| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Smyth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Reed (fresh) 5 reb. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodolfo Velez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Ballard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Mark Ballard inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | VMI | Mark Davis misses the lay-in | 29-29 |
| 19:44 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Whitmore | 29-29 |
| 19:38 | VMI | Rodolfo Velez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 19:37 | Tulane | Paul Garner gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:31 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 19:29 | VMI | Edward Knight pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:13 | VMI | Edward Knight lays it up and in on a great pass from Rodolfo Velez | 29-31 |
| 19:04 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 19:03 | VMI | Mark Ballard pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:34 | VMI | Mark Ballard is hacked by Melvin Smyth - foul #3 on Melvin Smyth, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Warren (SF) Melvin Smyth | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 18:22 | VMI | Mark Ballard is fouled on the floor by James Warren - foul #1 on James Warren, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| 18:10 | VMI | Edward Knight can't connect on a floater from the right side | 29-31 |
| 18:09 | Tulane | Jason Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:58 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-31 |
| 17:56 | VMI | Mark Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:34 | VMI | Mark Davis buries a fadeaway from close range | 29-33 |
| 17:08 | Tulane | Tyler Hall connects on the runner from close range | 31-33 |
| 16:51 | VMI | Mark Davis connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 16:34 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Garner | 33-35 |
| 16:19 | VMI | Edward Knight can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jason Reed - foul #3 on Jason Reed, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), James Riffle (SF), David Smith (PF) Johnnie Ferrell, James Warren, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (PG), Kenneth Tolbert (SG), Jason Teal (SF), Thomas Daniels (C) Gary Whitmore, Rodolfo Velez, Mark Ballard, Mark Davis | |
| 16:19 | VMI | Edward Knight makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:19 | VMI | Edward Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:19 | Tulane | Tyler Hall gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:07 | Tulane | Thomas Daniels is called for the reach on Paul Garner - foul #3 on Thomas Daniels, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Ford (PG), Raymond McCook (C) Edward Knight, Thomas Daniels | |
| 16:01 | Tulane | Brian Ford takes the ball from James Riffle | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) SG - Paul Garner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Riffle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyler Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ted Nowacki (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Teal (fresh) C - Raymond McCook (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | VMI | David Smith picks off the pass by Kenneth Tolbert | 33-36 |
| 15:41 | Tulane | Paul Garner is hacked by Kenneth Tolbert - foul #2 on Kenneth Tolbert, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Melvin Smyth (SF), John Houk (C) Paul Garner, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Daniels (PF) Brian Ford | |
| 15:35 | Tulane | David Smith hits a runner from close range set up by Dikembe Azimi and he's hacked by Ted Nowacki - foul #1 on Ted Nowacki, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| 15:35 | Tulane | David Smith makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:21 | VMI | Jason Teal banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Tolbert | 36-38 |
| 15:01 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dikembe Azimi | 39-38 |
| 14:41 | VMI | David Smith picks off the pass by Kenneth Tolbert | 39-38 |
| 14:16 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi is denied on a layup by Thomas Daniels | 39-38 |
| 14:15 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to John Houk | 39-38 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Tolbert - foul #3 on Kenneth Tolbert, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), Paul Garner (SG) Dikembe Azimi, James Riffle | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Rodolfo Velez (SG), Mark Ballard (SF), Mark Davis (C) Ted Nowacki, Kenneth Tolbert, Jason Teal, Raymond McCook | |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:48 | VMI | Mark Ballard misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Melvin Smyth - foul #4 on Melvin Smyth, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Warren (SF) Melvin Smyth | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 13:48 | VMI | Mark Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:48 | VMI | Mark Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:22 | Tulane | John Houk misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Davis - foul #1 on Mark Davis, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Reed (PF) David Smith | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 13:22 | Tulane | John Houk misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:22 | Tulane | John Houk makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:01 | VMI | Mark Ballard drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rodolfo Velez | 42-42 |
| 12:42 | Tulane | Paul Garner scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 12:27 | VMI | 3 seconds is called on Gary Whitmore | 45-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyler Hall (C) John Houk | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Knight (PF), Raymond McCook (C) Thomas Daniels, Mark Davis | |
| 12:12 | Tulane | Raymond McCook steals the ball from Paul Garner | 45-42 |
| 11:57 | VMI | Gary Whitmore is denied on a layup by Tyler Hall | 45-42 |
| 11:56 | Tulane | Tyler Hall grabs the board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Warren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Reed (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodolfo Velez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Ballard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Knight (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond McCook (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 11:43 | VMI | Raymond McCook grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 11:22 | VMI | Gary Whitmore misses the jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 11:20 | VMI | Raymond McCook grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 11:05 | VMI | Tyler Hall blocks the short jumper by Edward Knight | 45-42 |
| 11:03 | Tulane | James Warren gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:56 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond McCook - foul #1 on Raymond McCook, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), James Riffle (SF), David Smith (PF) Johnnie Ferrell, James Warren, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (PG), Kenneth Tolbert (SG), Mark Davis (C) Gary Whitmore, Rodolfo Velez, Raymond McCook | |
| 10:56 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:56 | Tulane | Tyler Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:32 | VMI | Ted Nowacki throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | VMI | Jason Teal (SF), Thomas Daniels (PF) Mark Ballard, Edward Knight | |
| 10:15 | Tulane | Mark Davis picks off the pass by Tyler Hall | 46-42 |
| 09:59 | VMI | Tyler Hall picks off the pass by Mark Davis | 46-42 |
| 09:37 | Tulane | Paul Garner hits a turnaround from close range set up by Dikembe Azimi and he's hacked by Ted Nowacki - foul #2 on Ted Nowacki, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), John Houk (C) Dikembe Azimi, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Rodolfo Velez (SG), Mark Ballard (SF) Ted Nowacki, Kenneth Tolbert, Jason Teal | |
| 09:37 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:16 | VMI | Mark Ballard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-42 |
| 09:14 | Tulane | The rebound goes to David Smith | 49-42 |
| 09:01 | Tulane | Thomas Daniels is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #4 on Thomas Daniels, team foul #8 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Warren (SF) Paul Garner | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Knight (PF), Raymond McCook (C) Thomas Daniels, Mark Davis | |
| 09:01 | Tulane | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:01 | Tulane | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:01 | VMI | The rebound goes to Edward Knight | 50-42 |
| 08:50 | VMI | Edward Knight is called for traveling | 50-42 |
| 08:29 | Tulane | James Warren misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 08:28 | VMI | Mark Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:16 | VMI | Mark Ballard lays it in on a great pass from Edward Knight and the foul's on John Houk - foul #4 on John Houk, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Reed (PF), Tyler Hall (C) James Riffle, John Houk | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 08:16 | VMI | Mark Ballard makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:13 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 07:54 | VMI | Mark Ballard hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodolfo Velez | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Johnnie Ferrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Reed (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodolfo Velez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Ballard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Knight (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond McCook (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Tulane | Tyler Hall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 07:31 | Tulane | James Warren grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 07:15 | Tulane | Jason Reed lays it in on a nice dish by David Smith | 52-47 |
| 07:03 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rodolfo Velez | 52-50 |
| 06:52 | Tulane | Jason Reed misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Tyler Hall grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:38 | Tulane | James Warren hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 52-50 |
| 06:36 | VMI | Raymond McCook pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:16 | VMI | James Warren picks off the pass by Raymond McCook | 52-50 |
| 06:13 | Tulane | James Warren misses the lay-in | 52-50 |
| 06:12 | Tulane | James Warren tips it in | 54-50 |
| 05:49 | VMI | Rodolfo Velez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 05:48 | VMI | Gary Whitmore grabs the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 05:36 | VMI | Edward Knight makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 05:36 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Paul Garner (SG), Melvin Smyth (SF), James Riffle (PF) Johnnie Ferrell, James Warren, David Smith, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Daniels (PF), Mark Davis (C) Edward Knight, Raymond McCook | |
| 05:18 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Daniels - foul #5 on Thomas Daniels, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | VMI | Jason Teal (PF) Thomas Daniels | |
| 05:18 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:18 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:58 | VMI | Mark Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Whitmore | 56-55 |
| 04:34 | Tulane | James Riffle hits a floater near the basket set up by Paul Garner | 58-55 |
| 04:27 | VMI | Mark Davis comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 58-55 |
| 04:26 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:58 | Tulane | Paul Garner misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 03:57 | VMI | Jason Teal grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Garner (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Melvin Smyth (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Riffle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodolfo Velez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Ballard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Teal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Ballard | 58-58 |
| 03:12 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi buries a jumper from close range and the foul's on Jason Teal - foul #2 on Jason Teal, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Warren (SF), Jason Reed (PF), John Houk (C) Melvin Smyth, James Riffle, Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (PG), Kenneth Tolbert (SG), Edward Knight (PF), Raymond McCook (C) Gary Whitmore, Rodolfo Velez, Mark Ballard, Mark Davis | |
| 03:12 | Tulane | Dikembe Azimi makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:59 | VMI | James Warren takes the ball from Jason Teal | 61-58 |
| 02:59 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell (PG), Melvin Smyth (SF) Dikembe Azimi, James Warren | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Rodolfo Velez (SG), Mark Davis (C) Kenneth Tolbert, Jason Teal, Raymond McCook | |
| 02:38 | Tulane | Jason Reed is hacked by Rodolfo Velez - foul #2 on Rodolfo Velez, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | Tyler Hall (C) John Houk | |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Ballard (SF) Ted Nowacki | |
| 02:38 | Tulane | Jason Reed makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:38 | Tulane | Jason Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:38 | VMI | Edward Knight gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 02:27 | VMI | Edward Knight buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Rodolfo Velez | 62-60 |
| 02:05 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Garner | 65-60 |
| 01:52 | VMI | Gary Whitmore can't finish the layup | 65-60 |
| 01:50 | VMI | Mark Davis grabs the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 01:36 | VMI | Mark Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Whitmore | 65-62 |
| 01:22 | Tulane | Melvin Smyth misses the floater from close range | 65-62 |
| 01:20 | VMI | Edward Knight gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:14 | VMI | Mark Ballard travels with the ball | 65-62 |
| 00:53 | Tulane | Paul Garner makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Smyth | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | VMI | Rodolfo Velez makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Davis | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Paul Garner scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Johnnie Ferrell | 70-65 |
| 00:17 | VMI | Mark Ballard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 00:15 | VMI | Mark Davis gets the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:11 | VMI | Mark Ballard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Edward Knight snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 00:07 | VMI | Mark Ballard makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gary Whitmore | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Whitmore - foul #1 on Gary Whitmore, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Johnnie Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Gary Whitmore clanks a halfcourt shot | 72-68 |