| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vule Zorns (fresh) SG - Matthew Spencer (fresh) SF - Santos Gomez (fresh) PF - Arthur Jackson (fresh) C - Francis Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Long (fresh) SG - James Fisher (fresh) SF - James Spafford (fresh) PF - James Tarwater (fresh) C - Nathan Jastremski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | East Carolina | Mark Long's pass is intercepted by Santos Gomez | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Tulane | Arthur Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Mark Long misses short on a floater from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Tulane | Francis Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Santos Gomez | 6-0 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | James Fisher comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 6-0 |
| 19:09 | Tulane | Francis Rogers gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:49 | Tulane | Vule Zorns loses the dribble to Mark Long | 6-0 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | James Fisher lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Long | 6-2 |
| 18:38 | Tulane | Arthur Jackson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Arthur Jackson, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 6-2 |
| 18:17 | Tulane | Arthur Jackson pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:10 | Tulane | Vule Zorns drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Santos Gomez | 8-2 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | James Spafford is hacked by Arthur Jackson - foul #2 on Arthur Jackson, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Schweers (C) Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | James Spafford knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Long | 8-4 |
| 17:44 | Tulane | Vule Zorns misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-4 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | James Tarwater snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | James Tarwater misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Patrick Schweers - foul #1 on Patrick Schweers, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz (SG), Marvin Despain (SF), Jeff Lewis (PF) Matthew Spencer, Santos Gomez, Francis Rogers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Boyd (PG), Edward Bishop (SG), Carlos Redding (SF), Jay Dejesus (C) Mark Long, James Fisher, James Spafford, Nathan Jastremski | |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | James Tarwater makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | James Tarwater makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:12 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers's fadeaway is rejected by James Tarwater | 8-6 |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 17:03 | Tulane | Vule Zorns connects on the shot from the right side set up by Patrick Schweers and he's fouled by James Tarwater - foul #1 on James Tarwater, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Francis Brown (C) James Tarwater | |
| 17:03 | Tulane | Vule Zorns makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding misses the dunk | 11-6 |
| 16:51 | Tulane | Jeff Lewis gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 16:32 | Tulane | Vule Zorns hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marvin Despain | 13-6 |
| 16:25 | East Carolina | Marvin Despain is called for the reach on Edward Bishop - foul #1 on Marvin Despain, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Tulane | Francisco Vasquez (SG) Vule Zorns | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Long (PG) Carlos Redding | |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Francisco Vasquez - foul #1 on Francisco Vasquez, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 16:12 | Tulane | Jeff Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 16:10 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | Jay Dejesus is whistled for a carry | 13-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Spencer (SG), Santos Gomez (SF), Francis Rogers (C) Francisco Vasquez, Marvin Despain, Patrick Schweers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:56 | Tulane | Jay Dejesus takes the ball from Jeff Lewis | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Carmelo Diaz (fresh) SG - Matthew Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Santos Gomez (fresh) PF - Jeff Lewis (fresh) C - Francis Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Long (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Bishop (fresh) PF - Jay Dejesus (fresh) C - Francis Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Francis Brown misses badly on a shot from the right side | 13-8 |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | Francis Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-8 |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Francis Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Carmelo Diaz steals the ball from Paul Boyd | 13-8 |
| 14:59 | Tulane | Francis Rogers can't finish the layup | 13-8 |
| 14:58 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Rogers | 13-8 |
| 14:47 | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Santos Gomez | 16-8 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Mark Long's layup is rejected by Francis Rogers | 16-8 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Jay Dejesus hits the follow up shot | 16-10 |
| 14:35 | Tulane | Santos Gomez is hacked by Edward Bishop - foul #1 on Edward Bishop, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vule Zorns (PG), Francisco Vasquez (SG), Marvin Despain (SF), Patrick Schweers (C) Carmelo Diaz, Matthew Spencer, Santos Gomez, Jeff Lewis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carlos Redding (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Spafford (SF), George Irving (PF), Nathan Jastremski (C) Mark Long, Paul Boyd, Edward Bishop, Jay Dejesus, Francis Brown | |
| 14:25 | Tulane | Francis Rogers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Francis Rogers, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Tarwater (PF) George Irving | |
| 14:12 | East Carolina | James Tarwater misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 14:11 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:54 | Tulane | Vule Zorns misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | James Fisher snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | James Fisher can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | James Fisher tips it home | 16-12 |
| 13:43 | Tulane | Vule Zorns's pass is intercepted by Carlos Redding in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | James Spafford misses the lay-in | 16-12 |
| 13:39 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Patrick Schweers | 16-12 |
| 13:34 | Tulane | Vule Zorns hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Francisco Vasquez | 19-12 |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | James Fisher dunks the ball set up by James Tarwater | 19-14 |
| 12:58 | Tulane | Vule Zorns can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-14 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | James Fisher misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Francisco Vasquez - foul #2 on Francisco Vasquez, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Spencer (SG), Santos Gomez (PF) Francisco Vasquez, Francis Rogers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Long (PG), Edward Bishop (SF), Francis Brown (PF), Robert Olden (C) Carlos Redding, James Spafford, James Tarwater, Nathan Jastremski | |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Robert Olden grabs the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Long | 19-17 |
| 12:28 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Santos Gomez | 21-17 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Francis Brown misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-17 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop snags the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | James Fisher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-17 |
| 11:46 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vule Zorns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Matthew Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Despain (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Santos Gomez (fresh) C - Patrick Schweers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Long (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Olden (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer drills a shot from close range | 23-17 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Mark Long's floater is knocked away by Patrick Schweers | 23-17 |
| 11:05 | Tulane | Santos Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 11:01 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 11:00 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers grabs the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 10:45 | Tulane | Santos Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dell (PG), Carmelo Diaz (SG), Jeff Lewis (PF), Francis Rogers (C) Vule Zorns, Matthew Spencer, Marvin Despain, Patrick Schweers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Boyd (SG), James Spafford (SF), James Tarwater (PF), Nathan Jastremski (C) James Fisher, Edward Bishop, Francis Brown, Robert Olden | |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carmelo Diaz - foul #1 on Carmelo Diaz, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:18 | Tulane | Nathan Jastremski swats the short shot by Francis Rogers | 23-19 |
| 10:16 | Tulane | Santos Gomez tips it back up and in | 25-19 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | James Spafford misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 10:07 | Tulane | Jeff Lewis grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 09:56 | Tulane | Jeff Lewis is fouled on the floor by James Tarwater - foul #2 on James Tarwater, team foul #3 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carlos Redding (SG), Jay Dejesus (PF) Mark Long, James Tarwater | |
| 09:43 | Tulane | Carlos Redding takes the ball from Francis Rogers | 25-19 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Jay Dejesus - foul #1 on Jay Dejesus, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| 09:17 | Tulane | Francis Rogers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | Jay Dejesus clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 25-19 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding grabs the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd makes the fadeaway from close range | 25-21 |
| 08:28 | Tulane | Richard Dell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carlos Redding - foul #1 on Carlos Redding, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vule Zorns (PG), Matthew Spencer (SF), Patrick Schweers (C) Santos Gomez, Jeff Lewis, Francis Rogers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Long (PG), Edward Bishop (SG), Francis Brown (C) Paul Boyd, James Spafford, Nathan Jastremski | |
| 08:28 | Tulane | Richard Dell makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:28 | Tulane | Richard Dell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop loses the ball out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Santos Gomez (SF), Francis Rogers (PF) Carmelo Diaz, Richard Dell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Francis Rogers knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Vule Zorns and the foul's on Jay Dejesus - foul #2 on Jay Dejesus, team foul #6 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Marvin Despain (SF) Santos Gomez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Fisher (SG), Robert Olden (C) Carlos Redding, Jay Dejesus | |
| 07:48 | Tulane | Francis Rogers makes the free throw | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Vule Zorns (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Despain (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Francis Rogers (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Schweers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Long (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Olden (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Matthew Spencer steps in front of the Francis Brown pass | 30-21 |
| 07:28 | Tulane | Vule Zorns is hacked by Edward Bishop - foul #2 on Edward Bishop, team foul #7 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Spafford (SF) Edward Bishop | |
| 07:28 | Tulane | Vule Zorns makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 07:28 | Tulane | Vule Zorns makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 07:11 | East Carolina | Mark Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-21 |
| 07:09 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers grabs the defensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 06:52 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeff Lewis (PF) Francis Rogers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Boyd (SG), Nathan Jastremski (C) James Fisher, Robert Olden | |
| 06:52 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 06:52 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski slams it home | 34-23 |
| 06:25 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Matthew Spencer, team foul #9 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz (SG), Santos Gomez (SF) Matthew Spencer, Marvin Despain | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carlos Redding (SF) James Spafford | |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd is hacked by Carmelo Diaz - foul #2 on Carmelo Diaz, team foul #10 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Matthew Spencer (SG) Carmelo Diaz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 05:58 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Mark Long travels with the ball | 34-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dell (PG) Vule Zorns | |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Irving (PF), Robert Olden (C) Francis Brown, Nathan Jastremski | |
| 05:28 | Tulane | Patrick Schweers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 05:27 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 05:21 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 04:51 | Tulane | Richard Dell pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Santos Gomez | 39-25 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 04:12 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 04:11 | Tulane | Jeff Lewis snags the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 04:00 | Tulane | Robert Olden steps in front of the Santos Gomez pass | 39-27 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Mark Long hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Spencer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Santos Gomez (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Schweers (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Carlos Redding (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - George Irving (fairly fresh) C - Robert Olden (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by George Irving - foul #1 on George Irving, team foul #9 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Vule Zorns (PG), Marvin Despain (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF), Francis Rogers (C) Richard Dell, Santos Gomez, Jeff Lewis, Patrick Schweers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Bishop (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Spafford (SF), James Tarwater (PF), Nathan Jastremski (C) Mark Long, Paul Boyd, Carlos Redding, George Irving, Robert Olden | |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 03:24 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Marvin Despain takes the ball from James Fisher | 41-29 |
| 02:58 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on James Fisher - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #10 | 41-29 |
| 02:58 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 02:58 | Tulane | Matthew Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | James Tarwater grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marvin Despain - foul #2 on Marvin Despain, team foul #11 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz (SG) Matthew Spencer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:24 | Tulane | Francis Rogers makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Vule Zorns and he's fouled by Nathan Jastremski - foul #1 on Nathan Jastremski, team foul #11 | 44-31 |
| 02:24 | Tulane | Francis Rogers makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Spafford | 45-33 |
| 01:44 | Tulane | Francis Rogers misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 45-33 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | James Spafford pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Patrick Schweers (C) Francis Rogers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Boyd (PG) Edward Bishop | |
| 01:25 | Tulane | Marvin Despain makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | James Tarwater loses the dribble to Marvin Despain | 48-33 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Fisher - foul #3 on James Fisher, team foul #12 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Tulane | Francisco Vasquez (SG), Santos Gomez (SF), Jeff Lewis (C) Vule Zorns, Marvin Despain, Patrick Schweers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Long (PG), Edward Bishop (SF), Jay Dejesus (PF), Francis Brown (C) James Fisher, James Spafford, James Tarwater, Nathan Jastremski | |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 00:44 | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Jay Dejesus grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd knocks in the 3 from straight away | 49-36 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edward Bishop - foul #3 on Edward Bishop, team foul #13 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carlos Redding (SF) Edward Bishop | |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Carmelo Diaz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Carmelo Diaz | 51-36 |