| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edwin Reed (fresh) SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) SF - John Chambless (fresh) PF - Stephen Goebel (fresh) C - Max Noble (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 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | New Orleans | Max Noble blocks the jumper by Benny Blakeslee | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Chambless - foul #1 on John Chambless, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy is fouled on the floor by Ricky Cole - foul #1 on Ricky Cole, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:52 | New Orleans | Max Noble steps in front of the Benny Blakeslee pass | 0-1 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana Tech | Jack Hoy steps in front of the Ricky Cole pass in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Chambless - foul #2 on John Chambless, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin (SF) John Chambless | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee makes the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | New Orleans | Edwin Reed picks off the pass by Steven Crumb | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed throws it down | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | New Orleans | William Kemp can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | Steven Crumb tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole loses the dribble to Jack Hoy | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy clanks a jump hook near the basket | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ricky Cole | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Hoy | 5-6 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin's layup is rejected by Brandon Hardy | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | New Orleans | Ricky Cole is called for the reach on Jack Hoy - foul #2 on Ricky Cole, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell (PG), Steve Winkel (SG), Ming-Hoa Xiong (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF), William Williams (C) Edwin Reed, Ricky Cole, Edward Griffin, Stephen Goebel, Max Noble | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo (PG), Delbert Zalwsky (SG), Daniel Daniels (SF), Anthony Mulhern (PF), Charles Damian (C) Benny Blakeslee, Jack Hoy, William Kemp, Steven Crumb, Brandon Hardy | |
| 15:56 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Daniels | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert Cornell (fresh) SG - Steve Winkel (fresh) SF - Ming-Hoa Xiong (fresh) PF - Ronald Hooper (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kenneth Mozingo (fresh) SG - Delbert Zalwsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Daniels (fresh) PF - Anthony Mulhern (fresh) C - Charles Damian (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:41 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:05 | New Orleans | Charles Damian lays it in and he's hacked by Ronald Hooper - foul #1 on Ronald Hooper, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Hoy (SG) Daniel Daniels | |
| 15:05 | New Orleans | Charles Damian makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Mulhern | 8-11 |
| 14:42 | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Mozingo | 8-13 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong knocks in the shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Anthony Mulhern - foul #1 on Anthony Mulhern, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed (PG), Stephen Goebel (PF), Edward Griffin (C) Herbert Cornell, Ronald Hooper, Max Noble | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Kemp (SF), Brandon Hardy (C) Delbert Zalwsky, Charles Damian | |
| 14:21 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Hardy | 11-15 |
| 13:50 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Brandon Hardy - foul #1 on Brandon Hardy, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell (SG), Alan Brown (SF), William Williams (C) Steve Winkel, Ming-Hoa Xiong, Stephen Goebel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG), Daniel Daniels (SF), Steven Crumb (PF) Kenneth Mozingo, William Kemp, Anthony Mulhern | |
| 13:50 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:50 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:36 | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy connects on the jump hook in the paint | 13-17 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed is hacked by Benny Blakeslee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benny Blakeslee, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo (SG) Jack Hoy | |
| 13:02 | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy is hacked by Edward Griffin - foul #1 on Edward Griffin, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble (C) Edward Griffin | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Kemp (SF) Daniel Daniels | |
| 12:46 | New Orleans | William Kemp is denied on a layup by Stephen Goebel | 13-17 |
| 12:45 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee tips it back up and in | 13-19 |
| 12:27 | Louisiana Tech | Benny Blakeslee takes the ball from Edwin Reed | 13-19 |
| 12:11 | New Orleans | William Kemp buries a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Max Noble - foul #1 on Max Noble, team foul #7 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel (SG), Ming-Hoa Xiong (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF), Edward Griffin (C) Herbert Cornell, Alan Brown, Stephen Goebel, Max Noble | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky (SG), Anthony Mulhern (C) Benny Blakeslee, Brandon Hardy | |
| 12:11 | New Orleans | William Kemp makes the free throw | 13-22 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Hooper, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Williams (PF) Ronald Hooper | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG), Jack Hoy (SG), Daniel Daniels (PF) Kenneth Mozingo, William Kemp, Steven Crumb | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edwin Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Winkel (fresh) SF - Ming-Hoa Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Edward Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Benny Blakeslee (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Jack Hoy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Delbert Zalwsky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Daniels (fresh) C - Anthony Mulhern (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern loses the ball out of bounds | 13-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy (C) Delbert Zalwsky | |
| 11:10 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Hardy is called for the reach on Steve Winkel - foul #2 on Brandon Hardy, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel (PF) Edward Griffin | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Damian (C) Brandon Hardy | |
| 10:58 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Damian swats the short shot by Steve Winkel | 13-22 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Daniel Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 10:38 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-22 |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | Daniel Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 10:22 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Daniels picks off the pass by William Williams | 13-22 |
| 10:02 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern loses the ball out of bounds | 13-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell (SG), Alan Brown (SF), Edward Griffin (PF), Max Noble (C) Steve Winkel, Ming-Hoa Xiong, Stephen Goebel, William Williams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo (PG), Delbert Zalwsky (SG), William Kemp (SF), Steven Crumb (PF) Benny Blakeslee, Jack Hoy, Daniel Daniels, Charles Damian | |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Anthony Mulhern is called for the reach on Herbert Cornell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Mulhern, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Daniel Daniels (C) Anthony Mulhern | |
| 09:45 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble comes up short on the floater in the lane | 13-22 |
| 09:44 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 09:21 | New Orleans | Alan Brown blocks the short jumper by Steven Crumb | 13-22 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin comes up short on the runner in the paint | 13-22 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell grabs the offensive board | 13-22 |
| 08:30 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin buries a jump hook from the baseline | 15-22 |
| 08:15 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky's pass is intercepted by Alan Brown | 15-22 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown throws it down | 17-22 |
| 07:54 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 07:32 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edwin Reed (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Herbert Cornell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Griffin (tiring) 4 pts. C - Max Noble (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kenneth Mozingo (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Delbert Zalwsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Kemp (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Steven Crumb (tired) 2 pts. C - Daniel Daniels (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky's pass is intercepted by Edward Griffin | 19-22 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell is hacked by Delbert Zalwsky - foul #1 on Delbert Zalwsky, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel (PG), Ming-Hoa Xiong (SF), Stephen Goebel (PF), William Williams (C) Edwin Reed, Alan Brown, Edward Griffin, Max Noble | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG), Jack Hoy (SG), Charles Damian (C) Kenneth Mozingo, Delbert Zalwsky, Daniel Daniels | |
| 06:51 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel misses the lay-in | 19-22 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell grabs the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel misses the fadeaway from the left side | 19-22 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Crumb - foul #1 on Steven Crumb, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:52 | New Orleans | William Kemp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-22 |
| 05:50 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 05:44 | New Orleans | William Williams denies the turnaround by Steven Crumb | 21-22 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong's pass is intercepted by Benny Blakeslee in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| 05:39 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee lays it in | 21-24 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-24 |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | William Kemp grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 04:58 | New Orleans | William Williams steals the ball from Jack Hoy | 21-24 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed (PG), Max Noble (C) Herbert Cornell, William Williams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo (PG), Delbert Zalwsky (PF) Benny Blakeslee, Steven Crumb | |
| 04:37 | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 04:35 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:25 | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Damian is called for the reach on Ming-Hoa Xiong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Damian, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin (PF) Stephen Goebel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 04:23 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:04 | New Orleans | Max Noble blocks the short jumper by Delbert Zalwsky | 21-26 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong lays it up and in set up by Edward Griffin | 23-26 |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Steve Winkel is called for the reach on Jack Hoy - foul #1 on Steve Winkel, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole (SG), John Chambless (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF) Steve Winkel, Ming-Hoa Xiong, Max Noble | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Daniel Daniels (SF), Anthony Mulhern (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) William Kemp, Delbert Zalwsky, Charles Damian | |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mozingo is called for the reach on Edwin Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Mozingo, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edwin Reed (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Chambless (fresh) PF - Ronald Hooper (fresh) C - Edward Griffin (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kenneth Mozingo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Hoy (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Daniels (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mulhern (fresh) C - Brandon Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Griffin | 25-28 |
| 03:19 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:05 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin clanks a jumper from the right block | 25-28 |
| 03:04 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:44 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern misses the easy layup | 25-28 |
| 02:43 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern grabs the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:29 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy is whistled for a carry | 25-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble (C) Edward Griffin | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee (PG), Delbert Zalwsky (SF) Kenneth Mozingo, Daniel Daniels | |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless is called for traveling in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel (PG) Edwin Reed | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:22 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Brandon Hardy | 25-30 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 25-30 |
| 02:06 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Delbert Zalwsky | 25-30 |
| 01:48 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on John Chambless - foul #3 on John Chambless, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong (PG), Alan Brown (SF), Stephen Goebel (PF), William Williams (C) Steve Winkel, John Chambless, Ronald Hooper, Max Noble | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 01:48 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:48 | New Orleans | Delbert Zalwsky makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 01:30 | New Orleans | Jack Hoy grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 01:08 | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy can't connect on a runner from the right block | 25-31 |
| 01:06 | New Orleans | Brandon Hardy tips it in | 25-33 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 00:59 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Benny Blakeslee | 25-33 |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Stephen Goebel is called for the reach on Anthony Mulhern - foul #1 on Stephen Goebel, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel (PG), Edward Griffin (C) Alan Brown, William Williams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Mozingo (SG), William Kemp (SF) Jack Hoy, Delbert Zalwsky | |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Anthony Mulhern makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 00:20 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Brandon Hardy | 25-34 |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Benny Blakeslee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 25-34 |