| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) SG - George Murr (fresh) SF - Mark Eason (fresh) PF - Lesley Vallo (fresh) C - James Coyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Al Haynes (fresh) PF - Aaron King (fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from George Murr | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Tulane | Al Haynes connects on the open shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Albritton | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Tulane | Al Haynes is hacked by Mark Eason - foul #1 on Mark Eason, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Tulane | Aaron King is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo's pass is intercepted by Al Haynes | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Tulane | George Murr is called for the reach on Nick Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Murr, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Tulane | Aaron King can't connect on a shot in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo is fouled on the floor by Ronald Albritton - foul #1 on Ronald Albritton, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (PG), Shane Roberson (SG), Jeffery Jennings (SF), James Parkman (PF), William King (C) William Stoneman, George Murr, Mark Eason, Lesley Vallo, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Al Haynes | 2-4 |
| 17:02 | Tulane | Al Haynes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson hits a floater from the free throw line set up by David Weiler | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Tulane | Al Haynes is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Bobby Kennell | 4-6 |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Aaron King takes the ball from James Parkman | 4-6 |
| 15:57 | Tulane | Nick Wright loses the dribble to Shane Roberson | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Weiler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shane Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) PF - James Parkman (fairly fresh) C - William King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fairly fresh) SF - Al Haynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron King (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | William King drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Parkman | 6-6 |
| 15:23 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell is fouled on the floor by Shane Roberson - foul #1 on Shane Roberson, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), George Murr (SG), Mark Eason (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF), James Coyer (C) David Weiler, Shane Roberson, Jeffery Jennings, James Parkman, William King | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Derek Brown (PF), Robert Everett (C) Bobby Kennell, Nick Wright, Al Haynes, Aaron King, Ronald Albritton | |
| 15:06 | Tulane | Derek Brown makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Burciaga | 6-8 |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason gets the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| 14:40 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga is hacked by Mark Eason in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Eason, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SF) Mark Eason | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:22 | Tulane | Steven Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman is hacked by Robert Everett - foul #1 on Robert Everett, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman's layup is rejected by Derek Brown | 6-11 |
| 14:11 | Tulane | Robert Everett pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:54 | Tulane | Steven Johnson misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 6-11 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer misses the tip | 6-11 |
| 13:27 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Joseph Burciaga | 6-11 |
| 13:08 | Tulane | Steven Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 6-11 |
| 13:07 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:56 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Johnson is called for the reach on David Weiler - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Shane Roberson (SF), Jeffery Jennings (PF), William King (C) William Stoneman, David Weiler, Lesley Vallo, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Al Haynes (SF), Dannie Sims (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Lloyd Perry, Steven Johnson, Joseph Burciaga, Derek Brown, Robert Everett | |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Al Haynes - foul #1 on Al Haynes, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Aaron King (PF) Dannie Sims | |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:26 | Tulane | Al Haynes is fouled on the floor by Frank Biggs - foul #1 on Frank Biggs, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| 12:08 | Tulane | Aaron King makes the turnaround from the baseline | 8-13 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr's pass is intercepted by Al Haynes | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Frank Biggs (fresh) SG - George Murr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) C - William King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Al Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Aaron King (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Nick Wright | 8-15 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 11:19 | Tulane | Jeffery Jennings steals the ball from Bobby Kennell in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | William King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 11:04 | Tulane | Aaron King snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:02 | Tulane | Shane Roberson is called for the reach on Al Haynes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shane Roberson, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), David Weiler (SF), James Parkman (PF), James Coyer (C) Frank Biggs, Shane Roberson, Jeffery Jennings, William King | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Derek Brown (PF), Robert Everett (C) Nick Wright, Al Haynes, Aaron King, Ronald Albritton | |
| 10:42 | Tulane | Steven Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Johnson, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SF) Steven Johnson | |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 10:23 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Joseph Burciaga | 11-15 |
| 10:21 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG) Bobby Kennell | |
| 10:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer's layup is rejected by Robert Everett | 11-15 |
| 09:59 | Tulane | Robert Everett gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:47 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lloyd Perry | 11-17 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Robert Everett snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 09:16 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 09:14 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga tips it home | 11-19 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Lloyd Perry picks off the pass by David Weiler | 11-19 |
| 08:59 | Tulane | Derek Brown hits the finger roll set up by Lloyd Perry | 11-21 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-21 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler tips it back up and in | 13-21 |
| 08:37 | Tulane | Derek Brown blows the layup | 13-21 |
| 08:35 | Tulane | Derek Brown snags the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 08:13 | Tulane | David Weiler steals the ball from Nick Wright | 13-21 |
| 08:09 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler banks in the layup | 15-21 |
| 08:07 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is fouled in the backcourt by David Weiler - foul #1 on David Weiler, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (SG), Jeffery Jennings (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF), William King (C) George Murr, David Weiler, James Parkman, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Al Haynes (SF), Aaron King (PF), Ronald Albritton (C) Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga, Derek Brown, Robert Everett | |
| 08:07 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:07 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:07 | Tulane | Aaron King pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell travels with the ball | 15-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG) Lloyd Perry | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (tiring) SG - Frank Biggs (fresh) SF - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) PF - Lesley Vallo (fresh) C - William King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Wright (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Al Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Aaron King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses the easy layup | 15-22 |
| 07:24 | Tulane | Aaron King grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 07:10 | Tulane | Al Haynes is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 15-22 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 06:48 | Southern Mississippi | William King is hacked by Ronald Albritton - foul #2 on Ronald Albritton, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SG) Frank Biggs | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dannie Sims (C) Ronald Albritton | |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Aaron King is called for the reach on Lesley Vallo - foul #1 on Aaron King, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), James Coyer (C) Jeffery Jennings, William King | |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Brown (PF) Aaron King | |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:23 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 06:15 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo buries a jumper in the paint | 19-24 |
| 06:01 | Tulane | Al Haynes clanks a shot from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 05:59 | Tulane | Derek Brown snags the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 05:42 | Tulane | Al Haynes connects on the open shot from the left wing set up by Bobby Kennell | 19-26 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses the easy layup | 19-26 |
| 05:25 | Tulane | Dannie Sims grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 05:11 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses the floater from just outside the lane | 19-26 |
| 05:09 | Tulane | Dannie Sims tips it but misses | 19-26 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:51 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 04:50 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Bobby Kennell | 19-26 |
| 04:24 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Stoneman - foul #1 on William Stoneman, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Jeffery Jennings (SF), William King (C) William Stoneman, George Murr, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Aaron King (PF), Robert Everett (C) Nick Wright, Al Haynes, Derek Brown, Dannie Sims | |
| 04:24 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:24 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo is fouled on the floor by Bobby Kennell - foul #1 on Bobby Kennell, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:58 | Tulane | Aaron King double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (PG), Mark Eason (SF) David Weiler, Lesley Vallo | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Johnson (SG), Ronald Albritton (C) Bobby Kennell, Robert Everett | |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs travels with the ball | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Shane Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Biggs (fresh) SF - Mark Eason (fresh) PF - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) C - William King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Tulane | Aaron King misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Jennings - foul #1 on Jeffery Jennings, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| 03:34 | Tulane | Aaron King misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:34 | Tulane | Aaron King misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William King | 21-27 |
| 03:26 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jeffery Jennings | 23-27 |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Roberson - foul #3 on Shane Roberson, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SG) Shane Roberson | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | William King pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | William King jams it | 25-28 |
| 02:46 | Tulane | Steven Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 25-28 |
| 02:45 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:34 | Tulane | Frank Biggs is called for the reach on Ronald Albritton - foul #2 on Frank Biggs, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), James Parkman (PF), James Coyer (C) Frank Biggs, Jeffery Jennings, William King | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Derek Brown (PF) Joseph Burciaga, Aaron King | |
| 02:34 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:34 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:15 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 02:04 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton misses long on a turnaround from close range | 27-29 |
| 02:03 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Perry | 27-29 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Steven Johnson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Kennell | 27-32 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Murr | 29-32 |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry scores on a runner from close range set up by Bobby Kennell and he's hacked by George Murr - foul #2 on George Murr, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), Jeffery Jennings (PF) David Weiler, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SG), Al Haynes (SF), Robert Everett (PF), Dannie Sims (C) Bobby Kennell, Steven Johnson, Derek Brown, Ronald Albritton | |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga is fouled in the backcourt by George Murr - foul #3 on George Murr, team foul #13 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (SG), Lesley Vallo (PF), William King (C) George Murr, Mark Eason, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Aaron King (PF) Lloyd Perry, Dannie Sims | |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:48 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman loses the ball out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 00:10 | Tulane | Al Haynes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 32-36 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Al Haynes misses short on a fullcourt shot | 34-36 |