| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Zito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Hershkowitz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Grover Geary (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Derek Foster inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 19:40 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 19:33 | Tulane | Grover Geary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Edward Tinch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| 18:46 | Tulane | Dennis Zito buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Hershkowitz | 26-23 |
| 18:22 | UTEP | Derek Foster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | Carlos Strode grabs the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 17:56 | UTEP | Carlos Strode knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-23 |
| 17:42 | Tulane | Edward Tinch steals it from Grover Geary | 29-23 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Edward Tinch knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Dewitt Wheeler | 32-23 |
| 16:52 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carlos Strode - foul #2 on Carlos Strode, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Tim Crawford (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Derek Foster, Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Rice (PF), Stephen Weber (C) Walter Hershkowitz, Grover Geary | |
| 16:52 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 16:52 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Tim Crawford gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 16:28 | UTEP | Edward Tinch scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Adam Chiaramonte and he's hacked by David Rice - foul #2 on David Rice, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew King (SF) Vernon Kelley | |
| 16:28 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses the free throw | 34-24 |
| 16:28 | Tulane | Stephen Weber grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 16:11 | Tulane | Edward Tinch steps in front of the Gerardo Quintero pass | 34-24 |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is fouled on the floor by Gerardo Quintero - foul #2 on Gerardo Quintero, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Dubin, Dennis Kerr | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lynn Compton (PG), Walter Hershkowitz (PF), Grover Geary (C) Gerardo Quintero, Dennis Zito, Stephen Weber | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tim Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lynn Compton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Rice (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Hershkowitz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Grover Geary (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Edward Tinch lays it in on a great pass from Dewitt Wheeler | 36-24 |
| 15:05 | Tulane | David Rice misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 15:03 | Tulane | Grover Geary grabs the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 14:52 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 36-26 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Grover Geary picks off the pass by Tim Crawford | 36-26 |
| 14:28 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz hits a jump hook near the basket | 36-28 |
| 14:01 | UTEP | Carlos Strode can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Matthew King - foul #1 on Matthew King, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF) George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), Dennis Zito (SG), Vernon Kelley (SF), Stephen Weber (PF) Lynn Compton, Matthew King, David Rice, Walter Hershkowitz | |
| 14:01 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:01 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Stephen Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 13:40 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gerardo Quintero | 37-30 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Derek Foster misses the dunk attempt | 37-30 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Crawford | 37-30 |
| 12:55 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses long on a floater from the left side | 37-30 |
| 12:54 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | Dennis Zito is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Carlos Strode grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 12:20 | UTEP | Edward Tinch scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tim Crawford | 40-30 |
| 12:04 | Tulane | Grover Geary connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the shot from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (tiring) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Strode (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tim Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gerardo Quintero (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Zito (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Weber (fresh) 3 reb. C - Grover Geary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Tulane | Dennis Zito drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Grover Geary | 42-34 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Edward Tinch hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dewitt Wheeler | 45-34 |
| 10:46 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 10:44 | UTEP | Tim Crawford snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler buries a shot from the left wing set up by Edward Tinch | 47-34 |
| 10:07 | Tulane | Grover Geary misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-34 |
| 10:05 | UTEP | Tim Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 09:36 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-34 |
| 09:34 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 09:22 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley hits a jumper from the right block | 47-36 |
| 08:56 | UTEP | Edward Tinch hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Crawford | 49-36 |
| 08:44 | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero makes the floater in the lane set up by Vernon Kelley | 49-38 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Vernon Kelley - foul #1 on Vernon Kelley, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Gene McFatter (PF), George Mitchell (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Tinch, Carlos Strode, Tim Crawford | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lynn Compton (PG), Matthew King (SG), Mark Hampton (SF), Walter Hershkowitz (PF), David Rice (C) Gerardo Quintero, Dennis Zito, Vernon Kelley, Stephen Weber, Grover Geary | |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Derek Foster can't connect on a shot from the left side | 49-38 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | George Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Edward Dubin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Dubin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene McFatter (fresh) C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lynn Compton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Hershkowitz (fresh) 8 pts. C - David Rice (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Tulane | Mark Hampton clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 52-38 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | George Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Gene McFatter is hacked by Walter Hershkowitz - foul #2 on Walter Hershkowitz, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Crawford (SF) Derek Foster | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gerardo Quintero (PG), Dennis Zito (SG) Lynn Compton, Mark Hampton | |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Gene McFatter scores on a shot from close range set up by Adam Chiaramonte and he's hacked by Gerardo Quintero - foul #3 on Gerardo Quintero, team foul #6 | 54-38 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Gene McFatter makes the free throw | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:11 | Tulane | Matthew King misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-38 |
| 06:09 | Tulane | Walter Hershkowitz misses the tip | 55-38 |
| 06:08 | Tulane | Matthew King tips it home | 55-40 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Dennis Zito - foul #3 on Dennis Zito, team foul #7 | 55-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Vernon Kelley (SF) Matthew King | |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Tim Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Tim Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 05:25 | Tulane | David Rice misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Tim Crawford snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Tim Crawford drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Adam Chiaramonte | 59-40 |
| 04:50 | Tulane | Vernon Kelley is denied on a layup by Tim Crawford | 59-40 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Tim Crawford pulls down the rebound | 59-40 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Dennis Zito is called for the reach on Edward Dubin - foul #4 on Dennis Zito, team foul #8 | 59-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SF), Dennis Kerr (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Tim Crawford, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lynn Compton (PG), Greg Lehman (SG), Matthew King (SF), Mark Hampton (PF), Stephen Weber (C) Gerardo Quintero, Dennis Zito, Vernon Kelley, Walter Hershkowitz, David Rice | |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Edward Dubin makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Edward Dubin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 04:06 | Tulane | Mark Hampton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-40 |
| 04:05 | Tulane | Lynn Compton tips it but misses | 61-40 |
| 04:04 | Tulane | Greg Lehman gets the offensive rebound | 61-40 |
| 03:57 | Tulane | Edward Tinch is called for the reach on Matthew King - foul #1 on Edward Tinch, team foul #2 | 61-40 |
| 03:48 | Tulane | Matthew King is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew King, team foul #9 | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Mark Hampton steals it from Edward Tinch | 61-40 |
| 03:16 | Tulane | Matthew King makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lynn Compton | 61-43 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Dubin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gene McFatter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lynn Compton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Greg Lehman (fresh) SF - Matthew King (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Weber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew King - foul #3 on Matthew King, team foul #10 | 61-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carlos Strode (PF), Tim Crawford (C) Gene McFatter, Dennis Kerr | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 02:54 | Tulane | Mark Hampton snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 02:45 | Tulane | Mark Hampton misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Carlos Strode - foul #3 on Carlos Strode, team foul #3 | 62-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | George Mitchell (C) Edward Dubin | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:45 | Tulane | Mark Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:45 | Tulane | Mark Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Carlos Strode | 62-44 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Carlos Strode connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Dewitt Wheeler | 65-44 |
| 02:17 | Tulane | Matthew King clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-44 |
| 02:15 | Tulane | Mark Hampton gets the offensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 02:10 | Tulane | Matthew King misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Dewitt Wheeler - foul #1 on Dewitt Wheeler, team foul #4 | 65-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Derek Foster (SF) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Tinch, Tim Crawford | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Rice (SF) Greg Lehman | |
| 02:10 | Tulane | Matthew King makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 02:10 | Tulane | Matthew King makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Edward Dubin hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Chiaramonte | 68-46 |
| 01:23 | Tulane | Lynn Compton clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 01:21 | Tulane | Stephen Weber tips it but misses | 68-46 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Derek Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 68-46 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-46 |
| 00:53 | Tulane | Stephen Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 68-46 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Lynn Compton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-46 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Derek Foster snags the defensive board | 68-46 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Carlos Strode double dribbles | 68-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SG) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Dubin | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Lynn Compton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 68-46 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 68-46 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler runs out the clock | 68-46 |