| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) SG - Paul Garner (fresh) SF - James Warren (fresh) PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) C - Alton Hardie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Young (fresh) SG - Loren Bowden (fresh) SF - Homer Hopkins (fresh) PF - Ralph Eldridge (fresh) C - Daniel Austin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | James Warren wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Daniel Austin | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden misses the fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Paul Garner | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Warren - foul #1 on James Warren, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:49 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Tulane | James Warren can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Daniel Austin | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Southern Methodist | John Young is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Tulane | James Warren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Tulane | Alton Hardie gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Tulane | Paul Garner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Johnnie Ferrell | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by John Young | 3-4 |
| 17:13 | Tulane | James Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Melvin Smyth (SF), Tyler Hall (C) Johnnie Ferrell, James Warren, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Nickolas Ward (SG), Dean Evans (C) John Young, Loren Bowden, Daniel Austin | |
| 16:58 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 3-4 |
| 16:57 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 16:41 | Tulane | Homer Hopkins is called for the reach on Melvin Smyth - foul #1 on Homer Hopkins, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Tulane | John Houk (C) Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov (SF), Robert Stephens (PF) Homer Hopkins, Ralph Eldridge | |
| 16:35 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi is whistled for a carry | 3-6 |
| 16:19 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifton Harris | 3-8 |
| 16:01 | Tulane | Tyler Hall is hacked by Clifton Harris - foul #1 on Clifton Harris, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), James Riffle (SF), Alton Hardie (C) Dikembe Azimi, Paul Garner, John Houk | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Loren Bowden (SG), Daniel Austin (C) Clifton Harris, Nickolas Ward, Robert Stephens | |
| 15:47 | Tulane | Tyler Hall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Tyler Hall, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Smyth (fresh) SF - James Riffle (fresh) PF - Tyler Hall (fresh) C - Alton Hardie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Loren Bowden (fresh) SF - Uros Kozlov (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dean Evans (fresh) C - Daniel Austin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden is hacked by James Riffle - foul #1 on James Riffle, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Warren (SF), Daniel Thompson (PF) James Riffle, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins (SF) Uros Kozlov | |
| 15:29 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin buries a floater in the lane set up by Dean Evans and the foul's on James Warren - foul #2 on James Warren, team foul #4 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SF) James Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:29 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin makes the free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:16 | Tulane | James Riffle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 15:14 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Loren Bowden | 3-11 |
| 15:09 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins's fadeaway is rejected by Alton Hardie | 3-11 |
| 15:07 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden can't tip it in | 3-11 |
| 15:05 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin grabs the offensive board | 3-11 |
| 14:51 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Young | 3-13 |
| 14:37 | Tulane | James Riffle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Ferrell | 6-13 |
| 14:24 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 6-13 |
| 14:22 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Melvin Smyth | 6-13 |
| 14:03 | Tulane | James Riffle is called for traveling | 6-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Paul Garner (SG), Tyler Hall (C) Johnnie Ferrell, Melvin Smyth, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Nickolas Ward (SG), Uros Kozlov (SF), Ralph Eldridge (PF) John Young, Loren Bowden, Homer Hopkins, Daniel Austin | |
| 13:47 | Southern Methodist | James Riffle steals the ball from Dean Evans | 6-13 |
| 13:44 | Tulane | James Riffle misses the lay-in | 6-13 |
| 13:43 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson tips it home | 8-13 |
| 13:34 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov is fouled on the floor by James Riffle - foul #2 on James Riffle, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (SF), John Houk (C) James Riffle, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 13:25 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clifton Harris | 8-16 |
| 13:08 | Tulane | David Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-16 |
| 13:07 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi tips it but misses | 8-16 |
| 13:06 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:46 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Nickolas Ward | 8-18 |
| 12:36 | Tulane | John Houk's floater is tipped away by Dean Evans | 8-18 |
| 12:34 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Dean Evans | 8-18 |
| 12:20 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Nickolas Ward | 8-21 |
| 12:00 | Tulane | Tyler Hall knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-21 |
| 11:43 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Houk - foul #1 on John Houk, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), Daniel Thompson (PF), Alton Hardie (C) Dikembe Azimi, Tyler Hall, John Houk | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Loren Bowden (SG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Daniel Austin (C) Clifton Harris, Nickolas Ward, Uros Kozlov, Ralph Eldridge | |
| 11:43 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 11:43 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Loren Bowden (fresh) SF - Homer Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tulane | Alton Hardie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens (PF) Dean Evans | |
| 11:11 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins is hacked by Melvin Smyth - foul #1 on Melvin Smyth, team foul #7 | 11-23 |
| 11:11 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 11:11 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson snags the defensive board | 11-23 |
| 10:52 | Tulane | Alton Hardie's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Stephens | 11-23 |
| 10:51 | Tulane | Paul Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-23 |
| 10:31 | Tulane | Paul Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-23 |
| 10:30 | Tulane | Alton Hardie snags the offensive board | 11-23 |
| 10:14 | Tulane | John Young is called for the reach on Johnnie Ferrell - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #3 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (SG), David Smith (SF) Paul Garner, Melvin Smyth | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Nickolas Ward (SG), Dean Evans (C) John Young, Loren Bowden, Daniel Austin | |
| 09:51 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Nickolas Ward - foul #1 on Nickolas Ward, team foul #4 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge (PF) Robert Stephens | |
| 09:51 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:51 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi misses the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:51 | Tulane | Alton Hardie snags the offensive board | 12-23 |
| 09:39 | Tulane | David Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-23 |
| 09:38 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| 09:31 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Azimi - foul #1 on Dikembe Azimi, team foul #8 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov (SF) Homer Hopkins | |
| 09:31 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:31 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:31 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Daniel Thompson | 12-23 |
| 09:10 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi travels with the ball | 12-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (SG), Tyler Hall (C) Johnnie Ferrell, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 09:03 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #9 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Martin Hanson (PG), John Houk (C) Dikembe Azimi, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 09:03 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 09:03 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 08:43 | Tulane | Tyler Hall is hacked by Dean Evans - foul #1 on Dean Evans, team foul #5 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Loren Bowden (SG) Clifton Harris, Nickolas Ward | |
| 08:29 | Tulane | David Smith is hacked by Loren Bowden - foul #1 on Loren Bowden, team foul #6 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins (SF) Uros Kozlov | |
| 08:20 | Tulane | Martin Hanson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Smyth | 15-25 |
| 08:07 | Southern Methodist | Martin Hanson is called for the reach on John Young - foul #1 on Martin Hanson, team foul #10 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), Daniel Thompson (PF) Martin Hanson, John Houk | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens (PF), Daniel Austin (C) Ralph Eldridge, Dean Evans | |
| 08:07 | Southern Methodist | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:07 | Southern Methodist | John Young misses the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:07 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 08:03 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell loses the dribble to John Young in the backcourt | 15-26 |
| 08:00 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins dunks the ball set up by John Young | 15-28 |
| 07:47 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Alton Hardie (C) Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 07:40 | Southern Methodist | John Young can't finish the layup but the foul's on Melvin Smyth - foul #2 on Melvin Smyth, team foul #11 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Smith (SF) Melvin Smyth | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 07:40 | Southern Methodist | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 07:40 | Southern Methodist | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alton Hardie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loren Bowden (fresh) SF - Homer Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Stephens (fresh) C - Daniel Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Tulane | Homer Hopkins steps in front of the Paul Garner pass | 15-30 |
| 07:06 | Southern Methodist | John Young knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Loren Bowden | 15-33 |
| 06:44 | Tulane | Paul Garner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-33 |
| 06:43 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin gets the rebound | 15-33 |
| 06:25 | Southern Methodist | John Young is hacked by Johnnie Ferrell - foul #1 on Johnnie Ferrell, team foul #12 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Tyler Hall (PF) Johnnie Ferrell, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (SG), Uros Kozlov (SF), Ralph Eldridge (PF), Dean Evans (C) Loren Bowden, Homer Hopkins, Robert Stephens, Daniel Austin | |
| 06:25 | Southern Methodist | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 15-34 |
| 06:25 | Southern Methodist | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 15-35 |
| 06:02 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses the shot from the right side | 15-35 |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge pulls down the rebound | 15-35 |
| 05:46 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Young | 15-37 |
| 05:30 | Tulane | Alton Hardie misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-37 |
| 05:29 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov pulls down the rebound | 15-37 |
| 05:00 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-40 |
| 04:42 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-40 |
| 04:41 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge pulls down the rebound | 15-40 |
| 04:37 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 15-40 |
| 04:35 | Tulane | Alton Hardie grabs the defensive rebound | 15-40 |
| 04:20 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-40 |
| 04:19 | Tulane | Alton Hardie tips it back up and in | 17-40 |
| 04:10 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Young | 17-42 |
| 03:48 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), Melvin Smyth (SG), James Warren (SF), Daniel Thompson (PF), John Houk (C) Dikembe Azimi, Paul Garner, David Smith, Tyler Hall, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Loren Bowden (SG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Robert Stephens (PF), Daniel Austin (C) John Young, Nickolas Ward, Uros Kozlov, Ralph Eldridge, Dean Evans | |
| 03:38 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Austin | 17-44 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Melvin Smyth (fresh) SF - James Warren (fresh) PF - Daniel Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Houk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Clifton Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loren Bowden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Homer Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Stephens (fresh) C - Daniel Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-44 |
| 03:23 | Tulane | James Warren hits the follow up shot | 19-44 |
| 03:00 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifton Harris | 19-46 |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Clifton Harris - foul #2 on Clifton Harris, team foul #7 | 19-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans (PF) Robert Stephens | |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 1st free throw | 20-46 |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 2nd free throw | 21-46 |
| 02:25 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris is denied on a layup by James Warren | 21-46 |
| 02:24 | Tulane | James Warren grabs the board | 21-46 |
| 02:18 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 23-46 |
| 01:59 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Melvin Smyth - foul #3 on Melvin Smyth, team foul #13 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Riffle (SG), Tyler Hall (C) Melvin Smyth, John Houk | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens (PF) Daniel Austin | |
| 01:59 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden misses the 1st free throw | 23-46 |
| 01:59 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 23-47 |
| 01:39 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Homer Hopkins - foul #2 on Homer Hopkins, team foul #8 | 23-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Garner (SG) James Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Nickolas Ward (SG), Uros Kozlov (SF) Clifton Harris, Loren Bowden, Homer Hopkins | |
| 01:39 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 24-47 |
| 01:39 | Tulane | Daniel Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-47 |
| 01:24 | Southern Methodist | Tyler Hall steals it from Dean Evans | 25-47 |
| 01:06 | Tulane | Tyler Hall hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Dean Evans - foul #2 on Dean Evans, team foul #9 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Alton Hardie (C) Johnnie Ferrell, Daniel Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge (PF), Daniel Austin (C) Robert Stephens, Dean Evans | |
| 01:06 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses the 1st free throw | 25-47 |
| 01:06 | Tulane | Tyler Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 00:51 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 26-47 |
| 00:50 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Paul Garner | 26-47 |
| 00:46 | Tulane | James Riffle is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Garner | 28-47 |
| 00:26 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Tyler Hall - foul #2 on Tyler Hall, team foul #14 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Homer Hopkins (SF) John Young, Uros Kozlov | |
| 00:26 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge misses the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 00:26 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi is hacked by Daniel Austin - foul #1 on Daniel Austin, team foul #10 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Warren (SF), Daniel Thompson (PF) James Riffle, Alton Hardie | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi misses the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-48 |