| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Clarence Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Granberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Stillman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - William Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Hund (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Whitehead (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremiah Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Drapeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans inbounds the ball | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Granberg | 51-43 |
| 19:41 | South Alabama | Randall Hund is hacked by Larry Grimes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Grimes, team foul #1 | 51-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey (PF) Larry Grimes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 19:25 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 19:24 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 19:19 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg connects on the runner in the lane | 53-43 |
| 19:07 | South Alabama | Jeremiah Rogers is hacked by Gene Whipkey - foul #1 on Gene Whipkey, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (SG), Daniel Alton (SF) Jerry Granberg, Leonard Evans | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes (PG), William Elwell (SG), Daniel James (SF), Steven Weston (C) William Sanders, Randall Hund, Gerald Whitehead, Glen Drapeau | |
| 18:59 | South Alabama | Jeremiah Rogers is denied on a layup by Gene Whipkey | 53-43 |
| 18:57 | South Alabama | Steven Weston tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 18:32 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi's 3 pointer is rejected by Daniel James | 53-45 |
| 18:30 | South Alabama | Steven Weston grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 18:28 | South Alabama | Daniel Alton is called for the reach on Ronald Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Alton, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Luis Rix (SG), Christopher Moore (PF) Clarence Adams, Gene Whipkey | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randall Hund (SG) William Elwell | |
| 18:13 | South Alabama | Steven Weston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 18:11 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 17:52 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 55-45 |
| 17:41 | South Alabama | Steven Weston loses the dribble to Leonard Stillman | 55-45 |
| 17:39 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Hughes - foul #1 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #1 | 55-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg (SG), Leonard Evans (SF), Gene Whipkey (PF) Amos Polizzi, Daniel Alton, Christopher Moore | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Sanders (PG), Gerald Whitehead (SF), Glen Drapeau (C) Ronald Hughes, Daniel James, Steven Weston | |
| 17:30 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 17:29 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey tips it back up and in | 57-45 |
| 17:24 | South Alabama | William Sanders buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Whitehead | 57-47 |
| 17:22 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper (PG) Luis Rix | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 17:04 | South Alabama | Glen Drapeau blows the layup | 57-47 |
| 17:03 | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 16:42 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman jams it | 59-47 |
| 16:40 | South Alabama | William Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Buddy Klapper - foul #2 on Buddy Klapper, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG), Luis Rix (SG) Jerry Granberg, Leonard Evans | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Elwell (PG), David Settle (SF), Daniel James (C) Randall Hund, Gerald Whitehead, Jeremiah Rogers | |
| 16:21 | South Alabama | William Sanders hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 16:19 | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | William Elwell is called for the reach on Clarence Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Elwell, team foul #2 | 59-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Evans (SF) Buddy Klapper | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randall Hund (SG) William Elwell | |
| 16:01 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey is hacked by Glen Drapeau - foul #2 on Glen Drapeau, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg (SG), Christopher Moore (C) Luis Rix, Leonard Stillman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 15:44 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel James | 59-47 |
| 15:43 | South Alabama | Daniel James gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Clarence Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Granberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gene Whipkey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - William Sanders (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Hund (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Settle (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Glen Drapeau (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | South Alabama | Randall Hund's pass is intercepted by Clarence Adams | 59-47 |
| 15:33 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 15:32 | South Alabama | Glen Drapeau gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 15:13 | South Alabama | David Settle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 15:11 | South Alabama | Randall Hund tips it home | 59-49 |
| 14:48 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans misses the wide open shot from the left side | 59-49 |
| 14:47 | South Alabama | David Settle grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 14:31 | South Alabama | David Settle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 14:30 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 14:18 | New Orleans | William Sanders picks off the pass by Gene Whipkey | 59-49 |
| 14:14 | South Alabama | David Settle lays it in set up by William Sanders | 59-51 |
| 14:00 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg is alone and drills a runner in the lane set up by Clarence Adams | 61-51 |
| 13:47 | South Alabama | Randall Hund comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-51 |
| 13:45 | South Alabama | David Settle pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 13:25 | South Alabama | Randall Hund misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 13:23 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 13:06 | New Orleans | Clarence Adams is hacked by William Sanders - foul #2 on William Sanders, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (PG), Luis Rix (SG), Daniel Alton (SF), Larry Grimes (PF), Leonard Stillman (C) Clarence Adams, Jerry Granberg, Leonard Evans, Gene Whipkey, Christopher Moore | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell (PG), Ronald Hughes (SG), Gerald Whitehead (SF), Steven Weston (PF), Wayne Wilkerson (C) William Sanders, Randall Hund, David Settle, Daniel James, Glen Drapeau | |
| 12:56 | New Orleans | Steven Weston swats the dunk try by Daniel Alton | 61-51 |
| 12:55 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes gets the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | Ronald Hughes takes the ball from Amos Polizzi | 61-51 |
| 12:29 | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Grimes - foul #4 on Larry Grimes, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper (SF) Larry Grimes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 12:29 | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 12:29 | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 12:07 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton is hacked by Lee Frizzell - foul #4 on Lee Frizzell, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Elwell (PG), Jeremiah Rogers (PF) Lee Frizzell, Steven Weston | |
| 11:54 | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 11:28 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead's pass is intercepted by Amos Polizzi | 63-52 |
| 11:25 | New Orleans | Luis Rix hits the finger roll set up by Amos Polizzi | 65-52 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Luis Rix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Amos Polizzi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Buddy Klapper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Alton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Stillman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - William Elwell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Whitehead (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremiah Rogers (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | South Alabama | Wayne Wilkerson is whistled for a carry | 65-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg (SG), Gene Whipkey (PF) Luis Rix, Buddy Klapper | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 10:58 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG) Amos Polizzi | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 10:44 | South Alabama | Jeremiah Rogers misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gene Whipkey - foul #2 on Gene Whipkey, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| 10:44 | South Alabama | Jeremiah Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 10:44 | South Alabama | Jeremiah Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 10:17 | New Orleans | Gerald Whitehead picks off the pass by Leonard Stillman | 65-54 |
| 10:04 | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (SG), Leonard Evans (SF) Jerry Granberg, Daniel Alton | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Sanders (PG), Steven Weston (PF) William Elwell, Jeremiah Rogers | |
| 09:44 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman clanks a jumper in the lane | 65-54 |
| 09:43 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 09:40 | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Luis Rix (PG), Buddy Klapper (SF) Clarence Adams, Leonard Evans | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randall Hund (SG) Ronald Hughes | |
| 09:20 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Randall Hund - foul #3 on Randall Hund, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| 09:20 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 09:20 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 09:17 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jeremiah Rogers (PF) Steven Weston | |
| 09:04 | South Alabama | William Sanders misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 09:03 | South Alabama | Wayne Wilkerson tips it home | 66-56 |
| 08:46 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman connects on the open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Rix | 68-56 |
| 08:44 | South Alabama | Buddy Klapper steps in front of the Gerald Whitehead pass in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| 08:30 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 08:28 | New Orleans | Luis Rix misses the tip | 68-56 |
| 08:27 | South Alabama | Wayne Wilkerson grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 08:09 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Gene Whipkey - foul #3 on Gene Whipkey, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG), Jerry Granberg (SG), Leonard Evans (SF), Christopher Moore (PF) Luis Rix, Amos Polizzi, Buddy Klapper, Gene Whipkey | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes (PG), William Elwell (SG), Steven Weston (PF), Daniel James (C) William Sanders, Randall Hund, Jeremiah Rogers, Wayne Wilkerson | |
| 08:09 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| 07:52 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore buries a jumper from the right side | 70-59 |
| 07:50 | South Alabama | Jerry Granberg steals it from William Elwell in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| 07:49 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans blows the layup | 70-59 |
| 07:48 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 07:41 | South Alabama | Daniel James lays it in | 70-61 |
| 07:39 | New Orleans | Clarence Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Hughes - foul #3 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Larry Grimes (PF) Leonard Stillman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell (PG), Wayne Wilkerson (C) William Elwell, Gerald Whitehead | |
| 07:39 | New Orleans | Clarence Adams makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 07:39 | New Orleans | Clarence Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 07:39 | South Alabama | Wayne Wilkerson pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 07:37 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-61 |
| 07:26 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-61 |
| 07:24 | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Clarence Adams (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Granberg (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Evans (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Grimes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Lee Frizzell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Hughes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Weston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Wilkerson (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell is hacked by Larry Grimes - foul #5 on Larry Grimes, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Luis Rix (SG), Daniel Alton (SF), Gene Whipkey (C) Jerry Granberg, Leonard Evans, Larry Grimes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Glen Drapeau (PF) Steven Weston | |
| 07:18 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 07:18 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:55 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton is whistled for traveling | 71-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman (C) Christopher Moore | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 06:30 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-63 |
| 06:28 | South Alabama | Glen Drapeau tips it back up and in | 71-65 |
| 06:22 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey's pass is intercepted by Daniel James in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| 06:08 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell misses the shot from the free throw line | 71-65 |
| 06:07 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 06:03 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton misses the lay-in | 71-65 |
| 06:02 | South Alabama | Daniel James grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 05:58 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell is hacked by Leonard Stillman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Stillman, team foul #9 | 71-65 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (PG), Jerry Granberg (SG), Buddy Klapper (SF), Christopher Moore (PF) Clarence Adams, Luis Rix, Daniel Alton, Gene Whipkey | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Sanders (SG), Gerald Whitehead (SF), Jeremiah Rogers (PF), Steven Weston (C) Ronald Hughes, Daniel James, Glen Drapeau, Wayne Wilkerson | |
| 05:58 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:58 | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 05:38 | New Orleans | Steven Weston blocks the short jumper by Leonard Stillman | 71-65 |
| 05:36 | South Alabama | Steven Weston gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 05:30 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell misses long on a runner in the paint | 71-65 |
| 05:28 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Whitehead | 71-65 |
| 05:08 | South Alabama | Jeremiah Rogers clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 71-65 |
| 05:07 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Christopher Moore | 71-65 |
| 04:57 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 71-65 |
| 04:56 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 04:45 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell is hacked by Buddy Klapper - foul #3 on Buddy Klapper, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Luis Rix (PG), Leonard Evans (SF), Gene Whipkey (PF), Daniel Alton (C) Amos Polizzi, Buddy Klapper, Christopher Moore, Leonard Stillman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randall Hund (SG), David Settle (SF), Daniel James (PF), Wayne Wilkerson (C) William Sanders, Gerald Whitehead, Jeremiah Rogers, Steven Weston | |
| 04:45 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 04:45 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:27 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Luis Rix | 73-67 |
| 04:22 | South Alabama | David Settle's pass is intercepted by Luis Rix | 73-67 |
| 03:55 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg hits the finger roll | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:44 | South Alabama | Randall Hund misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Gene Whipkey - foul #4 on Gene Whipkey, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG), Amos Polizzi (SG), Leonard Stillman (C) Luis Rix, Jerry Granberg, Daniel Alton | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead (SF), Jeremiah Rogers (PF), Glen Drapeau (C) David Settle, Daniel James, Wayne Wilkerson | |
| 03:44 | South Alabama | Randall Hund makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 03:44 | South Alabama | Randall Hund makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 03:18 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Evans | 78-69 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Clarence Adams (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Amos Polizzi (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Evans (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gene Whipkey (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Leonard Stillman (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Lee Frizzell (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randall Hund (very tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Whitehead (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeremiah Rogers (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Drapeau (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | South Alabama | Glen Drapeau misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gene Whipkey - foul #5 on Gene Whipkey, team foul #12 | 78-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Luis Rix (SG), Daniel Alton (PF) Amos Polizzi, Gene Whipkey | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Elwell (SG), Steven Weston (C) Randall Hund, Jeremiah Rogers | |
| 02:54 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| 02:54 | South Alabama | Glen Drapeau makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 02:54 | South Alabama | Glen Drapeau misses the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 02:54 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton grabs the board | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:35 | New Orleans | Clarence Adams misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 78-70 |
| 02:33 | South Alabama | Steven Weston pulls down the rebound | 78-70 |
| 02:26 | South Alabama | Steven Weston clanks a shot from the left block | 78-70 |
| 02:25 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton grabs the defensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Elwell - foul #2 on William Elwell, team foul #9 | 78-70 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg (SG), Buddy Klapper (SF), Christopher Moore (C) Clarence Adams, Leonard Evans, Leonard Stillman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Hughes (SG), David Settle (SF), Daniel James (PF), Wayne Wilkerson (C) William Elwell, Gerald Whitehead, Glen Drapeau, Steven Weston | |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 01:45 | South Alabama | David Settle buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper is hacked by Ronald Hughes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #10 | 79-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Evans (SF), Leonard Stillman (C) Luis Rix, Daniel Alton | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randall Hund (SG), Gerald Whitehead (SF), Jeremiah Rogers (PF) Ronald Hughes, David Settle, Daniel James | |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-73 |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper misses the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 01:43 | South Alabama | Jeremiah Rogers gets the rebound | 80-73 |
| 01:43 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:18 | South Alabama | Jeremiah Rogers misses short on a floater from close range | 80-73 |
| 01:17 | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper pulls down the rebound | 80-73 |
| 01:11 | New Orleans | Christopher Moore makes the wide open turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Buddy Klapper | 82-73 |
| 01:11 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG) Buddy Klapper | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:08 | South Alabama | Lee Frizzell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman connects on the open floater from the baseline | 84-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Gerald Whitehead misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-73 |
| 00:45 | South Alabama | Wayne Wilkerson grabs the offensive board | 84-73 |
| 00:42 | South Alabama | Randall Hund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (PG), Luis Rix (SG), Buddy Klapper (SF), Daniel Alton (C) Clarence Adams, Jerry Granberg, Leonard Evans, Leonard Stillman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Sanders (PG), Ronald Hughes (SG), Daniel James (SF), Glen Drapeau (PF), Steven Weston (C) Lee Frizzell, Randall Hund, Gerald Whitehead, Jeremiah Rogers, Wayne Wilkerson | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 84-73 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Luis Rix tips it in | 86-73 |
| 00:10 | South Alabama | Steven Weston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-73 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi runs out the clock | 86-73 |