| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Zeller (fresh) SG - Gerald Jenkinson (fresh) SF - Eugene Mills (fresh) PF - Lyle Thompson (fresh) C - David Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) C - Alan Henry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is fouled on the floor by Eugene Mills - foul #1 on Eugene Mills, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Gerald Jenkinson - foul #1 on Gerald Jenkinson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Tulane | Lyle Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 19:05 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Alan Henry and he's hacked by Eugene Mills - foul #2 on Eugene Mills, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ben Fields (SF) Eugene Mills | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 19:05 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:46 | Tulane | Ben Fields misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Plunkett - foul #1 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:46 | Tulane | Ben Fields makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:46 | Tulane | Ben Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Western Kentucky | Richard Zeller steps in front of the Alan Henry pass | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Tulane | Lyle Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:09 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Thomas Whitley | 5-6 |
| 17:59 | Tulane | Robert Plunkett steals the ball from Lyle Thompson | 5-6 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Gerald Jenkinson - foul #2 on Gerald Jenkinson, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | Antonio Perkins (SG) Gerald Jenkinson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail misses the free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:38 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Lyle Thompson | 5-8 |
| 17:25 | Tulane | Richard Zeller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 17:23 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 16:58 | Tulane | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:43 | Tulane | Richard Zeller scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Antonio Perkins and he's hacked by Robert Plunkett - foul #2 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Russell Iglesias (SG), Russell Brown (SF), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Nolan Gasper, Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| 16:43 | Tulane | Richard Zeller misses the free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:43 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:30 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 16:29 | Tulane | Lyle Thompson pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:17 | Tulane | David Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Russell Brown - foul #1 on Russell Brown, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | Loyd Newlin (PG), Isaac Young (SF), Leonard Fields (PF) Richard Zeller, Ben Fields, Lyle Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:17 | Tulane | David Jones misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:17 | Tulane | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:57 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Leonard Fields - foul #1 on Leonard Fields, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Tulane | Harland Alexander (SF) David Jones | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 15:57 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:57 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Loyd Newlin (fresh) SG - Antonio Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harland Alexander (fresh) PF - Isaac Young (fresh) C - Leonard Fields (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clayton Williams (fresh) SF - Russell Brown (fresh) PF - John Gillman (fresh) C - Edward Holm (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Tulane | Isaac Young misses the 3 from straight away | 9-10 |
| 15:35 | Tulane | Isaac Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:18 | Tulane | Russell Iglesias steals it from Isaac Young | 9-10 |
| 15:01 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:47 | Tulane | Loyd Newlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:45 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 14:18 | Tulane | Leonard Fields snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:11 | Tulane | Leonard Fields comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Clayton Williams - foul #1 on Clayton Williams, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Zeller (PG), Ben Fields (SG), David Jones (C) Loyd Newlin, Antonio Perkins, Harland Alexander | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Norman Christy (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Alan Henry (C) Russell Iglesias, Clayton Williams, Russell Brown, John Gillman, Edward Holm | |
| 14:11 | Tulane | Leonard Fields misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:11 | Tulane | Leonard Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:50 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Zeller - foul #1 on Richard Zeller, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Tulane | Antonio Perkins (SG), Lyle Thompson (PF) Isaac Young, Leonard Fields | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:50 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:50 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:38 | Tulane | Richard Zeller loses the dribble to Nolan Gasper | 10-14 |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper hits the finger roll | 10-16 |
| 13:15 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ben Fields | 13-16 |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | Ben Fields steals the ball from Norman Christy | 13-16 |
| 12:48 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 12:47 | Tulane | David Jones hits the follow up shot | 15-16 |
| 12:29 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses short on a jumper from the right block | 15-16 |
| 12:27 | Tulane | David Jones grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 12:15 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-16 |
| 12:14 | Tulane | Lyle Thompson snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 11:56 | Tulane | David Jones comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 15-16 |
| 11:55 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Zeller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Antonio Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Fields (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lyle Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Christy (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Western Kentucky | Richard Zeller is called for the reach on Nolan Gasper - foul #2 on Richard Zeller, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Hill (PG), Loyd Newlin (SG), Isaac Young (SF), Leonard Fields (C) Richard Zeller, Antonio Perkins, Ben Fields, David Jones | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG), Russell Brown (SF), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Thomas Whitley, Norman Christy, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| 11:28 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:28 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:09 | Tulane | Isaac Young misses the lay-in | 15-18 |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Nolan Gasper | 15-20 |
| 10:43 | Tulane | Lyle Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 09:59 | Tulane | Lyle Thompson connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leonard Fields and he's hacked by Russell Brown - foul #2 on Russell Brown, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Tulane | Ben Fields (SG), David Jones (C) Mark Hill, Leonard Fields | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Alan Henry (C) Nolan Gasper, Russell Brown, Edward Holm | |
| 09:59 | Tulane | Lyle Thompson makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | Lyle Thompson is called for the reach on John Gillman - foul #1 on Lyle Thompson, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Tulane | Leonard Fields (PF) Lyle Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:30 | Tulane | Leonard Fields pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:02 | Tulane | Ben Fields misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-23 |
| 09:00 | Tulane | Leonard Fields tips it back up and in | 20-23 |
| 08:45 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 20-23 |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 08:27 | Tulane | David Jones gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:02 | Tulane | Ben Fields knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 07:39 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Isaac Young - foul #1 on Isaac Young, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Hill (PG), Antonio Perkins (SG), Harland Alexander (SF), Lyle Thompson (PF) Loyd Newlin, Ben Fields, Isaac Young, David Jones | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Norman Christy (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF) Thomas Whitley, Clayton Williams, John Gillman | |
| 07:39 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:39 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Mark Hill (fresh) SG - Antonio Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harland Alexander (fresh) PF - Lyle Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Christy (fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Tulane | Harland Alexander misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 07:24 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Mark Hill steals the ball from Nolan Gasper | 23-25 |
| 06:48 | Tulane | Lyle Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Christy | 23-25 |
| 06:47 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Leonard Fields - foul #2 on Leonard Fields, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Tulane | David Jones (C) Leonard Fields | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG) Russell Iglesias | |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:20 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins is fouled on the floor by Alan Henry - foul #1 on Alan Henry, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm (C) Alan Henry | |
| 06:07 | Tulane | Harland Alexander misses the 3 from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 06:06 | Tulane | Mark Hill snags the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 05:52 | Tulane | David Jones misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 23-27 |
| 05:50 | Tulane | Harland Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:36 | Tulane | David Jones connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Mark Hill | 25-27 |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Mark Hill takes the ball from Thomas Whitley | 25-27 |
| 05:22 | Tulane | Antonio Perkins lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Hill | 27-27 |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | Loyd Newlin (PG), Ben Fields (SF), Isaac Young (PF) Mark Hill, Harland Alexander, Lyle Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG), John Gillman (PF) Thomas Whitley, Christopher Ismail | |
| 05:03 | Tulane | Ben Fields makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Antonio Perkins | 29-27 |
| 04:51 | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 04:38 | Tulane | Ben Fields grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 04:19 | Tulane | Ben Fields makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Isaac Young | 31-27 |
| 04:05 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman is whistled for traveling | 31-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | Mark Hill (PG), Harland Alexander (C) Antonio Perkins, David Jones | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Clayton Williams (SF) Nolan Gasper, Norman Christy | |
| 03:41 | Tulane | Isaac Young hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Hill | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Mark Hill (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Loyd Newlin (fresh) SF - Ben Fields (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Isaac Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harland Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Williams (fresh) PF - John Gillman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Holm (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 03:22 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman can't tip it in | 33-27 |
| 03:21 | Tulane | Harland Alexander pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 03:10 | Tulane | Harland Alexander hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Loyd Newlin | 36-27 |
| 02:44 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 02:42 | Tulane | Harland Alexander snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 02:23 | Tulane | Ben Fields is fouled on the floor by John Gillman - foul #1 on John Gillman, team foul #7 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Zeller (PG), Gerald Jenkinson (SG), Lyle Thompson (PF), Leonard Fields (C) Mark Hill, Loyd Newlin, Isaac Young, Harland Alexander | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Alan Henry (C) Russell Iglesias, Thomas Whitley, John Gillman, Edward Holm | |
| 02:23 | Tulane | Ben Fields makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:23 | Tulane | Ben Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-27 |
| 01:53 | Tulane | Ben Fields grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 01:48 | Tulane | Gerald Jenkinson is hacked by Clayton Williams - foul #2 on Clayton Williams, team foul #8 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Tulane | Eugene Mills (SF), David Jones (C) Ben Fields, Leonard Fields | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown (SG) Clayton Williams | |
| 01:48 | Tulane | Gerald Jenkinson misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 01:27 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry is called for traveling | 38-27 |
| 01:14 | Tulane | Richard Zeller can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-27 |
| 01:12 | Tulane | Eugene Mills misses the tip | 38-27 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 00:58 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett tips it but misses | 38-27 |
| 00:54 | Tulane | David Jones grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 00:43 | Tulane | Gerald Jenkinson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Jones | 41-27 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Eugene Mills blocks the short jumper by Russell Brown | 41-27 |
| 00:23 | Tulane | Lyle Thompson pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 00:18 | Tulane | Eugene Mills hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 41-27 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alan Henry | 41-27 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry can't finish the layup | 41-27 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper grabs the offensive rebound | 41-27 |