| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Williams (fresh) SG - Herbert Cross (fresh) SF - Kerry Gilbert (fresh) PF - Charles Anderson (fresh) C - John Bassler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) SG - Paul Garner (fresh) SF - James Warren (fresh) PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) C - Alton Hardie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | James Warren wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Tulane | James Warren drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Garner | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Central Florida | Paul Garner is called for the reach on Herbert Cross - foul #1 on Paul Garner, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Tulane | Alton Hardie snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Tulane | Charles Anderson steals it from Paul Garner | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Central Florida | John Bassler is fouled on the floor by Paul Garner - foul #2 on Paul Garner, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SG) Paul Garner | |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Charles Anderson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson can't throw it down | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Central Florida | Charles Anderson grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | Central Florida | Johnnie Ferrell takes the ball from John Bassler | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth banks in the layup on a nice dish by Johnnie Ferrell | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross is fouled on the floor by Daniel Thompson - foul #1 on Daniel Thompson, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 17:22 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Melvin Smyth - foul #1 on Melvin Smyth, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SF) James Warren | |
| 17:22 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:22 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Tulane | Jason Williams steps in front of the Melvin Smyth pass | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | Central Florida | Jason Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Johnnie Ferrell - foul #1 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #5 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Tyler Hall (C) Johnnie Ferrell, Alton Hardie | |
| 16:41 | Central Florida | Jason Williams makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Central Florida | Jason Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Herbert Cross - foul #1 on Herbert Cross, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Houk (C) Daniel Thompson | |
| 16:30 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Charles Anderson snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:11 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jason Williams | 7-5 |
| 15:54 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 15:52 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Cross (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kerry Gilbert (fresh) PF - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bassler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) SG - Melvin Smyth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Riffle (fresh) PF - Tyler Hall (fresh) C - John Houk (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | John Bassler knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Kerry Gilbert | 9-5 |
| 15:15 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi is hacked by John Bassler - foul #1 on John Bassler, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Abel Holt (SG), Noah Ruth (SF), Frank Lincoln (PF), Sammy Jones (C) Herbert Cross, Kerry Gilbert, Charles Anderson, John Bassler | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), James Warren (SF), Daniel Thompson (PF), Alton Hardie (C) Dikembe Azimi, Melvin Smyth, Tyler Hall, John Houk | |
| 15:09 | Tulane | Alton Hardie is called for traveling | 9-5 |
| 14:51 | Central Florida | Abel Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-5 |
| 14:49 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | James Riffle lays it up and in | 9-7 |
| 14:42 | Central Florida | Jason Williams is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Seeley (PG) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (SG) James Riffle | |
| 14:37 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi blows the layup | 9-7 |
| 14:35 | Central Florida | Noah Ruth snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Central Florida | Frank Lincoln misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Azimi - foul #1 on Dikembe Azimi, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Herbert Cross (SG) Abel Holt | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:21 | Central Florida | Frank Lincoln makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:21 | Central Florida | Frank Lincoln makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:57 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 13:56 | Tulane | Alton Hardie hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 13:42 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones makes the shot from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | Alton Hardie is hacked by Sammy Jones - foul #1 on Sammy Jones, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Williams (PG), Kerry Gilbert (SF), Charles Anderson (PF), John Bassler (C) Dennis Seeley, Frank Lincoln, Noah Ruth, Sammy Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SG), Tyler Hall (C) Dikembe Azimi, Alton Hardie | |
| 13:12 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell scores on a jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:54 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tyler Hall - foul #1 on Tyler Hall, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Abel Holt (SG) Herbert Cross | |
| Subs | Tulane | Martin Hanson (PG), Melvin Smyth (SG) Johnnie Ferrell, James Warren | |
| 12:54 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:54 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:42 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 12:22 | Central Florida | James Riffle steals it from Abel Holt | 14-14 |
| 12:02 | Tulane | James Riffle is hacked by Kerry Gilbert - foul #1 on Kerry Gilbert, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Herbert Cross (SG), Sammy Jones (C) Abel Holt, John Bassler | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), David Smith (SF), Alton Hardie (C) Martin Hanson, James Riffle, Daniel Thompson | |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 11:35 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi misses the tip | 14-14 |
| 11:33 | Tulane | Tyler Hall hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Cross (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kerry Gilbert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) SG - Melvin Smyth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) PF - Tyler Hall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Sammy Jones | 16-16 |
| 11:00 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth is fouled on the floor by Kerry Gilbert - foul #2 on Kerry Gilbert, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Seeley (PG), Noah Ruth (SF), Frank Lincoln (PF), John Bassler (C) Jason Williams, Kerry Gilbert, Charles Anderson, Sammy Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), James Riffle (SG), James Warren (SF) Dikembe Azimi, Melvin Smyth, Tyler Hall | |
| 10:55 | Tulane | David Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Lincoln - foul #1 on Frank Lincoln, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| 10:55 | Tulane | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:55 | Tulane | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | Frank Lincoln snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 10:40 | Central Florida | Frank Lincoln buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Noah Ruth | 18-17 |
| 10:22 | Tulane | John Bassler steals the ball from James Warren | 18-17 |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | Dennis Seeley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 10:03 | Tulane | James Warren gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:42 | Tulane | Alton Hardie makes the driving attempt in the paint | 18-19 |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | Johnnie Ferrell takes the ball from Dennis Seeley in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | James Riffle is hacked by Dennis Seeley - foul #1 on Dennis Seeley, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Williams (PG), Abel Holt (SG), Charles Anderson (PF), Sammy Jones (C) Dennis Seeley, Herbert Cross, Frank Lincoln, John Bassler | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Thompson (PF), Tyler Hall (C) David Smith, Alton Hardie | |
| 09:23 | Tulane | James Riffle makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:23 | Tulane | James Riffle makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | Johnnie Ferrell is called for the reach on Jason Williams - foul #2 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Melvin Smyth (SG) Johnnie Ferrell, James Riffle | |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | Jason Williams misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:07 | Tulane | James Warren snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 08:55 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Melvin Smyth | 18-23 |
| 08:38 | Central Florida | Jason Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 08:37 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:18 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Anderson - foul #1 on Charles Anderson, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Frank Lincoln (SF) Noah Ruth | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (SF) James Warren | |
| 08:18 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:18 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:18 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 08:13 | Central Florida | Daniel Thompson takes the ball from Jason Williams | 18-23 |
| 07:55 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Smyth | 18-26 |
| 07:29 | Central Florida | Abel Holt misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bassler (C) Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SG), Alton Hardie (C) Melvin Smyth, Tyler Hall | |
| 07:29 | Central Florida | Abel Holt makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:29 | Central Florida | Abel Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:29 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Holt (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Frank Lincoln (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sammy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bassler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Riffle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Tulane | David Smith lays it in and he's fouled by Frank Lincoln - foul #2 on Frank Lincoln, team foul #10 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Herbert Cross (SG), David Clark (SF) Abel Holt, Frank Lincoln | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 07:16 | Tulane | David Smith makes the free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:03 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sammy Jones | 21-29 |
| 06:42 | Tulane | James Riffle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 06:41 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross is hacked by James Riffle - foul #1 on James Riffle, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Seeley (PG), Noah Ruth (SF), Charles Anderson (PF) Jason Williams, David Clark, Sammy Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | Martin Hanson (PG), James Warren (SF), Tyler Hall (PF) Dikembe Azimi, David Smith, Daniel Thompson | |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:06 | Tulane | James Warren clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Noah Ruth - foul #1 on Noah Ruth, team foul #11 | 22-29 |
| 06:06 | Tulane | James Warren misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:06 | Tulane | James Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:06 | Central Florida | Charles Anderson gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:42 | Central Florida | Noah Ruth misses long on a floater from the left block | 22-29 |
| 05:40 | Central Florida | Noah Ruth gets the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:27 | Central Florida | Dennis Seeley connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Bassler | 25-29 |
| 05:16 | Tulane | James Riffle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Williams (PG) Dennis Seeley | |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SG), Daniel Thompson (PF) James Riffle, Alton Hardie | |
| 05:00 | Central Florida | John Bassler hits the finger roll set up by Jason Williams | 27-29 |
| 04:44 | Tulane | Martin Hanson hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Thompson | 27-31 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | John Bassler clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Tyler Hall - foul #2 on Tyler Hall, team foul #11 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Abel Holt (SG), Sammy Jones (PF) Herbert Cross, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), David Smith (SF), John Houk (C) Martin Hanson, James Warren, Tyler Hall | |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | John Bassler misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | John Bassler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:00 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Azimi | 28-34 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Noah Ruth lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Williams | 30-34 |
| 03:27 | Tulane | David Smith misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 03:25 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Abel Holt (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Noah Ruth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bassler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Smyth (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Houk (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Abel Holt misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 03:08 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi is hacked by Jason Williams - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #12 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Seeley (PG), Herbert Cross (SG), Kerry Gilbert (SF), Charles Anderson (PF) Jason Williams, Abel Holt, Noah Ruth, John Bassler | |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (SG), James Riffle (SF), Tyler Hall (PF), Alton Hardie (C) Melvin Smyth, David Smith, Daniel Thompson, John Houk | |
| 02:56 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Dennis Seeley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Tyler Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 02:25 | Tulane | Paul Garner can't connect on a floater from the right side | 30-36 |
| 02:24 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert is whistled for traveling | 30-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bassler (C) Sammy Jones | |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), James Warren (SF) Dikembe Azimi, James Riffle | |
| 01:50 | Tulane | James Warren knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Johnnie Ferrell | 30-39 |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | Dennis Seeley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Charles Anderson misses the tip | 30-39 |
| 01:24 | Tulane | Alton Hardie pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 01:17 | Tulane | Alton Hardie clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Kerry Gilbert - foul #3 on Kerry Gilbert, team foul #13 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Williams (PG), David Clark (SF), Frank Lincoln (PF) Dennis Seeley, Kerry Gilbert, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Thompson (PF) Tyler Hall | |
| 01:17 | Tulane | Alton Hardie makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:17 | Tulane | Alton Hardie makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | David Clark can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 30-41 |
| 00:52 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | Frank Lincoln drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Herbert Cross | 32-41 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | James Warren comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 32-41 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Thompson | 32-41 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | James Warren misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-41 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | John Bassler snags the defensive board | 32-41 |