| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Norbert Joiner (fresh) SG - Stephen Withers (fresh) SF - Carlos Basso (fresh) PF - Howard Sison (fresh) C - Warren Webster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Geisler (fresh) SG - Joe Morris (fresh) SF - John Sneed (fresh) PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) C - Marion Hansen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Warren Webster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Tulane | Howard Sison blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson hits a wide open 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Geisler | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Tulane | John Sneed takes the ball from Warren Webster | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Marion Hansen misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Warren Webster - foul #1 on Warren Webster, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Marion Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Marion Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Tulane | Warren Webster snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Tulane | Howard Sison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | Tulane | Stephen Withers snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Tulane | Norbert Joiner clanks a shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | The rebound goes to John Sneed | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | UTEP | Howard Sison takes the ball from Michael Geisler in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Tulane | Stephen Withers comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Marion Hansen grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | John Sneed is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Withers - foul #1 on Stephen Withers, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Joe Morris is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Geisler | 0-6 |
| 17:47 | Tulane | Stephen Withers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Winsett (PG), Michael Ratcliff (SG), John Gregory (SF), Dennis Lind (PF), Richard Hawkins (C) Norbert Joiner, Stephen Withers, Carlos Basso, Howard Sison, Warren Webster | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG), Erwin Brown (SG), Kenneth Dempsey (SF), Walter Lambeth (PF), Paul Bartling (C) Michael Geisler, Joe Morris, John Sneed, Stephen Johnson, Marion Hansen | |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:36 | Tulane | John Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:29 | Tulane | Dennis Lind makes the fadeaway from the left block | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Erwin Brown can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Michael Ratcliff - foul #1 on Michael Ratcliff, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tulane | Sean Owen (SG), Donald Thrash (SF), Howard Sison (PF) Paul Winsett, Dennis Lind, Richard Hawkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Erwin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Erwin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:14 | Tulane | Howard Sison pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:59 | Tulane | The short jumper by Donald Thrash is denied by Paul Bartling | 2-7 |
| 16:57 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Sison | 2-7 |
| 16:36 | Tulane | John Gregory blows the layup | 2-7 |
| 16:35 | Tulane | John Gregory grabs the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:26 | Tulane | Michael Ratcliff is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side | 4-7 |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey is fouled on the floor by Michael Ratcliff - foul #2 on Michael Ratcliff, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Norbert Joiner (PG), Paul Winsett (SG), Carlos Basso (SF), Dennis Lind (PF), Warren Webster (C) Michael Ratcliff, Sean Owen, Donald Thrash, Howard Sison, John Gregory | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Geisler (PG), Joe Morris (SG), Benjamin Witt (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Karl Linderman (C) Joseph Noto, Erwin Brown, Kenneth Dempsey, Walter Lambeth, Paul Bartling | |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Lind - foul #1 on Dennis Lind, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Hawkins (PF) Dennis Lind | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Norbert Joiner (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Winsett (fresh) SF - Carlos Basso (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Hawkins (fresh) C - Warren Webster (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Geisler (fresh) SG - Joe Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Witt (fresh) PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Karl Linderman (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Tulane | Warren Webster hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Michael Geisler pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Michael Geisler is fouled in the backcourt by Norbert Joiner - foul #1 on Norbert Joiner, team foul #6 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Withers (SG), Howard Sison (PF) Paul Winsett, Richard Hawkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Sneed (SF), Marion Hansen (C) Joe Morris, Stephen Johnson | |
| 15:07 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 15:06 | Tulane | Howard Sison grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:04 | Tulane | Stephen Withers is hacked by Benjamin Witt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Witt, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joe Morris (SG), Stephen Johnson (PF) Benjamin Witt, Karl Linderman | |
| 14:41 | Tulane | Stephen Withers hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Joe Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Lind (PF) Howard Sison | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:30 | Tulane | Carlos Basso buries a floater from the right side | 9-9 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Marion Hansen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Johnson | 9-11 |
| 14:05 | Tulane | Joe Morris picks off the pass by Stephen Withers in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Michael Geisler banks in the layup on a great pass from Joe Morris | 9-13 |
| 13:39 | Tulane | Stephen Withers misses the 3 from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Norbert Joiner is called for the reach on Michael Geisler - foul #2 on Norbert Joiner, team foul #7 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Winsett (PG), Donald Thrash (SF), Richard Hawkins (PF), John Gregory (C) Norbert Joiner, Carlos Basso, Dennis Lind, Warren Webster | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erwin Brown (SG), Kenneth Dempsey (SF), Karl Linderman (PF) Joe Morris, John Sneed, Stephen Johnson | |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Michael Geisler makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Michael Geisler misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:34 | Tulane | Richard Hawkins gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:18 | Tulane | Stephen Withers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Benjamin Witt (SF), Walter Lambeth (PF) Michael Geisler, Marion Hansen | |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Erwin Brown is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Dempsey | 9-17 |
| 12:50 | Tulane | John Gregory comes up short on the shot from the left block | 9-17 |
| 12:49 | Tulane | Richard Hawkins misses the tip | 9-17 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | Richard Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:27 | Tulane | Paul Winsett comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 9-17 |
| 12:26 | Tulane | Donald Thrash grabs the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:03 | Tulane | Richard Hawkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 12:01 | Tulane | Donald Thrash pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 11:48 | Tulane | John Gregory misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-17 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Paul Winsett (tiring) SG - Stephen Withers (tired) 3 pts. SF - Donald Thrash (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Richard Hawkins (tiring) 3 reb. C - John Gregory (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Dempsey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erwin Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Witt (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Lambeth (fairly fresh) C - Karl Linderman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Thrash - foul #1 on Donald Thrash, team foul #8 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | Sean Owen (PG), Carlos Basso (SF), Howard Sison (PF), Dennis Lind (C) Stephen Withers, Donald Thrash, Richard Hawkins, John Gregory | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG), Joe Morris (SG), Stephen Johnson (PF), Paul Bartling (C) Kenneth Dempsey, Erwin Brown, Walter Lambeth, Karl Linderman | |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:38 | Tulane | Joseph Noto steps in front of the Sean Owen pass in the backcourt | 9-18 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson can't connect on a floater from the right block | 9-18 |
| 11:26 | Tulane | Dennis Lind pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 11:21 | Tulane | Carlos Basso makes the turnaround in the paint | 11-18 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Joseph Noto is whistled for traveling | 11-18 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Sneed (SF), Marion Hansen (C) Benjamin Witt, Stephen Johnson | |
| 10:57 | Tulane | Carlos Basso scores on a shot from the left side | 13-18 |
| 10:52 | UTEP | John Sneed hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Noto | 13-20 |
| 10:50 | Tulane | Joe Morris picks off the pass by Sean Owen in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| 10:49 | UTEP | Joe Morris banks in the layup | 13-22 |
| 10:44 | Tulane | Carlos Basso misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | Paul Bartling grabs the defensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Carlos Basso is called for the reach on John Sneed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Basso, team foul #9 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Withers (SG), Warren Webster (C) Sean Owen, Dennis Lind | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Geisler (PG), Stephen Johnson (PF) Joseph Noto, Paul Bartling | |
| 10:41 | UTEP | John Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | John Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:41 | Tulane | Howard Sison gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| 10:38 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erwin Brown (SG) Joe Morris | |
| 10:28 | Tulane | Marion Hansen swats the short shot by Warren Webster | 13-23 |
| 10:27 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Webster | 13-23 |
| 10:11 | Tulane | Warren Webster can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-23 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | John Sneed hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Erwin Brown | 13-25 |
| 10:01 | Tulane | Paul Winsett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Sean Owen (PG) Paul Winsett | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG), Kenneth Dempsey (SF), Walter Lambeth (C) Michael Geisler, John Sneed, Marion Hansen | |
| 09:52 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Noto | 13-28 |
| 09:48 | Tulane | Stephen Johnson picks off the pass by Stephen Withers in the backcourt | 13-28 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-28 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey can't tip it in | 13-28 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson grabs the offensive board | 13-28 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Erwin Brown | 13-31 |
| 09:07 | Tulane | Carlos Basso can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Erwin Brown - foul #1 on Erwin Brown, team foul #2 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Winsett (PG), John Gregory (PF), Dennis Lind (C) Stephen Withers, Howard Sison, Warren Webster | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Geisler (PG), Joe Morris (SG), John Sneed (SF), Paul Bartling (PF), Karl Linderman (C) Joseph Noto, Erwin Brown, Kenneth Dempsey, Stephen Johnson, Walter Lambeth | |
| 09:07 | Tulane | Carlos Basso makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 09:07 | Tulane | Carlos Basso makes the 2nd free throw | 15-31 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Joe Morris is hacked by John Gregory in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Gregory, team foul #10 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Thrash (SF) Carlos Basso | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Joe Morris makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Joe Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 09:03 | Tulane | Dennis Lind pulls down the rebound | 15-32 |
| 08:49 | Tulane | Sean Owen makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Donald Thrash | 18-32 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Paul Bartling hits the finger roll set up by Joe Morris | 18-34 |
| 08:26 | Tulane | Donald Thrash loses the dribble to Michael Geisler | 18-34 |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Joe Morris lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Geisler | 18-36 |
| 08:10 | Tulane | Dennis Lind misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 08:08 | UTEP | Paul Bartling grabs the board | 18-36 |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Joe Morris misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Karl Linderman tips it back up and in | 18-38 |
| 07:46 | Tulane | John Gregory misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-38 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Karl Linderman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-38 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Paul Winsett (tired) SG - Sean Owen (tired) 3 pts. SF - Donald Thrash (tiring) 2 reb. PF - John Gregory (tired) 2 reb. C - Dennis Lind (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Geisler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Morris (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Sneed (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Paul Bartling (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Linderman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | UTEP | John Sneed clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Thrash - foul #2 on Donald Thrash, team foul #11 | 18-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Withers (SG), Carlos Basso (SF), Howard Sison (PF), Richard Hawkins (C) Sean Owen, Donald Thrash, John Gregory, Dennis Lind | |
| Subs | UTEP | Benjamin Witt (SG), Walter Lambeth (PF), Marion Hansen (C) Joe Morris, Paul Bartling, Karl Linderman | |
| 07:39 | UTEP | John Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 18-39 |
| 07:39 | UTEP | John Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 18-39 |
| 07:39 | Tulane | Richard Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 18-39 |
| 07:32 | Tulane | The jumper by Stephen Withers is denied by John Sneed | 18-39 |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth grabs the defensive rebound | 18-39 |
| 07:28 | UTEP | Michael Geisler is hacked by Stephen Withers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Withers, team foul #12 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Tulane | Sean Owen (SG) Stephen Withers | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erwin Brown (SF) John Sneed | |
| 07:28 | UTEP | Michael Geisler makes the 1st free throw | 18-40 |
| 07:28 | UTEP | Michael Geisler makes the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 07:19 | Tulane | Walter Lambeth steps in front of the Carlos Basso pass | 18-41 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Erwin Brown is fouled on the floor by Paul Winsett - foul #1 on Paul Winsett, team foul #13 | 18-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Warren Webster (C) Howard Sison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG), Kenneth Dempsey (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF) Michael Geisler, Benjamin Witt, Walter Lambeth | |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Erwin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 18-42 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Erwin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 18-43 |
| 07:00 | Tulane | Erwin Brown steals the ball from Paul Winsett in the backcourt | 18-43 |
| 06:46 | UTEP | Carlos Basso is called for the reach on Erwin Brown - foul #2 on Carlos Basso, team foul #14 | 18-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | John Gregory (SF) Carlos Basso | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:46 | UTEP | Erwin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 18-43 |
| 06:46 | UTEP | Erwin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 18-44 |
| 06:34 | Tulane | Paul Winsett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Howard Sison (PF) Richard Hawkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joe Morris (SG) Erwin Brown | |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Joe Morris is hacked by Paul Winsett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Winsett, team foul #15 | 18-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | Norbert Joiner (PG) Paul Winsett | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Joe Morris makes the 1st free throw | 18-45 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Joe Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 18-45 |
| 06:32 | Tulane | Warren Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 18-45 |
| 06:12 | Tulane | Norbert Joiner makes the runner in the paint | 20-45 |
| 06:09 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Owen - foul #1 on Sean Owen, team foul #16 | 20-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Lind (SF) John Gregory | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Geisler (PG), Erwin Brown (SF), Walter Lambeth (C) Joseph Noto, Kenneth Dempsey, Marion Hansen | |
| 06:09 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-46 |
| 06:09 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-47 |
| 05:51 | Tulane | Howard Sison hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Walter Lambeth - foul #1 on Walter Lambeth, team foul #3 | 20-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Hawkins (C) Warren Webster | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:51 | Tulane | Howard Sison misses the 1st free throw | 20-47 |
| 05:51 | Tulane | Howard Sison misses the 2nd free throw | 20-47 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth grabs the board | 20-47 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Geisler | 20-49 |
| 05:12 | Tulane | Richard Hawkins makes the fadeaway from the right block | 22-49 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Lind - foul #2 on Dennis Lind, team foul #17 | 22-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Ratcliff (SG), John Gregory (SF), Warren Webster (C) Norbert Joiner, Dennis Lind, Howard Sison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG), Benjamin Witt (SG), Kenneth Dempsey (SF), Karl Linderman (C) Michael Geisler, Joe Morris, Erwin Brown, Walter Lambeth | |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 22-49 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-50 |
| 04:54 | Tulane | Warren Webster misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 22-50 |
| 04:53 | Tulane | Michael Ratcliff tips it in | 24-50 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Sean Owen is called for the reach on Benjamin Witt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Owen, team foul #18 | 24-50 |
| Subs | Tulane | Norbert Joiner (PG) Sean Owen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Hansen (C) Stephen Johnson | |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt makes the 1st free throw | 24-51 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-52 |
| 04:37 | Tulane | Warren Webster misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-52 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey pulls down the rebound | 24-52 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | John Gregory is called for the reach on Kenneth Dempsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Gregory, team foul #19 | 24-52 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Thrash (SF), Howard Sison (PF) John Gregory, Richard Hawkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Lambeth (PF) Karl Linderman | |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey makes the 1st free throw | 24-53 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey misses the 2nd free throw | 24-53 |
| 04:33 | Tulane | Howard Sison gets the rebound | 24-53 |
| 04:20 | Tulane | Kenneth Dempsey steals it from Michael Ratcliff | 24-53 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Joseph Noto hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Dempsey | 24-55 |
| 04:01 | Tulane | Howard Sison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-55 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carlos Basso (SF) Donald Thrash | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Geisler (PG), Erwin Brown (SG), John Sneed (SF), Paul Bartling (PF) Joseph Noto, Kenneth Dempsey, Benjamin Witt, Walter Lambeth | |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Erwin Brown misses short on a jumper near the basket | 24-55 |
| 03:51 | UTEP | Marion Hansen grabs the offensive rebound | 24-55 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Erwin Brown misses the lay-in | 24-55 |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Erwin Brown tips it back up and in | 24-57 |
| 03:38 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 24-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Karl Linderman (C) Marion Hansen | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Norbert Joiner (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Michael Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carlos Basso (tired) 8 pts. PF - Howard Sison (very tired) 5 reb. C - Warren Webster (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Geisler (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Erwin Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Sneed (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Paul Bartling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Linderman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Tulane | Carlos Basso's floater is tipped away by Paul Bartling | 24-57 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Paul Bartling grabs the board | 24-57 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | John Sneed is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Ratcliff - foul #3 on Michael Ratcliff, team foul #20 | 24-57 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Withers (SG), John Gregory (C) Michael Ratcliff, Warren Webster | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joe Morris (SG), Walter Lambeth (C) Erwin Brown, Paul Bartling | |
| 03:25 | UTEP | John Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 24-58 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | John Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 24-58 |
| 03:25 | Tulane | Howard Sison grabs the defensive rebound | 24-58 |
| 03:10 | Tulane | Howard Sison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-58 |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth grabs the board | 24-58 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Joe Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 24-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Thrash (SF), Richard Hawkins (PF) Carlos Basso, Howard Sison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erwin Brown (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF) John Sneed, Walter Lambeth | |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Joe Morris picks off the pass by Stephen Withers in the backcourt | 24-58 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Erwin Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Geisler | 24-61 |
| 02:52 | Tulane | Erwin Brown is called for the reach on Donald Thrash in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erwin Brown, team foul #4 | 24-61 |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Lind (C) John Gregory | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey (PG), Marion Hansen (C) Michael Geisler, Karl Linderman | |
| 02:46 | Tulane | Dennis Lind lays it up and in and the foul's on Joe Morris - foul #1 on Joe Morris, team foul #5 | 26-61 |
| 02:46 | Tulane | Dennis Lind makes the free throw | 27-61 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Morris | 27-64 |
| 02:07 | Tulane | Dennis Lind is called for traveling | 27-64 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carlos Basso (SF), Howard Sison (PF), Warren Webster (C) Donald Thrash, Dennis Lind, Richard Hawkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG), Benjamin Witt (SF), Paul Bartling (PF), Karl Linderman (C) Joe Morris, Erwin Brown, Stephen Johnson, Marion Hansen | |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Paul Bartling can't finish the uncontested layup | 27-64 |
| 01:51 | Tulane | Norbert Joiner snags the defensive board | 27-64 |
| 01:44 | Tulane | Norbert Joiner comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 27-64 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt pulls down the rebound | 27-64 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | John Gregory (PF) Howard Sison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Geisler (PG), John Sneed (SF) Joseph Noto, Kenneth Dempsey | |
| 01:21 | Tulane | Stephen Withers is whistled for traveling | 27-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | Paul Winsett (SG), Howard Sison (PF) Stephen Withers, Warren Webster | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erwin Brown (SG), Stephen Johnson (PF), Walter Lambeth (C) Benjamin Witt, Paul Bartling, Karl Linderman | |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Carlos Basso is called for the reach on John Sneed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlos Basso, team foul #21 | 27-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | Donald Thrash (SF) Carlos Basso | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:19 | UTEP | John Sneed misses the 1st free throw | 27-64 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | John Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 27-64 |
| 01:19 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Howard Sison | 27-64 |
| 00:55 | Tulane | John Gregory knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Norbert Joiner and he's hacked by John Sneed - foul #1 on John Sneed, team foul #6 | 29-64 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG), Joe Morris (SG), Marion Hansen (C) Michael Geisler, John Sneed, Stephen Johnson | |
| 00:55 | Tulane | John Gregory misses the free throw | 29-64 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Marion Hansen gets the rebound | 29-64 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Joe Morris | 29-67 |
| 00:31 | Tulane | John Gregory lays it in uncontested | 31-67 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Joe Morris knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Erwin Brown and he's hacked by John Gregory - foul #3 on John Gregory, team foul #22 | 31-69 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Withers (SG), Dennis Lind (PF), Richard Hawkins (C) Paul Winsett, Howard Sison, John Gregory | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Geisler (PG), Kenneth Dempsey (SF), Karl Linderman (PF) Joseph Noto, Erwin Brown, Marion Hansen | |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Joe Morris makes the free throw | 31-70 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Norbert Joiner lays it in | 33-70 |