| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Clarence Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Granberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Grimes (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Leonard Stillman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dominic Costa and the foul's on Jerry Granberg - foul #1 on Jerry Granberg, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses the free throw | 23-38 |
| 19:52 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 19:29 | New Orleans | Myron Sykora is called for the reach on Larry Grimes - foul #2 on Myron Sykora, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 19:17 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman's floater is tipped away by Frankie Aldana | 23-38 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses badly on a floater from the left side | 23-38 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling gets the offensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | August Criner is hacked by Clarence Adams - foul #2 on Clarence Adams, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 18:17 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 26-40 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 26-40 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the tip | 26-40 |
| 17:58 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg connects on the shot from the left block | 26-42 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora knocks in the shot from the right side set up by August Criner | 28-42 |
| 17:24 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Frankie Aldana - foul #1 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (PG), Luis Rix (SG), Daniel Alton (SF), Gene Whipkey (PF) Clarence Adams, Jerry Granberg, Leonard Evans, Larry Grimes | |
| 17:24 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:24 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | John Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Moore (C) Leonard Stillman | |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Russell Titcomb - foul #3 on Russell Titcomb, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Amos Polizzi takes the ball from Frankie Aldana in the backcourt | 28-45 |
| 16:26 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi lays it in set up by Daniel Alton | 28-47 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | John Levi buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by John Jackson and he's fouled by Luis Rix - foul #1 on Luis Rix, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (PF) Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman (C) Christopher Moore | |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | John Levi makes the free throw | 31-47 |
| 15:54 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Randal McDavitt - foul #1 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) David Palmer, John Jackson, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG), Buddy Klapper (SF) Luis Rix, Daniel Alton | |
| 15:54 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 15:54 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Russell Titcomb | 31-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Twitchell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Clarence Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Amos Polizzi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Buddy Klapper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gene Whipkey (fresh) 7 pts. C - Leonard Stillman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | John Levi is hacked by Clarence Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Adams, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 15:30 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey loses the dribble to Randal McDavitt | 34-48 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Dominic Costa and he's hacked by Leonard Stillman - foul #2 on Leonard Stillman, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF) John Levi, Manuel Twitchell, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg (SG), Larry Grimes (PF) Amos Polizzi, Gene Whipkey | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses the free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:07 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 14:57 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman is whistled for a carry | 36-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Luis Rix (PG), Leonard Evans (SF) Clarence Adams, Buddy Klapper | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 14:39 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 14:22 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman misses the shot from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora loses the dribble to Leonard Evans in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| 13:43 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG), Daniel Alton (SF), Gene Whipkey (PF), Christopher Moore (C) Luis Rix, Leonard Evans, Larry Grimes, Leonard Stillman | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 39-48 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling can't tip it in | 39-48 |
| 13:29 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:07 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana banks in the layup set up by Henry Hanley | 41-51 |
| 12:30 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ronald Sterling - foul #2 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), John Levi (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF) Henry Hanley, David Palmer, John Jackson, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (SG), Larry Grimes (PF) Jerry Granberg, Gene Whipkey | |
| 12:30 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 12:30 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | John Levi is hacked by Larry Grimes - foul #2 on Larry Grimes, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora (SF) Manuel Twitchell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Luis Rix (SG), Leonard Evans (SF), Gene Whipkey (C) Clarence Adams, Daniel Alton, Christopher Moore | |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Leonard Evans denies the turnaround by August Criner | 41-52 |
| 11:50 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Frankie Aldana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Amos Polizzi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Rix (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Grimes (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Gene Whipkey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 11:32 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Grimes | 41-52 |
| 11:09 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Frankie Aldana - foul #2 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF) August Criner, Myron Sykora | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman (C) Larry Grimes | |
| 11:09 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:09 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | John Levi comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 10:52 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Stillman | 41-55 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt loses the dribble to Leonard Stillman | 41-55 |
| 10:07 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Luis Rix | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Luis Rix is called for the reach on John Levi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Rix, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF), John Jackson (C) Manuel Twitchell, Randal McDavitt, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG), Jerry Granberg (SG), Daniel Alton (SF), Larry Grimes (PF) Amos Polizzi, Luis Rix, Leonard Evans, Gene Whipkey | |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | John Levi makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | John Levi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 09:49 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Clarence Adams | 43-59 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | John Jackson is hacked by Larry Grimes - foul #3 on Larry Grimes, team foul #8 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG) John Levi | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 09:36 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | Clarence Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-59 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Jerry Granberg picks off the pass by August Criner | 44-59 |
| 08:41 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton blows the layup | 44-59 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa's pass is intercepted by Clarence Adams | 44-59 |
| 08:17 | New Orleans | Clarence Adams banks in the layup | 44-61 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | August Criner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), David Palmer (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Randal McDavitt (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, John Jackson, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (PG), Luis Rix (SG), Buddy Klapper (SF), Gene Whipkey (PF), Christopher Moore (C) Clarence Adams, Jerry Granberg, Daniel Alton, Larry Grimes, Leonard Stillman | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:58 | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-61 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | David Palmer is fouled on the floor by Buddy Klapper - foul #1 on Buddy Klapper, team foul #9 | 44-61 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | David Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | David Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Henry Hanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Manuel Twitchell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Amos Polizzi (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Rix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Buddy Klapper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gene Whipkey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-61 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Moore - foul #2 on Christopher Moore, team foul #10 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Frankie Aldana (C) Henry Hanley, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG), Leonard Evans (SF), Larry Grimes (PF) Amos Polizzi, Buddy Klapper, Christopher Moore | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 07:05 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 06:40 | New Orleans | David Palmer takes the ball from Clarence Adams | 46-61 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | David Palmer drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Levi | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | David Palmer is called for the reach on Luis Rix - foul #1 on David Palmer, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) John Levi, David Palmer, Manuel Twitchell, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg (SG), Daniel Alton (SF), Leonard Stillman (C) Clarence Adams, Leonard Evans, Gene Whipkey | |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | Luis Rix makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | Luis Rix misses the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:36 | New Orleans | Randal McDavitt steals the ball from Jerry Granberg | 49-62 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Granberg - foul #2 on Jerry Granberg, team foul #11 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (PG), Christopher Moore (PF) Luis Rix, Larry Grimes | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:56 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 51-62 |
| 04:55 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman grabs the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 04:36 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg lays it in | 51-64 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses long on a runner in the lane | 51-64 |
| 04:17 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:05 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Titcomb | 51-64 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the board | 51-64 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-64 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora snags the offensive board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | August Criner is hacked by Daniel Alton - foul #2 on Daniel Alton, team foul #12 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG), John Jackson (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG), Luis Rix (SG), Leonard Evans (SF), Larry Grimes (PF), Gene Whipkey (C) Amos Polizzi, Jerry Granberg, Daniel Alton, Christopher Moore, Leonard Stillman | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | August Criner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Clarence Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Rix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Grimes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Whipkey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans loses the dribble to John Levi | 52-64 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses long on an open shot from close range | 52-64 |
| 03:09 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Clarence Adams | 52-64 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Sterling - foul #3 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Randal McDavitt (C) August Criner, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (SG), Buddy Klapper (SF) Clarence Adams, Leonard Evans | |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 02:27 | New Orleans | Luis Rix grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi comes up short on the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on David Palmer - foul #2 on David Palmer, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb (C) Manuel Twitchell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Daniel Alton (SF), Christopher Moore (C) Buddy Klapper, Larry Grimes | |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi makes the 3rd free throw | 52-69 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Levi | 54-69 |
| 01:22 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi is fouled on the floor by John Levi - foul #1 on John Levi, team foul #10 | 54-69 |
| 01:22 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:22 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | David Palmer is hacked by Luis Rix in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luis Rix, team foul #13 | 54-71 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | David Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | David Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey grabs the board | 55-71 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Moore, team foul #14 | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Amos Polizzi takes the ball from David Palmer in the backcourt | 55-71 |
| 00:51 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi lays it in | 55-73 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-73 |
| 00:46 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey snags the defensive board | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-73 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton gets the offensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi runs out the clock | 55-73 |