| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Robert Woodham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Madison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Grossman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Harjo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Nicholas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leonard Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ramey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gary Ruggieri (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Brixey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Mark Grossman inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Tulane | Mark Grossman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Mitchell - foul #1 on Dennis Mitchell, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:47 | Tulane | Mark Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:47 | Tulane | Mark Grossman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:47 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Mitchell | 38-38 |
| 19:15 | Tulane | Mark Grossman is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell hits a 3 from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 19:01 | Tulane | Robert Woodham is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington buries a floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 18:31 | Tulane | Milton Madison scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Woodham | 43-43 |
| 18:08 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Ruggieri | 43-45 |
| 17:48 | Tulane | Ryan Harjo double dribbles | 43-45 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clifford McLure (PG), Billie Quinn (SG), James Petty (PF), Michael Pagan (C) Robert Woodham, Milton Madison, Ryan Harjo, Billy Nicholas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Davis (PG), David Grove (SF), Burt Pilkington (PF), Jason Morgan (C) Leonard Harrington, Dennis Mitchell, Gary Ruggieri, Ronald Brixey | |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Bobby Davis buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Burt Pilkington | 43-47 |
| 17:09 | Tulane | Billie Quinn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Jason Morgan snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Jason Morgan's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Pagan | 43-47 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Mark Grossman pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Billie Quinn buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Michael Ramey - foul #1 on Michael Ramey, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Woodham (PG), Milton Madison (SG) Clifford McLure, Mark Grossman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), Dennis Mitchell (SG), Albert Lagrange (SF), Gary Ruggieri (PF), Ronald Brixey (C) Bobby Davis, Michael Ramey, David Grove, Burt Pilkington, Jason Morgan | |
| 16:27 | Tulane | Billie Quinn makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri is whistled for a carry | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Johnathan Schooley (SF), Billy Nicholas (C) Billie Quinn, Michael Pagan | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:01 | Tulane | Milton Madison misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Mitchell - foul #2 on Dennis Mitchell, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ryan Harjo (PF) James Petty | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:01 | Tulane | Milton Madison makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 16:01 | Tulane | Milton Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Robert Woodham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Madison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathan Schooley (fresh) PF - Ryan Harjo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Nicholas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leonard Harrington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Albert Lagrange (fresh) PF - Gary Ruggieri (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Brixey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Albert Lagrange misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 15:22 | Tulane | Johnathan Schooley snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 15:17 | Tulane | Dennis Mitchell steps in front of the Robert Woodham pass | 48-47 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Billy Nicholas picks off the pass by Leonard Harrington | 48-47 |
| 14:41 | Tulane | Johnathan Schooley comes up short on the runner from the left block | 48-47 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 14:29 | Tulane | Robert Woodham gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:24 | Tulane | Robert Woodham drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri is fouled on the floor by Billy Nicholas - foul #1 on Billy Nicholas, team foul #1 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clifford McLure (PG), Billie Quinn (SG), Mark Grossman (SF), Brian Richardson (PF), James Petty (C) Robert Woodham, Milton Madison, Johnathan Schooley, Ryan Harjo, Billy Nicholas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Davis (PG), David Grove (SG), George Coleman (SF), Burt Pilkington (PF), Jason Morgan (C) Leonard Harrington, Dennis Mitchell, Albert Lagrange, Gary Ruggieri, Ronald Brixey | |
| 13:47 | UTEP | Billie Quinn is called for the reach on David Grove - foul #1 on Billie Quinn, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| 13:35 | UTEP | David Grove knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 51-49 |
| 13:33 | Tulane | Billie Quinn's pass is intercepted by Bobby Davis in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 13:16 | UTEP | Burt Pilkington makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-51 |
| 13:11 | Tulane | Clifford McLure is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford McLure, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell (PG) David Grove | |
| 13:00 | UTEP | George Coleman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 12:59 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Petty | 51-51 |
| 12:57 | Tulane | Mark Grossman is hacked by Bobby Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Davis, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Ramey (SG) Bobby Davis | |
| 12:43 | Tulane | Brian Richardson drills a shot from the right block | 53-51 |
| 12:20 | UTEP | Michael Ramey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 12:18 | Tulane | The rebound goes to James Petty | 53-51 |
| 12:16 | Tulane | Mark Grossman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Woodham (PG), David Moore (SG), Michael Pagan (PF), Billy Nicholas (C) Clifford McLure, Billie Quinn, Brian Richardson, James Petty | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Grove (SF), Gary Ruggieri (PF), Ronald Brixey (C) George Coleman, Burt Pilkington, Jason Morgan | |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri banks in the layup and the foul's on Robert Woodham - foul #1 on Robert Woodham, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Tulane | Milton Madison (SG) David Moore | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Davis (PG) Dennis Mitchell | |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri misses the free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:59 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Billy Nicholas | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Robert Woodham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Madison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Grossman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Pagan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Nicholas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bobby Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Ramey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Grove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Ruggieri (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Brixey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tulane | Mark Grossman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Michael Ramey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 11:02 | UTEP | The jump hook by Gary Ruggieri is blocked by Billy Nicholas | 53-53 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri tips it in | 53-55 |
| 10:57 | Tulane | Mark Grossman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Ramey - foul #2 on Michael Ramey, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Tulane | Billie Quinn (SF), Ryan Harjo (PF), James Petty (C) Mark Grossman, Michael Pagan, Billy Nicholas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), Dennis Mitchell (SG), George Coleman (SF), Albert Lagrange (PF) Bobby Davis, Michael Ramey, David Grove, Gary Ruggieri | |
| 10:39 | Tulane | Ryan Harjo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billie Quinn | 55-55 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | George Coleman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 10:20 | UTEP | Albert Lagrange snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington loses the ball out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clifford McLure (PG), Johnathan Schooley (SF), Brian Richardson (PF) Robert Woodham, Milton Madison, James Petty | |
| Subs | UTEP | Burt Pilkington (PF) Ronald Brixey | |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Clifford McLure's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Moore (SG), Michael Pagan (SF) Billie Quinn, Johnathan Schooley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Morgan (C) Albert Lagrange | |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by George Coleman | 55-58 |
| 09:27 | Tulane | Michael Pagan is called for 10 seconds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Grossman (SF) Michael Pagan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Davis (PG), Michael Ramey (SG) Leonard Harrington, Dennis Mitchell | |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Jason Morgan's pass is intercepted by Mark Grossman | 55-58 |
| 08:53 | Tulane | Clifford McLure connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Jason Morgan travels with the ball | 57-58 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Woodham (PG), Milton Madison (SG), James Petty (PF), Billy Nicholas (C) Clifford McLure, David Moore, Brian Richardson, Ryan Harjo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell (PG), David Grove (SF), Albert Lagrange (PF), Ronald Brixey (C) Michael Ramey, George Coleman, Burt Pilkington, Jason Morgan | |
| 08:12 | Tulane | Billy Nicholas loses the dribble to Albert Lagrange | 57-58 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Bobby Davis's pass is intercepted by Mark Grossman | 57-58 |
| 07:43 | Tulane | Mark Grossman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 07:42 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to James Petty | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Robert Woodham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Madison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Grossman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Nicholas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dennis Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Grove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Lagrange (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Brixey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Tulane | Robert Woodham makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Milton Madison | 59-58 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-61 |
| 07:00 | Tulane | Mark Grossman loses the dribble to Bobby Davis in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Bobby Davis dunks the ball | 59-63 |
| 06:46 | Tulane | Billy Nicholas hits a jumpshot from the right side | 61-63 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Albert Lagrange misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 06:26 | Tulane | Mark Grossman pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 06:22 | Tulane | Dennis Mitchell steals the ball from Milton Madison | 61-63 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Bobby Davis connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-65 |
| 05:43 | Tulane | Mark Grossman connects on the open 3 from the right wing set up by Milton Madison | 64-65 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Tulane | Billie Quinn (SG), Michael Pagan (SF), Brian Richardson (PF), Ryan Harjo (C) Milton Madison, Mark Grossman, James Petty, Billy Nicholas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), Michael Ramey (SG), George Coleman (SF), Gary Ruggieri (PF), Burt Pilkington (C) Dennis Mitchell, Bobby Davis, David Grove, Albert Lagrange, Ronald Brixey | |
| 05:26 | UTEP | Burt Pilkington loses the dribble to Billie Quinn | 64-65 |
| 05:19 | Tulane | Michael Pagan loses the dribble to Gary Ruggieri | 64-65 |
| 05:02 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Ramey | 64-68 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Robert Woodham clanks a jumper from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 04:39 | Tulane | Michael Pagan tips it back up and in | 66-68 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | George Coleman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-68 |
| 04:24 | Tulane | Ryan Harjo grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 04:08 | Tulane | Michael Pagan is whistled for traveling | 66-68 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clifford McLure (PG), Milton Madison (SG), Mark Grossman (SF), James Petty (PF), Billy Nicholas (C) Robert Woodham, Billie Quinn, Michael Pagan, Brian Richardson, Ryan Harjo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell (PG), Jason Morgan (C) Leonard Harrington, Burt Pilkington | |
| 03:44 | UTEP | Jason Morgan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Ramey | 66-70 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clifford McLure (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Milton Madison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Grossman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Nicholas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dennis Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ramey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gary Ruggieri (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Tulane | Clifford McLure misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-70 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| 03:15 | UTEP | George Coleman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Mitchell | 66-73 |
| 02:56 | Tulane | Clifford McLure misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-73 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri snags the defensive board | 66-73 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Woodham (PG), Brian Richardson (PF) Clifford McLure, James Petty | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), Burt Pilkington (PF), Ronald Brixey (C) Michael Ramey, Gary Ruggieri, Jason Morgan | |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Burt Pilkington and he's hacked by Milton Madison - foul #1 on Milton Madison, team foul #5 | 66-75 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington makes the free throw | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Tulane | Milton Madison scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Richardson | 69-76 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Ramey (SG) Dennis Mitchell | |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey hits the finger roll set up by Burt Pilkington and the foul's on Robert Woodham - foul #2 on Robert Woodham, team foul #6 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri (PF) Burt Pilkington | |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey makes the free throw | 69-79 |
| 02:00 | Tulane | Billy Nicholas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:37 | UTEP | George Coleman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-79 |
| 01:35 | Tulane | Brian Richardson snags the defensive board | 69-79 |
| 01:29 | Tulane | Robert Woodham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 69-79 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri grabs the defensive rebound | 69-79 |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington is hacked by Robert Woodham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Woodham, team foul #7 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clifford McLure (PG), Billie Quinn (SG), Michael Pagan (SF), Ryan Harjo (PF), James Petty (C) Robert Woodham, Milton Madison, Mark Grossman, Brian Richardson, Billy Nicholas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell (SG), David Grove (SF), Burt Pilkington (PF), Jason Morgan (C) Michael Ramey, George Coleman, Gary Ruggieri, Ronald Brixey | |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Michael Pagan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Billie Quinn | 72-81 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-81 |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Woodham (PG), Milton Madison (SG), Mark Grossman (SF), Brian Richardson (PF), Billy Nicholas (C) Clifford McLure, Billie Quinn, Michael Pagan, Ryan Harjo, James Petty | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Ramey (SG), George Coleman (SF), Gary Ruggieri (PF), Ronald Brixey (C) Dennis Mitchell, David Grove, Burt Pilkington, Jason Morgan | |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Robert Woodham is called for the reach on Leonard Harrington - foul #4 on Robert Woodham, team foul #8 | 72-81 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Tulane | Gary Ruggieri denies the turnaround by Billy Nicholas | 72-83 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri grabs the defensive rebound | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Billy Nicholas - foul #2 on Billy Nicholas, team foul #9 | 72-83 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clifford McLure (PG), Billie Quinn (SG), Michael Pagan (SF), Ryan Harjo (PF), James Petty (C) Robert Woodham, Milton Madison, Mark Grossman, Brian Richardson, Billy Nicholas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell (PG), Bobby Davis (SG), David Grove (SF), Burt Pilkington (PF) Leonard Harrington, Michael Ramey, George Coleman, Gary Ruggieri | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey makes the 1st free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-85 |
| 00:13 | Tulane | Clifford McLure is called for traveling | 72-85 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Morgan (C) Ronald Brixey | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell runs out the clock | 72-85 |