| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Tyrone Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Hines (fresh) SF - James Mowery (fresh) PF - Charles Petersen (fresh) C - Dustin Bettis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (fresh) SG - Sean Pinedo (fresh) SF - Scott Moon (fresh) PF - Dale Quinn (fresh) C - Larry Houchin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Tyrone Smith | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Dale Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Tulane | James Mowery comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Dale Quinn grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tom Bey and he's hacked by James Mowery - foul #1 on James Mowery, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Tulane | James Mowery drills a floater from the left block | 4-3 |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Dale Quinn's pass is intercepted by Tyrone Smith | 4-3 |
| 18:28 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyrone Smith, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | Dale Quinn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Tulane | James Mowery snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | Tulane | James Mowery hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sean Pinedo | 4-3 |
| 17:40 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo misses short on a floater in the paint | 4-3 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | James Mowery grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:22 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-3 |
| 17:21 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo loses the dribble to Tyrone Smith | 6-3 |
| 16:57 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith banks in the layup | 8-3 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Tom Bey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 16:44 | Tulane | James Mowery gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:21 | Tulane | Charles Hines clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Dale Quinn - foul #1 on Dale Quinn, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Johnson (PG), Clayton Dillon (SF), Derek Evans (PF), Scott Fleenor (C) Tyrone Smith, James Mowery, Charles Petersen, Dustin Bettis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Dikembe Abdon (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Tom Bey, Sean Pinedo, Scott Moon, Dale Quinn, Larry Houchin | |
| 16:21 | Tulane | Charles Hines misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:21 | Tulane | Charles Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | James Johnson is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdon - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carmelo Garcia (SF) Charles Hines | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - Clayton Dillon (fresh) SF - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) PF - Derek Evans (fresh) C - Scott Fleenor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Rogers (fresh) SG - Richard Cortes (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) PF - Richard Walker (fresh) C - Raphael Mancini (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Richard Cortes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyrone Smith (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Richard Cortes makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:22 | Tulane | Derek Evans misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Walker - foul #1 on Richard Walker, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Antonio Davis (C) Richard Walker | |
| 15:22 | Tulane | Derek Evans makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:22 | Tulane | Derek Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Antonio Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-7 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Antonio Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-7 |
| 14:58 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:50 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor's layup is rejected by Raphael Mancini | 10-7 |
| 14:48 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Evans | 10-7 |
| 14:24 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Clayton Dillon, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Hines (SG), James Mowery (SF), Micheal Rowe (PF), Christopher Near (C) Clayton Dillon, Carmelo Garcia, Derek Evans, Scott Fleenor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Sean Pinedo (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Conrad Ingram (PF) Robert Rogers, Richard Cortes, Dikembe Abdon, Raphael Mancini | |
| 14:07 | UTEP | The short jumper by Conrad Ingram is denied by Christopher Near | 10-7 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Scott Moon can't tip it in | 10-7 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Scott Moon can't tip it in | 10-7 |
| 14:03 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Micheal Rowe | 10-7 |
| 13:38 | Tulane | Christopher Near double dribbles | 10-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Petersen (PF) Micheal Rowe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dale Quinn (PF), Richard Walker (C) Scott Moon, Antonio Davis | |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Tom Bey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 13:17 | Tulane | Charles Petersen grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 13:11 | Tulane | Tom Bey picks off the pass by James Mowery in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo misses the easy layup | 10-7 |
| 13:08 | Tulane | Charles Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:05 | Tulane | James Mowery is hacked by Conrad Ingram in the backcourt - foul #1 on Conrad Ingram, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clayton Dillon (PG) Tyrone Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Scott Moon (SF), Raphael Mancini (C) Conrad Ingram, Dale Quinn | |
| 12:50 | Tulane | Tom Bey is called for the reach on Clayton Dillon - foul #1 on Tom Bey, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Evans (PG), Carmelo Garcia (SF), Dustin Bettis (C) Charles Hines, James Mowery, Christopher Near | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Larry Houchin (C) Tom Bey, Richard Walker | |
| 12:35 | Tulane | Charles Petersen misses the dunk attempt | 10-7 |
| 12:33 | UTEP | Larry Houchin pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Scott Moon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 10-7 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo tips it home | 10-9 |
| 11:51 | Tulane | Derek Evans misses the jump hook from the right block | 10-9 |
| 11:49 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Derek Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clayton Dillon (fresh) SF - Carmelo Garcia (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Petersen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Bettis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dikembe Abdon (fairly fresh) SG - Sean Pinedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Moon (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Raphael Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Houchin (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:45 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo hits a shot in the paint set up by Dikembe Abdon | 10-11 |
| 11:23 | Tulane | Carmelo Garcia is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Carmelo Garcia, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyrone Smith (PG), Charles Hines (SG), James Mowery (SF), Scott Fleenor (PF), Christopher Near (C) Derek Evans, Clayton Dillon, Carmelo Garcia, Charles Petersen, Dustin Bettis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Conrad Ingram (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Dikembe Abdon, Sean Pinedo, Scott Moon, Raphael Mancini, Larry Houchin | |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Richard Walker knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Richard Cortes | 10-13 |
| 11:03 | Tulane | Robert Rogers picks off the pass by Christopher Near | 10-13 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | The jump hook by Conrad Ingram is blocked by Christopher Near | 10-13 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Richard Walker can't tip it in | 10-13 |
| 10:39 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:36 | Tulane | Richard Cortes is called for the reach on Charles Hines in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Cortes, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Micheal Rowe (PF) Christopher Near | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SG), Dale Quinn (PF) Richard Cortes, Antonio Davis | |
| 10:26 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Micheal Rowe | 12-13 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Robert Rogers is hacked by James Mowery - foul #2 on James Mowery, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clayton Dillon (SF) James Mowery | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon (SF), Raphael Mancini (C) Conrad Ingram, Richard Walker | |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Robert Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:07 | Tulane | Micheal Rowe grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 10:04 | Tulane | Robert Rogers is called for the reach on Tyrone Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Rogers, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| 09:39 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor loses the ball out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Evans (PG), Charles Petersen (PF), Dustin Bettis (C) Tyrone Smith, Micheal Rowe, Scott Fleenor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG) Robert Rogers | |
| 09:22 | UTEP | Tom Bey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 09:21 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 09:04 | Tulane | Derek Evans is fouled on the floor by Sean Pinedo - foul #1 on Sean Pinedo, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carmelo Garcia (SF) Clayton Dillon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Cortes (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Antonio Davis (C) Sean Pinedo, Dikembe Abdon, Dale Quinn | |
| 09:04 | Tulane | Derek Evans makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:04 | Tulane | Derek Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Antonio Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Conrad Ingram (PF) Raphael Mancini | |
| 08:21 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis blows the layup but the foul's on Antonio Davis - foul #1 on Antonio Davis, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyrone Smith (PG), Scott Fleenor (PF) Derek Evans, Charles Petersen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Dale Quinn (PF) Tom Bey, Scott Moon | |
| 08:21 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:21 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Antonio Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Dale Quinn can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Tyrone Smith - foul #2 on Tyrone Smith, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clayton Dillon (PG), Christopher Near (C) Tyrone Smith, Dustin Bettis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Raphael Mancini (C) Richard Cortes, Conrad Ingram, Antonio Davis | |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Dale Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Dale Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:03 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:01 | Tulane | Carmelo Garcia travels in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Houchin (C) Dale Quinn | |
| 07:44 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Hines - foul #1 on Charles Hines, team foul #9 | 15-13 |
| 07:44 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:44 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clayton Dillon (fresh) SG - Charles Hines (fairly fresh) SF - Carmelo Garcia (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Fleenor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Near (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Rogers (fresh) SG - Sean Pinedo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Moon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raphael Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Houchin (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Tulane | Christopher Near is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 15-15 |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Larry Houchin grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Scott Moon makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Rogers | 15-18 |
| 07:22 | Tulane | Raphael Mancini picks off the pass by Carmelo Garcia in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Robert Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 07:09 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor misses the lay-in but the foul's on Sean Pinedo - foul #2 on Sean Pinedo, team foul #9 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Evans (PG), Charles Petersen (PF) Carmelo Garcia, Christopher Near | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Conrad Ingram (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Robert Rogers, Sean Pinedo, Scott Moon, Raphael Mancini, Larry Houchin | |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Scott Fleenor misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Antonio Davis snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Conrad Ingram is whistled for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dustin Bettis (C) Scott Fleenor | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:15 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 16-18 |
| 06:13 | Tulane | Charles Petersen tips it home | 18-18 |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon can't tip it in | 18-18 |
| 05:47 | Tulane | Derek Evans pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 05:31 | Tulane | Richard Walker steps in front of the Charles Petersen pass | 18-18 |
| 05:17 | UTEP | Conrad Ingram can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 05:15 | Tulane | Derek Evans snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 04:51 | Tulane | Charles Hines can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 18-18 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Bey | 18-21 |
| 04:24 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carmelo Garcia (SF), Scott Fleenor (PF), Christopher Near (C) Derek Evans, Charles Petersen, Dustin Bettis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Dale Quinn (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Tom Bey, Dikembe Abdon, Conrad Ingram, Richard Walker, Antonio Davis | |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Scott Moon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Rogers | 18-23 |
| 03:44 | Tulane | Clayton Dillon can't connect on a floater in the paint | 18-23 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | Richard Cortes gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clayton Dillon (tiring) SG - Charles Hines (tiring) SF - Carmelo Garcia (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Fleenor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Near (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Rogers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Cortes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Moon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Quinn (fresh) C - Raphael Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Dale Quinn drills a floater in the paint | 18-25 |
| 03:11 | Tulane | Christopher Near knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Charles Hines | 20-25 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Richard Cortes makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Rogers | 20-28 |
| 02:48 | Tulane | Charles Hines is whistled for traveling | 20-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyrone Smith (PG), James Johnson (SG), James Mowery (SF), Micheal Rowe (PF), Dustin Bettis (C) Clayton Dillon, Charles Hines, Carmelo Garcia, Scott Fleenor, Christopher Near | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Sean Pinedo (SG), Dikembe Abdon (SF), Larry Houchin (C) Robert Rogers, Richard Cortes, Scott Moon, Dale Quinn | |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Larry Houchin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dustin Bettis - foul #1 on Dustin Bettis, team foul #10 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charles Petersen (PF) Micheal Rowe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dale Quinn (PF) Raphael Mancini | |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Larry Houchin makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Larry Houchin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:26 | Tulane | Tom Bey is called for the reach on Tyrone Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Bey, team foul #10 | 20-30 |
| 02:26 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:26 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:26 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Petersen | 21-30 |
| 02:06 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith hits a wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Bettis | 23-30 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon's layup is rejected by James Johnson | 23-30 |
| 01:53 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dustin Bettis | 23-30 |
| 01:35 | Tulane | James Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 01:33 | Tulane | Charles Petersen tips it but misses | 23-30 |
| 01:31 | Tulane | James Johnson tips it back up and in | 25-30 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Tyrone Smith steals it from Sean Pinedo | 25-30 |
| 01:08 | Tulane | Tyrone Smith blows the layup | 25-30 |
| 01:07 | Tulane | Dustin Bettis tips it back up and in | 27-30 |
| 00:58 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Tom Bey | 27-33 |
| 00:32 | Tulane | James Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Dale Quinn snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Dustin Bettis - foul #2 on Dustin Bettis, team foul #11 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Evans (PF), Scott Fleenor (C) Charles Petersen, Dustin Bettis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Raphael Mancini (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Tom Bey, Sean Pinedo, Dale Quinn, Larry Houchin | |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:02 | Tulane | James Mowery clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Derek Evans gets the offensive rebound | 27-34 |