| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Brian Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hendrix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Petersen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Derek Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from David Burnette | 34-42 |
| 19:31 | Tulane | Phillip Pratt picks off the pass by Charles Hines | 34-42 |
| 19:28 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel can't finish the layup | 34-42 |
| 19:27 | Tulane | Derek Evans snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 19:20 | Tulane | Charles Hines misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by David Burnette - foul #3 on David Burnette, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG) David Burnette | |
| 19:20 | Tulane | Charles Hines makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:20 | Tulane | Charles Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:20 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:57 | Western Carolina | Charles Hines steps in front of the Thomas Hall pass | 35-42 |
| 18:35 | Tulane | Charles Petersen is fouled on the floor by Larry Bedell - foul #1 on Larry Bedell, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| 18:21 | Tulane | Charles Hines can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 18:20 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:00 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell is fouled on the floor by Brian Hammond - foul #2 on Brian Hammond, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 17:50 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 17:49 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall can't tip it in | 35-42 |
| 17:47 | Tulane | Derek Evans snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 17:24 | Tulane | Charles Hines misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 17:22 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 17:16 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-42 |
| 17:14 | Tulane | The rebound goes to David Hendrix | 35-42 |
| 16:54 | Tulane | Derek Evans buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Hines | 37-42 |
| 16:38 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider is called for 3 seconds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clayton Dillon (PG), James Johnson (SG), James Mowery (SF), Dustin Bettis (PF), Scott Fleenor (C) Brian Hammond, Charles Hines, David Hendrix, Charles Petersen, Derek Evans | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (SG), Mark Parent (SF), Donald Brian (PF), Manuel Johnston (C) Russell Nagel, Phillip Pratt, Larry Bedell, Thomas Hall | |
| 16:24 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 16:22 | Western Carolina | Donald Brian grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:18 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 16:18 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:18 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:59 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 15:58 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clayton Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mowery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Bettis (fresh) C - Scott Fleenor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) SF - Mark Parent (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Brian (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ken Schneider | 37-46 |
| 15:40 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dustin Bettis and the foul's on Mark Parent - foul #1 on Mark Parent, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Burnette (SG), Kirk Wells (SF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Ken Schneider, Mark Parent, Donald Brian | |
| 15:40 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:16 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells loses the ball out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Hammond (PG), Charles Hines (SG), David Hendrix (SF) Clayton Dillon, James Johnson, James Mowery | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG) James Clark | |
| 14:54 | Tulane | Wayne Rohrbach denies the turnaround by Brian Hammond | 40-46 |
| 14:52 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis grabs the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:37 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 40-46 |
| 14:35 | Tulane | David Hendrix grabs the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:25 | Tulane | David Hendrix drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Hines | 43-46 |
| 14:16 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 14:15 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 14:03 | Tulane | David Hendrix can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on David Burnette - foul #4 on David Burnette, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Petersen (PF), Derek Evans (C) Dustin Bettis, Scott Fleenor | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Larry Bedell (PF) David Burnette, Kirk Wells, Manuel Johnston | |
| 14:03 | Tulane | David Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:03 | Tulane | David Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:46 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel is fouled on the floor by Charles Petersen - foul #1 on Charles Petersen, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| 13:29 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 45-46 |
| 13:27 | Tulane | Charles Petersen snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 13:06 | Tulane | Derek Evans drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Hammond and he's fouled by Wayne Rohrbach - foul #4 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clayton Dillon (PG), James Johnson (SG), James Mowery (SF) Brian Hammond, Charles Hines, David Hendrix | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (SG), Thomas Hall (C) Russell Nagel, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 13:06 | Tulane | Derek Evans makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:54 | Western Carolina | James Clark connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Hall | 48-49 |
| 12:35 | Tulane | Phillip Pratt is called for the reach on Clayton Dillon - foul #2 on Phillip Pratt, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| 12:25 | Tulane | Larry Bedell picks off the pass by Clayton Dillon | 48-49 |
| 12:09 | Western Carolina | James Clark loses the dribble to James Mowery | 48-49 |
| 11:47 | Tulane | Derek Evans comes up short on the runner in the lane | 48-49 |
| 11:46 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clayton Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mowery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Petersen (fresh) 5 reb. C - Derek Evans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Pratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Western Carolina | James Mowery takes the ball from Ken Schneider | 48-49 |
| 11:06 | Tulane | James Johnson banks in the layup | 50-49 |
| 10:44 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall misses short on a floater near the basket | 50-49 |
| 10:43 | Tulane | James Mowery snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 10:31 | Tulane | James Mowery misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 10:30 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 10:18 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Pratt and he's fouled by Clayton Dillon - foul #2 on Clayton Dillon, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Hammond (PG), Charles Hines (SG), David Hendrix (SF), Dustin Bettis (PF), Scott Fleenor (C) Clayton Dillon, James Johnson, James Mowery, Charles Petersen, Derek Evans | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Kirk Wells (SG), Mark Parent (SF), Manuel Johnston (C) Ken Schneider, James Clark, Phillip Pratt, Thomas Hall | |
| 10:18 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:00 | Tulane | David Hendrix misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 09:59 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:43 | Western Carolina | Mark Parent loses the ball out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Donald Brian (PF) Larry Bedell | |
| 09:34 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor dunks the ball set up by Brian Hammond | 52-52 |
| 09:15 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 09:14 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:50 | Tulane | Brian Hammond misses short on a floater in the lane | 52-52 |
| 08:48 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:27 | Western Carolina | Mark Parent can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 08:25 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:17 | Western Carolina | Dustin Bettis is called for the reach on Mark Parent - foul #3 on Dustin Bettis, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG), Thomas Hall (C) Mark Parent, Manuel Johnston | |
| 07:56 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider is fouled on the floor by Scott Fleenor - foul #3 on Scott Fleenor, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Petersen (PF) Scott Fleenor | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Burnette (SG), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Ken Schneider, Kirk Wells | |
| 07:51 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Brian and the foul's on Brian Hammond - foul #3 on Brian Hammond, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Near (C) Dustin Bettis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Parent (SF) Donald Brian | |
| 07:51 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:30 | Tulane | Charles Hines scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Near | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Brian Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hines (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Hendrix (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Petersen (fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Near (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Parent (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall misses the lay-in | 55-55 |
| 07:21 | Tulane | Christopher Near grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:16 | Tulane | Charles Hines's layup is rejected by Thomas Hall | 55-55 |
| 07:14 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:01 | Western Carolina | Mark Parent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clayton Dillon (PG), James Johnson (SG), James Mowery (SF), Derek Evans (C) Brian Hammond, Charles Hines, David Hendrix, Christopher Near | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Larry Bedell (PF) Russell Nagel, Mark Parent, Thomas Hall | |
| 06:43 | Tulane | Derek Evans knocks in the jump hook from close range | 57-55 |
| 06:17 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 57-55 |
| 05:57 | Tulane | James Johnson makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach hits the finger roll | 59-57 |
| 05:15 | Tulane | Derek Evans misses long on a floater from the baseline | 59-57 |
| 05:13 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 04:51 | Western Carolina | James Johnson steps in front of the Phillip Pratt pass | 59-57 |
| 04:47 | Tulane | James Johnson banks in the layup | 61-57 |
| 04:36 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:17 | Western Carolina | David Burnette misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 04:15 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Mowery | 61-57 |
| 04:15 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Hammond (PG), Charles Hines (SG), David Hendrix (SF), Dustin Bettis (PF) Clayton Dillon, James Johnson, James Mowery, Charles Petersen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Thomas Hall (C) Ken Schneider, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 03:52 | Tulane | David Burnette is called for the reach on Charles Hines - foul #5 on David Burnette, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Scott Fleenor (C) Derek Evans | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG) David Burnette | |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Charles Hines makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Charles Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:52 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 03:41 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ken Schneider | 62-60 |
| 03:27 | Tulane | Charles Hines clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 03:25 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Bedell | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Brian Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hines (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Hendrix (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Bettis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Fleenor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 03:07 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 02:49 | Tulane | Charles Hines knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Hammond | 65-60 |
| 02:49 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Petersen (PF), Derek Evans (C) Dustin Bettis, Scott Fleenor | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach (C) Thomas Hall | |
| 02:24 | Western Carolina | Brian Hammond steals it from Russell Nagel | 65-60 |
| 02:03 | Tulane | Charles Hines misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 02:01 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Wayne Rohrbach | 65-60 |
| 01:48 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt is hacked by Brian Hammond - foul #4 on Brian Hammond, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| 01:48 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:48 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:32 | Tulane | Derek Evans is called for traveling | 65-62 |
| 01:13 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Russell Nagel | 65-65 |
| 00:57 | Tulane | David Hendrix scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Hammond | 68-65 |
| 00:37 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-65 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Derek Evans snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Russell Nagel is called for the reach on Derek Evans in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Nagel, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Johnson (PG), Scott Fleenor (PF) Brian Hammond, Charles Petersen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:33 | Tulane | Derek Evans misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:33 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-65 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | David Hendrix is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Nagel - foul #3 on Russell Nagel, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | David Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:24 | Tulane | David Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Charles Hines grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Charles Hines is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Schneider - foul #2 on Ken Schneider, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Hammond (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Charles Hines makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Charles Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:11 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Russell Nagel, team foul #11 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Mowery (SG), Charles Petersen (PF) Charles Hines, Scott Fleenor | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:10 | Tulane | James Mowery is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Nagel - foul #5 on Russell Nagel, team foul #12 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (SG) Russell Nagel | |
| 00:10 | Tulane | James Mowery misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:10 | Tulane | James Mowery makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Hines (SG) James Mowery | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | James Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-65 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | Brian Hammond snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Brian Hammond runs out the clock | 73-65 |