| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Nick Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Burciaga (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Al Ferreira (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derek Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Roger Sullivan (fresh) SG - Clarence Hood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Malcolm Sorrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Harmon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Al Ferreira inbounds the ball | 54-32 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga is hacked by Malcolm Sorrell - foul #2 on Malcolm Sorrell, team foul #1 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG), Dannie Sims (SF) Joseph Burciaga, Al Ferreira | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 19:08 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 54-32 |
| 19:07 | Tulane | James Freeman tips it but misses | 54-32 |
| 19:05 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Harmon grabs the board | 54-32 |
| 18:58 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-32 |
| 18:56 | Tulane | Dannie Sims gets the rebound | 54-32 |
| 18:50 | Tulane | Derek Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-32 |
| 18:48 | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley grabs the board | 54-32 |
| 18:44 | East Tennessee State | Derek Brown steals the ball from Roger Sullivan | 54-32 |
| 18:30 | Tulane | Derek Brown connects on the floater from the right block set up by Nick Wright and the foul's on Billy Stanley - foul #1 on Billy Stanley, team foul #2 | 56-32 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SG), Al Ferreira (SF) James Freeman, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell (PG), Billy Williams (SG), Elliot Johanson (SF), Raymond Madden (PF) Roger Sullivan, Clarence Hood, Malcolm Sorrell, Billy Stanley | |
| 18:30 | Tulane | Derek Brown misses the free throw | 56-32 |
| 18:30 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden snags the defensive board | 56-32 |
| 18:10 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell hits the finger roll | 56-34 |
| 17:45 | Tulane | Robert Everett connects on the floater near the basket | 58-34 |
| 17:33 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Nick Wright - foul #2 on Nick Wright, team foul #1 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Silvia (PG), Dannie Sims (PF) Nick Wright, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kelly Stephens (SF) Dennis Harmon | |
| 17:33 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson makes the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 17:33 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond Madden - foul #3 on Raymond Madden, team foul #3 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (PG), Derek Brown (PF) Raymond Silvia, Al Ferreira | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Steve Jones (PG), Clarence Hood (SG), Billy Stanley (PF), Dennis Harmon (C) Wayne Mitchell, Billy Williams, Elliot Johanson, Raymond Madden | |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Robert Everett makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Robert Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 16:46 | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley drills a floater from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 16:41 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga is hacked by Clarence Hood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Hood, team foul #4 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG) Robert Everett | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan (PG), Malcolm Sorrell (SF) Clarence Hood, Kelly Stephens | |
| 16:25 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga's pass is intercepted by Steve Jones | 60-38 |
| 16:10 | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-38 |
| 16:08 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga grabs the defensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 16:03 | Tulane | James Freeman is hacked by Steve Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Jones, team foul #5 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), Al Ferreira (SF), Steve Smith (PF), Robert Everett (C) Nick Wright, James Freeman, Derek Brown, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams (SG) Steve Jones | |
| 15:41 | Tulane | Al Ferreira's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (PG), James Freeman (SG), Derek Brown (PF) Leroy Foster, Joseph Burciaga, Steve Smith | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kelly Stephens (SF), Larry Ryan (PF), Raymond Madden (C) Malcolm Sorrell, Billy Stanley, Dennis Harmon | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Nick Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Ferreira (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derek Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Everett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Roger Sullivan (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kelly Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Raymond Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-38 |
| 15:31 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Derek Brown | 60-38 |
| 15:26 | Tulane | Raymond Madden takes the ball from Nick Wright | 60-38 |
| 15:11 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Everett - foul #3 on Robert Everett, team foul #2 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SG), Dannie Sims (PF) James Freeman, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell (PG), Steve Jones (SG), Elliot Johanson (SF) Roger Sullivan, Billy Williams, Kelly Stephens | |
| 15:11 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden misses the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 15:11 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 14:54 | Tulane | Nick Wright hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Al Ferreira | 63-39 |
| 14:45 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson lays it in and he's fouled by Joseph Burciaga - foul #1 on Joseph Burciaga, team foul #3 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Brown (PF) Al Ferreira | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell (SF) Raymond Madden | |
| 14:45 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson misses the free throw | 63-41 |
| 14:45 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Robert Everett | 63-41 |
| 14:21 | Tulane | Derek Brown misses long on a floater near the basket | 63-41 |
| 14:19 | East Tennessee State | Larry Ryan pulls down the rebound | 63-41 |
| 14:13 | East Tennessee State | Steve Jones knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Mitchell | 63-44 |
| 13:47 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga is called for traveling | 63-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), James Freeman (SG), Al Ferreira (SF), Steve Smith (PF) Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga, Dannie Sims, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan (PG), Clarence Hood (SG), Billy Williams (SF), Billy Stanley (C) Wayne Mitchell, Steve Jones, Malcolm Sorrell, Elliot Johanson | |
| 13:33 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 13:32 | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley tips it home | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:30 | Tulane | Leroy Foster is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (PG), Derek Brown (PF) Leroy Foster, Steve Smith | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden (C) Billy Stanley | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:21 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 13:19 | Tulane | Robert Everett snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 13:09 | Tulane | Nick Wright clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-46 |
| 13:07 | Tulane | Al Ferreira gets the offensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 12:56 | Tulane | Raymond Madden blocks the short jumper by Robert Everett | 63-46 |
| 12:54 | Tulane | Robert Everett misses the tip | 63-46 |
| 12:53 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Larry Ryan | 63-46 |
| 12:47 | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams blows the layup but he's hacked by Al Ferreira - foul #1 on Al Ferreira, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SG), Steve Smith (PF), Dannie Sims (C) James Freeman, Derek Brown, Robert Everett | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kelly Stephens (SF), Dennis Harmon (C) Clarence Hood, Raymond Madden | |
| 12:47 | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 12:47 | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dannie Sims | 63-47 |
| 12:28 | Tulane | Nick Wright clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 12:27 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Harmon grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 12:21 | East Tennessee State | Larry Ryan comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Steve Smith - foul #1 on Steve Smith, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), James Freeman (SG), Derek Brown (PF), Robert Everett (C) Nick Wright, Al Ferreira, Steve Smith, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Clarence Hood (SG) Billy Williams | |
| 12:21 | East Tennessee State | Larry Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 12:21 | East Tennessee State | Larry Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 11:57 | Tulane | James Freeman lays it in on a nice dish by Leroy Foster | 65-49 |
| 11:53 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 65-51 |
| 11:30 | Tulane | James Freeman hits a wide open jumper in the paint on a great pass from Derek Brown | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Leroy Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Burciaga (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Everett (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Roger Sullivan (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Hood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kelly Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Ryan (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Harmon (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Harmon is fouled on the floor by Joseph Burciaga - foul #2 on Joseph Burciaga, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (PG), Al Ferreira (SF), Dannie Sims (PF) Leroy Foster, James Freeman, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell (PG), Steve Jones (SG), Malcolm Sorrell (SF), Raymond Madden (PF), Billy Stanley (C) Roger Sullivan, Clarence Hood, Kelly Stephens, Larry Ryan, Dennis Harmon | |
| 10:54 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell clanks a shot from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 10:53 | Tulane | Al Ferreira snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 10:34 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nick Wright | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:29 | East Tennessee State | Dannie Sims picks off the pass by Raymond Madden | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:04 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 10:02 | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 09:56 | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley misses long on a floater from the right block | 69-51 |
| 09:55 | Tulane | Dannie Sims pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Dannie Sims misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Billy Stanley - foul #2 on Billy Stanley, team foul #6 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG), Derek Brown (PF) Joseph Burciaga, Robert Everett | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan (PG), Billy Williams (SG), Larry Ryan (PF), Elliot Johanson (C) Wayne Mitchell, Steve Jones, Raymond Madden, Billy Stanley | |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Dannie Sims makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 09:33 | Tulane | Dannie Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 09:23 | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-53 |
| 09:00 | Tulane | Derek Brown misses long on a floater from the right block | 71-53 |
| 08:58 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 08:52 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 08:51 | Tulane | Derek Brown grabs the board | 71-53 |
| 08:46 | Tulane | Billy Williams is called for the reach on Al Ferreira in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Williams, team foul #7 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SG), Robert Everett (C) James Freeman, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kelly Stephens (SF), Dennis Harmon (C) Malcolm Sorrell, Larry Ryan | |
| 08:46 | Tulane | Al Ferreira makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 08:46 | Tulane | Al Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 08:43 | East Tennessee State | Nick Wright steps in front of the Roger Sullivan pass in the backcourt | 73-53 |
| 08:41 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga lays it up and in on a great pass from Nick Wright | 75-53 |
| 08:36 | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Kelly Stephens | 75-55 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-55 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Freeman (SG) Al Ferreira | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Steve Jones (PG), Clarence Hood (SG) Roger Sullivan, Kelly Stephens | |
| 08:34 | Tulane | Steve Jones is called for the reach on Nick Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Jones, team foul #8 | 75-55 |
| 08:34 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 08:34 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 08:21 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Billy Williams | 77-57 |
| 07:58 | Tulane | Nick Wright is fouled on the floor by Steve Jones - foul #4 on Steve Jones, team foul #9 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steve Smith (SG), Dannie Sims (SF) James Freeman, Joseph Burciaga | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden (PF) Dennis Harmon | |
| 07:58 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 07:58 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson grabs the board | 77-57 |
| 07:41 | East Tennessee State | Dannie Sims is called for the reach on Billy Williams - foul #2 on Dannie Sims, team foul #7 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SG), Al Ferreira (SF) Steve Smith, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell (PG), Kelly Stephens (SF), Billy Stanley (C) Steve Jones, Clarence Hood, Elliot Johanson | |
| 07:41 | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 07:41 | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 07:22 | Tulane | Robert Everett is fouled on the floor by Billy Stanley - foul #3 on Billy Stanley, team foul #10 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dannie Sims (SF) Al Ferreira | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Clarence Hood (SG) Billy Williams | |
| 07:22 | Tulane | Robert Everett makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 07:22 | Tulane | Robert Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Nick Wright (tired) 13 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joseph Burciaga (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dannie Sims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Everett (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Wayne Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Hood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kelly Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Madden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Stanley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden is whistled for traveling | 79-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Raymond Silvia (PG), Al Ferreira (SF) Nick Wright, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Ryan (PF) Billy Stanley | |
| 07:06 | Tulane | Larry Ryan picks off the pass by Raymond Silvia in the backcourt | 79-59 |
| 06:52 | East Tennessee State | Kelly Stephens misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 79-59 |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Derek Brown gets the rebound | 79-59 |
| 06:29 | Tulane | Al Ferreira misses the wide open floater from close range | 79-59 |
| 06:27 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Larry Ryan | 79-59 |
| 06:22 | East Tennessee State | Clarence Hood clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-59 |
| 06:21 | Tulane | Al Ferreira grabs the board | 79-59 |
| 05:57 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Silvia | 81-59 |
| 05:43 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell is hacked by Robert Everett - foul #4 on Robert Everett, team foul #8 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (PG), James Freeman (SG), Dannie Sims (SF), Steve Smith (PF) Raymond Silvia, Joseph Burciaga, Al Ferreira, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Billy Williams (SG), Malcolm Sorrell (SF), Elliot Johanson (PF), Dennis Harmon (C) Clarence Hood, Kelly Stephens, Larry Ryan, Raymond Madden | |
| 05:43 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 05:43 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 05:41 | Tulane | Billy Williams steals it from Dannie Sims in the backcourt | 81-61 |
| 05:34 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 81-61 |
| 05:33 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell tips it home | 81-63 |
| 05:10 | Tulane | Malcolm Sorrell steals it from Dannie Sims | 81-63 |
| 04:54 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Nick Wright - foul #3 on Nick Wright, team foul #9 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SF), Derek Brown (PF) Steve Smith, Robert Everett | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley (PF) Elliot Johanson | |
| 04:54 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 04:54 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 04:37 | Tulane | Derek Brown's pass is intercepted by Billy Stanley | 81-65 |
| 04:23 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-65 |
| 04:22 | Tulane | James Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 81-65 |
| 04:20 | Tulane | Malcolm Sorrell steps in front of the Joseph Burciaga pass in the backcourt | 81-65 |
| 04:17 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell misses the easy layup | 81-65 |
| 04:15 | Tulane | Nick Wright grabs the board | 81-65 |
| 03:55 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-65 |
| 03:54 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Harmon grabs the board | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:48 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-65 |
| 03:46 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Harmon tips it back up and in | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Tulane | Derek Brown's pass is intercepted by Billy Williams in the backcourt | 81-67 |
| 03:38 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell blows the layup | 81-67 |
| 03:36 | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley grabs the offensive board | 81-67 |
| 03:23 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell is hacked by Joseph Burciaga - foul #3 on Joseph Burciaga, team foul #10 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), Al Ferreira (SF), Robert Everett (C) James Freeman, Joseph Burciaga, Dannie Sims | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan (PG), Steve Jones (SG), Larry Ryan (PF), Elliot Johanson (C) Wayne Mitchell, Billy Williams, Billy Stanley, Dennis Harmon | |
| 03:23 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell misses the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 03:23 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Sorrell misses the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 03:23 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Robert Everett | 81-67 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Leroy Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nick Wright (tired) 13 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Al Ferreira (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derek Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Everett (tired) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Roger Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Malcolm Sorrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Larry Ryan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Elliot Johanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Tulane | Al Ferreira knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 83-67 |
| 02:54 | East Tennessee State | Larry Ryan hits the finger roll | 83-69 |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Elliot Johanson steps in front of the Al Ferreira pass | 83-69 |
| 02:25 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 83-69 |
| 02:24 | East Tennessee State | Roger Sullivan misses the tip | 83-69 |
| 02:22 | East Tennessee State | Larry Ryan hits the follow up shot | 83-71 |
| 02:22 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SG), Steve Smith (PF) Leroy Foster, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Clarence Hood (SG), Kelly Stephens (SF), Raymond Madden (PF) Steve Jones, Malcolm Sorrell, Larry Ryan | |
| 01:59 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-71 |
| 01:57 | East Tennessee State | Kelly Stephens snags the defensive board | 83-71 |
| 01:52 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Elliot Johanson, team foul #11 | 83-71 |
| Subs | Tulane | Leroy Foster (PG), James Freeman (SG), Dannie Sims (C) Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga, Robert Everett | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell (PG), Billy Williams (SG), Billy Stanley (PF) Roger Sullivan, Clarence Hood, Kelly Stephens | |
| 01:50 | Tulane | James Freeman is hacked by Billy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Williams, team foul #12 | 83-71 |
| 01:50 | Tulane | James Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 83-71 |
| 01:50 | Tulane | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 01:34 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Leroy Foster - foul #1 on Leroy Foster, team foul #11 | 84-71 |
| 01:34 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 01:34 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| 01:10 | Tulane | James Freeman can't connect on a floater from the right side | 84-72 |
| 01:08 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden grabs the board | 84-72 |
| 01:03 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell is fouled on the floor by James Freeman - foul #1 on James Freeman, team foul #12 | 84-72 |
| 01:03 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 84-73 |
| 01:03 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Tulane | James Freeman is fouled on the floor by Wayne Mitchell - foul #1 on Wayne Mitchell, team foul #13 | 84-74 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SF) Al Ferreira | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 00:58 | Tulane | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:58 | Tulane | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 86-74 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Billy Williams and the foul's on Dannie Sims - foul #3 on Dannie Sims, team foul #13 | 86-76 |
| Subs | Tulane | Al Ferreira (SF) Joseph Burciaga | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 00:51 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson misses the free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:51 | Tulane | Dannie Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 86-76 |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Dannie Sims is hacked by Wayne Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Mitchell, team foul #14 | 86-76 |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SF) Al Ferreira | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Dannie Sims misses the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:50 | Tulane | Dannie Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden pulls down the rebound | 86-76 |
| 00:44 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 86-76 |
| 00:43 | Tulane | Steve Smith grabs the board | 86-76 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Steve Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Williams - foul #4 on Billy Williams, team foul #15 | 86-76 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Steve Smith makes the 1st free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:40 | Tulane | Steve Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 88-76 |
| 00:35 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Madden loses the dribble to Steve Smith | 88-76 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Leroy Foster makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Dannie Sims | 90-76 |
| 00:04 | East Tennessee State | Elliot Johanson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 90-76 |
| 00:02 | East Tennessee State | Billy Stanley tips it home | 90-78 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Leroy Foster runs out the clock | 90-78 |