| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Stephens (fresh) SG - Eric Gifford (fresh) SF - Robert Langdon (fresh) PF - Richard Carone (fresh) C - Michael Pellegrino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Harold Leist (fresh) SG - Christopher Robinson (fresh) SF - Spencer Worcester (fresh) PF - Gerald Dyer (fresh) C - Thomas Myers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Gerald Dyer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Thomas Myers clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tulane | Thomas Myers tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Eric Gifford | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Tulane | Thomas Myers misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Gifford - foul #1 on Eric Gifford, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Tulane | Thomas Myers makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Tulane | Thomas Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:53 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Tulane | Gerald Dyer makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Robinson | 2-6 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 2-6 |
| 18:07 | Tulane | Thomas Myers gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:05 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson loses the dribble to Richard Carone in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Langdon, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Thomas (PG), Christopher Burges (SG), Steve Jenkins (SF), Carlton York (C) Harold Leist, Christopher Robinson, Spencer Worcester, Thomas Myers | |
| 17:36 | Tulane | Brian Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Stephens - foul #1 on John Stephens, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans (SF), Warren Cowan (PF), Daniel Taylor (C) Robert Langdon, Richard Carone, Michael Pellegrino | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harry Fuquay (C) Gerald Dyer | |
| 17:36 | Tulane | Brian Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:36 | Tulane | Brian Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:12 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:55 | Tulane | Christopher Burges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Elroy Norris (SG) John Stephens, Eric Gifford | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Carlton York denies the turnaround by Daniel Taylor | 4-7 |
| 16:30 | Tulane | Harry Fuquay pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Tulane | Christopher Burges makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Sutter (fresh) SG - Elroy Norris (fresh) SF - Jeremy Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Cowan (fresh) C - Daniel Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Brian Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Christopher Burges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Jenkins (fairly fresh) PF - Carlton York (fairly fresh) C - Harry Fuquay (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Evans | 6-10 |
| 15:19 | Tulane | Carlton York can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Warren Cowan - foul #1 on Warren Cowan, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Eric Gifford (SG), Robert Langdon (SF), Richard Carone (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) John Sutter, Elroy Norris, Jeremy Evans, Warren Cowan, Daniel Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG), Christopher Robinson (SG), Spencer Worcester (SF), Thomas Myers (C) Brian Thomas, Christopher Burges, Steve Jenkins, Harry Fuquay | |
| 15:19 | Tulane | Carlton York makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:19 | Tulane | Carlton York makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 15:05 | Tulane | Carlton York gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:46 | Tulane | Harold Leist is hacked by Eric Gifford - foul #2 on Eric Gifford, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill (SG) Eric Gifford | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerald Dyer (PF) Carlton York | |
| 14:25 | Tulane | Harold Leist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:23 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson can't tip it in | 6-12 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-12 |
| 13:36 | Tulane | Thomas Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Michael Pellegrino - foul #1 on Michael Pellegrino, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Elroy Norris (SF), Warren Cowan (PF) John Stephens, Robert Langdon, Richard Carone | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Thomas (PG), Christopher Burges (SG) Harold Leist, Christopher Robinson | |
| 13:36 | Tulane | Thomas Myers misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:36 | Tulane | Thomas Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 13:09 | Tulane | Thomas Myers pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | Thomas Myers is called for traveling | 9-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans (SF), Daniel Taylor (C) Derek Spruill, Michael Pellegrino | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steve Jenkins (SF), Harry Fuquay (C) Spencer Worcester, Thomas Myers | |
| 12:21 | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-13 |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans hits the follow up shot | 11-13 |
| 12:17 | Tulane | Brian Thomas is hacked by John Sutter in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Sutter, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon (SF), Richard Carone (PF) Elroy Norris, Warren Cowan | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (SG), Carlton York (PF) Christopher Burges, Gerald Dyer | |
| 12:17 | Tulane | Brian Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:17 | Tulane | Brian Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 12:00 | Tulane | Harry Fuquay snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Daniel Taylor (fresh) SG - John Sutter (fresh) SF - Robert Langdon (fresh) PF - Richard Carone (fresh) C - Jeremy Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Brian Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Jenkins (fresh) PF - Carlton York (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Fuquay (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Tulane | Brian Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 11:54 | Tulane | Steve Jenkins tips it in | 11-16 |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter's floater is knocked away by Carlton York | 11-16 |
| 11:32 | Tulane | Carlton York grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 11:12 | Tulane | Carlton York is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane | 11-18 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor is hacked by Brian Thomas - foul #1 on Brian Thomas, team foul #1 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Derek Spruill (SG), Elroy Norris (SF), Warren Cowan (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Daniel Taylor, John Sutter, Robert Langdon, Richard Carone, Jeremy Evans | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG), Christopher Burges (SG), Spencer Worcester (SF), Gerald Dyer (PF), Allen Caggiano (C) Brian Thomas, Christopher Robinson, Steve Jenkins, Carlton York, Harry Fuquay | |
| 10:41 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino slams it home on a great pass from Elroy Norris and the foul's on Allen Caggiano - foul #1 on Allen Caggiano, team foul #2 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Myers (C) Allen Caggiano | |
| 10:41 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:20 | Tulane | Spencer Worcester misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 09:59 | Tulane | Thomas Myers pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:53 | Tulane | Thomas Myers loses the dribble to Michael Pellegrino in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens is hacked by Harold Leist - foul #1 on Harold Leist, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon (SF), Richard Carone (PF) Elroy Norris, Warren Cowan | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (SG), Carlton York (C) Christopher Burges, Thomas Myers | |
| 09:25 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Leist - foul #2 on Harold Leist, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Thomas (PG), Steve Jenkins (SF) Harold Leist, Spencer Worcester | |
| 09:25 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:25 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:05 | Tulane | Brian Thomas misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Carone | 16-18 |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon hits the finger roll | 18-18 |
| 08:30 | Tulane | Brian Thomas is whistled for traveling | 18-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (SG), Daniel Taylor (C) Derek Spruill, Michael Pellegrino | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Burges (SG), Spencer Worcester (SF), Harry Fuquay (C) Christopher Robinson, Steve Jenkins, Gerald Dyer | |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Stephens | 20-18 |
| 08:16 | Tulane | Harry Fuquay is hacked by Robert Langdon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Langdon, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans (SF), Warren Cowan (PF) Robert Langdon, Richard Carone | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph McIntosh (PG), Steve Jenkins (PF) Brian Thomas, Carlton York | |
| 08:16 | Tulane | Harry Fuquay makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:16 | Tulane | Harry Fuquay misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris (SG) John Stephens | |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Myers (C) Harry Fuquay | |
| 08:01 | Tulane | Christopher Burges travels in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-19 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris tips it back up and in | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Sutter (fresh) SG - Elroy Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Cowan (fresh) C - Daniel Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ralph McIntosh (fresh) SG - Christopher Burges (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Spencer Worcester (fresh) PF - Steve Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Tulane | Ralph McIntosh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Richard Carone (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Jeremy Evans, Warren Cowan, Daniel Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brian Thomas (PG), Christopher Robinson (SG), Allen Caggiano (PF) Ralph McIntosh, Christopher Burges, Spencer Worcester | |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Stephens | 25-19 |
| 06:57 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by John Sutter - foul #2 on John Sutter, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans (SF) John Sutter | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph McIntosh (SF), Gerald Dyer (PF), Carlton York (C) Steve Jenkins, Allen Caggiano, Thomas Myers | |
| 06:57 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:57 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:44 | Southern Mississippi | Carlton York takes the ball from Richard Carone | 25-21 |
| 06:30 | Tulane | Brian Thomas is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Carlton York steals the ball from Jeremy Evans | 25-24 |
| 05:50 | Tulane | Brian Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris hits a turnaround from the right block | 27-24 |
| 05:16 | Tulane | Brian Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-27 |
| 04:59 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans misses the tip | 27-27 |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino grabs the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Evans | 29-27 |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Carlton York is hacked by Michael Pellegrino - foul #2 on Michael Pellegrino, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill (SG), Warren Cowan (PF), Daniel Taylor (C) Elroy Norris, Richard Carone, Michael Pellegrino | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Burges (SG), Spencer Worcester (SF), Thomas Myers (C) Christopher Robinson, Ralph McIntosh, Gerald Dyer | |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Carlton York makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Carlton York misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-28 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Thomas picks off the pass by Jeremy Evans | 29-28 |
| 03:55 | Tulane | Spencer Worcester banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Thomas | 29-30 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-30 |
| 03:47 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Spencer Worcester | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Stephens (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Derek Spruill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Evans (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Cowan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Brian Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Burges (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Spencer Worcester (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlton York (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Tulane | Christopher Burges misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor is whistled for a carry | 29-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Eric Gifford (SG), Robert Langdon (SF), Richard Carone (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) John Stephens, Derek Spruill, Jeremy Evans, Warren Cowan, Daniel Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulane | Harold Leist (PG), Steve Jenkins (PF), Harry Fuquay (C) Brian Thomas, Carlton York, Thomas Myers | |
| 02:27 | Tulane | Robert Langdon takes the ball from Harold Leist | 29-30 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steve Jenkins - foul #1 on Steve Jenkins, team foul #5 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Christopher Robinson (SG), Gerald Dyer (PF) Christopher Burges, Spencer Worcester | |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:01 | Tulane | Harry Fuquay grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:40 | Tulane | Harry Fuquay scores on a shot in the paint | 29-32 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-32 |
| 01:15 | Tulane | Steve Jenkins grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Harold Leist clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Sutter - foul #3 on John Sutter, team foul #11 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Derek Spruill (SG), Warren Cowan (PF), Daniel Taylor (C) John Sutter, Eric Gifford, Richard Carone, Michael Pellegrino | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ralph McIntosh (SF), Thomas Myers (C) Steve Jenkins, Harry Fuquay | |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Harold Leist misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Harold Leist misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Taylor | 29-32 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 00:10 | Tulane | Thomas Myers connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Christopher Robinson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 35-34 |