| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Baratta (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Snyder (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Roberto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Chris Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Cohen (fresh) PF - Keith Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lott (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Eric Roberto inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Tulane | Chester Garner can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Keith Vinson - foul #2 on Keith Vinson, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:44 | Tulane | Chester Garner misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:44 | Tulane | Chester Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry is whistled for a carry | 38-36 |
| 19:03 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico State | David Lott clanks a shot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 18:45 | Tulane | Chester Garner pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:24 | Tulane | Chester Garner makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ernest Baratta | 40-36 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-36 |
| 18:06 | Tulane | Eric Roberto snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 17:46 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Keith Vinson | 40-36 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Craig Lowry | 40-38 |
| 17:26 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Sheppard (PF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Keith Vinson, David Lott | |
| 17:02 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Sheppard | 40-41 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta hits a runner from the right block set up by Chris Smith | 42-41 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico State | Ernest Baratta steps in front of the Craig Lowry pass in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 16:36 | Tulane | Eric Roberto travels with the ball | 42-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (PG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Brandon Bryant (PF), Raymond Caraway (C) Ernest Baratta, Eric Roberto, Chester Garner, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett (PG), Ben Moore (SF) Craig Lowry, Barry Cohen | |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore is fouled on the floor by Thomas Snyder - foul #2 on Thomas Snyder, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (SG), David Lott (C) Thomas Parker, Sean Klingbeil | |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | David Lott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 15:53 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Dixon | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Snyder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Caraway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Carl Bramlett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Brady (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ben Moore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lott (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:31 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard misses short on a floater from the left block | 44-43 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico State | David Lott grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady banks in the layup set up by Ben Moore | 44-45 |
| 15:07 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ben Moore - foul #2 on Ben Moore, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Baratta (PG), Chester Garner (PF), Chris Smith (C) Stephen Dixon, Brandon Bryant, Raymond Caraway | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Thomas Parker (SG), Larry Tamayo (SF), Keith Vinson (PF) Carl Bramlett, Daniel Brady, Ben Moore, David Sheppard | |
| 15:07 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:07 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Ernest Baratta takes the ball from David Lott | 46-45 |
| 14:48 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder slams it home on a nice dish by Ernest Baratta | 48-45 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 14:13 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher can't finish the layup | 48-48 |
| 14:11 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher tips it in | 50-48 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 13:41 | Tulane | Chris Smith snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 13:28 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 13:27 | Tulane | Chris Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:22 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta is hacked by Craig Lowry - foul #2 on Craig Lowry, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Roberto (SF) Dennis Fletcher | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Sheppard (C) David Lott | |
| 13:06 | Tulane | Chester Garner hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Baratta | 52-48 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 12:45 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Chester Garner | 52-48 |
| 12:36 | Tulane | Eric Roberto misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 12:35 | Tulane | Chris Smith can't tip it in | 52-48 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker clanks a turnaround near the basket | 52-48 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Parker | 52-48 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Snyder - foul #3 on Thomas Snyder, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (PG), Brandon Bryant (PF), Raymond Caraway (C) Ernest Baratta, Chester Garner, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett (PG), Barry Cohen (SF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Craig Lowry, Larry Tamayo, Keith Vinson | |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:47 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant is hacked by Sean Klingbeil - foul #3 on Sean Klingbeil, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (SG) Thomas Parker | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Snyder (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Roberto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Caraway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Carl Bramlett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Brady (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Barry Cohen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Klingbeil (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Tulane | Eric Roberto's floater is knocked away by Daniel Brady | 52-50 |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Sean Klingbeil | 52-50 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico State | Brandon Bryant steals the ball from Carl Bramlett | 52-50 |
| 11:00 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway is whistled for traveling | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo (SF), David Lott (C) David Sheppard, Sean Klingbeil | |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Brady | 52-52 |
| 10:38 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon's pass is intercepted by Daniel Brady in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady banks in the layup | 52-54 |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Tamayo - foul #4 on Larry Tamayo, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Baratta (PG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Chris Smith (C) Stephen Dixon, Eric Roberto, Raymond Caraway | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Thomas Parker (SG), Charles Marshall (PF) Carl Bramlett, Daniel Brady, Larry Tamayo | |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:33 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico State | David Lott gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Chris Smith swats the short shot by Charles Marshall | 53-54 |
| 10:26 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 10:19 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Baratta | 55-54 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker blows the layup | 55-54 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico State | David Lott misses the tip | 55-54 |
| 09:56 | Tulane | Chris Smith gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 09:38 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by David Lott - foul #2 on David Lott, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson (PF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Charles Marshall, David Lott | |
| 09:38 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:38 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 56-54 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Roberto (SF), Chester Garner (PF) Dennis Fletcher, Brandon Bryant | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ben Moore (SF) Barry Cohen | |
| 08:58 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Baratta | 58-54 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 08:51 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder's floater is knocked away by Keith Vinson | 58-54 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Chris Smith blocks the short jumper by Keith Vinson | 58-54 |
| 08:16 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Eric Roberto | 58-54 |
| 07:58 | Tulane | Ernest Baratta hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Chris Smith | 60-54 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Keith Vinson | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Baratta (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Snyder (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Roberto (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Chris Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Moore (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Keith Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Klingbeil (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Tulane | Chester Garner connects on the shot in the paint | 62-56 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore is whistled for a carry | 62-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (PG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Raymond Caraway (C) Ernest Baratta, Eric Roberto, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett (PG), Daniel Brady (SG), Larry Tamayo (SF), David Sheppard (PF), David Lott (C) Craig Lowry, Thomas Parker, Ben Moore, Keith Vinson, Sean Klingbeil | |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon is fouled on the floor by Carl Bramlett - foul #2 on Carl Bramlett, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Chester Garner grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 06:38 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico State | David Lott snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | Raymond Caraway takes the ball from Daniel Brady | 62-56 |
| 06:18 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 06:12 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:08 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon is hacked by Carl Bramlett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Bramlett, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Brandon Bryant (PF) Chester Garner | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 06:08 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:08 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico State | David Lott is hacked by Thomas Snyder - foul #4 on Thomas Snyder, team foul #3 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Roberto (SF) Dennis Fletcher | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker (SG), Keith Vinson (PF) Daniel Brady, David Sheppard | |
| 05:25 | New Mexico State | David Lott connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Parker | 67-59 |
| 05:12 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Roberto | 70-59 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | David Lott jams it on a great pass from Thomas Parker | 70-61 |
| 04:28 | Tulane | Brandon Bryant can't connect on a runner in the lane | 70-61 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico State | David Lott is denied on a layup by Raymond Caraway | 70-61 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson tips it back up and in | 70-63 |
| 04:10 | Tulane | Eric Roberto hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Dixon and he's hacked by Carl Bramlett - foul #4 on Carl Bramlett, team foul #9 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ernest Baratta (PG), Dennis Fletcher (SF), Chester Garner (PF), Chris Smith (C) Stephen Dixon, Thomas Snyder, Brandon Bryant, Raymond Caraway | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Barry Cohen (SF), David Sheppard (PF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Carl Bramlett, Larry Tamayo, Keith Vinson, David Lott | |
| 04:10 | Tulane | Eric Roberto misses the free throw | 72-63 |
| 04:10 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher grabs the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 03:57 | Tulane | Eric Roberto misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 72-63 |
| 03:55 | Tulane | Chester Garner tips it but misses | 72-63 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-66 |
| 03:34 | Tulane | Eric Roberto hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 74-66 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ernest Baratta (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Roberto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dennis Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chester Garner (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Chris Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Cohen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Klingbeil (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 03:15 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ernest Baratta | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Baratta | 76-66 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 76-66 |
| 02:57 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Chester Garner | 76-66 |
| 02:44 | Tulane | Chester Garner is hacked by David Sheppard - foul #2 on David Sheppard, team foul #10 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (SG) Eric Roberto | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett (SG), Larry Tamayo (SF), Keith Vinson (PF), David Lott (C) Thomas Parker, Barry Cohen, David Sheppard, Sean Klingbeil | |
| 02:44 | Tulane | Chester Garner makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:44 | Tulane | Chester Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:30 | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 78-66 |
| 02:29 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher gets the rebound | 78-66 |
| 02:29 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-66 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Snyder (SG) Stephen Dixon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker (SG) Carl Bramlett | |
| 02:12 | Tulane | Thomas Snyder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Baratta | 80-66 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico State | Chris Smith picks off the pass by Keith Vinson | 80-66 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Chester Garner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Vinson - foul #3 on Keith Vinson, team foul #11 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Dixon (PG), Brandon Bryant (PF), Raymond Caraway (C) Ernest Baratta, Thomas Snyder, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett (PG), Daniel Brady (SG), Barry Cohen (SF), David Sheppard (PF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Craig Lowry, Thomas Parker, Larry Tamayo, Keith Vinson, David Lott | |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Chester Garner misses the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Chester Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 81-66 |
| 01:36 | Tulane | Raymond Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 81-66 |
| 01:22 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher is whistled for a carry | 81-66 |
| Subs | Tulane | Thomas Snyder (SG) Chester Garner | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-66 |
| 01:03 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dennis Fletcher | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 81-66 |
| 00:38 | Tulane | Dennis Fletcher tips it back up and in | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-66 |
| 00:30 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Brandon Bryant | 83-66 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Stephen Dixon runs out the clock | 83-66 |