| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Estes (fresh) SG - Dennis Risk (fresh) SF - John Shotwell (fresh) PF - Ronald Neth (fresh) C - Harvey Zurovec (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bradley Okonski (fresh) SG - Patrick Beier (fresh) SF - Jared Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Breeze (fresh) C - Lloyd Scharfenberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | Jared Brown blocks the short jumper by Dennis Risk | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Michael Breeze snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tulane | Jared Brown is hacked by John Shotwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Shotwell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Tulane | Harvey Zurovec is called for the reach on Lloyd Scharfenberg - foul #1 on Harvey Zurovec, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Tulane | Bradley Okonski is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Sam Houston State | James Estes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Tulane | Patrick Beier's pass is intercepted by John Shotwell in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec's layup is rejected by Michael Breeze | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Tulane | James Estes is called for the reach on Bradley Okonski - foul #1 on James Estes, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Tulane | Ronald Neth is called for the reach on Michael Breeze - foul #1 on Ronald Neth, team foul #4 | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | Tulane | Patrick Beier hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jared Brown | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 17:41 | Tulane | Michael Breeze grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Dennis Risk takes the ball from Bradley Okonski in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 17:25 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lloyd Scharfenberg - foul #1 on Lloyd Scharfenberg, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Jason Bhatt (SF), Steven Holler (PF), William Cutrer (C) James Estes, John Shotwell, Ronald Neth, Harvey Zurovec | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:25 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:25 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:25 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg grabs the board | 1-3 |
| 17:18 | Tulane | Patrick Beier misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-3 |
| 17:16 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg misses the tip | 1-3 |
| 17:14 | Tulane | Jared Brown grabs the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 16:59 | Tulane | Patrick Beier drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bradley Okonski | 1-6 |
| 16:57 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Okonski - foul #1 on Bradley Okonski, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Maynard (SG) Dennis Risk | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:51 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 1-6 |
| 16:50 | Tulane | Jared Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:34 | Tulane | Bradley Okonski misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 1-6 |
| 16:32 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler gets the rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer is fouled on the floor by Patrick Beier - foul #1 on Patrick Beier, team foul #3 | 1-6 |
| 16:15 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jason Bhatt | 4-6 |
| 15:54 | Tulane | Michael Breeze knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fresh) SG - John Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Bhatt (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Holler (fresh) C - William Cutrer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bradley Okonski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Beier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jared Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Breeze (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Scharfenberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Ahlers out of a doubleteam | 6-8 |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Steven Holler steals the ball from Jared Brown | 6-8 |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lloyd Scharfenberg - foul #2 on Lloyd Scharfenberg, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), John Shotwell (SF), Ronald Neth (PF) David Ahlers, John Maynard, Jason Bhatt, Steven Holler | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Thompson (C) Lloyd Scharfenberg | |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:07 | Tulane | Patrick Beier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:05 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | Tulane | Jared Brown gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:53 | Tulane | Bradley Okonski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:52 | Tulane | Jared Brown can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to William Cutrer | 7-8 |
| 14:24 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 14:23 | Tulane | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:19 | Tulane | Jared Brown is fouled in the backcourt by John Shotwell - foul #2 on John Shotwell, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Steven Holler (SF), Harvey Zurovec (C) Dennis Risk, John Shotwell, William Cutrer | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Johnson (PG), Jesse Marshall (PF) Bradley Okonski, Michael Breeze | |
| 14:12 | Tulane | Roger Clarke takes the ball from Jesse Marshall | 7-8 |
| 14:06 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Beier steps in front of the James Estes pass | 7-8 |
| 13:51 | Tulane | Patrick Beier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 13:50 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:38 | Sam Houston State | James Estes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | James Estes evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 13:03 | Tulane | Jared Brown can't connect on a floater in the lane | 9-8 |
| 13:01 | Tulane | Jared Brown gets the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:53 | Tulane | Jared Brown hits the finger roll and the foul's on Harvey Zurovec - foul #2 on Harvey Zurovec, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), John Maynard (SF), Jason Bhatt (C) James Estes, Roger Clarke, Steven Holler, Harvey Zurovec | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bradley Okonski (PG), John Paddock (SG), Michael Breeze (PF), Chester Rendon (C) David Johnson, Patrick Beier, Jesse Marshall, John Thompson | |
| 12:53 | Tulane | Jared Brown misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:53 | Tulane | Chester Rendon snags the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:43 | Tulane | John Paddock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 12:42 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Chester Rendon - foul #1 on Chester Rendon, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Shaw (SF) Jared Brown | |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:22 | Tulane | Richard Shaw makes the wide open runner from close range set up by John Paddock | 11-12 |
| 12:16 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 12:14 | Tulane | Chester Rendon grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 11:57 | Tulane | Michael Breeze is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Okonski is called for the reach on Jason Bhatt - foul #2 on Bradley Okonski, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler (PF), William Cutrer (C) Ronald Neth, Jason Bhatt | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Johnson (PG), Patrick Beier (SG), Jesse Marshall (PF) Bradley Okonski, John Paddock, Michael Breeze | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Risk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Holler (fairly fresh) C - William Cutrer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Johnson (fresh) SG - Patrick Beier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Marshall (fresh) C - Chester Rendon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Risk | 14-15 |
| 11:15 | Tulane | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Cutrer - foul #1 on William Cutrer, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Ronald Neth (PF) David Ahlers, John Maynard | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Thompson (C) Chester Rendon | |
| 11:15 | Tulane | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:15 | Tulane | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:15 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 11:05 | Tulane | Patrick Beier hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 11:03 | Tulane | David Johnson tips it home | 14-18 |
| 10:37 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Cutrer | 17-18 |
| 10:21 | Tulane | Richard Shaw misses long on a floater from close range | 17-18 |
| 10:19 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:00 | Sam Houston State | James Estes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Roger Clarke (SG), John Maynard (SF) James Estes, Dennis Risk, Ronald Neth | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Paddock (SG), Jared Brown (SF), Michael Breeze (PF), Chester Rendon (C) Patrick Beier, Richard Shaw, Jesse Marshall, John Thompson | |
| 09:39 | Tulane | Chester Rendon's pass is intercepted by David Ahlers | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth (PF), Jason Bhatt (C) Steven Holler, William Cutrer | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:20 | Tulane | John Paddock double dribbles in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 09:09 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 09:08 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:47 | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Rendon | 17-18 |
| 08:45 | Tulane | Michael Breeze snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:43 | Tulane | Jared Brown loses the dribble to Roger Clarke in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 08:26 | Tulane | Chester Rendon pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:57 | Tulane | John Maynard blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by John Paddock | 17-18 |
| 07:55 | Tulane | Jared Brown tips it home | 17-20 |
| 07:34 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 07:32 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers snags the offensive board | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Clarke (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Neth (tired) 3 reb. C - Jason Bhatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. SG - John Paddock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jared Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Breeze (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Rendon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jason Bhatt and he's hacked by Michael Breeze - foul #1 on Michael Breeze, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), Steven Holler (PF), William Cutrer (C) David Ahlers, Roger Clarke, Ronald Neth, Jason Bhatt | |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Beier (SG), Richard Shaw (SF), Jesse Marshall (PF), John Thompson (C) John Paddock, Jared Brown, Michael Breeze, Chester Rendon | |
| 07:18 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:53 | Tulane | Steven Holler steals it from Jesse Marshall | 20-20 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | David Johnson is called for the reach on James Estes - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt (SF) John Maynard | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | James Estes makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | James Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:19 | Tulane | John Thompson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Steven Holler | 22-20 |
| 06:10 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 06:09 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:50 | Tulane | David Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt loses the ball out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams (PG), Ronald Neth (PF) James Estes, Jason Bhatt | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jared Brown (SF) Richard Shaw | |
| 05:22 | Tulane | William Cutrer swats the short shot by John Thompson | 22-20 |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | David Johnson steps in front of the Dennis Risk pass | 22-20 |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Travis Williams is called for the reach on David Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Williams, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Roger Clarke (SG) Travis Williams, Dennis Risk | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Breeze (PF) Jesse Marshall | |
| 05:10 | Tulane | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:10 | Tulane | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:56 | Sam Houston State | John Thompson swats the shot by Roger Clarke | 22-22 |
| 04:55 | Tulane | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 04:53 | Tulane | David Ahlers steals it from David Johnson in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Breeze - foul #2 on Michael Breeze, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jesse Marshall (PF) Michael Breeze | |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:18 | Tulane | David Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 04:17 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall grabs the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 04:06 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall misses the dunk | 24-22 |
| 04:05 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to John Thompson | 24-22 |
| 03:56 | Tulane | Jared Brown clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 24-22 |
| 03:54 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall hits the follow up shot | 24-24 |
| 03:36 | Sam Houston State | David Johnson steals it from Steven Holler | 24-24 |
| 03:33 | Tulane | David Johnson lays it in | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Clarke (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Steven Holler (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Neth (tired) 4 reb. C - William Cutrer (tired) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Johnson (tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Beier (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jared Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jesse Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 03:13 | Tulane | Jesse Marshall gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:55 | Tulane | Jared Brown is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block | 24-28 |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), John Shotwell (SF), Jason Bhatt (PF), Harvey Zurovec (C) David Ahlers, Roger Clarke, Steven Holler, Ronald Neth, William Cutrer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bradley Okonski (PG), Chester Rendon (PF), Lloyd Scharfenberg (C) David Johnson, Jesse Marshall, John Thompson | |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell is whistled for traveling | 24-28 |
| 02:22 | Tulane | Jason Bhatt picks off the pass by Jared Brown | 24-28 |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 24-28 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt gets the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk travels with the ball | 24-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler (PF) Jason Bhatt | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Shaw (SF) Jared Brown | |
| 01:42 | Tulane | Bradley Okonski drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Patrick Beier | 24-31 |
| 01:15 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk is fouled on the floor by Richard Shaw - foul #1 on Richard Shaw, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), John Maynard (SF), Ronald Neth (PF) James Estes, John Shotwell, Steven Holler | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Paddock (SG), Michael Breeze (PF) Patrick Beier, Chester Rendon | |
| 01:15 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:15 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:00 | Tulane | Michael Breeze lays it in set up by Bradley Okonski | 26-33 |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 00:51 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to John Maynard | 26-33 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 26-33 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Zurovec | 26-33 |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 00:21 | Tulane | Lloyd Scharfenberg pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Michael Breeze misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 26-33 |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth misses the fullcourt shot | 26-33 |