| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - David Meister (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Frey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gale Risner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roman Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Duane Nasser (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Olivier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rick Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Murguia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Herbert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Gale Risner inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Middle Tenn. State | David Meister makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gale Risner | 29-28 |
| 19:33 | New Orleans | Rick Carlson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Herbert and the foul's on David Meister - foul #1 on David Meister, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:33 | New Orleans | Rick Carlson misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:33 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Duane Nasser | 29-30 |
| 19:21 | Middle Tenn. State | John Murguia is called for the reach on David Meister - foul #1 on John Murguia, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Gale Risner misses the shot from the left side | 29-30 |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Gale Risner gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Gale Risner makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by John Murguia - foul #2 on John Murguia, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Gale Risner misses the free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:51 | New Orleans | John Herbert pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:40 | New Orleans | Rick Carlson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gale Risner - foul #1 on Gale Risner, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Cogdell (PF) John Murguia | |
| 18:40 | New Orleans | Rick Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:40 | New Orleans | Rick Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gale Risner misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-32 |
| 18:09 | New Orleans | Brian Cogdell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:45 | New Orleans | John Herbert is hacked by David Meister - foul #2 on David Meister, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Thompson (PG), Jeffery Woods (SG), Paul Peterson (SF), Jeffrey Gunnels (PF), Christopher Mulhern (C) David Meister, George Frey, Gale Risner, Roman Kelley, Duane Nasser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wilson Paine (PG), Arthur McKearin (SG), John Murguia (PF), Carl Scott (C) Travis Robinson, Todd Olivier, Rick Carlson, John Herbert | |
| 17:39 | New Orleans | Brian Cogdell is fouled on the floor by Paul Peterson - foul #1 on Paul Peterson, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| 17:26 | New Orleans | Arthur McKearin drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Wilson Paine and he's fouled by Jeffrey Gunnels - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gunnels, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| 17:26 | New Orleans | Arthur McKearin makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Woods misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Murguia - foul #3 on John Murguia, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rick Carlson (SF), Anthony Forsyth (C) Brian Cogdell, John Murguia | |
| 17:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Woods makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:14 | New Orleans | Anthony Forsyth grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:04 | New Orleans | Rick Carlson is hacked by Paul Peterson - foul #2 on Paul Peterson, team foul #6 | 32-35 |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Arthur McKearin connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Paul Peterson - foul #3 on Paul Peterson, team foul #7 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Demski (SG) Paul Peterson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Arthur McKearin makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Mulhern can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 32-38 |
| 16:35 | New Orleans | Rick Carlson pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:13 | New Orleans | Anthony Forsyth buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Wilson Paine | 32-40 |
| 15:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Gunnels scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Shawn Thompson and the foul's on Arthur McKearin - foul #2 on Arthur McKearin, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Meister (PG), Roman Kelley (SG), Gale Risner (SF), Leslie Brandenburg (PF) Shawn Thompson, Kyle Demski, Jeffery Woods, Christopher Mulhern | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ralph Ables (PG), Todd Olivier (SG), Travis Robinson (SF), John Murguia (PF), Brian Cogdell (C) Wilson Paine, Arthur McKearin, Rick Carlson, Carl Scott, Anthony Forsyth | |
| 15:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Gunnels misses the free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:55 | New Orleans | Brian Cogdell pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - David Meister (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roman Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Gale Risner (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Brandenburg (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Gunnels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Ralph Ables (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Olivier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Travis Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Murguia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Cogdell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | New Orleans | John Murguia can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 15:39 | New Orleans | Ralph Ables grabs the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 15:24 | New Orleans | John Murguia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Frey (SG), Duane Nasser (C) Roman Kelley, Jeffrey Gunnels | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Herbert (C) Travis Robinson | |
| 15:12 | Middle Tenn. State | George Frey knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 14:55 | New Orleans | John Herbert is called for traveling | 37-40 |
| 14:39 | Middle Tenn. State | George Frey makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Gale Risner and he's fouled by Todd Olivier - foul #2 on Todd Olivier, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Demski (PG) David Meister | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Robinson (SF) Brian Cogdell | |
| 14:39 | Middle Tenn. State | George Frey makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:21 | New Orleans | John Herbert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Travis Robinson | 40-42 |
| 14:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Gale Risner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Thompson (PG), Jeffery Woods (SG), Roman Kelley (PF) Kyle Demski, George Frey, Leslie Brandenburg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rick Carlson (SF), Carl Scott (PF), Anthony Forsyth (C) Todd Olivier, John Murguia, John Herbert | |
| 14:02 | New Orleans | Ralph Ables connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Carl Scott | 40-45 |
| 13:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Carlson steals it from Shawn Thompson in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 13:56 | New Orleans | Travis Robinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rick Carlson | 40-47 |
| 13:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Meister (PG), Jeffrey Gunnels (PF), Christopher Mulhern (C) Shawn Thompson, Gale Risner, Duane Nasser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Arthur McKearin (SG), Brian Cogdell (SF) Ralph Ables, Rick Carlson | |
| 13:16 | New Orleans | Brian Cogdell misses the easy layup | 40-47 |
| 13:15 | New Orleans | Carl Scott grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 13:01 | New Orleans | Christopher Mulhern steals it from Arthur McKearin | 40-47 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Roman Kelley misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Arthur McKearin - foul #3 on Arthur McKearin, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Frey (SG), Leslie Brandenburg (PF) Jeffery Woods, Christopher Mulhern | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wilson Paine (PG), Todd Olivier (SG), John Murguia (PF), John Herbert (C) Travis Robinson, Arthur McKearin, Carl Scott, Anthony Forsyth | |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Roman Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Roman Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:47 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to John Murguia | 40-47 |
| 12:28 | New Orleans | John Herbert comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 12:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Leslie Brandenburg snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 12:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Gunnels comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | John Herbert grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:10 | New Orleans | Todd Olivier misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 12:08 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gunnels | 40-47 |
| 12:06 | Middle Tenn. State | David Meister's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Thompson (PG), Gale Risner (SF), Duane Nasser (C) David Meister, Roman Kelley, Jeffrey Gunnels | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ralph Ables (PG), Arthur McKearin (SF) Wilson Paine, Brian Cogdell | |
| 11:47 | New Orleans | John Murguia misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by George Frey - foul #2 on George Frey, team foul #8 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Demski (SG), Christopher Mulhern (PF) George Frey, Leslie Brandenburg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Robinson (SF) Arthur McKearin | |
| 11:47 | New Orleans | John Murguia makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 11:47 | New Orleans | John Murguia makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Shawn Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Demski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gale Risner (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Mulhern (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Nasser (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Ralph Ables (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Olivier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Travis Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Murguia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Herbert (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Herbert - foul #2 on John Herbert, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| 11:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 11:18 | New Orleans | Todd Olivier connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Ables | 41-51 |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser's pass is intercepted by John Murguia | 41-51 |
| 10:31 | New Orleans | Todd Olivier loses the ball out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Meister (PG), George Frey (SG), Roman Kelley (SF), Leslie Brandenburg (PF), Jeffrey Gunnels (C) Shawn Thompson, Kyle Demski, Gale Risner, Christopher Mulhern, Duane Nasser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wilson Paine (PG), Arthur McKearin (SG), Rick Carlson (SF), Brian Cogdell (PF), Carl Scott (C) Ralph Ables, Todd Olivier, Travis Robinson, John Murguia, John Herbert | |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | David Meister can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Cogdell - foul #2 on Brian Cogdell, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | David Meister makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | David Meister makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:53 | New Orleans | Carl Scott is fouled on the floor by Leslie Brandenburg - foul #4 on Leslie Brandenburg, team foul #9 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Woods (SF) Leslie Brandenburg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Anthony Forsyth (C) Rick Carlson | |
| 09:53 | New Orleans | Carl Scott makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 09:53 | New Orleans | Carl Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Cogdell steals the ball from George Frey | 43-53 |
| 09:08 | New Orleans | Wilson Paine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Demski (PG), Gale Risner (SF), Christopher Mulhern (C) David Meister, George Frey, Jeffrey Gunnels | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ralph Ables (PG), Travis Robinson (SG), Rick Carlson (SF), John Herbert (C) Wilson Paine, Arthur McKearin, Brian Cogdell, Carl Scott | |
| 08:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Woods makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | Ralph Ables comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 08:32 | New Orleans | Rick Carlson tips it back up and in | 45-55 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Demski is hacked by John Herbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Herbert, team foul #9 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser (C) Roman Kelley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Todd Olivier (SG), John Murguia (PF) Rick Carlson, Anthony Forsyth | |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Demski makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Demski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:07 | New Orleans | John Herbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Thompson (PG), George Frey (SG) Kyle Demski, Jeffery Woods | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carl Scott (C) John Herbert | |
| 08:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Robinson steals it from George Frey in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 07:47 | New Orleans | John Murguia scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Ables | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Shawn Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Frey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gale Risner (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Mulhern (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Nasser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Ralph Ables (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Olivier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Travis Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Murguia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Gale Risner hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Frey | 49-58 |
| 07:05 | New Orleans | John Murguia drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Todd Olivier | 49-60 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | George Frey is hacked by Todd Olivier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Todd Olivier, team foul #10 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Meister (PG), Roman Kelley (SF), Leslie Brandenburg (PF), Jeffrey Gunnels (C) Shawn Thompson, Gale Risner, Christopher Mulhern, Duane Nasser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wilson Paine (PG), Arthur McKearin (SG), Rick Carlson (SF), Brian Cogdell (PF), John Herbert (C) Ralph Ables, Todd Olivier, Travis Robinson, John Murguia, Carl Scott | |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | George Frey makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | George Frey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:02 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to John Herbert | 50-60 |
| 06:47 | New Orleans | Rick Carlson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 06:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Leslie Brandenburg pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Gunnels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Woods (SF) George Frey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Anthony Forsyth (C) John Herbert | |
| 06:10 | New Orleans | Brian Cogdell misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Roman Kelley | 50-60 |
| 05:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Wilson Paine steals the ball from Jeffrey Gunnels | 50-60 |
| 05:45 | New Orleans | Wilson Paine misses the easy layup | 50-60 |
| 05:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Roman Kelley pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:23 | Middle Tenn. State | David Meister drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leslie Brandenburg | 53-60 |
| 05:21 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gale Risner (SF), Duane Nasser (C) Jeffery Woods, Jeffrey Gunnels | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ralph Ables (PG), Todd Olivier (SG), John Murguia (PF), John Herbert (C) Wilson Paine, Arthur McKearin, Rick Carlson, Anthony Forsyth | |
| 05:12 | New Orleans | Todd Olivier hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Ables | 53-62 |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Roman Kelley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 04:52 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Brian Cogdell | 53-62 |
| 04:45 | New Orleans | Gale Risner steals the ball from Todd Olivier | 53-62 |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Roman Kelley banks in the layup set up by Gale Risner | 55-62 |
| 04:21 | New Orleans | John Murguia buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Todd Olivier | 55-64 |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | David Meister clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-64 |
| 04:00 | New Orleans | John Murguia snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | Brian Cogdell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ralph Ables | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - David Meister (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Roman Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. SF - Gale Risner (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Brandenburg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Duane Nasser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Ralph Ables (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Olivier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Cogdell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Murguia (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Herbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Gale Risner clanks a floater near the basket | 55-67 |
| 03:18 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to John Herbert | 55-67 |
| 03:02 | New Orleans | John Murguia misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-67 |
| 03:00 | New Orleans | John Murguia pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | John Murguia can't throw it down but the foul's on Roman Kelley - foul #1 on Roman Kelley, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Thompson (PG), Jeffery Woods (SG), Paul Peterson (SF), Jeffrey Gunnels (PF), Christopher Mulhern (C) David Meister, Roman Kelley, Gale Risner, Leslie Brandenburg, Duane Nasser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wilson Paine (PG), Travis Robinson (SG), Arthur McKearin (SF), Carl Scott (C) Ralph Ables, Todd Olivier, Brian Cogdell, John Herbert | |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | John Murguia misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | John Murguia makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Robinson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Gunnels | 55-68 |
| 02:17 | New Orleans | Travis Robinson can't finish the layup | 55-68 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Christopher Mulhern | 55-68 |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Gunnels misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 02:00 | New Orleans | Arthur McKearin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:39 | New Orleans | John Murguia knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Robinson | 55-71 |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Mulhern's fadeaway is rejected by John Murguia | 55-71 |
| 01:31 | New Orleans | John Murguia pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 01:13 | New Orleans | Arthur McKearin misses short on a runner from the baseline | 55-71 |
| 01:11 | New Orleans | Arthur McKearin misses the tip | 55-71 |
| 01:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Woods grabs the board | 55-71 |
| 00:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Mulhern knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Gunnels blocks the jumper by Arthur McKearin | 57-71 |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | Arthur McKearin hits the follow up shot | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Mulhern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Roman Kelley (SG) Paul Peterson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Cogdell (SF), Anthony Forsyth (C) Wilson Paine, John Murguia | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Travis Robinson runs out the clock | 57-73 |