| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fresh) SG - Sol Ferrari (fresh) SF - Thomas Dey (fresh) PF - Gregory Sparks (fresh) C - John Marks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Tyrone Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Hines (fresh) SF - James Mowery (fresh) PF - Charles Petersen (fresh) C - Dustin Bettis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | John Marks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Western Michigan | Charles Hines takes the ball from John Marks | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Charles Petersen steps in front of the Sol Ferrari pass | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Tulane | Charles Hines connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Tyrone Smith and the foul's on Sol Ferrari - foul #1 on Sol Ferrari, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Tulane | Charles Hines misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Western Michigan | John Marks gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Tulane | Alvin Wills is called for the reach on Tyrone Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Wills, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Tulane | Charles Petersen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Tulane | Charles Hines misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari buries a jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:47 | Tulane | James Mowery's pass is intercepted by Alvin Wills in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills banks in the layup | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Tulane | Charles Hines misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 17:25 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:12 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills lays it up and in | 8-4 |
| 16:56 | Tulane | James Mowery connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Tyrone Smith | 8-6 |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills is whistled for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Edward Adams (SG), David Reece (SF), Gerald Duckworth (PF), Larry Purcell (C) Alvin Wills, Sol Ferrari, Thomas Dey, Gregory Sparks, John Marks | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Johnson (PG), Clayton Dillon (SG), Carmelo Garcia (SF), Derek Evans (PF), Scott Fleenor (C) Tyrone Smith, Charles Hines, James Mowery, Charles Petersen, Dustin Bettis | |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Larry Purcell is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #1 on Larry Purcell, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 16:11 | Tulane | Derek Evans misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 8-6 |
| 16:10 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:54 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell grabs the board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fresh) SG - Edward Adams (fresh) SF - David Reece (fresh) PF - Gerald Duckworth (fresh) C - Larry Purcell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - Clayton Dillon (fresh) SF - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) PF - Derek Evans (fresh) C - Scott Fleenor (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams makes the floater from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 15:09 | Tulane | James Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-6 |
| 15:08 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:53 | Western Michigan | David Reece knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sidney Delarosa | 12-6 |
| 14:40 | Tulane | James Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Carmelo Garcia | 12-9 |
| 14:29 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams is fouled on the floor by Scott Fleenor - foul #1 on Scott Fleenor, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Thomas Dey (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Sidney Delarosa, Edward Adams, David Reece, Gerald Duckworth, Larry Purcell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyrone Smith (PG), Charles Hines (SG), James Mowery (SF), Charles Petersen (PF), Christopher Near (C) James Johnson, Clayton Dillon, Carmelo Garcia, Derek Evans, Scott Fleenor | |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks hits a jump hook from the baseline | 14-9 |
| 13:46 | Tulane | Charles Petersen misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Sparks - foul #1 on Gregory Sparks, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG) Sol Ferrari | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dustin Bettis (C) Christopher Near | |
| 13:46 | Tulane | Charles Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:46 | Tulane | Charles Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:26 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 14-11 |
| 13:25 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:12 | Western Michigan | Dustin Bettis takes the ball from Martin Ertl | 14-11 |
| 13:01 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Petersen | 14-13 |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David McKune | 17-13 |
| 12:39 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (SG), John Marks (C) David McKune, Martin Ertl | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Johnson (PG), Clayton Dillon (SF), Derek Evans (PF) Tyrone Smith, James Mowery, Charles Petersen | |
| 12:29 | Western Michigan | Dustin Bettis takes the ball from Sidney Delarosa | 17-13 |
| 12:08 | Tulane | James Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 12:06 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis snags the offensive board | 17-13 |
| 11:49 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Johnson | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sidney Delarosa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Sparks (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Marks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clayton Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Evans (fresh) C - Dustin Bettis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey is hacked by Clayton Dillon - foul #1 on Clayton Dillon, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Gerald Duckworth (PF) Alvin Wills, Thomas Dey, Gregory Sparks | |
| Subs | Tulane | Carmelo Garcia (SF), Scott Fleenor (PF), Christopher Near (C) Charles Hines, Derek Evans, Dustin Bettis | |
| 11:21 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams is denied on a layup by Christopher Near | 17-15 |
| 11:20 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Scott Fleenor | 17-15 |
| 11:10 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Adams | 19-17 |
| 10:35 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gerald Duckworth - foul #1 on Gerald Duckworth, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (PG), David Reece (SF), Larry Purcell (C) Sidney Delarosa, Gerald Duckworth, John Marks | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyrone Smith (PG), Charles Petersen (PF) James Johnson, Christopher Near | |
| 10:35 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:35 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | David Reece travels with the ball | 19-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl (C) Sol Ferrari | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Hines (SG), James Mowery (SF), Derek Evans (C) Clayton Dillon, Carmelo Garcia, Scott Fleenor | |
| 10:12 | Tulane | Charles Hines is called for 10 seconds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG) David McKune | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 10:05 | Western Michigan | David Reece can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 10:03 | Tulane | Derek Evans gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:01 | Tulane | James Mowery is hacked by Martin Ertl in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Ertl, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SG) Edward Adams | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:47 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Charles Hines | 19-21 |
| 09:29 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 09:17 | Tulane | Alvin Wills takes the ball from Derek Evans | 22-21 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | David McKune jams it on a great pass from Alvin Wills | 24-21 |
| 08:52 | Tulane | Charles Petersen misses the easy layup | 24-21 |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to David Reece | 24-21 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | David McKune hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by James Mowery - foul #1 on James Mowery, team foul #3 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Gerald Duckworth (PF), John Marks (C) Alvin Wills, David Reece, Larry Purcell, Martin Ertl | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Johnson (PG), Clayton Dillon (SG), Carmelo Garcia (SF), Scott Fleenor (PF), Dustin Bettis (C) Tyrone Smith, Charles Hines, James Mowery, Charles Petersen, Derek Evans | |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | David McKune makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | David McKune misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:44 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 08:40 | Tulane | James Johnson banks in the wide open layup | 25-23 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 25-23 |
| 08:15 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dustin Bettis | 25-23 |
| 07:59 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 07:57 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor grabs the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on John Marks - foul #1 on John Marks, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Thomas Dey (SF) David McKune, Gerald Duckworth | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyrone Smith (PG), Charles Petersen (PF) James Johnson, Scott Fleenor | |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sol Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Dey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Marks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Tyrone Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) PF - Charles Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Bettis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Petersen - foul #1 on Charles Petersen, team foul #4 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Hines (SG) Carmelo Garcia | |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:38 | Tulane | John Marks is called for the reach on Charles Hines in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Marks, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks (PF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Edward Adams, John Marks | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 07:38 | Tulane | Charles Hines makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 07:38 | Tulane | Charles Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks hits the finger roll | 29-26 |
| 06:59 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis scores on a floater from the right block | 29-28 |
| 06:38 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 06:24 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-28 |
| 06:22 | Tulane | Charles Petersen snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 06:20 | Tulane | Sidney Delarosa steps in front of the Tyrone Smith pass in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| 06:16 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa lays it in | 31-28 |
| 06:02 | Tulane | Charles Hines connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyrone Smith | 31-31 |
| 05:44 | Western Michigan | Clayton Dillon takes the ball from Gerald Duckworth | 31-31 |
| 05:42 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith is hacked by Sol Ferrari in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sol Ferrari, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edward Adams (SG), David Reece (SF), Larry Purcell (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Sidney Delarosa, Sol Ferrari, Thomas Dey, Gregory Sparks, Gerald Duckworth | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Johnson (SG), Carmelo Garcia (SF), Derek Evans (PF), Scott Fleenor (C) Charles Hines, Clayton Dillon, Charles Petersen, Dustin Bettis | |
| 05:42 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 05:42 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Adams | 33-31 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Derek Evans comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Purcell - foul #2 on Larry Purcell, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SG) Larry Purcell | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Mowery (SF) Tyrone Smith | |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Derek Evans makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Derek Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Derek Evans takes the ball from Edward Adams | 33-33 |
| 04:49 | Tulane | Martin Ertl denies the turnaround by Derek Evans | 33-33 |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | David Reece's floater is knocked away by Scott Fleenor | 33-33 |
| 04:17 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 03:54 | Tulane | Edward Adams is called for the reach on Scott Fleenor - foul #1 on Edward Adams, team foul #11 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Thomas Dey (SF), Larry Purcell (PF), John Marks (C) Alvin Wills, David Reece, Edward Adams, Martin Ertl | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyrone Smith (PG), Charles Hines (SG), Christopher Near (C) James Johnson, Carmelo Garcia, Derek Evans | |
| 03:54 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:54 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | James Mowery is called for the reach on Thomas Dey - foul #2 on James Mowery, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG) David McKune | |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Petersen (PF) Scott Fleenor | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sol Ferrari (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Dey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Marks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Tyrone Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mowery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Near (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 03:14 | Tulane | Christopher Near pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 03:07 | Tulane | John Marks steals it from Tyrone Smith | 33-34 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari's pass is intercepted by Charles Hines | 33-34 |
| 02:38 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 02:36 | Tulane | Charles Hines hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | James Mowery grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 02:02 | Tulane | Charles Hines is alone and drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Tyrone Smith | 33-38 |
| 01:57 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Marks | 36-38 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Charles Hines is fouled in the backcourt by John Marks - foul #3 on John Marks, team foul #12 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edward Adams (SG), David Reece (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Sidney Delarosa, Sol Ferrari, Thomas Dey, Larry Purcell, John Marks | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Johnson (PG), Clayton Dillon (SF), Derek Evans (PF), Dustin Bettis (C) Tyrone Smith, James Mowery, Charles Petersen, Christopher Near | |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Charles Hines misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Charles Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 01:43 | Western Michigan | Dustin Bettis takes the ball from Alvin Wills | 36-39 |
| 01:22 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 36-39 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | David Reece pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-39 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Johnson | 38-42 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (SG), David McKune (SF), Martin Ertl (C) Edward Adams, David Reece, Gerald Duckworth | |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyrone Smith (PG), Carmelo Garcia (SF), Charles Petersen (PF), Scott Fleenor (C) James Johnson, Charles Hines, Derek Evans, Dustin Bettis | |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-45 |