| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clifford McLure (fresh) SG - Mark Jackson (fresh) SF - Robert Wood (fresh) PF - Johnathan Schooley (fresh) C - Zachary Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fresh) SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fresh) PF - Joseph Beam (fresh) C - Duane Nasser (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Zachary Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Tulane | Robert Wood buries a jumper in the paint set up by Mark Jackson | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman is fouled on the floor by Johnathan Schooley - foul #1 on Johnathan Schooley, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam's pass is intercepted by Mark Jackson | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Tulane | Mark Jackson dunks the ball | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Tulane | Mark Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Jackson - foul #1 on Mark Jackson, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | Tulane | Clifford McLure can't finish the layup | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman connects on the 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | Tulane | Johnathan Schooley can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam misses the shot from the right block | 4-7 |
| 16:47 | Tulane | Clifford McLure grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:28 | Tulane | Robert Wood misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Lloyd - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lloyd, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Moore (PG), Willard Townsend (SG), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Mark Washington (C) Clifford McLure, Mark Jackson, Johnathan Schooley, Zachary Johnson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 16:28 | Tulane | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:28 | Tulane | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Wood steps in front of the Joseph Beam pass | 6-7 |
| 16:01 | Tulane | Mark Washington comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 15:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Moore (fresh) SG - Willard Townsend (fresh) SF - Robert Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) C - Mark Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fresh) PF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Nasser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | Tulane | Mark Washington pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:45 | Tulane | Duane Nasser is called for the reach on Mark Washington - foul #1 on Duane Nasser, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Carl Gamble (SF) Robert Wood | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby (SF), Marvin Clark (PF) Jeffrey Lloyd, Joseph Beam | |
| 15:32 | Tulane | Carl Gamble's floater is tipped away by Marvin Clark | 6-7 |
| 15:31 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Joshua Fulton | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clifford McLure (PG), Johnathan Schooley (PF), Zachary Johnson (C) Willard Townsend, Jeffrey Brown, Mark Washington | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG), Anthony Gallagher (SG), Charles Sluss (C) Willie Ackerman, Joshua Fulton, Duane Nasser | |
| 14:53 | Tulane | David Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 14:51 | Tulane | Carl Gamble snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:32 | Tulane | David Moore misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 14:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby is fouled on the floor by David Moore - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd (SF), Joseph Beam (PF) Eddy Goolsby, Charles Sluss | |
| 13:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 13:48 | Tulane | Carl Gamble's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Beam | 6-10 |
| 13:46 | Tulane | David Moore grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 13:36 | Tulane | Zachary Johnson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Zachary Johnson, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Jackson (SG), Robert Wood (SF) David Moore, Carl Gamble | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman (PG), Joshua Fulton (SG), Duane Nasser (C) Aaron Gatlin, Anthony Gallagher, Marvin Clark | |
| 13:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 13:15 | Tulane | Johnathan Schooley snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 13:03 | Tulane | Joseph Beam is called for the reach on Johnathan Schooley - foul #1 on Joseph Beam, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown (PF), Mark Washington (C) Johnathan Schooley, Zachary Johnson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:49 | Tulane | Joshua Fulton is called for the reach on Mark Jackson - foul #1 on Joshua Fulton, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark (PF) Joseph Beam | |
| 12:37 | Tulane | Mark Washington misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 12:36 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown can't tip it in | 6-10 |
| 12:34 | Tulane | Robert Wood tips it home | 8-10 |
| 12:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-10 |
| 12:14 | Tulane | Mark Jackson grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 12:07 | Tulane | Clifford McLure hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Jackson | 10-10 |
| 11:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 10-10 |
| 11:46 | Tulane | Mark Washington grabs the board | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clifford McLure (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wood (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) C - Mark Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Clark (fresh) C - Duane Nasser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 10-10 |
| 11:29 | Tulane | Robert Wood hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| 11:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman makes the shot from the left wing set up by Joshua Fulton | 12-12 |
| 10:47 | Tulane | Mark Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 12-12 |
| 10:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Fulton | 12-14 |
| 09:52 | Tulane | Mark Jackson is called for a backcourt violation | 12-14 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Moore (PG), Willard Townsend (SG), Carl Gamble (SF), Johnathan Schooley (PF), Zachary Johnson (C) Clifford McLure, Mark Jackson, Robert Wood, Jeffrey Brown, Mark Washington | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG), Anthony Gallagher (SG), Eddy Goolsby (SF), Joseph Beam (PF), Charles Sluss (C) Willie Ackerman, Joshua Fulton, Jeffrey Lloyd, Marvin Clark, Duane Nasser | |
| 09:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 09:32 | Tulane | Willard Townsend pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Carl Gamble drills a runner from close range on a great pass from David Moore and he's hacked by Joseph Beam - foul #2 on Joseph Beam, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Demski (SF) Joseph Beam | |
| 09:12 | Tulane | Carl Gamble makes the free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Gallagher | 15-16 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | Aaron Gatlin steals the ball from Willard Townsend | 15-16 |
| 08:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 08:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby misses the tip | 15-16 |
| 08:10 | Tulane | Carl Gamble grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 07:58 | Tulane | Johnathan Schooley is whistled for a carry | 15-16 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clifford McLure (PG), Robert Wood (SF) Willard Townsend, Carl Gamble | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman (PG), Joshua Fulton (SG), Marvin Clark (PF), Duane Nasser (C) Aaron Gatlin, Anthony Gallagher, Kyle Demski, Charles Sluss | |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-16 |
| 07:34 | Tulane | Robert Wood pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clifford McLure (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnathan Schooley (fresh) C - Zachary Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eddy Goolsby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marvin Clark (fresh) C - Duane Nasser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Tulane | Duane Nasser swats the layup by Johnathan Schooley | 15-16 |
| 07:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 06:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Zachary Johnson - foul #2 on Zachary Johnson, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Jackson (SG), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Mark Washington (C) David Moore, Johnathan Schooley, Zachary Johnson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd (SF) Eddy Goolsby | |
| 06:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:47 | Tulane | Joshua Fulton is called for the reach on Mark Jackson - foul #2 on Joshua Fulton, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (SG) Joshua Fulton | |
| 06:30 | Tulane | Clifford McLure hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 18-17 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | Mark Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:03 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 05:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 05:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin can't tip it in | 20-17 |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses the tip | 20-17 |
| 05:45 | Tulane | Mark Jackson snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 05:28 | Tulane | Robert Wood loses the dribble to Duane Nasser | 20-17 |
| 05:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Clifford McLure steals the ball from Willie Ackerman in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | Clifford McLure throws it down | 22-17 |
| 04:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Duane Nasser and he's fouled by Robert Wood - foul #1 on Robert Wood, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Moore (PG), Willard Townsend (SG), Carl Gamble (SF), Johnathan Schooley (PF) Clifford McLure, Mark Jackson, Robert Wood, Mark Washington | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby (PF), Charles Sluss (C) Marvin Clark, Duane Nasser | |
| 04:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown is hacked by Charles Sluss - foul #1 on Charles Sluss, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher (SG), Kyle Demski (SF) Willie Ackerman, Jeffrey Lloyd | |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 04:28 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:21 | Tulane | Jeffrey Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Washington (C) Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman (PG) Aaron Gatlin | |
| 03:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman is whistled for traveling | 24-20 |
| Subs | Tulane | Zachary Johnson (C) Mark Washington | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton (SG), Joseph Beam (PF), Duane Nasser (C) Anthony Gallagher, Kyle Demski, Charles Sluss | |
| 03:26 | Tulane | Willard Townsend misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - David Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard Townsend (fresh) SF - Carl Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnathan Schooley (fresh) C - Zachary Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eddy Goolsby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Nasser (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Carl Gamble - foul #1 on Carl Gamble, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clifford McLure (PG), Mark Jackson (SG), Robert Wood (SF) David Moore, Willard Townsend, Carl Gamble | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG) Willie Ackerman | |
| 03:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:42 | Tulane | Zachary Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd (SF) Eddy Goolsby | |
| 02:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Duane Nasser | 24-25 |
| 02:09 | Tulane | Joshua Fulton takes the ball from Clifford McLure | 24-25 |
| 02:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton blows the layup | 24-25 |
| 02:04 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Clifford McLure | 24-25 |
| 01:43 | Tulane | Mark Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 01:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd double dribbles | 24-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Moore (SG), Carl Gamble (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF) Mark Jackson, Robert Wood, Johnathan Schooley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman (PG), Marvin Clark (PF), Charles Sluss (C) Aaron Gatlin, Joseph Beam, Duane Nasser | |
| 01:02 | Tulane | Clifford McLure is fouled on the floor by Marvin Clark - foul #1 on Marvin Clark, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Washington (C) Zachary Johnson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher (SG) Joshua Fulton | |
| 01:02 | Tulane | Clifford McLure makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:02 | Tulane | Clifford McLure makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman tips it in | 26-27 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Mark Washington misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Lloyd - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lloyd, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | Willard Townsend (SG), Robert Wood (SF) Clifford McLure, Carl Gamble | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (SG), Joseph Beam (PF) Anthony Gallagher, Charles Sluss | |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Mark Washington makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:12 | Tulane | Mark Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton (SG), Eddy Goolsby (SF) Aaron Gatlin, Jeffrey Lloyd | |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Mark Washington hits a floater from the left block | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 30-27 |