| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Warren (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Beattie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | James Warren inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Thompson and the foul's on John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:41 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:25 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 19:08 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson's floater is tipped away by Patrick Matthews | 39-39 |
| 19:06 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:02 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 18:46 | Tulane | James Warren misses the jumper from the right block | 39-39 |
| 18:44 | Tulane | Alton Hardie gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:30 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Johnnie Ferrell | 42-39 |
| 18:13 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Luis Johnson | 42-41 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | Paul Garner is fouled on the floor by Patrick Matthews - foul #1 on Patrick Matthews, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SF) James Warren | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman (PF) Dale Beattie | |
| 17:42 | Tulane | Paul Garner scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 17:37 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Thompson steals it from Timothy Levron | 45-41 |
| 17:19 | Tulane | Alton Hardie is denied on a layup by Patrick Matthews | 45-41 |
| 17:18 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:12 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Johnson | 45-43 |
| 16:55 | Tulane | Alton Hardie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 16:54 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:48 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews is hacked by Alton Hardie - foul #2 on Alton Hardie, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Tyler Hall (PF), John Houk (C) Johnnie Ferrell, Daniel Thompson, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Rudolph Hock (C) Timothy Levron, Luis Johnson, Patrick Matthews | |
| 16:37 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris can't finish the layup | 45-43 |
| 16:35 | Tulane | John Houk pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:30 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 16:28 | Tulane | Paul Garner grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:09 | Tulane | Tyler Hall connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Melvin Smyth | 47-43 |
| 16:05 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson is called for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Warren (SF) Paul Garner | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo (SG), Dale Beattie (PF) John Smith, Rudolph Hock | |
| 15:48 | Tulane | James Warren comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on George Thompson - foul #3 on George Thompson, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Thompson (PF) John Houk | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 15:48 | Tulane | James Warren makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:48 | Tulane | James Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Melvin Smyth (fresh) SF - James Warren (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - George Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tom Aguayo (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Morris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Beattie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Zimmerman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Azimi - foul #2 on Dikembe Azimi, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SG) Melvin Smyth | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock (C) Kenneth Zimmerman | |
| 15:19 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 15:17 | Tulane | James Riffle grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 14:48 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 14:46 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Tyler Hall takes the ball from Rudolph Hock | 49-43 |
| 14:32 | Tulane | James Riffle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Azimi and the foul's on Rudolph Hock - foul #1 on Rudolph Hock, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), Alton Hardie (C) Dikembe Azimi, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Smith (PG), Timothy Levron (SG), Luis Johnson (SF), Patrick Matthews (C) George Thompson, Tom Aguayo, Jeffrey Morris, Rudolph Hock | |
| 14:32 | Tulane | James Riffle misses the free throw | 51-43 |
| 14:32 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 14:07 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Johnnie Ferrell - foul #2 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (SG), Melvin Smyth (SF) James Riffle, James Warren | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:07 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:07 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:45 | Tulane | Paul Garner is fouled on the floor by Timothy Levron - foul #1 on Timothy Levron, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyler Hall (PF) Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman (PF) Dale Beattie | |
| 13:28 | Tulane | Paul Garner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 13:24 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Garner - foul #1 on Paul Garner, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| 13:06 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Timothy Levron | 54-47 |
| 13:02 | Tulane | Timothy Levron is called for the reach on Paul Garner - foul #2 on Timothy Levron, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SF) Melvin Smyth | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:42 | Tulane | Tyler Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 12:41 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Smith | 54-49 |
| 12:14 | Tulane | James Riffle is hacked by Kenneth Zimmerman - foul #3 on Kenneth Zimmerman, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Warren (SF), Daniel Thompson (PF) Paul Garner, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:14 | Tulane | James Riffle makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 12:14 | Tulane | James Riffle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 11:57 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews drills a runner from the right block | 56-51 |
| 11:49 | Tulane | Alton Hardie makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Johnnie Ferrell | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Riffle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Warren (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alton Hardie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Matthews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Ferrell - foul #3 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Paul Garner (SG), John Houk (C) Johnnie Ferrell, James Riffle, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Dale Beattie (PF), Rudolph Hock (C) Timothy Levron, Luis Johnson, Kenneth Zimmerman, Patrick Matthews | |
| 11:25 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Thompson and he's fouled by John Houk - foul #2 on John Houk, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 11:25 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:58 | Tulane | John Houk misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 10:57 | Tulane | James Warren tips it in | 60-54 |
| 10:39 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith is hacked by Paul Garner - foul #2 on Paul Garner, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyler Hall (C) John Houk | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 10:39 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 10:39 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 10:39 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Tyler Hall | 60-55 |
| 10:21 | Tulane | Paul Garner hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Azimi | 62-55 |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 62-55 |
| 10:07 | Tulane | James Warren snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 09:38 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-55 |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Tyler Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 09:22 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Thompson - foul #4 on George Thompson, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SF), Alton Hardie (C) James Warren, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo (PG), Timothy Levron (SG), Luis Johnson (SF), Kenneth Zimmerman (PF), Patrick Matthews (C) John Smith, George Thompson, Jeffrey Morris, Dale Beattie, Rudolph Hock | |
| 09:22 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 09:22 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tom Aguayo | 64-57 |
| 08:49 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 08:47 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 08:41 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 08:39 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 08:22 | Tulane | Alton Hardie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 08:21 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Azimi | 64-57 |
| 08:07 | Tulane | Alton Hardie scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dikembe Azimi | 67-57 |
| 07:47 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews blows the layup | 67-57 |
| 07:45 | Tulane | Tyler Hall gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Smyth (fresh) PF - Tyler Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Tom Aguayo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Zimmerman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Tulane | Alton Hardie hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Luis Johnson - foul #3 on Luis Johnson, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), James Riffle (SF), Daniel Thompson (PF) Dikembe Azimi, Paul Garner, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Smith (PG), Dale Beattie (PF) Tom Aguayo, Kenneth Zimmerman | |
| 07:33 | Tulane | Alton Hardie makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 07:33 | Tulane | Alton Hardie makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 07:13 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 06:53 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie lays it up and in set up by John Smith | 69-59 |
| 06:39 | Tulane | Luis Johnson picks off the pass by Alton Hardie | 69-59 |
| 06:21 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 69-59 |
| 06:20 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Riffle | 69-59 |
| 05:56 | Tulane | Alton Hardie scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Melvin Smyth | 71-59 |
| 05:34 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 05:33 | Tulane | Alton Hardie grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 05:33 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (SG), James Warren (SF) Melvin Smyth, James Riffle | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 05:18 | Tulane | Paul Garner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 05:16 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie is fouled on the floor by Alton Hardie - foul #3 on Alton Hardie, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Alton Hardie gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 05:05 | Tulane | James Warren misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 05:03 | Tulane | James Warren pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 04:46 | Tulane | James Warren's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Matthews | 71-59 |
| 04:45 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie's pass is intercepted by Paul Garner | 71-59 |
| 04:35 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Garner | 73-59 |
| 04:30 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews misses the turnaround in the paint | 73-59 |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 04:12 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-59 |
| 04:10 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Alton Hardie | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:05 | Tulane | Paul Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-59 |
| 04:03 | Tulane | Alton Hardie grabs the offensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 03:45 | Tulane | James Warren misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-59 |
| 03:43 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith grabs the board | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Warren (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alton Hardie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dale Beattie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Patrick Matthews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Ferrell - foul #4 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #9 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyler Hall (C) Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Kenneth Zimmerman (PF) Timothy Levron, Luis Johnson, Dale Beattie | |
| 03:39 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:39 | Tulane | Tyler Hall gets the rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Tulane | Paul Garner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Warren | 76-59 |
| 03:13 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-59 |
| 03:12 | Tulane | James Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 76-59 |
| 02:44 | Tulane | Kenneth Zimmerman steps in front of the Tyler Hall pass | 76-59 |
| 02:35 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Melvin Smyth (SG), James Riffle (SF), John Houk (C) Johnnie Ferrell, Paul Garner, James Warren, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo (SG), Rudolph Hock (C) John Smith, Patrick Matthews | |
| 02:22 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth clanks a 3 from the left wing | 76-59 |
| 02:20 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 76-59 |
| 02:15 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tyler Hall - foul #2 on Tyler Hall, team foul #10 | 76-59 |
| 02:15 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 02:15 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:46 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi travels with the ball | 76-61 |
| 01:24 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson is denied on a layup by Tyler Hall | 76-61 |
| 01:23 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman grabs the offensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 01:15 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Azimi takes the ball from Jeffrey Morris | 76-61 |
| 01:11 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi hits the finger roll | 78-61 |
| 00:51 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman's layup is rejected by Tyler Hall | 78-61 |
| 00:49 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Tyler Hall | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Tulane | James Riffle loses the ball out of bounds | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo is fouled on the floor by Melvin Smyth - foul #1 on Melvin Smyth, team foul #11 | 78-61 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi runs out the clock | 78-63 |