| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Rudd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Corey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James George (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robby Bayne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Henault (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | John Allen inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Donald Jordan is blocked by Corey Jones | 28-32 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 19:41 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd blows the wide open layup | 28-32 |
| 19:39 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | Donald Henault jams it and the foul's on Corey Jones - foul #3 on Corey Jones, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mitchel Guill (PF) Corey Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | Donald Henault misses the free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:57 | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mitchel Guill | 31-34 |
| 18:37 | New Orleans | Robby Bayne misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-34 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 18:29 | New Orleans | Donald Henault pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:10 | New Orleans | Robby Bayne is hacked by Raymond Taylor - foul #1 on Raymond Taylor, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Schneider (PG), Moses Marshall (SG), Jimmy Bartlow (SF), Kenneth Patchen (C) Fred Rudd, Raymond Taylor, William Frazier, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci (PG), Ian Lillard (SG), Scott Bernardino (SF), Antonio Adams (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) James George, Robby Bayne, John Allen, Donald Henault, Donald Jordan | |
| 17:57 | New Orleans | Mitchel Guill takes the ball from Gonzalo Ricci | 31-34 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Patchen can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Rocky Yazzie (C) Mitchel Guill | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 17:50 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Patchen makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Patchen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:22 | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Patchen pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas State | William Schneider comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Johnson - foul #3 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd (PG) Moses Marshall | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Allen (SF), Donald Henault (PF) Scott Bernardino, Thomas Johnson | |
| 17:15 | Arkansas State | William Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas State | William Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:57 | New Orleans | Donald Henault is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Patchen - foul #1 on Kenneth Patchen, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor (SG) William Schneider | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robby Bayne (SG) Antonio Adams | |
| 16:47 | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ian Lillard | 35-36 |
| 16:27 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Patchen is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Fred Rudd | 38-36 |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Ian Lillard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ian Lillard, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Schneider (PG), William Frazier (SF), Mitchel Guill (PF), Robert Warren (C) Fred Rudd, Jimmy Bartlow, Kenneth Patchen, Rocky Yazzie | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James George (PG), Scott Bernardino (SF), Donald Jordan (C) Ian Lillard, John Allen, Gonzalo Ricci | |
| 15:48 | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James George - foul #3 on James George, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Corey Jones (PF) Mitchel Guill | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Antonio Adams (PF) Donald Henault | |
| 15:48 | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:48 | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:48 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Antonio Adams | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Corey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James George (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robby Bayne (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Bernardino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | New Orleans | Robert Warren steps in front of the James George pass | 39-36 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas State | William Schneider loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd (PG) Raymond Taylor | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bryan Teisberg (PG), Thomas Johnson (C) James George, Donald Jordan | |
| 15:09 | New Orleans | Antonio Adams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Rudd - foul #1 on Fred Rudd, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Allen (SF) Scott Bernardino | |
| 15:09 | New Orleans | Antonio Adams makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:09 | New Orleans | Antonio Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas State | William Schneider is hacked by Robby Bayne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robby Bayne, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci (PG), Ian Lillard (SG), Donald Jordan (C) Bryan Teisberg, Robby Bayne, Antonio Adams | |
| 14:54 | Arkansas State | William Schneider connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from William Frazier and the foul's on Ian Lillard - foul #3 on Ian Lillard, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Rocky Yazzie (SF), Mitchel Guill (C) William Frazier, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:54 | Arkansas State | William Schneider makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:44 | New Orleans | Ian Lillard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 14:43 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:26 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Mitchel Guill - foul #1 on Mitchel Guill, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Moses Marshall (PG), Pablo Vazquez (SG) Fred Rudd, William Schneider | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:26 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Mitchel Guill | 42-40 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas State | Thomas Johnson swats the layup by Mitchel Guill | 42-40 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci is hacked by Moses Marshall - foul #1 on Moses Marshall, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor (SG), Jimmy Bartlow (SF), Robert Warren (C) Pablo Vazquez, Rocky Yazzie, Corey Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James George (PG), Robby Bayne (SG), Donald Henault (PF), Antonio Adams (C) Gonzalo Ricci, Ian Lillard, Thomas Johnson, Donald Jordan | |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | Antonio Adams misses badly on a floater in the paint | 42-40 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas State | Mitchel Guill snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas State | John Allen steps in front of the Raymond Taylor pass | 42-40 |
| 12:57 | New Orleans | Robby Bayne hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James George | 42-43 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd (PG), William Frazier (SF), Corey Jones (PF), Kenneth Patchen (C) Moses Marshall, Jimmy Bartlow, Mitchel Guill, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bryan Teisberg (PG), Scott Bernardino (SF), Donald Jordan (C) James George, John Allen, Antonio Adams | |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | Scott Bernardino hits a jumpshot from the right side | 42-45 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas State | Robby Bayne takes the ball from Raymond Taylor | 42-45 |
| 12:06 | New Orleans | Bryan Teisberg lays it in on a nice dish by Robby Bayne | 42-47 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Schneider (SG) Raymond Taylor | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci (PG), Ian Lillard (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF) Bryan Teisberg, Robby Bayne, Donald Henault | |
| 11:43 | New Orleans | Fred Rudd steals it from Scott Bernardino | 42-47 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas State | William Schneider banks in the layup on a great pass from Fred Rudd | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Rudd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Corey Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Patchen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gonzalo Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ian Lillard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Bernardino (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Jordan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | New Orleans | Scott Bernardino is hacked by William Frazier - foul #2 on William Frazier, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jimmy Bartlow (SF), Rocky Yazzie (PF), Robert Warren (C) William Frazier, Corey Jones, Kenneth Patchen | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James George (PG) Donald Jordan | |
| 11:22 | New Orleans | Scott Bernardino makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:22 | New Orleans | Scott Bernardino makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:19 | Arkansas State | Ian Lillard is called for the reach on William Schneider in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ian Lillard, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robby Bayne (SG), John Allen (SF) Ian Lillard, Scott Bernardino | |
| 11:19 | Arkansas State | William Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 11:19 | Arkansas State | William Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas State | William Schneider connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Rudd | 48-49 |
| 10:32 | New Orleans | John Allen lays it in set up by Robby Bayne and he's hacked by Jimmy Bartlow - foul #1 on Jimmy Bartlow, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor (SG), Mitchel Guill (PF) Fred Rudd, Jimmy Bartlow | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Antonio Adams (PF) Thomas Johnson | |
| 10:32 | New Orleans | John Allen misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:32 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 10:15 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren can't finish the layup but the foul's on James George - foul #4 on James George, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Moses Marshall (PG), William Frazier (SF) William Schneider, Rocky Yazzie | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bryan Teisberg (PG), Donald Henault (PF) James George, Gonzalo Ricci | |
| 10:15 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:15 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:03 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Robby Bayne is denied by Robert Warren | 50-51 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas State | Moses Marshall misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 09:31 | New Orleans | Donald Henault gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:06 | New Orleans | Mitchel Guill is called for the reach on Bryan Teisberg - foul #2 on Mitchel Guill, team foul #9 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd (PG), William Schneider (SG), Jimmy Bartlow (SF), Corey Jones (PF), Kenneth Patchen (C) Moses Marshall, Raymond Taylor, William Frazier, Mitchel Guill, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci (SG), Scott Bernardino (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Donald Jordan (C) Robby Bayne, John Allen, Donald Henault, Antonio Adams | |
| 09:06 | New Orleans | Bryan Teisberg makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:06 | New Orleans | Bryan Teisberg misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Bryan Teisberg is called for the reach on Fred Rudd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Teisberg, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | William Schneider steps in front of the Scott Bernardino pass | 52-52 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas State | Bryan Teisberg picks off the pass by Jimmy Bartlow | 52-52 |
| 08:46 | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci blows the layup | 52-52 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Patchen's pass is intercepted by Thomas Johnson | 52-52 |
| 08:24 | New Orleans | Bryan Teisberg makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas State | William Schneider drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Fred Rudd | 55-55 |
| 08:01 | New Orleans | Scott Bernardino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-55 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas State | Jimmy Bartlow grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas State | Jimmy Bartlow scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred Rudd | 57-55 |
| 07:34 | New Orleans | Corey Jones picks off the pass by Bryan Teisberg | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Rudd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Schneider (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Bartlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Patchen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Bryan Teisberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gonzalo Ricci (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Bernardino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Jordan (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Arkansas State | William Schneider is fouled in the backcourt by Gonzalo Ricci - foul #2 on Gonzalo Ricci, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor (SG), William Frazier (SF), Mitchel Guill (C) Fred Rudd, Jimmy Bartlow, Kenneth Patchen | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James George (PG), Ian Lillard (SG), John Allen (SF), Donald Henault (PF), Antonio Adams (C) Bryan Teisberg, Gonzalo Ricci, Scott Bernardino, Thomas Johnson, Donald Jordan | |
| 07:31 | Arkansas State | William Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas State | William Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:16 | New Orleans | James George misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas State | William Schneider lays it up and in | 61-55 |
| 06:49 | New Orleans | Donald Henault comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-55 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas State | Mitchel Guill gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas State | Ian Lillard steals the ball from Raymond Taylor in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 06:40 | New Orleans | Ian Lillard lays it in | 61-57 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas State | Antonio Adams is called for the reach on William Frazier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Adams, team foul #11 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Moses Marshall (PG), Robert Warren (C) William Schneider, Corey Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Jordan (C) Antonio Adams | |
| 06:38 | Arkansas State | William Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas State | William Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:23 | New Orleans | Donald Henault's pass is intercepted by Raymond Taylor | 63-57 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor hits the finger roll | 65-57 |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | James George knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by William Frazier - foul #3 on William Frazier, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd (PG), Rocky Yazzie (SF), Corey Jones (PF) Raymond Taylor, William Frazier, Mitchel Guill | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | James George makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas State | Rocky Yazzie is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robby Bayne (SG), Gonzalo Ricci (PF) Ian Lillard, Donald Henault | |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | Rocky Yazzie steals it from Donald Jordan | 65-60 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas State | Moses Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | James George's pass is intercepted by Fred Rudd | 65-60 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd misses the lay-in | 65-60 |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | Robby Bayne pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:07 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan's layup is rejected by Robert Warren | 65-60 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 05:01 | Arkansas State | Moses Marshall misses long on a floater near the basket | 65-60 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd tips it in | 67-60 |
| 04:34 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan's dunk attempt is rejected by Corey Jones | 67-60 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd is hacked by James George in the backcourt - foul #5 on James George, team foul #12 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor (SG), William Frazier (SF), Mitchel Guill (PF), Kenneth Patchen (C) Moses Marshall, Rocky Yazzie, Corey Jones, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bryan Teisberg (PG), Ian Lillard (SG), Scott Bernardino (SF), Antonio Adams (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) James George, Robby Bayne, John Allen, Gonzalo Ricci, Donald Jordan | |
| 04:30 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:11 | New Orleans | Bryan Teisberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Antonio Adams tips it but misses | 69-60 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd misses the tip | 69-60 |
| 04:00 | New Orleans | Antonio Adams gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:55 | New Orleans | Ian Lillard hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bryan Teisberg | 69-63 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Schneider (PG) Fred Rudd | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Henault (PF) Antonio Adams | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:48 | New Orleans | Raymond Taylor is called for the reach on Ian Lillard - foul #2 on Raymond Taylor, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| 03:48 | New Orleans | Ian Lillard misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:48 | New Orleans | Ian Lillard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas State | Scott Bernardino is called for the reach on William Frazier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Bernardino, team foul #13 | 69-64 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas State | William Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas State | William Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:42 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 70-64 |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Ian Lillard buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Scott Bernardino | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Schneider (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Frazier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mitchel Guill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Patchen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Bryan Teisberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Lillard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Bernardino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Henault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | William Schneider loses the dribble to Thomas Johnson | 70-66 |
| 02:52 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd (PG), Corey Jones (PF), Robert Warren (C) William Schneider, Mitchel Guill, Kenneth Patchen | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robby Bayne (SG), Antonio Adams (SF), Gonzalo Ricci (PF) Bryan Teisberg, Scott Bernardino, Donald Henault | |
| 02:26 | New Orleans | Ian Lillard hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-68 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas State | Ian Lillard is called for the reach on Raymond Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ian Lillard, team foul #14 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jimmy Bartlow (SF) William Frazier | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Allen (SF) Ian Lillard | |
| 02:24 | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:20 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci is hacked by Jimmy Bartlow - foul #2 on Jimmy Bartlow, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Frazier (SF) Jimmy Bartlow | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd misses the fadeaway from the left side | 72-70 |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | Robby Bayne knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gonzalo Ricci | 72-72 |
| 01:33 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren's pass is intercepted by John Allen in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 01:31 | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci banks in the layup set up by John Allen | 72-74 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Frazier | 74-74 |
| 01:16 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Henault (PF), Donald Jordan (C) Antonio Adams, Thomas Johnson | |
| 01:01 | New Orleans | Gonzalo Ricci misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-74 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Corey Jones | 74-74 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Corey Jones | 76-74 |
| 00:43 | New Orleans | Robby Bayne is hacked by Raymond Taylor - foul #3 on Raymond Taylor, team foul #13 | 76-74 |
| 00:43 | New Orleans | Robby Bayne makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:43 | New Orleans | Robby Bayne makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas State | John Allen is called for the reach on William Frazier in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #15 | 76-76 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas State | William Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas State | William Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:39 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan grabs the board | 77-76 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan's pass is intercepted by Fred Rudd | 77-76 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd slams it home | 79-76 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Corey Jones steals the ball from John Allen | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd is fouled in the backcourt by Gonzalo Ricci - foul #3 on Gonzalo Ricci, team foul #16 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Schneider (SG) Raymond Taylor | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Robert Warren is called for the reach on Donald Jordan - foul #2 on Robert Warren, team foul #14 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor (SG) William Schneider | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Gonzalo Ricci is called for the reach on Robert Warren in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gonzalo Ricci, team foul #17 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Schneider (SG) Raymond Taylor | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Donald Jordan | 82-78 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Donald Jordan clanks a halfcourt shot | 82-78 |