| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dodek Kowalski (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fresh) SF - Dale Clark (fresh) PF - Paul Yoshioka (fresh) C - Elmer Romaine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Benny Blakeslee (fresh) SG - Jack Hoy (fresh) SF - William Kemp (fresh) PF - Steven Crumb (fresh) C - Brandon Hardy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Hoy | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Steven Crumb - foul #1 on Steven Crumb, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:23 | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:23 | New Orleans | William Kemp pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 19:06 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | New Orleans | William Kemp pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:50 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 18:49 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Elmer Romaine | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Brandon Hardy - foul #1 on Brandon Hardy, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Jack Hoy | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Dale Clark | 1-2 |
| 18:33 | New Orleans | Steven Crumb tips it but misses | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | Missouri | Dale Clark gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:16 | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dodek Kowalski | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | New Orleans | Steven Crumb is fouled on the floor by Paul Yoshioka - foul #1 on Paul Yoshioka, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky (SF), Anthony Mulhern (PF), Daniel Daniels (C) William Kemp, Steven Crumb, Brandon Hardy | |
| 17:48 | New Orleans | Daniel Daniels can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Missouri | Dale Clark is called for traveling | 3-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo (SG), Charles Damian (C) Benny Blakeslee, Jack Hoy | |
| 17:11 | New Orleans | Daniel Daniels makes the jumper from the left side | 3-6 |
| 16:53 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine is fouled on the floor by Charles Damian - foul #1 on Charles Damian, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Knight (PG), Charles Gervin (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Garrett Biondi (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Dodek Kowalski, David Johnson, Dale Clark, Paul Yoshioka, Elmer Romaine | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Kemp (SF), Steven Crumb (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Daniel Daniels, Anthony Mulhern, Charles Damian | |
| 16:45 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Crumb - foul #2 on Steven Crumb, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Hoy (SG) Steven Crumb | |
| 16:45 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:45 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:37 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 16:21 | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Garrett Biondi - foul #1 on Garrett Biondi, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern (PF) Delbert Zalwsky | |
| 16:21 | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:21 | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi hits a shot from the left block set up by Joseph Knight | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Joseph Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Gervin (fresh) SF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) PF - Garrett Biondi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kenneth Mozingo (fresh) SG - Jack Hoy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Kemp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mulhern (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Hardy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:39 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 7-7 |
| 15:37 | Missouri | Kenneth Mozingo picks off the pass by Joseph Knight in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 15:22 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 15:01 | Missouri | Charles Gervin blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Mozingo - foul #1 on Kenneth Mozingo, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski (PG), Dale Clark (SF), Paul Yoshioka (PF), Elmer Romaine (C) Joseph Knight, Daniel Johnson, Garrett Biondi, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG), Delbert Zalwsky (SF), Daniel Daniels (PF), Charles Damian (C) Kenneth Mozingo, William Kemp, Anthony Mulhern, Brandon Hardy | |
| 15:01 | Missouri | Charles Gervin makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:01 | Missouri | Charles Gervin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:44 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 14:34 | Missouri | Charles Gervin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-13 |
| 14:32 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 14:18 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky drills a fadeaway from the right block | 9-15 |
| 13:58 | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski buries a shot from the right side | 11-15 |
| 13:36 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Knight (PG), David Johnson (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Garrett Biondi (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Dodek Kowalski, Charles Gervin, Dale Clark, Paul Yoshioka, Elmer Romaine | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo (SG), William Kemp (SF), Anthony Mulhern (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Jack Hoy, Delbert Zalwsky, Daniel Daniels, Charles Damian | |
| 13:31 | Missouri | David Johnson's pass is intercepted by Benny Blakeslee in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 13:15 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Knight - foul #1 on Joseph Knight, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| 13:15 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:15 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:59 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Knight | 13-16 |
| 12:44 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee is fouled on the floor by Joseph Knight - foul #2 on Joseph Knight, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski (PG) Joseph Knight | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 12:35 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee is fouled on the floor by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka (PF) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 12:28 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Paul Yoshioka | 13-16 |
| 12:05 | Missouri | Anthony Mulhern blocks the short jumper by Paul Yoshioka | 13-16 |
| 12:04 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:57 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Mozingo | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dodek Kowalski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) SF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Yoshioka (fresh) 3 pts. C - Garrett Biondi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Benny Blakeslee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Mozingo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Kemp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mulhern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Hardy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Missouri | Kenneth Mozingo steals the ball from David Johnson | 13-19 |
| 11:34 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Mozingo | 13-21 |
| 11:18 | Missouri | David Johnson drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Yoshioka | 15-21 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Benny Blakeslee | 15-23 |
| 10:39 | Missouri | Anthony Mulhern picks off the pass by Paul Yoshioka | 15-23 |
| 10:22 | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-26 |
| 10:12 | Missouri | Brandon Hardy is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Brandon Hardy, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dale Clark (SF), Charles Gervin (PF), Elmer Romaine (C) Daniel Johnson, Paul Yoshioka, Garrett Biondi | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Hoy (SG), Delbert Zalwsky (SF), Daniel Daniels (PF), Charles Damian (C) Kenneth Mozingo, William Kemp, Anthony Mulhern, Brandon Hardy | |
| 10:01 | Missouri | Charles Gervin is fouled on the floor by Daniel Daniels - foul #1 on Daniel Daniels, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| 10:01 | Missouri | Charles Gervin makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 10:01 | Missouri | Charles Gervin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky drills a jumper from the right side | 17-28 |
| 09:38 | Missouri | David Johnson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka (PF) David Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:21 | New Orleans | Daniel Daniels can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 09:19 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine grabs the board | 17-28 |
| 09:02 | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | Daniel Daniels misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Yoshioka - foul #2 on Paul Yoshioka, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Garrett Biondi (PF) Paul Yoshioka | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo (PG), Anthony Mulhern (C) Benny Blakeslee, Charles Damian | |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | Daniel Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | Daniel Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 08:33 | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Gervin | 22-30 |
| 08:14 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Delbert Zalwsky, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Stewart (C) Elmer Romaine | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:11 | Missouri | Charles Gervin is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Mulhern - foul #1 on Anthony Mulhern, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| 08:11 | Missouri | Charles Gervin makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 08:11 | Missouri | Charles Gervin misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Delbert Zalwsky | 23-30 |
| 08:06 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Mozingo | 23-32 |
| 08:04 | Missouri | Michael Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Mulhern - foul #2 on Anthony Mulhern, team foul #10 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Kemp (SF), Charles Damian (C) Delbert Zalwsky, Anthony Mulhern | |
| 08:04 | Missouri | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 08:04 | Missouri | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 07:35 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Dodek Kowalski - foul #1 on Dodek Kowalski, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| 07:35 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 07:35 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Dodek Kowalski (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gervin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dale Clark (fairly fresh) PF - Garrett Biondi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kenneth Mozingo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Hoy (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kemp (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Daniels (tiring) 4 pts. C - Charles Damian (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Missouri | Michael Stewart makes the wide open floater from the baseline | 27-34 |
| 07:03 | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 07:02 | New Orleans | Charles Damian snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 06:48 | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 06:46 | New Orleans | Charles Damian tips it back up and in | 27-36 |
| 06:44 | Missouri | William Kemp picks off the pass by Michael Stewart in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 06:25 | New Orleans | Charles Gervin picks off the pass by Kenneth Mozingo | 27-36 |
| 06:21 | Missouri | Jack Hoy steals it from Charles Gervin in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 06:03 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy double dribbles | 27-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Daniel Johnson (PF), Elmer Romaine (C) Garrett Biondi, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG), Delbert Zalwsky (PF) Kenneth Mozingo, Charles Damian | |
| 05:52 | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Charles Gervin | 29-36 |
| 05:36 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-39 |
| 05:18 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 05:17 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 05:05 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dale Clark | 31-39 |
| 04:53 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy is hacked by Dale Clark - foul #1 on Dale Clark, team foul #9 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | Garrett Biondi (PF) Dale Clark | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Damian (C) Daniel Daniels | |
| 04:53 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 04:53 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 04:38 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson loses the dribble to Benny Blakeslee | 31-39 |
| 04:35 | New Orleans | William Kemp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Benny Blakeslee | 31-41 |
| 04:29 | Missouri | Charles Gervin's pass is intercepted by William Kemp in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| 04:08 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 04:07 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 03:45 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Kemp - foul #1 on William Kemp, team foul #11 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Knight (PG), David Johnson (SG), Paul Yoshioka (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Dodek Kowalski, Charles Gervin, Garrett Biondi, Elmer Romaine | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo (SG), Steven Crumb (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Jack Hoy, William Kemp, Charles Damian | |
| 03:45 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 03:45 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 03:26 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Joseph Knight (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Yoshioka (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Benny Blakeslee (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Mozingo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Delbert Zalwsky (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Crumb (fresh) C - Brandon Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson misses the shot from the free throw line | 33-41 |
| 03:04 | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 02:44 | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 33-41 |
| 02:42 | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 02:38 | Missouri | Delbert Zalwsky is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Delbert Zalwsky, team foul #12 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Elmer Romaine (C) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Hoy (SG) Benny Blakeslee | |
| 02:38 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 02:38 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:28 | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Hoy | 35-44 |
| 02:08 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Johnson | 38-44 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Delbert Zalwsky | 38-46 |
| 01:25 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Knight | 40-46 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | David Johnson is called for the reach on Kenneth Mozingo - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #10 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski (PG), Dale Clark (SF), Michael Stewart (C) David Johnson, Daniel Johnson, Elmer Romaine | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG), William Kemp (SF), Anthony Mulhern (C) Jack Hoy, Delbert Zalwsky, Brandon Hardy | |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Steven Crumb pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Steven Crumb can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-47 |
| 00:56 | Missouri | Dale Clark snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 00:54 | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Crumb - foul #3 on Steven Crumb, team foul #13 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy (C) Steven Crumb | |
| 00:54 | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 00:54 | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern makes the runner from close range and he's fouled by Paul Yoshioka - foul #3 on Paul Yoshioka, team foul #11 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Garrett Biondi (PF) Paul Yoshioka | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski double dribbles | 42-50 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Anthony Mulhern is denied by Garrett Biondi | 42-50 |