| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jay Mullins (fresh) SG - Eric Clemente (fresh) SF - Raymond Yelverton (fresh) PF - Luis Liss (fresh) C - Alonzo Santos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fresh) SG - James Zerzan (fresh) SF - Oscar Martinez (fresh) PF - Michael Light (fresh) C - David Stevens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | David Stevens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Tulane | Luis Liss grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Tulane | Jay Mullins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | David Stevens is fouled on the floor by Alonzo Santos - foul #1 on Alonzo Santos, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | George Porter is hacked by Alonzo Santos - foul #2 on Alonzo Santos, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Edgin (C) Alonzo Santos | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | David Stevens misses short on a shot from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Tulane | Jay Mullins grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Tulane | Eric Clemente knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Michael Light travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| 17:39 | Tulane | Eric Clemente hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jay Mullins | 5-0 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Michael Light comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | David Stevens tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | Tulane | Eric Clemente knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jay Mullins | 8-2 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | George Porter connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Zerzan | 8-4 |
| 16:51 | Tulane | James Zerzan steps in front of the Jay Mullins pass in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Michael Light misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:38 | Tulane | Eric Clemente grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:19 | Tulane | Eric Clemente hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jay Mullins | 10-4 |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | George Porter makes the 3 from straight away | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jay Mullins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Clemente (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Raymond Yelverton (fairly fresh) PF - Luis Liss (fresh) C - Steven Edgin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Zerzan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Martinez (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Light (fairly fresh) C - David Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Tulane | Eric Clemente misses the dunk | 10-7 |
| 15:34 | Tulane | Steven Edgin gets the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:08 | Tulane | Raymond Yelverton misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Michael Light - foul #1 on Michael Light, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Eddins (PG), Rickey Robbins (SG), Mason Jean (PF), James Papke (C) Jay Mullins, Eric Clemente, Luis Liss, Steven Edgin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG), Martin Medley (SG), Ludoslaw Debski (SF), Luke Harpole (PF), Clint Warnock (C) George Porter, James Zerzan, Oscar Martinez, Michael Light, David Stevens | |
| 15:08 | Tulane | Raymond Yelverton makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:08 | Tulane | Raymond Yelverton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:00 | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski misses the jumper in the lane | 12-7 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall tips it in | 12-9 |
| 14:35 | Tulane | Rickey Robbins buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mason Jean | 15-9 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Luke Harpole double dribbles | 15-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jay Mullins (PG), Stephen Ahlstrom (SF) Jerome Eddins, Raymond Yelverton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:57 | Tulane | Stephen Ahlstrom buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Mullins | 17-9 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-9 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski gets the offensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Martin Medley loses the dribble to Rickey Robbins | 17-9 |
| 13:25 | Tulane | Jay Mullins lays it in on a nice dish by Rickey Robbins | 19-9 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Clint Warnock can't finish the layup | 19-9 |
| 13:01 | Tulane | Jay Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:56 | Tulane | Jay Mullins is hacked by Ludoslaw Debski - foul #1 on Ludoslaw Debski, team foul #2 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | Luis Liss (PF), Steven Edgin (C) Stephen Ahlstrom, James Papke | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Porter (PG), Jared Fine (SF), Michael Light (PF) Theodore Hall, Ludoslaw Debski, Clint Warnock | |
| 12:46 | Tulane | Jay Mullins hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Edgin | 21-9 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | George Porter can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Rickey Robbins - foul #1 on Rickey Robbins, team foul #3 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Zerzan (SG) Martin Medley | |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | George Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 12:06 | Tulane | Jay Mullins can't connect on a floater from the right side | 21-11 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Light grabs the defensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Light misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Luis Liss - foul #1 on Luis Liss, team foul #4 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Clemente (SG) Rickey Robbins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Stevens (C) Luke Harpole | |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Light makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Light makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jay Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Clemente (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mason Jean (fresh) PF - Luis Liss (fresh) C - Steven Edgin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Zerzan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jared Fine (fresh) PF - Michael Light (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Tulane | Luis Liss hits a runner from the right block set up by Jay Mullins and he's hacked by Michael Light - foul #2 on Michael Light, team foul #3 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Eddins (PG), Stephen Ahlstrom (SF) Jay Mullins, Mason Jean | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez (SF), Clint Warnock (PF) Jared Fine, Michael Light | |
| 11:33 | Tulane | Luis Liss makes the free throw | 24-13 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-13 |
| 11:08 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James Zerzan | 24-13 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Luis Liss denies the turnaround by George Porter | 24-13 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | George Porter tips it home | 24-15 |
| 10:40 | Tulane | Stephen Ahlstrom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-15 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Clint Warnock pulls down the rebound | 24-15 |
| 10:35 | Central Michigan | George Porter travels with the ball | 24-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jay Mullins (PG), Rickey Robbins (SG), Raymond Yelverton (SF), James Papke (C) Jerome Eddins, Eric Clemente, Stephen Ahlstrom, Steven Edgin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Medley (PG), Ludoslaw Debski (SG), Luke Harpole (PF) George Porter, James Zerzan, David Stevens | |
| 10:16 | Tulane | Luis Liss misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Luke Harpole - foul #1 on Luke Harpole, team foul #4 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG) Oscar Martinez | |
| 10:16 | Tulane | Luis Liss misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 10:16 | Tulane | Luis Liss makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Luke Harpole misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 09:53 | Tulane | Jay Mullins snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 09:29 | Tulane | Rickey Robbins loses the dribble to Ludoslaw Debski | 25-15 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Martin Medley blows the layup but he's hacked by James Papke - foul #1 on James Papke, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mason Jean (PF) Luis Liss | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Zerzan (SG), David Stevens (C) Theodore Hall, Clint Warnock | |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Martin Medley misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Martin Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:57 | Tulane | Jay Mullins misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-16 |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | David Stevens grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Martin Medley's floater is knocked away by James Papke | 25-16 |
| 08:26 | Tulane | Jay Mullins gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 08:10 | Tulane | Rickey Robbins hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mason Jean | 28-16 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-16 |
| 08:03 | Tulane | Rickey Robbins pulls down the rebound | 28-16 |
| 07:44 | Tulane | Mason Jean is fouled on the floor by Luke Harpole - foul #2 on Luke Harpole, team foul #5 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Eddins (PG), Eric Clemente (SG), Luis Liss (PF), Steven Edgin (C) Jay Mullins, Rickey Robbins, Raymond Yelverton, James Papke | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Porter (PG), Jared Fine (SG), Oscar Martinez (SF), Clint Warnock (PF), Aaron Ross (C) Martin Medley, James Zerzan, Ludoslaw Debski, Luke Harpole, David Stevens | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jerome Eddins (fresh) SG - Eric Clemente (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mason Jean (fresh) PF - Luis Liss (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Edgin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jared Fine (fresh) SF - Oscar Martinez (fresh) PF - Clint Warnock (fresh) C - Aaron Ross (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Tulane | Luis Liss misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 28-16 |
| 07:33 | Tulane | Steven Edgin gets the offensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 07:20 | Tulane | Luis Liss can't finish the layup | 28-16 |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez pulls down the rebound | 28-16 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | George Porter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-16 |
| 07:11 | Tulane | Eric Clemente gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 07:06 | Tulane | Jerome Eddins can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-16 |
| 07:05 | Tulane | Eric Clemente snags the offensive board | 28-16 |
| 06:50 | Tulane | Eric Clemente misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jared Fine - foul #1 on Jared Fine, team foul #6 | 28-16 |
| 06:50 | Tulane | Eric Clemente makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 06:50 | Tulane | Eric Clemente misses the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez grabs the board | 29-16 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Clint Warnock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-16 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jay Mullins (PG) Jerome Eddins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Zerzan (SG) Jared Fine | |
| 06:13 | Tulane | Clint Warnock steps in front of the Eric Clemente pass | 29-16 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Clint Warnock drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from George Porter | 29-18 |
| 05:36 | Tulane | Luis Liss drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Jay Mullins | 31-18 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-18 |
| 05:27 | Tulane | Steven Edgin grabs the board | 31-18 |
| 05:05 | Tulane | Jay Mullins clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Clint Warnock - foul #1 on Clint Warnock, team foul #7 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Tulane | Rickey Robbins (SG), Raymond Yelverton (SF), James Papke (C) Eric Clemente, Mason Jean, Steven Edgin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Medley (SG), Ludoslaw Debski (SF), David Stevens (C) James Zerzan, Oscar Martinez, Aaron Ross | |
| 05:05 | Tulane | Jay Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 05:05 | Tulane | Jay Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 04:43 | Central Michigan | Martin Medley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-18 |
| 04:42 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Luis Liss | 33-18 |
| 04:36 | Tulane | Luis Liss buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Rickey Robbins | 35-18 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | George Porter connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-21 |
| 03:54 | Tulane | Raymond Yelverton lays it up and in on a great pass from Jay Mullins | 37-21 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | David Stevens misses short on a floater in the paint | 37-21 |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | David Stevens tips it back up and in | 37-23 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Jay Mullins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Rickey Robbins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Yelverton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luis Liss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Papke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Medley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ludoslaw Debski (fairly fresh) PF - Clint Warnock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Tulane | Rickey Robbins can't finish the layup | 37-23 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | George Porter grabs the board | 37-23 |
| 03:02 | Central Michigan | David Stevens hits the finger roll | 37-25 |
| 02:46 | Tulane | David Stevens swats the short shot by James Papke | 37-25 |
| 02:45 | Tulane | Luis Liss tips it back up and in | 39-25 |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | David Stevens makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Martin Medley and he's fouled by James Papke - foul #2 on James Papke, team foul #6 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jerome Eddins (PG), Eric Clemente (SG), Mason Jean (PF), Alonzo Santos (C) Jay Mullins, Raymond Yelverton, Luis Liss, James Papke | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG), James Zerzan (SG), Oscar Martinez (SF), Michael Light (PF) George Porter, Martin Medley, Ludoslaw Debski, Clint Warnock | |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | David Stevens makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 02:08 | Tulane | Eric Clemente hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | David Stevens grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Light | 39-28 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Michael Light is denied by Alonzo Santos | 39-28 |
| 01:23 | Tulane | Mason Jean grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 01:04 | Tulane | Eric Clemente misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | David Stevens snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Rickey Robbins is called for the reach on Michael Light - foul #2 on Rickey Robbins, team foul #7 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jay Mullins (PG), Raymond Yelverton (SF), Steven Edgin (PF) Jerome Eddins, Eric Clemente, Rickey Robbins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Medley (PG), Luke Harpole (C) Theodore Hall, David Stevens | |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Michael Light makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:57 | Central Michigan | Michael Light misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:57 | Tulane | Steven Edgin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 00:53 | Tulane | Mason Jean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Luke Harpole grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Light hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Medley | 39-32 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Oscar Martinez steps in front of the Steven Edgin pass | 39-32 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Martin Medley and he's hacked by Steven Edgin - foul #1 on Steven Edgin, team foul #8 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jared Fine (SF) Oscar Martinez | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Steven Edgin | 39-34 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Jay Mullins is hacked by Luke Harpole - foul #3 on Luke Harpole, team foul #8 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Ahlstrom (SG) Alonzo Santos | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Porter (PG), Aaron Ross (C) Martin Medley, Luke Harpole | |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Jay Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:05 | Tulane | Jay Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Raymond Yelverton hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 41-36 |