | 26-32 |
| 17:41 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux's pass is intercepted by Timothy Purpura | 26-32 |
| 17:15 | Southern Cal | Carl Lheureux denies the turnaround by William Schwarze | 26-32 |
| 17:14 | Tulane | Jason Karr gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Lester Peterson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Dean | 26-34 |
| 16:45 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 16:44 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 16:26 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada misses the floater from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze tips it but misses | 26-34 |
| 15:59 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jason Karr | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Purpura (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Beier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Karr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Purpura - foul #1 on Timothy Purpura, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG), Randall Soule (SF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Terence Conger, Charles Sanders, Dikembe Awada, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (PG), Brad Johnson (SG), Jared Brown (SF), Steven Chilton (C) Richard Dean, Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Jason Karr | |
| 15:38 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux misses the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 15:38 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 15:38 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 15:10 | Southern Cal | Steven Chilton swats the dunk try by Reinaldo Medina | 26-34 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 14:52 | Southern Cal | Steven Chilton is called for the reach on Reinaldo Medina - foul #1 on Steven Chilton, team foul #3 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Breeze (PF) Carl Lheureux | |
| 14:35 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule clanks a shot from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 14:34 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jared Brown | 26-34 |
| 14:21 | Tulane | Michael Breeze misses the dunk | 26-34 |
| 14:19 | Tulane | Steven Chilton grabs the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 14:00 | Tulane | Jared Brown can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 13:58 | Tulane | Michael Breeze can't tip it in | 26-34 |
| 13:57 | Tulane | Michael Breeze tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 13:40 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Turner | 28-36 |
| 13:24 | Tulane | Michael Breeze loses the dribble to Drew Bangs | 28-36 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs misses the easy layup | 28-36 |
| 13:18 | Tulane | Steven Chilton pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 13:11 | Tulane | Brad Johnson can't throw it down | 28-36 |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina hits a runner from the left block | 30-36 |
| 12:36 | Tulane | Brad Johnson drills a floater from close range | 30-38 |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jared Brown - foul #1 on Jared Brown, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Charles Sanders (SG), Timothy Purpura (PF) Drew Bangs, Sean Turner, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF), Jason Karr (C) Ralph Polk, Brad Johnson, Jared Brown, Michael Breeze, Steven Chilton | |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 12:20 | Tulane | Lester Peterson pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 12:00 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Reinaldo Medina (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 30-41 |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses the tip | 30-41 |
| 11:33 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura tips it back up and in | 32-41 |
| 11:15 | Tulane | Lester Peterson double dribbles | 32-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Randall Soule, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura dunks the ball over the doubleteam set up by Charles Sanders and he's fouled by Jason Karr - foul #3 on Jason Karr, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:45 | Tulane | Lester Peterson can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #2 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 10:45 | Tulane | Lester Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:45 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:28 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| 10:09 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux connects on the jumper from close range | 35-44 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-44 |
| 09:38 | Tulane | Jason Karr gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:24 | Tulane | Patrick Beier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 09:23 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | Richard Dean takes the ball from William Schwarze | 35-44 |
| 08:59 | Tulane | Richard Dean banks in the layup | 35-46 |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 08:48 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to William Schwarze | 35-46 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 08:27 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right block | 35-46 |
| 08:06 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jason Karr | 35-46 |
| 07:45 | Tulane | Patrick Beier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG), Randall Soule (SF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Terence Conger, Charles Sanders, Dikembe Awada, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (PG), Brad Johnson (SG), Jared Brown (SF), Michael Breeze (PF), Steven Chilton (C) Richard Dean, Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Carl Lheureux, Jason Karr | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Drew Bangs (fresh) SG - Sean Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Purpura (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jared Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Breeze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Chilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 07:27 | Tulane | Steven Chilton snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 07:08 | Tulane | Jared Brown is denied on a layup by Reinaldo Medina | 35-46 |
| 07:06 | Tulane | Michael Breeze tips it home | 35-48 |
| 06:47 | Southern Cal | Sean Turner loses the dribble to Michael Breeze | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 06:27 | Tulane | Steven Chilton lays it in | 35-50 |
| 05:58 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura snags the offensive board | 35-50 |
| 05:37 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura hits a jump hook from the right block | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 05:34 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-50 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Charles Sanders (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Drew Bangs, Sean Turner, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF), Jason Karr (C) Ralph Polk, Brad Johnson, Jared Brown, Michael Breeze, Steven Chilton | |
| 05:14 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 37-50 |
| 05:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Terence Conger | 37-50 |
| 05:06 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina misses the shot from the left block | 37-50 |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule gets the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 37-50 |
| 04:48 | Tulane | Jason Karr snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 04:25 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-50 |
| 04:24 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada is denied on a layup by Carl Lheureux | 37-50 |
| 04:01 | Tulane | Jason Karr snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 03:49 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-50 |
| 03:47 | Tulane | Lester Peterson tips it in | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 7 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 03:32 | Tulane | Jason Karr pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 03:28 | Tulane | Richard Dean is hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #3 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| 03:05 | Tulane | Patrick Beier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 02:56 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-52 |
| 02:55 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:29 | Tulane | Jason Karr misses the lay-in | 37-52 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 02:23 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger scores on a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Patrick Beier - foul #3 on Patrick Beier, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Schwarze (PF), Timothy Purpura (C) Dikembe Awada, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:23 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 02:03 | Tulane | Lester Peterson is fouled on the floor by Randall Soule - foul #4 on Randall Soule, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG) Terence Conger, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (PG), Brad Johnson (SG), Jared Brown (SF), Steven Chilton (C) Richard Dean, Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Jason Karr | |
| 01:52 | Tulane | Ralph Polk misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule banks in the layup set up by Drew Bangs | 42-52 |
| 01:22 | Tulane | Jared Brown is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 01:07 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 01:06 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Carl Lheureux | 42-52 |
| 00:41 | Tulane | Ralph Polk clanks a shot from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Steven Chilton tips it in | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 00:32 | Tulane | Brad Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Randall Soule is called for the reach on Jared Brown - foul #5 on Randall Soule, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Charles Sanders (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF) Drew Bangs, Sean Turner, Randall Soule | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Jason Karr (C) Ralph Polk, Brad Johnson, Jared Brown, Steven Chilton | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Richard Dean runs out the clock | 42-54 |