| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Pyle (fresh) SG - Jared McLawhorn (fresh) SF - Brian Gerstner (fresh) PF - Haywood Carrow (fresh) C - Efren Fairbanks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lonnie Phillips (fresh) SG - David Green (fresh) SF - Lonnie Moore (fresh) PF - John Sanders (fresh) C - James Harrah (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Robert Pyle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Tulane | Lonnie Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Tulane | James Harrah misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Pyle - foul #1 on Robert Pyle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Tulane | James Harrah makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Tulane | James Harrah makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn blows the layup but he's hacked by David Green - foul #1 on David Green, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:03 | Tulane | John Sanders snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips hits the finger roll | 1-4 |
| 18:33 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Pyle | 3-4 |
| 18:31 | Tulane | James Harrah loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Lonnie Moore is called for the reach on Brian Gerstner - foul #1 on Lonnie Moore, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks misses the lay-in | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Tulane | John Sanders pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by David Green | 3-6 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow's fadeaway is rejected by James Harrah | 3-6 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Harrah | 3-6 |
| 17:44 | Tulane | Efren Fairbanks is called for the reach on Lonnie Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Efren Fairbanks, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SG), Craig Harvey (PF), Jonathan Thomas (C) Jared McLawhorn, Haywood Carrow, Efren Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Dill (PF), Richard McGaffey (C) John Sanders, James Harrah | |
| 17:34 | Tulane | Richard McGaffey buries a floater in the paint | 3-8 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Craig Harvey comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 3-8 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Michael Dill grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:42 | Tulane | David Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-8 |
| 16:41 | Tulane | Richard McGaffey hits the follow up shot | 3-10 |
| 16:31 | UTEP | Robert Pyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 3-10 |
| 16:30 | UTEP | Robert Pyle misses the tip | 3-10 |
| 16:28 | Tulane | Lonnie Moore snags the defensive board | 3-10 |
| 16:06 | Tulane | Richard McGaffey misses badly on a shot from the left block | 3-10 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 15:49 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas hits the finger roll | 5-10 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Pyle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Gerstner (tiring) PF - Craig Harvey (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lonnie Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Green (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Moore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Dill (fairly fresh) C - Richard McGaffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Tulane | Lonnie Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Gerstner - foul #1 on Brian Gerstner, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (SG), Haywood Carrow (PF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Charlie Brown, Craig Harvey, Jonathan Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Walker (PG), Fredrick Backer (SG), James Priddy (SF), John Sanders (PF), James Harrah (C) Lonnie Phillips, David Green, Lonnie Moore, Michael Dill, Richard McGaffey | |
| 15:35 | Tulane | Fredrick Backer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-10 |
| 15:34 | Tulane | John Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:07 | Tulane | James Harrah misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 5-10 |
| 15:06 | Tulane | John Sanders can't tip it in | 5-10 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn is fouled on the floor by John Walker - foul #1 on John Walker, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn drills a jumper from the right side | 7-10 |
| 14:18 | Tulane | Fredrick Backer connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Priddy | 7-12 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Gerstner | 9-12 |
| 13:46 | Tulane | John Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 13:44 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SG), Jonathan Thomas (PF), Matthew Fortune (C) Brian Gerstner, Haywood Carrow, Efren Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips (PG), David Green (SG), Lonnie Moore (SF), Michael Dill (PF), Richard McGaffey (C) John Walker, Fredrick Backer, James Priddy, John Sanders, James Harrah | |
| 13:21 | Tulane | David Green is alone and drills a runner in the lane set up by Lonnie Phillips | 9-14 |
| 12:55 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by David Green - foul #2 on David Green, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Craig Harvey (SF) Charlie Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Priddy (SG) David Green | |
| 12:55 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:55 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:55 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Richard McGaffey | 9-14 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | Michael Dill comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jonathan Thomas - foul #1 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | Michael Dill makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | Michael Dill makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:33 | UTEP | 3 seconds is called on Matthew Fortune | 9-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Fredrick Backer (SG), Shaun Lampman (PF), James Harrah (C) James Priddy, Michael Dill, Richard McGaffey | |
| 12:07 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Thomas | 9-16 |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn makes the 3 from the right corner | 12-16 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Pyle (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jared McLawhorn (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Craig Harvey (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Fortune (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lonnie Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Backer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lonnie Moore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shaun Lampman (fresh) C - James Harrah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Tulane | James Harrah comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 11:19 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune blows the layup but the foul's on James Harrah - foul #1 on James Harrah, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SG), Brian Gerstner (SF), Haywood Carrow (PF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Robert Pyle, Jared McLawhorn, Craig Harvey, Jonathan Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Walker (PG), James Priddy (SG), Daniel Zierk (SF), Richard McGaffey (PF) Lonnie Phillips, Fredrick Backer, Lonnie Moore, James Harrah | |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:03 | Tulane | Matthew Fortune steals the ball from John Walker in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 10:55 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks lays it up and in and the foul's on Richard McGaffey - foul #1 on Richard McGaffey, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (SG) Matthew Fortune | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Dill (PF) Shaun Lampman | |
| 10:55 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:34 | Tulane | John Walker misses the wide open floater from the left side | 17-16 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Charlie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:23 | UTEP | Daniel Zierk picks off the pass by Brian Gerstner | 17-16 |
| 10:19 | Tulane | Daniel Zierk lays it up and in | 17-18 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Charlie Brown misses the tip | 17-18 |
| 10:05 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks tips it in | 19-18 |
| 10:01 | Tulane | James Priddy is fouled in the backcourt by Efren Fairbanks - foul #2 on Efren Fairbanks, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (PG), Craig Harvey (C) Jared McLawhorn, Efren Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Sanders (PF), James Harrah (C) Michael Dill, Richard McGaffey | |
| 09:43 | Tulane | Daniel Zierk is hacked by Brian Gerstner - foul #2 on Brian Gerstner, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (SF) Brian Gerstner | |
| Subs | Tulane | Fredrick Backer (SG), Shaun Lampman (C) James Priddy, James Harrah | |
| 09:22 | Tulane | Jared McLawhorn denies the turnaround by Daniel Zierk | 19-18 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Pyle | 19-18 |
| 09:17 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn's floater is tipped away by Shaun Lampman | 19-18 |
| 09:16 | Tulane | Fredrick Backer snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 09:14 | Tulane | John Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Brown - foul #1 on Charlie Brown, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas (C) Jared McLawhorn | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Moore (SF) Daniel Zierk | |
| 09:14 | Tulane | John Walker makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:14 | Tulane | John Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | John Walker steps in front of the Haywood Carrow pass | 19-20 |
| 09:01 | Tulane | Charlie Brown steals the ball from John Walker in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Charlie Brown misses the easy layup | 19-20 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Moore - foul #2 on Lonnie Moore, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (SF) Craig Harvey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips (PG), James Priddy (SG), Michael Dill (SF), Richard McGaffey (C) John Walker, Fredrick Backer, Lonnie Moore, Shaun Lampman | |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:38 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Richard McGaffey | 19-20 |
| 08:21 | Tulane | Richard McGaffey is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard McGaffey, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Harrah (C) Richard McGaffey | |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Charlie Brown makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Pyle | 21-20 |
| 07:46 | Tulane | John Sanders misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-20 |
| 07:44 | Tulane | James Priddy hits the follow up shot | 21-22 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Pyle (tired) 2 ast. SG - Charlie Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jared McLawhorn (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Haywood Carrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lonnie Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Priddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Harrah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn travels with the ball | 21-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Craig Harvey (SF) Charlie Brown | |
| Subs | Tulane | Fredrick Backer (SG), Daniel Zierk (SF) James Priddy, Michael Dill | |
| 07:16 | Tulane | Fredrick Backer misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jared McLawhorn - foul #1 on Jared McLawhorn, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| 07:16 | Tulane | Fredrick Backer makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:16 | Tulane | Fredrick Backer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Craig Harvey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Zierk - foul #1 on Daniel Zierk, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Fortune (C) Jonathan Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Shaun Lampman (PF) John Sanders | |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Craig Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Craig Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:40 | Tulane | James Harrah buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Zierk | 23-26 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Shaun Lampman steals the ball from Robert Pyle | 23-26 |
| 06:17 | Tulane | Daniel Zierk hits the finger roll | 23-28 |
| 05:56 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-28 |
| 05:55 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Harrah | 23-28 |
| 05:37 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Fredrick Backer | 23-31 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | James Harrah is called for the reach on Matthew Fortune - foul #2 on James Harrah, team foul #10 | 23-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SG) Jared McLawhorn | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Walker (SG), James Priddy (SF), John Sanders (PF), Michael Dill (C) Fredrick Backer, Daniel Zierk, Shaun Lampman, James Harrah | |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:11 | Tulane | Charlie Brown picks off the pass by Lonnie Phillips | 25-31 |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 04:44 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Michael Dill | 25-31 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | John Walker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Charlie Brown - foul #2 on Charlie Brown, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (SG), Jonathan Thomas (C) Charlie Brown, Matthew Fortune | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 04:40 | Tulane | John Walker makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | John Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:19 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Craig Harvey and he's hacked by Michael Dill - foul #1 on Michael Dill, team foul #11 | 27-33 |
| 04:19 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-33 |
| 04:19 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:59 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Sanders | 28-36 |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Lonnie Phillips is called for the reach on Jared McLawhorn - foul #1 on Lonnie Phillips, team foul #12 | 28-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SG), Brian Gerstner (SF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Robert Pyle, Craig Harvey, Haywood Carrow | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Green (SG), Lonnie Moore (SF), Richard McGaffey (PF), Shaun Lampman (C) Lonnie Phillips, James Priddy, John Sanders, Michael Dill | |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:37 | Tulane | Shaun Lampman grabs the board | 29-36 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jared McLawhorn (tired) 9 pts. SG - Charlie Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Brian Gerstner (fresh) PF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Efren Fairbanks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard McGaffey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Lampman (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Tulane | Efren Fairbanks steals it from Richard McGaffey | 29-36 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks is called for traveling | 29-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (PG) Jared McLawhorn | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:26 | Tulane | Lonnie Moore makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Walker | 29-38 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-38 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Charlie Brown snags the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 01:39 | UTEP | Shaun Lampman is called for the reach on Efren Fairbanks - foul #1 on Shaun Lampman, team foul #13 | 29-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (SG), Haywood Carrow (PF) Robert Pyle, Jonathan Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips (PG), Fredrick Backer (SG), Daniel Zierk (SF), Michael Dill (PF), James Harrah (C) John Walker, David Green, Lonnie Moore, Richard McGaffey, Shaun Lampman | |
| 01:39 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:39 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:39 | Tulane | James Harrah pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 01:22 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jared McLawhorn | 30-38 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner's layup is rejected by James Harrah | 30-38 |
| 01:11 | Tulane | Daniel Zierk snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 00:53 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charlie Brown - foul #3 on Charlie Brown, team foul #10 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (PG), Matthew Fortune (PF) Charlie Brown, Haywood Carrow | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:53 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:53 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 00:31 | Tulane | Lonnie Phillips gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 00:29 | Tulane | Fredrick Backer double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulane | David Green (SG), Lonnie Moore (SF), John Sanders (PF) Lonnie Phillips, Daniel Zierk, Michael Dill | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses the shot from the right side | 30-39 |