| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Orlosky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Huynh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Yo Chiong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Timothy Whitaker (fresh) SG - James Sebring (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Rouillard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanislaus Suleski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Dikembe Orji inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Tulane | James Sebring is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hayes - foul #3 on Robert Hayes, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne (SG) Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 19:45 | Tulane | The pull-up jumper by James Sebring is blocked by Don Huynh | 36-25 |
| 19:43 | Tulane | Eric Rouillard tips it home | 36-27 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-27 |
| 19:13 | Tulane | Eric Rouillard hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 36-27 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell is fouled on the floor by Stanislaus Suleski - foul #3 on Stanislaus Suleski, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Terry Townsend (C) Stanislaus Suleski | |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Timothy Whitaker - foul #1 on Timothy Whitaker, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell makes the free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:33 | Tulane | Timothy Whitaker connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Terrell | 41-29 |
| 18:11 | Tulane | James Sebring loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison (PG), Richard Lord (SG), Rudy Smith (SF), Charles Johnson (PF), John Ross (C) Benjamin Terrell, Nathan Osborne, Daniel Orlosky, Don Huynh, Yo Chiong | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Welch (SG), Charles Dibenedetto (PF) James Sebring, Eric Rouillard | |
| 18:05 | Eastern Illinois | John Ross buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lawrence Adkison | 44-29 |
| 17:50 | Tulane | Richard Lord is called for the reach on William Welch - foul #2 on Richard Lord, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Jarboe (PG), Ray Hammel (SF), Thomas Atnip (C) Timothy Whitaker, Dikembe Orji, Terry Townsend | |
| 17:26 | Tulane | Ray Hammel can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 44-29 |
| 17:25 | Tulane | Charles Dibenedetto pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 17:06 | Tulane | William Welch makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord scores on a floater from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 16:50 | Tulane | Rudy Smith steals it from Thomas Atnip | 46-32 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord lays it in set up by Rudy Smith | 48-32 |
| 16:34 | Tulane | Daniel Jarboe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 16:32 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Dibenedetto | 48-32 |
| 16:13 | Tulane | John Ross swats the short shot by Charles Dibenedetto | 48-32 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 50-32 |
| 15:48 | Tulane | Charles Dibenedetto hits the finger roll | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Adkison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lord (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - John Ross (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Daniel Jarboe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Welch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ray Hammel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Dibenedetto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Atnip (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Ross can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Jarboe - foul #3 on Daniel Jarboe, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell (PG), Robert Hayes (SG), Daniel Orlosky (SF), Yo Chiong (C) Lawrence Adkison, Richard Lord, Rudy Smith, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Whitaker (PG), James Sebring (SG), Dikembe Orji (SF), Eric Rouillard (PF), Stanislaus Suleski (C) Daniel Jarboe, William Welch, Ray Hammel, Charles Dibenedetto, Thomas Atnip | |
| 15:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Ross makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 15:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 15:14 | Tulane | Stanislaus Suleski slams it home on a nice dish by Timothy Whitaker and he's fouled by Daniel Orlosky - foul #3 on Daniel Orlosky, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Don Huynh (PF) John Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 15:14 | Tulane | Stanislaus Suleski makes the free throw | 52-37 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | Don Huynh buries a shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Orlosky | 54-37 |
| 14:46 | Tulane | Timothy Whitaker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-37 |
| 14:44 | Tulane | James Sebring pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 14:36 | Tulane | Dikembe Orji is hacked by Daniel Orlosky - foul #4 on Daniel Orlosky, team foul #4 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne (SF) Daniel Orlosky | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:19 | Tulane | Timothy Whitaker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Hayes | 54-37 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Benjamin Terrell | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:01 | Tulane | Dikembe Orji can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-37 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | Yo Chiong pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell is fouled on the floor by Timothy Whitaker - foul #2 on Timothy Whitaker, team foul #4 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ray Hammel (PG), William Welch (SG), Charles Dibenedetto (PF), Terry Townsend (C) Timothy Whitaker, James Sebring, Eric Rouillard, Stanislaus Suleski | |
| 13:30 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-37 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | Terry Townsend pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 13:17 | Tulane | Charles Dibenedetto's pass is intercepted by Yo Chiong | 56-37 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | William Welch is called for the reach on Robert Hayes - foul #3 on William Welch, team foul #5 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord (PG), Lawrence Adkison (SF) Benjamin Terrell, Nathan Osborne | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Jarboe (PG) Dikembe Orji | |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Dibenedetto - foul #1 on Charles Dibenedetto, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord misses the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 12:49 | Tulane | Ray Hammel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-37 |
| 12:38 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Whitaker (PG) Ray Hammel | |
| 12:26 | Tulane | Terry Townsend scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Daniel Jarboe | 57-39 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Dibenedetto denies the turnaround by Don Huynh | 57-39 |
| 12:02 | Tulane | Terry Townsend snags the defensive board | 57-39 |
| 11:58 | Tulane | William Welch drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Whitaker | 57-42 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on William Welch - foul #4 on William Welch, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell (PG), Nathan Osborne (SF), John Ross (PF), Rudy Smith (C) Richard Lord, Lawrence Adkison, Don Huynh, Yo Chiong | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ray Hammel (PG), James Sebring (SG), Dikembe Orji (SF), Eric Rouillard (PF), Stanislaus Suleski (C) Timothy Whitaker, Daniel Jarboe, William Welch, Charles Dibenedetto, Terry Townsend | |
| 11:39 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Terrell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hayes (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ross (fresh) 14 pts. 2 blk. C - Rudy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ray Hammel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Sebring (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Rouillard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanislaus Suleski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Tulane | James Sebring hits the finger roll | 59-44 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Illinois | John Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Johnson (PF) Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:58 | Tulane | Ray Hammel makes the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Benjamin Terrell - foul #2 on Benjamin Terrell, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| 10:58 | Tulane | Ray Hammel makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell misses the jumper from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Illinois | John Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebring takes the ball from Charles Johnson | 59-47 |
| 10:07 | Tulane | Stanislaus Suleski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Stanislaus Suleski, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord (PG), Robert Hayes (SG), Lawrence Adkison (SF), Yo Chiong (C) Benjamin Terrell, Nathan Osborne, Rudy Smith, John Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Whitaker (PG), Charles Dibenedetto (PF), Thomas Atnip (C) Ray Hammel, Eric Rouillard, Stanislaus Suleski | |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Orji | 59-47 |
| 09:36 | Tulane | Thomas Atnip grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 09:32 | Tulane | James Sebring clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Lord - foul #3 on Richard Lord, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Don Huynh (PF) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 09:32 | Tulane | James Sebring misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:32 | Tulane | James Sebring makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-48 |
| 09:19 | Tulane | Charles Dibenedetto pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:56 | Tulane | Don Huynh swats the layup by Dikembe Orji | 59-48 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Illinois | Yo Chiong grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | Yo Chiong misses the turnaround from the right block | 59-48 |
| 08:48 | Tulane | Charles Dibenedetto snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 08:26 | Tulane | Lawrence Adkison steps in front of the Dikembe Orji pass | 59-48 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Adkison | 61-48 |
| 08:03 | Tulane | Timothy Whitaker is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-48 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Don Huynh | 61-48 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison is fouled on the floor by Thomas Atnip - foul #1 on Thomas Atnip, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne (SG), Daniel Orlosky (SF), John Ross (PF), Rudy Smith (C) Richard Lord, Robert Hayes, Don Huynh, Yo Chiong | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Jarboe (PG), William Welch (SG), Ray Hammel (SF), Eric Rouillard (PF), Stanislaus Suleski (C) Timothy Whitaker, James Sebring, Dikembe Orji, Charles Dibenedetto, Thomas Atnip | |
| 07:55 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:55 | Tulane | Stanislaus Suleski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 07:50 | Tulane | Daniel Jarboe can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Rudy Smith grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne misses the easy layup | 62-48 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | William Welch grabs the board | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Adkison (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Orlosky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Ross (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rudy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Daniel Jarboe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Welch (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ray Hammel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Rouillard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanislaus Suleski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Tulane | Daniel Jarboe makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ray Hammel | 62-50 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Orlosky can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 62-50 |
| 06:55 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Stanislaus Suleski | 62-50 |
| 06:42 | Tulane | Eric Rouillard misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lawrence Adkison - foul #1 on Lawrence Adkison, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell (PG), Charles Johnson (PF) Lawrence Adkison, Rudy Smith | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 06:42 | Tulane | Eric Rouillard misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:42 | Tulane | Eric Rouillard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | John Ross misses the jumper from the left block | 62-51 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne misses the tip | 62-51 |
| 06:23 | Tulane | William Welch pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 06:09 | Tulane | William Welch is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Daniel Orlosky | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:24 | Tulane | John Ross denies the turnaround by Eric Rouillard | 64-51 |
| 05:23 | Tulane | Stanislaus Suleski grabs the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 05:14 | Tulane | Stanislaus Suleski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 05:01 | Tulane | Stanislaus Suleski grabs the board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:59 | Tulane | Ray Hammel is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Orlosky - foul #5 on Daniel Orlosky, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord (SG), Rudy Smith (SF), Don Huynh (PF), Yo Chiong (C) Nathan Osborne, Daniel Orlosky, Charles Johnson, John Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Whitaker (PG), Dikembe Orji (SF), Charles Dibenedetto (PF), Terry Townsend (C) Daniel Jarboe, William Welch, Eric Rouillard, Stanislaus Suleski | |
| 04:59 | Tulane | Ray Hammel makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:59 | Tulane | Ray Hammel makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Illinois | Rudy Smith misses long on a shot from the left side | 64-56 |
| 04:43 | Tulane | Terry Townsend gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:38 | Tulane | Dikembe Orji is hacked by Richard Lord in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Lord, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes (SG) Benjamin Terrell | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Sebring (SG) Ray Hammel | |
| 04:38 | Tulane | Dikembe Orji misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Yo Chiong snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Orji - foul #3 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:04 | Tulane | Charles Dibenedetto connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Timothy Whitaker | 66-58 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Townsend swats the layup by Richard Lord | 66-58 |
| 03:57 | Tulane | Terry Townsend snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Tulane | Timothy Whitaker is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Sebring | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Lord (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Hayes (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rudy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Huynh (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Yo Chiong (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Timothy Whitaker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sebring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Dibenedetto (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by James Sebring - foul #1 on James Sebring, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell (PG), Lawrence Adkison (SF), John Ross (PF) Richard Lord, Rudy Smith, Don Huynh | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Welch (SG), Thomas Atnip (C) James Sebring, Terry Townsend | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:20 | Tulane | William Welch's pass is intercepted by Yo Chiong in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | John Ross buries a jumper from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 03:00 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord (SG), Charles Johnson (PF) Robert Hayes, Yo Chiong | |
| Subs | Tulane | Eric Rouillard (PF), Stanislaus Suleski (C) Dikembe Orji, Thomas Atnip | |
| 02:49 | Tulane | John Ross is called for the reach on Stanislaus Suleski - foul #2 on John Ross, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rudy Smith (C) John Ross | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:49 | Tulane | Stanislaus Suleski makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:49 | Tulane | Stanislaus Suleski misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Johnson pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Johnson misses the floater from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 02:28 | Tulane | Eric Rouillard grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 02:28 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne (SG), John Ross (C) Richard Lord, Lawrence Adkison | |
| Subs | Tulane | James Sebring (SG), Dikembe Orji (SF) William Welch, Charles Dibenedetto | |
| 02:25 | Tulane | Eric Rouillard is hacked by Charles Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #11 | 71-62 |
| 02:25 | Tulane | Eric Rouillard makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 02:25 | Tulane | Eric Rouillard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:23 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison (SF) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:14 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebring steals the ball from Nathan Osborne | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:02 | Tulane | The pull-up jumper by Dikembe Orji is blocked by John Ross | 71-64 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell is fouled on the floor by James Sebring - foul #2 on James Sebring, team foul #12 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Hayes (SG), Don Huynh (PF), Yo Chiong (C) Nathan Osborne, John Ross, Rudy Smith | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:47 | Tulane | Dikembe Orji misses short on an open runner in the paint | 73-64 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Yo Chiong pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Timothy Whitaker - foul #3 on Timothy Whitaker, team foul #13 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne (SG), John Ross (PF), Rudy Smith (C) Robert Hayes, Don Huynh, Yo Chiong | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Jarboe (PG), William Welch (SG), Ray Hammel (SF), Charles Dibenedetto (PF), Terry Townsend (C) Timothy Whitaker, James Sebring, Dikembe Orji, Eric Rouillard, Stanislaus Suleski | |
| 01:41 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell makes the free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:37 | Tulane | Benjamin Terrell picks off the pass by William Welch in the backcourt | 76-64 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Terrell loses the dribble to Ray Hammel | 76-64 |
| 01:17 | Tulane | Lawrence Adkison steals it from Daniel Jarboe in the backcourt | 76-64 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Osborne lays it in set up by Lawrence Adkison | 78-64 |
| 01:13 | Tulane | Terry Townsend is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Townsend, team foul #14 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord (PG) Benjamin Terrell | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Jarboe steals the ball from Lawrence Adkison | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Tulane | Charles Dibenedetto misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 78-64 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison pulls down the rebound | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison dunks the ball set up by Richard Lord and he's fouled by Ray Hammel - foul #1 on Ray Hammel, team foul #15 | 80-64 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Adkison misses the free throw | 80-64 |
| 00:42 | Tulane | Terry Townsend snags the defensive board | 80-64 |
| 00:35 | Tulane | Terry Townsend is whistled for traveling | 80-64 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Rudy Smith knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Adkison and the foul's on Charles Dibenedetto - foul #2 on Charles Dibenedetto, team foul #16 | 82-64 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Rudy Smith makes the free throw | 83-64 |
| 00:04 | Tulane | Richard Lord picks off the pass by William Welch | 83-64 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lord runs out the clock | 83-64 |