| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) SF - Luther Monette (fresh) PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Fontaine (fresh) SG - Eric Shores (fresh) SF - Donald Bruce (fresh) PF - Dennis Lang (fresh) C - Elvin Brauer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher scores on a shot in the lane set up by Luther Monette | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Tulane | Eric Shores's pass is intercepted by John Nguyen | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Fontaine - foul #1 on James Fontaine, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Tulane | Donald Bruce scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eric Shores | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Dennis Lang is called for the reach on Laverne Voorhees - foul #1 on Dennis Lang, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | John Nguyen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Luther Monette tips it back up and in | 5-3 |
| 17:58 | Tulane | Donald Bruce misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:56 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Luther Monette hits a jump hook in the lane set up by John Nguyen | 7-3 |
| 17:47 | Tulane | James Fontaine is hacked by John Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nguyen, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| 17:37 | Tulane | James Fontaine makes the shot from the right side | 7-5 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Luther Monette is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 7-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Reese (C) Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:57 | Tulane | Eric Shores is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Fisher - foul #1 on Kelvin Fisher, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Allen Steed (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF) John Nguyen, Luther Monette, Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:45 | Tulane | Donald Bruce misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:44 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 16:27 | UTEP | Dennis Lang blocks the short jumper by Juan Sanchez | 7-7 |
| 16:26 | Tulane | Dennis Lang gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | Tulane | Dennis Lang's 3 pointer is rejected by Jeff Reese | 7-7 |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | UTEP | Allen Steed comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:47 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer grabs the board | 7-7 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) SG - Jonathan Hill (fairly fresh) SF - Allen Steed (fresh) PF - Juan Sanchez (fresh) C - Jeff Reese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Shores (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Bruce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Lang (fairly fresh) C - Elvin Brauer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Tulane | Ignacio Ruiz steals it from Donald Bruce | 7-7 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez's floater is tipped away by Eric Shores | 7-7 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Jeff Reese tips it back up and in | 9-7 |
| 14:47 | Tulane | Dennis Lang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:45 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:30 | Tulane | Donald Bruce can't connect on a floater from the left side | 9-7 |
| 14:29 | UTEP | Jeff Reese grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Allen Steed jams it on a nice dish by Jonathan Hill | 11-7 |
| 14:03 | Tulane | Eric Shores's pass is intercepted by Allen Steed | 11-7 |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez lays it up and in on a great pass from Allen Steed | 13-7 |
| 13:45 | Tulane | Jeff Reese blocks the jumper by James Fontaine | 13-7 |
| 13:43 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer gets the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:33 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Allen Steed grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:25 | UTEP | Allen Steed loses the dribble to James Fontaine | 13-7 |
| 13:22 | Tulane | Eric Shores hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Fontaine | 13-9 |
| 12:58 | UTEP | Allen Steed hits a shot from the left block set up by Ignacio Ruiz and he's fouled by Dennis Lang - foul #2 on Dennis Lang, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Jonathan Hill, Juan Sanchez, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (PG), Charles Carpio (SG), Dave Venable (SF), Robert Selzer (PF), Kenneth Fraser (C) James Fontaine, Eric Shores, Donald Bruce, Dennis Lang, Elvin Brauer | |
| 12:58 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:40 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser misses short on a shot from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 12:19 | UTEP | Robert Selzer swats the short shot by Eric Golden | 16-9 |
| 12:18 | Tulane | Charles Carpio gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:00 | Tulane | Kenneth Fraser is fouled on the floor by Laverne Voorhees - foul #1 on Laverne Voorhees, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luther Monette (SF) Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 11:49 | Tulane | Robert Selzer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 11:47 | Tulane | Andrew Jones tips it in | 16-11 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) SF - Luther Monette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Carpio (fresh) SF - Dave Venable (fresh) PF - Robert Selzer (fresh) C - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Nguyen | 18-11 |
| 11:13 | Tulane | Andrew Jones buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Fraser | 18-14 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Carpio - foul #1 on Charles Carpio, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fontaine (PG), Elvin Brauer (C) Charles Carpio, Kenneth Fraser | |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Andrew Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Fontaine | 19-17 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Luther Monette hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Eric Golden and he's hacked by Robert Selzer - foul #1 on Robert Selzer, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Jeff Reese (C) John Nguyen, Eric Golden, Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Shores (SG) Andrew Jones | |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Luther Monette makes the free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:53 | Tulane | Eric Shores comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 09:52 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Elvin Brauer denies the turnaround by Kelvin Fisher | 22-17 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill tips it back up and in | 24-17 |
| 09:06 | Tulane | Ignacio Ruiz is called for the reach on James Fontaine - foul #1 on Ignacio Ruiz, team foul #4 | 24-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Allen Steed (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF) Ignacio Ruiz, Luther Monette, Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Bruce (SF), Kenneth Fraser (PF), Murray Thompson (C) Dave Venable, Robert Selzer, Elvin Brauer | |
| 08:54 | Tulane | James Fontaine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | Allen Steed gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Donald Bruce blocks the short jumper by Allen Steed | 24-17 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Jeff Reese gets the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | The short jumper by Allen Steed is denied by Eric Shores | 24-17 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Jeff Reese hits the follow up shot | 26-17 |
| 08:04 | Tulane | Donald Bruce can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-17 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill drills a jumper from the right wing set up by John Nguyen | 28-17 |
| 07:46 | Tulane | Murray Thompson connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Fontaine | 28-19 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Steed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Reese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Shores (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Fraser (fresh) C - Murray Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Steed | 31-19 |
| 07:05 | Tulane | Eric Shores connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Fontaine | 31-22 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Reese and he's hacked by Eric Shores - foul #1 on Eric Shores, team foul #6 | 33-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Luther Monette (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) John Nguyen, Allen Steed, Juan Sanchez, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (PG), Charles Carpio (SG), Robert Selzer (PF), Elvin Brauer (C) James Fontaine, Eric Shores, Kenneth Fraser, Murray Thompson | |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the free throw | 34-22 |
| 06:27 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Laverne Voorhees - foul #2 on Laverne Voorhees, team foul #5 | 34-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG) Jonathan Hill | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 06:27 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:27 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the shot from the left side set up by Luther Monette | 36-24 |
| 05:56 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Laverne Voorhees | 36-24 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Elvin Brauer - foul #1 on Elvin Brauer, team foul #7 | 36-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fontaine (PG), Dave Venable (SF) Charles Carpio, Donald Bruce | |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 05:29 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Eric Golden gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Eric Golden hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Jones - foul #1 on Andrew Jones, team foul #8 | 38-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG) Ignacio Ruiz | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Shores (SG) Andrew Jones | |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Eric Golden makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Eric Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 04:47 | Tulane | James Fontaine misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Eric Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher knocks in the floater in the lane | 42-24 |
| 04:15 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer loses the dribble to Laverne Voorhees | 42-24 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Eric Shores - foul #2 on Eric Shores, team foul #9 | 44-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), Allen Steed (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF) Eric Golden, Luther Monette, Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Bruce (SF), Dennis Lang (PF) Dave Venable, Robert Selzer | |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the free throw | 45-24 |
| 03:43 | Tulane | Elvin Brauer can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-24 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Laverne Voorhees | 45-24 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Steed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Laverne Voorhees (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Shores (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Lang (fresh) C - Elvin Brauer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill clanks a floater from the left side | 45-24 |
| 03:34 | Tulane | James Fontaine pulls down the rebound | 45-24 |
| 03:22 | Tulane | Dennis Lang's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Hill | 45-24 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | John Nguyen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathan Hill | 47-24 |
| 03:05 | Tulane | Dennis Lang knocks in the runner near the basket | 47-26 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | James Fontaine is called for the reach on John Nguyen - foul #2 on James Fontaine, team foul #10 | 47-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luther Monette (SF), Jeff Reese (C) Juan Sanchez, Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (PG), Charles Carpio (SG), Robert Selzer (C) James Fontaine, Eric Shores, Elvin Brauer | |
| 02:48 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 48-26 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-26 |
| 02:27 | Tulane | Donald Bruce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-26 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Allen Steed grabs the defensive rebound | 49-26 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | John Nguyen is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Jones - foul #2 on Andrew Jones, team foul #11 | 49-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher (PF) Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:23 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 50-26 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-26 |
| 02:03 | Tulane | Jeff Reese blocks the short jumper by Donald Bruce | 51-26 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Luther Monette grabs the defensive rebound | 51-26 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luther Monette and the foul's on Charles Carpio - foul #2 on Charles Carpio, team foul #12 | 53-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG) John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Fontaine (PG) Charles Carpio | |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the free throw | 53-26 |
| 01:45 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dennis Lang | 53-26 |
| 01:26 | Tulane | James Fontaine loses the ball out of bounds | 53-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (SF) Luther Monette | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Shores (SG), Dave Venable (SF), Elvin Brauer (C) Andrew Jones, Donald Bruce, Dennis Lang | |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Eric Shores is called for the reach on Jonathan Hill - foul #3 on Eric Shores, team foul #13 | 53-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Andrew Jones (SG) Eric Shores | |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 1st free throw | 54-26 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 55-26 |
| 00:58 | Tulane | James Fontaine is hacked by Jonathan Hill - foul #1 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #6 | 55-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG) Jonathan Hill | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:47 | Tulane | James Fontaine's pass is intercepted by Jeff Reese | 55-26 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Allen Steed is fouled on the floor by Elvin Brauer - foul #2 on Elvin Brauer, team foul #14 | 55-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Juan Sanchez (PF) Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Lang (PF) Robert Selzer | |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the 1st free throw | 56-26 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses the 2nd free throw | 56-26 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dennis Lang | 56-26 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Dennis Lang misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-26 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | The clock runs out | 56-26 |