| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) SG - Eric Kress (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (fresh) C - Sean Grady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fresh) SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Scott Kwan (fresh) PF - Al Haynes (fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Tulane | Dikembe Abdelal picks off the pass by Scott Kwan in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UTEP | Eric Kress knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Tulane | Nick Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Kress | 4-0 |
| 19:11 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Ray Smith clanks a jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Grady | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal is hacked by Scott Kwan - foul #1 on Scott Kwan, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the follow up shot | 6-0 |
| 18:13 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ray Smith | 6-0 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Rene Costa | 6-0 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal's floater is knocked away by Ronald Albritton | 6-0 |
| 17:24 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 17:05 | Tulane | Al Haynes loses the dribble to Rene Costa | 6-0 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Eric Kress lays it in on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 8-0 |
| 16:58 | Tulane | Eric Kress is called for the reach on Nick Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Kress, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Nelson Heard (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Brian Leigh (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Lloyd Perry (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Aaron King (PF), Derek Brown (C) Lee Cathcart, Nick Wright, Scott Kwan, Al Haynes, Ronald Albritton | |
| 16:53 | Tulane | Aaron King is hacked by Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| 16:35 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-0 |
| 16:34 | Tulane | Aaron King can't tip it in | 8-0 |
| 16:33 | Tulane | Aaron King hits the follow up shot | 8-2 |
| 16:28 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 10-2 |
| 16:04 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #3 | 10-2 |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Aaron King jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Steven Johnson | 10-4 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Sabella (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Heard (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Brian Leigh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) SG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) PF - Aaron King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Robert Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 15:44 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Derek Brown | 10-4 |
| 15:36 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry slams it home set up by Aaron King and he's hacked by Ralph Sabella - foul #1 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Ray Smith (PF) Nelson Heard, Brian Leigh | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 15:36 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lloyd Perry - foul #1 on Lloyd Perry, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Ronald Bufkin (SG), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Robert Wilson, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Joseph Burciaga (C) Lloyd Perry, Aaron King | |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:19 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Joseph Burciaga | 11-7 |
| 15:17 | Tulane | Derek Brown is hacked by Rene Costa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rene Costa, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| 15:04 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Kennell | 11-10 |
| 14:50 | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 14:48 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Lee Cathcart | 11-10 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 14:43 | UTEP | Sean Grady pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Sean Grady misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Burciaga - foul #1 on Joseph Burciaga, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (SG), Nelson Heard (PF) Rene Costa, Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Al Haynes (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Bobby Kennell, Steven Johnson, Derek Brown | |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Sean Grady makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Sean Grady misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:27 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Nick Wright | 12-10 |
| 14:13 | Tulane | Al Haynes connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joseph Burciaga | 12-12 |
| 13:55 | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 13:37 | Tulane | Al Haynes travels with the ball | 15-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Brian Leigh (C) Ronald Bufkin, Eric Kress, Dikembe Abdelal, Nelson Heard, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Scott Kwan (SF), Aaron King (C) Lee Cathcart, Joseph Burciaga, Ronald Albritton | |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella is hacked by Al Haynes - foul #1 on Al Haynes, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Brian Leigh is whistled for traveling | 15-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Johnson (SG) Nick Wright | |
| 13:00 | Tulane | Ralph Sabella is called for the reach on Steven Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG) Ralph Sabella | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 12:42 | Tulane | Scott Kwan is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Al Haynes | 15-14 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Rene Costa scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 12:10 | Tulane | Aaron King is wide open and slams it home set up by Lloyd Perry | 18-16 |
| 11:52 | UTEP | Robert Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-16 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Covell (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) C - Brian Leigh (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Kwan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Al Haynes (tiring) 2 pts. C - Aaron King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Tulane | Scott Kwan blows the layup but he's fouled by Sean Covell - foul #1 on Sean Covell, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Nelson Heard (C) Rene Costa, Robert Wilson, Sean Covell, Eric Williams, Brian Leigh | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Bobby Kennell (SG), Derek Brown (PF), Joseph Burciaga (C) Lloyd Perry, Steven Johnson, Al Haynes, Aaron King | |
| 11:23 | Tulane | Scott Kwan misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 11:23 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Nelson Heard clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 11:06 | Tulane | Derek Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:49 | Tulane | Ray Smith blocks the short jumper by Bobby Kennell | 21-17 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Derek Brown steals the ball from Ronald Bufkin | 21-17 |
| 10:20 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bobby Kennell, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG) Ronald Bufkin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Ronald Albritton (C) Lee Cathcart, Scott Kwan | |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Joseph Burciaga is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Joseph Burciaga, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Grady (C) Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (SF) Joseph Burciaga | |
| 10:01 | UTEP | Sean Grady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-17 |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Eric Kress is called for the reach on Nick Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Kress, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG) Eric Kress | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 09:49 | Tulane | Derek Brown snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 09:25 | Tulane | Scott Kwan is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #9 | 21-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (SG) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Al Haynes (PF) Bobby Kennell, Derek Brown | |
| 09:25 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:25 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:05 | UTEP | Rene Costa connects on the 3 from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 08:43 | Tulane | Al Haynes lays it in on a nice dish by Nick Wright and he's hacked by Ray Smith - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SF), Nelson Heard (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Johnson (SF) Scott Kwan | |
| 08:43 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin is whistled for traveling | 24-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Williams (C) Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Tulane | Aaron King (PF) Al Haynes | |
| 08:14 | Tulane | Aaron King misses the turnaround in the lane | 24-23 |
| 08:12 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton tips it home | 24-25 |
| 08:01 | UTEP | Eric Williams makes the shot from the baseline | 26-25 |
| 07:42 | Tulane | Aaron King connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Cathcart and he's hacked by Nelson Heard - foul #1 on Nelson Heard, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Ray Smith (PF) Sean Covell, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (SG), Derek Brown (C) Nick Wright, Ronald Albritton | |
| 07:42 | Tulane | Aaron King makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bufkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Heard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lee Cathcart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) PF - Aaron King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 07:27 | UTEP | Ray Smith tips it in | 28-28 |
| 07:24 | Tulane | Rene Costa takes the ball from Steven Johnson in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 07:05 | UTEP | Nelson Heard tips it in | 30-28 |
| 06:41 | Tulane | Nelson Heard is called for the reach on Aaron King - foul #2 on Nelson Heard, team foul #12 | 30-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Williams (PF), Brian Leigh (C) Ray Smith, Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG), Scott Kwan (SF) Lee Cathcart, Steven Johnson | |
| 06:41 | Tulane | Aaron King makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 06:41 | Tulane | Aaron King makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bobby Kennell - foul #2 on Bobby Kennell, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Al Haynes (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Bobby Kennell, Aaron King, Derek Brown | |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 06:22 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 06:20 | Tulane | Nick Wright is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses the floater from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 06:07 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Scott Kwan | 31-30 |
| 06:02 | Tulane | Scott Kwan scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Nick Wright | 31-32 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 05:37 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Scott Kwan clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Sean Covell - foul #2 on Sean Covell, team foul #13 | 31-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Sean Grady (C) Sean Covell, Eric Williams, Brian Leigh | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Johnson (PG) Lloyd Perry | |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Scott Kwan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal loses the ball out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Derek Brown (C) Scott Kwan, Ronald Albritton | |
| 04:53 | Tulane | Steven Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nick Wright | 31-37 |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Al Haynes pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 04:18 | Tulane | Al Haynes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 31-37 |
| 04:16 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart tips it home | 31-39 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 34-39 |
| 03:53 | Tulane | Nick Wright is hacked by Ronald Bufkin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Bufkin, team foul #14 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Nelson Heard (C) Rene Costa, Ronald Bufkin, Dikembe Abdelal, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Aaron King (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Lee Cathcart, Steven Johnson, Al Haynes, Derek Brown | |
| 03:53 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 03:53 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Ronald Albritton steals it from Nelson Heard | 34-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Sabella (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Covell (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nelson Heard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Wright (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) PF - Aaron King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell is called for traveling | 34-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Williams (PF) Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG) Nick Wright | |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Eric Kress is fouled on the floor by Ronald Albritton - foul #1 on Ronald Albritton, team foul #8 | 34-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Brian Leigh (C) Sean Covell, Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Kwan (SF) Aaron King | |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Eric Kress makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Eric Kress makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 02:31 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 36-43 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses the floater from the left block | 36-43 |
| 02:05 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Scott Kwan | 36-43 |
| 01:49 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Ray Smith (PF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Eric Williams, Brian Leigh | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lee Cathcart (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Al Haynes (PF), Derek Brown (C) Bobby Kennell, Lloyd Perry, Scott Kwan, Joseph Burciaga, Ronald Albritton | |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Sean Grady hits a shot from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 01:32 | Tulane | Eric Kress takes the ball from Lee Cathcart in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | Robert Wilson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 01:08 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 01:07 | Tulane | Al Haynes can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Eric Kress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SF), Nelson Heard (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (SG), Aaron King (C) Nick Wright, Al Haynes | |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Grady - foul #1 on Sean Grady, team foul #15 | 40-43 |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Lee Cathcart misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Nelson Heard pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Steven Johnson is called for the reach on Nelson Heard - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #9 | 40-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Ray Smith (PF) Robert Wilson, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Tulane | Al Haynes (PF) Derek Brown | |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Nelson Heard makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Nelson Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Steven Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Nelson Heard - foul #3 on Nelson Heard, team foul #16 | 42-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Grady (C) Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Steven Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 00:22 | Tulane | Steven Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Eric Kress connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Covell | 44-46 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Steven Johnson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 44-46 |