| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Arthur Iwanski (fresh) SG - Tim Dennis (fresh) SF - Lewis Waddell (fresh) PF - George Robinson (fresh) C - Donald Tolbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Elwell (fresh) SG - Henry Kasky (fresh) SF - Roy Johnson (fresh) PF - George Gallagher (fresh) C - Eric Bratten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Kasky | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Gallagher | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Tulane | George Robinson scores on a jumper from close range | 2-3 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher's layup is rejected by George Robinson | 2-3 |
| 19:23 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Donald Tolbert | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | Tulane | Tim Dennis misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to George Gallagher | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Tim Dennis | 4-3 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Iwanski picks off the pass by William Elwell in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 4-3 |
| 18:33 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to George Robinson | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Tulane | George Robinson is hacked by George Gallagher - foul #1 on George Gallagher, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:58 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert throws it down set up by Tim Dennis | 6-3 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Elwell and the foul's on Tim Dennis - foul #1 on Tim Dennis, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG), Terry Pearsall (SG), John Girouard (SF), Gilbert Hively (PF), Jeffery Hatcher (C) Arthur Iwanski, Tim Dennis, Lewis Waddell, George Robinson, Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (PG), Timmy Orris (SF), David White (PF), Wallace Williamson (C) William Elwell, Roy Johnson, George Gallagher, Eric Bratten | |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:41 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:24 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Kirk | 9-5 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Wallace Williamson is blocked by Gilbert Hively | 9-5 |
| 17:16 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 17:11 | Tulane | John Girouard's layup is rejected by David White | 9-5 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Illinois | David White grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky is whistled for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wallace (SG) Henry Kasky | |
| 17:03 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall is hacked by Christopher Wallace in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Wallace, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| 16:45 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher's layup is rejected by Wallace Williamson | 9-5 |
| 16:44 | Tulane | John Girouard snags the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:31 | Tulane | Timmy Orris swats the short shot by Jeffery Hatcher | 9-5 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | David White snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:26 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum travels with the ball | 9-5 |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Reny (SG), Donald Tolbert (C) Joseph Kirk, Jeffery Hatcher | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor (PG), Russell Zinn (SF), George Gallagher (PF), Eric Bratten (C) Bobby Mangum, Timmy Orris, David White, Wallace Williamson | |
| 16:19 | Tulane | John Girouard is denied on a layup by Eric Bratten | 9-5 |
| 16:18 | Tulane | Justin Reny can't tip it in | 9-5 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten tips it in | 9-7 |
| 16:09 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tim Dennis (SG), Lewis Waddell (SF) Terry Pearsall, John Girouard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:00 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | George Robinson (PF) Gilbert Hively | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG) Christopher Wallace | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Justin Reny (fresh) SG - Tim Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lewis Waddell (fairly fresh) PF - George Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Tolbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Elwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roscoe Taylor (fresh) SF - Russell Zinn (fresh) PF - George Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Bratten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Tulane | Tim Dennis misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn misses badly on a floater in the paint | 9-7 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher tips it home | 9-9 |
| 15:20 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell misses the dunk attempt | 9-9 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roscoe Taylor | 9-9 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 9-9 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 15:08 | Tulane | Russell Zinn is called for the reach on Donald Tolbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Zinn, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG), Terry Pearsall (SG), John Girouard (SF), Gilbert Hively (PF), Jeffery Hatcher (C) Justin Reny, Tim Dennis, Lewis Waddell, George Robinson, Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (PG), Henry Kasky (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), David White (PF), Wallace Williamson (C) William Elwell, Roscoe Taylor, Russell Zinn, George Gallagher, Eric Bratten | |
| 14:58 | Tulane | Joseph Kirk makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 14:40 | Tulane | The rebound goes to John Girouard | 12-11 |
| 14:37 | Tulane | Gilbert Hively is fouled in the backcourt by Wallace Williamson - foul #1 on Wallace Williamson, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wallace (SG), Timmy Orris (SF) Henry Kasky, Roy Johnson | |
| 14:20 | Tulane | Joseph Kirk is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gilbert Hively | 14-11 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 14:06 | Tulane | Gilbert Hively grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:37 | Tulane | John Girouard knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Kirk and the foul's on David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski (PG), Justin Reny (SG), George Robinson (PF), Donald Tolbert (C) Joseph Kirk, Terry Pearsall, Gilbert Hively, Jeffery Hatcher | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG), Roscoe Taylor (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), Russell Zinn (PF), Eric Bratten (C) Bobby Mangum, Christopher Wallace, Timmy Orris, David White, Wallace Williamson | |
| 13:37 | Tulane | John Girouard misses the free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 13:16 | Tulane | George Robinson pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:55 | Tulane | John Girouard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Iwanski | 18-11 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-11 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell scores on a jumper from the right side | 18-13 |
| 12:11 | Tulane | John Girouard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by George Robinson - foul #1 on George Robinson, team foul #2 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Terry Pearsall (PG), Tim Dennis (SG), Lewis Waddell (SF), Gilbert Hively (PF) Arthur Iwanski, Justin Reny, John Girouard, George Robinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wallace (PG), Henry Kasky (SG), George Gallagher (PF), Wallace Williamson (C) William Elwell, Roscoe Taylor, Russell Zinn, Eric Bratten | |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:46 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Terry Pearsall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tim Dennis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lewis Waddell (fairly fresh) PF - Gilbert Hively (fairly fresh) C - Donald Tolbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Christopher Wallace (fresh) SG - Henry Kasky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roy Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - George Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Williamson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson's fadeaway is rejected by Gilbert Hively | 18-15 |
| 11:37 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wallace snags the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Lewis Waddell - foul #1 on Lewis Waddell, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG), Timmy Orris (SF) Christopher Wallace, Roy Johnson | |
| 11:18 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:02 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert misses the wide open floater in the lane but he's hacked by Timmy Orris - foul #1 on Timmy Orris, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG), Jeffery Hatcher (PF) Terry Pearsall, Gilbert Hively | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (PG), David White (PF), Russell Zinn (C) William Elwell, George Gallagher, Wallace Williamson | |
| 11:02 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:02 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Illinois | David White knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Bobby Mangum and he's hacked by Donald Tolbert - foul #1 on Donald Tolbert, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gilbert Hively (PF) Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:53 | Eastern Illinois | David White makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:34 | Tulane | Gilbert Hively misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-21 |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher tips it back up and in | 21-21 |
| 10:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffery Hatcher is called for the reach on Timmy Orris - foul #1 on Jeffery Hatcher, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Reny (SG), Donald Tolbert (C) Tim Dennis, Jeffery Hatcher | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor (PG), Christopher Wallace (SG), George Gallagher (PF), Eric Bratten (C) Bobby Mangum, Henry Kasky, Timmy Orris, David White | |
| 09:59 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 21-21 |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Joseph Kirk grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 09:47 | Tulane | Justin Reny drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Lewis Waddell | 23-21 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wallace hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Russell Zinn | 23-23 |
| 09:29 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Kirk and the foul's on Russell Zinn - foul #2 on Russell Zinn, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski (PG), Terry Pearsall (SG), George Robinson (PF) Joseph Kirk, Justin Reny, Gilbert Hively | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG), Roy Johnson (SF), David White (PF), Wallace Williamson (C) Christopher Wallace, Russell Zinn, George Gallagher, Eric Bratten | |
| 09:29 | Tulane | Lewis Waddell misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Tolbert is called for the reach on William Elwell - foul #2 on Donald Tolbert, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | John Girouard (SF), Jeffery Hatcher (C) Lewis Waddell, Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (SG) Roscoe Taylor | |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Hatcher - foul #2 on Jeffery Hatcher, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gilbert Hively (C) Jeffery Hatcher | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 08:58 | Tulane | George Robinson is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Girouard | 27-25 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell is fouled on the floor by Arthur Iwanski - foul #1 on Arthur Iwanski, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tim Dennis (SG) John Girouard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (SG), Timmy Orris (SF), George Gallagher (PF) Henry Kasky, Roy Johnson, David White | |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 08:21 | Tulane | Gilbert Hively hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Mangum | 27-30 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Arthur Iwanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Dennis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Pearsall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Robinson (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Hively (tiring) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Elwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Mangum (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timmy Orris (fairly fresh) PF - George Gallagher (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Williamson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher drills a 3 from the right wing set up by William Elwell | 27-33 |
| 07:16 | Tulane | Timmy Orris is called for the reach on George Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timmy Orris, team foul #8 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG), Justin Reny (SG), Lewis Waddell (SF) Arthur Iwanski, Tim Dennis, Terry Pearsall | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor (PG), Henry Kasky (SG), Christopher Wallace (SF), David White (PF), Eric Bratten (C) William Elwell, Bobby Mangum, Timmy Orris, George Gallagher, Wallace Williamson | |
| 07:16 | Tulane | George Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Wallace and he's hacked by Gilbert Hively - foul #1 on Gilbert Hively, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | John Girouard (PF) George Robinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 06:52 | Tulane | John Girouard drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Justin Reny | 30-36 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Wallace | 30-38 |
| 06:26 | Tulane | Eric Bratten is called for the reach on John Girouard - foul #1 on Eric Bratten, team foul #9 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson (SF) Henry Kasky | |
| 06:26 | Tulane | John Girouard makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 06:26 | Tulane | John Girouard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wallace buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 05:57 | Tulane | Justin Reny hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Kirk | 34-41 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Hively is called for the reach on Roscoe Taylor - foul #2 on Gilbert Hively, team foul #10 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Terry Pearsall (PG), Tim Dennis (SG), Jeffery Hatcher (C) Joseph Kirk, Justin Reny, Gilbert Hively | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (PG), George Gallagher (PF) Christopher Wallace, David White | |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 05:41 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 05:37 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall is fouled in the backcourt by Roscoe Taylor - foul #1 on Roscoe Taylor, team foul #10 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski (PG) Jeffery Hatcher | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (SG) Roscoe Taylor | |
| 05:37 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 05:37 | Tulane | Terry Pearsall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 36-41 |
| 05:14 | Tulane | John Girouard grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 04:55 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski makes the wide open runner from the baseline on a great pass from Tim Dennis | 38-41 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by George Gallagher | 38-43 |
| 04:29 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski is hacked by Bobby Mangum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Mangum, team foul #11 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Justin Reny (PG), George Robinson (PF) Lewis Waddell, Terry Pearsall | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG), David White (PF), Wallace Williamson (C) Bobby Mangum, George Gallagher, Eric Bratten | |
| 04:29 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 04:29 | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Kasky | 40-46 |
| 04:15 | Tulane | David White picks off the pass by Tim Dennis in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Williamson lays it in | 40-48 |
| 03:51 | Tulane | John Girouard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG), Jeffery Hatcher (PF), Donald Tolbert (C) Tim Dennis, George Robinson, Arthur Iwanski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor (PG), Christopher Wallace (SG), Timmy Orris (SF), Russell Zinn (C) William Elwell, Henry Kasky, Roy Johnson, Wallace Williamson | |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | David White travels with the ball | 40-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Lewis Waddell (SF) John Girouard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Joseph Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Reny (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Waddell (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roscoe Taylor (fresh) SG - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timmy Orris (fresh) PF - David White (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Zinn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Tulane | Justin Reny misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Wallace - foul #2 on Christopher Wallace, team foul #12 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Terry Pearsall (SF) Lewis Waddell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher (PF) David White | |
| 03:16 | Tulane | Justin Reny makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 03:16 | Tulane | Justin Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Tolbert picks off the pass by George Gallagher | 42-48 |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher hits the finger roll and the foul's on George Gallagher - foul #2 on George Gallagher, team foul #13 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tim Dennis (SG), Lewis Waddell (SF) Joseph Kirk, Justin Reny | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG), Henry Kasky (SG), Wallace Williamson (C) Roscoe Taylor, Christopher Wallace, George Gallagher | |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Jeffery Hatcher makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris travels with the ball | 45-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Arthur Iwanski (PG), Gilbert Hively (PF) Terry Pearsall, Jeffery Hatcher | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (SG), David White (PF) Henry Kasky, Russell Zinn | |
| 01:59 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert lays it in set up by Lewis Waddell | 47-48 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | David White lays it up and in | 47-50 |
| 01:40 | Tulane | Tim Dennis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Kirk (PG), John Girouard (SF) Arthur Iwanski, Lewis Waddell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), George Gallagher (PF), Eric Bratten (C) William Elwell, Timmy Orris, David White, Wallace Williamson | |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher is hacked by Gilbert Hively - foul #3 on Gilbert Hively, team foul #11 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | George Robinson (PF) Gilbert Hively | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 01:32 | Tulane | Eric Bratten takes the ball from Joseph Kirk in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Donald Tolbert gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 00:52 | Tulane | Tim Dennis hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Kirk | 49-51 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Mangum | 49-54 |
| 00:28 | Tulane | Tim Dennis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Girouard | 52-54 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Roscoe Taylor | 52-56 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Tim Dennis misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 52-56 |