| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block | 25-28 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Michael Brown hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| 19:16 | Tulane | Douglas Williams blocks the short jumper by Jason Karr | 27-28 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Scott Leff scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 18:39 | Tulane | Richard Dean makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-30 |
| 18:13 | Tulane | Jason Karr gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | Richard Dean can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Scott Leff - foul #1 on Scott Leff, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David McKennzie (SF) Michael Brown, Donnie Moss | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:49 | Tulane | Richard Dean misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | Richard Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Patrick Beier - foul #2 on Patrick Beier, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG) Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:21 | Tulane | Jason Karr pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:56 | Tulane | Lester Peterson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jason Karr | 30-33 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Jack Watson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Williams | 33-33 |
| 16:11 | Tulane | Jason Karr double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 33-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Douglas Williams, Terence Sullivan | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (PG), Brad Johnson (SG), Jared Brown (SF), Steven Chilton (C) Richard Dean, Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Jason Karr | |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-33 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Jack Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Piner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brad Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jared Brown (fresh) PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Chilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | David Piner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Jack Watson tips it in | 35-33 |
| 15:10 | Tulane | Scott Leff takes the ball from Brad Johnson | 35-33 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Ralph Polk is called for the reach on Jack Watson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Polk, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Jack Watson, David Piner, David McKennzie, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Jason Karr (C) Ralph Polk, Jared Brown, Carl Lheureux, Steven Chilton | |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses long on a floater from close range | 35-33 |
| 14:45 | Tulane | Jason Karr pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:28 | Tulane | Patrick Beier is hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 14:09 | Tulane | Richard Dean misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 14:08 | Tulane | Brad Johnson tips it in | 35-35 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Scott Leff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Scott Leff gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Scott Leff drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 13:13 | Tulane | Patrick Beier misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Carl Lheureux (PF) Brad Johnson | |
| 13:13 | Tulane | Patrick Beier makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:13 | Tulane | Patrick Beier makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Jack Watson loses the ball out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Douglas Williams (PF) David Piner, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (SG), Jared Brown (SF), Steven Chilton (C) Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Jason Karr | |
| 12:42 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux connects on the floater from close range | 38-39 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | Scott Leff buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Watson | 40-39 |
| 11:55 | Tulane | Steven Chilton misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 11:53 | Tulane | Steven Chilton snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 11:42 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Carl Lheureux, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, David McKennzie, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Jason Karr (C) Richard Dean, Jared Brown, Steven Chilton | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Piner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Jason Karr is called for the reach on Donnie Moss - foul #1 on Jason Karr, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Douglas Williams (PF) David Piner, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Michael Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David McKennzie (SF) Michael Brown, Donnie Moss | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:43 | Tulane | Lester Peterson's pass is intercepted by David McKennzie | 40-39 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | Jack Watson lays it in on a nice dish by David McKennzie | 42-39 |
| 10:29 | Tulane | Ralph Polk buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Patrick Beier | 42-42 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | David McKennzie lays it in set up by Terence Sullivan | 44-42 |
| 09:55 | Tulane | Patrick Beier misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan travels with the ball | 44-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, David McKennzie, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG) Ralph Polk | |
| 09:23 | Tulane | Jason Karr is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 09:22 | Tulane | Jason Karr tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | David Piner is denied on a layup by Carl Lheureux | 44-44 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | David Piner misses the tip | 44-44 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss tips it home | 46-44 |
| 08:37 | Tulane | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Jason Karr - foul #4 on Michael Brown, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Douglas Williams (PF) Michael Brown, David Piner, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (SG), Brad Johnson (SF), Jared Brown (PF), Steven Chilton (C) Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Carl Lheureux, Jason Karr | |
| 08:26 | Tulane | Brad Johnson misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Scott Leff is hacked by Steven Chilton - foul #3 on Steven Chilton, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David McKennzie (SF) Donnie Moss | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | David McKennzie is hacked by Ralph Polk - foul #2 on Ralph Polk, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Donnie Moss (SF) Jack Watson, David McKennzie | |
| Subs | Tulane | Carl Lheureux (PF) Steven Chilton | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Richard Dean - foul #2 on Richard Dean, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss, Douglas Williams, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Jason Karr (C) Ralph Polk, Brad Johnson, Jared Brown | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Piner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) C - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Karr (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Tulane | Jason Karr shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 48-44 |
| 07:03 | Tulane | Jason Karr tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | David Piner is fouled on the floor by Patrick Beier - foul #3 on Patrick Beier, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Jack Watson, David McKennzie, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:35 | Tulane | Patrick Beier drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-49 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan is alone and drills a jumper from the right side set up by Douglas Williams out of the doubleteam | 52-49 |
| 05:49 | Tulane | Patrick Beier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 05:47 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Lheureux | 52-49 |
| 05:23 | Tulane | Richard Dean hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 52-49 |
| 05:21 | Tulane | Patrick Beier grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:00 | Tulane | Jason Karr connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 52-51 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | Michael Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss tips it home | 54-51 |
| 04:23 | Tulane | Jason Karr is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Piner - foul #2 on David Piner, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David McKennzie (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, Donnie Moss, Douglas Williams, David Piner | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph Polk (PG), Brad Johnson (SG), Jared Brown (SF), Michael Breeze (PF) Richard Dean, Patrick Beier, Lester Peterson, Carl Lheureux | |
| 04:23 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:23 | Tulane | Jason Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Jack Watson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 03:55 | Tulane | Jason Karr pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:36 | Tulane | Brad Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG), Douglas Williams (PF) Terence Sullivan, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Chilton (C) Jason Karr | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 03:12 | Tulane | Steven Chilton snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Piner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brad Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jared Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Breeze (fresh) C - Steven Chilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Tulane | Ralph Polk is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ralph Polk, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Donald Clark (PF) David Piner, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Beier (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF) Brad Johnson, Michael Breeze, Steven Chilton | |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Donald Clark drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from David McKennzie and he's fouled by Ralph Polk - foul #4 on Ralph Polk, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donnie Moss (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) David McKennzie, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG) Ralph Polk | |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Donald Clark makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:34 | Tulane | Patrick Beier misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-53 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Lester Peterson grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 02:05 | Tulane | Jared Brown comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Clark - foul #2 on Donald Clark, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:05 | Tulane | Jared Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:05 | Tulane | Jared Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | Michael Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Michael Brown, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Michael Brown, David Piner, David McKennzie, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Karr (C) Jared Brown | |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Jason Karr lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Dean | 57-56 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Scott Leff is called for traveling | 57-56 |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Lester Peterson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan grabs the board | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Jason Karr grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 00:09 | Tulane | Lester Peterson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Richard Dean hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Lester Peterson - foul #1 on Lester Peterson, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Tulane calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Patrick Beier misses short on a halfcourt shot | 59-58 |