| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Todd Sullivan (fresh) SG - Ronald Depp (fresh) SF - Stephen Blackwood (fresh) PF - Thomas Takahashi (fresh) C - David Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Travis Patterson (fresh) SG - Milton Varney (fresh) SF - Joseph Lukens (fresh) PF - Nicolas Mitchell (fresh) C - David Zearfoss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Thomas Takahashi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | New Orleans | David Zearfoss steps in front of the David Harrison pass | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss's pass is intercepted by Ronald Depp | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | New Orleans | Todd Sullivan misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | Todd Sullivan can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | New Orleans | David Harrison grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | New Orleans | Stephen Blackwood knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Depp and he's fouled by Joseph Lukens - foul #1 on Joseph Lukens, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | New Orleans | Stephen Blackwood misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to David Zearfoss | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens is hacked by Stephen Blackwood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Blackwood, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Travis Patterson | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | New Orleans | The jump hook by David Harrison is blocked by Joseph Lukens | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Colorado State | Todd Sullivan is called for the reach on Travis Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Sullivan, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Greene (PG), Mark Bowen (SG), Dennis Worthington (SF), Justin McCrobie (PF), Adam Boyce (C) Todd Sullivan, Ronald Depp, Stephen Blackwood, Thomas Takahashi, David Harrison | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton (PG), Malcolm Desantis (SG), Jared Schaefer (PF), Douglas Gregory (C) Travis Patterson, Milton Varney, Nicolas Mitchell, David Zearfoss | |
| 17:52 | Colorado State | Justin McCrobie swats the shot by Joseph Lukens | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | Alvin Greene snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:43 | New Orleans | Dennis Worthington is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lukens - foul #2 on Joseph Lukens, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Stephen Frazier (PF) Joseph Lukens | |
| 17:35 | New Orleans | Adam Boyce is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:15 | New Orleans | Alvin Greene scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Adam Boyce | 4-3 |
| 17:03 | Colorado State | Douglas Gregory is denied on a layup by Adam Boyce | 4-3 |
| 17:02 | New Orleans | Mark Bowen snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:41 | New Orleans | Mark Bowen is hacked by Stephen Frazier - foul #1 on Stephen Frazier, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Baker (PG), Stephen Blackwood (SF), Todd Clary (PF), David Harrison (C) Alvin Greene, Mark Bowen, Justin McCrobie, Adam Boyce | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Milton Varney (SG), Nicolas Mitchell (PF), David Zearfoss (C) Jared Schaefer, Stephen Frazier, Douglas Gregory | |
| 16:25 | New Orleans | Stephen Blackwood misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on David Zearfoss - foul #1 on David Zearfoss, team foul #4 | 4-3 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ronald Depp (SG), Thomas Takahashi (PF) Dennis Worthington, Todd Clary | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Travis Patterson (PG), Stephen Frazier (SF) Nathan Thornton, Malcolm Desantis | |
| 16:25 | New Orleans | Stephen Blackwood makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:25 | New Orleans | Stephen Blackwood misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:25 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:19 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Takahashi | 5-3 |
| 16:17 | New Orleans | Gregory Baker snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:03 | New Orleans | Ronald Depp comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 16:01 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Baker (fresh) SG - Ronald Depp (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Blackwood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Takahashi (fresh) C - David Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Travis Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Milton Varney (fresh) SF - Stephen Frazier (fresh) PF - Nicolas Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Zearfoss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Colorado State | Milton Varney hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Nicolas Mitchell | 5-5 |
| 15:30 | New Orleans | Thomas Takahashi is denied on a layup by Nicolas Mitchell | 5-5 |
| 15:28 | New Orleans | David Harrison can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 15:26 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:24 | Colorado State | Milton Varney is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Todd Sullivan (PG), Mark Bowen (SG), Dennis Worthington (SF), Todd Clary (PF) Gregory Baker, Ronald Depp, Stephen Blackwood, Thomas Takahashi | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis (SF), Jared Schaefer (PF), Douglas Gregory (C) Stephen Frazier, Nicolas Mitchell, David Zearfoss | |
| 15:00 | New Orleans | Dennis Worthington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 14:58 | New Orleans | Todd Clary pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:42 | New Orleans | Dennis Worthington is fouled on the floor by Jared Schaefer - foul #1 on Jared Schaefer, team foul #5 | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Justin McCrobie (PF), Adam Boyce (C) Todd Clary, David Harrison | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton (PG) Travis Patterson | |
| 14:34 | New Orleans | Adam Boyce drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Sullivan | 8-5 |
| 14:14 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 8-8 |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | Douglas Gregory denies the turnaround by Justin McCrobie | 8-8 |
| 13:56 | Colorado State | Milton Varney gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:43 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Milton Varney | 8-10 |
| 13:38 | New Orleans | Mark Bowen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 8-10 |
| 13:37 | Colorado State | Douglas Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:20 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer lays it in set up by Nathan Thornton | 8-12 |
| 13:07 | New Orleans | Mark Bowen double dribbles | 8-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Greene (PG), Ronald Depp (SG), Stephen Blackwood (SF), Thomas Takahashi (PF), Todd Clary (C) Todd Sullivan, Mark Bowen, Dennis Worthington, Justin McCrobie, Adam Boyce | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Travis Patterson (PG), Stephen Frazier (SF), Nicolas Mitchell (PF), David Zearfoss (C) Nathan Thornton, Malcolm Desantis, Jared Schaefer, Douglas Gregory | |
| 12:51 | Colorado State | Thomas Takahashi takes the ball from Nicolas Mitchell | 8-12 |
| 12:32 | New Orleans | A charge is called on Thomas Takahashi - foul #1 on Thomas Takahashi, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| 12:28 | Colorado State | Stephen Blackwood is called for the reach on Travis Patterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Blackwood, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Harrison (C) Stephen Blackwood | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 12:20 | Colorado State | Thomas Takahashi is called for the reach on Milton Varney - foul #2 on Thomas Takahashi, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dennis Worthington (SF) Thomas Takahashi | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 12:10 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell blows the layup but he's hacked by David Harrison - foul #1 on David Harrison, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| 12:10 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:10 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:10 | New Orleans | David Harrison snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 12:06 | New Orleans | Alvin Greene knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Clary | 10-12 |
| 11:45 | Colorado State | Milton Varney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Baker (PG), Justin McCrobie (PF) Alvin Greene, Todd Clary | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis (SG), Timothy Kerlin (C) Milton Varney, David Zearfoss | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Baker (fresh) SG - Ronald Depp (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Worthington (fairly fresh) PF - Justin McCrobie (fresh) C - David Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Travis Patterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Desantis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Frazier (fresh) PF - Nicolas Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Kerlin (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | New Orleans | Dennis Worthington connects on the jump hook in the paint | 12-12 |
| 11:04 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson clanks a runner in the paint | 12-12 |
| 11:03 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:47 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Travis Patterson | 12-14 |
| 10:32 | New Orleans | Ronald Depp buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Worthington | 14-14 |
| 10:20 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Malcolm Desantis | 14-16 |
| 09:58 | New Orleans | Ronald Depp's pass is intercepted by Malcolm Desantis | 14-16 |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | David Harrison steals the ball from Travis Patterson | 14-16 |
| 09:24 | New Orleans | Gregory Baker misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 09:22 | Colorado State | Stephen Frazier snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:17 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis is fouled on the floor by Ronald Depp - foul #1 on Ronald Depp, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Todd Sullivan (PG), Mark Bowen (SG), Todd Clary (PF), Adam Boyce (C) Gregory Baker, Ronald Depp, Justin McCrobie, David Harrison | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton (PG), Milton Varney (SG), Jared Schaefer (PF), David Zearfoss (C) Travis Patterson, Stephen Frazier, Nicolas Mitchell, Timothy Kerlin | |
| 09:17 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:17 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:08 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss blows the layup but he's fouled by Todd Sullivan - foul #2 on Todd Sullivan, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Greene (PG) Todd Sullivan | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell (PF) Malcolm Desantis | |
| 09:08 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:08 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:52 | New Orleans | Alvin Greene's pass is intercepted by Nathan Thornton | 14-18 |
| 08:44 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 08:42 | New Orleans | Adam Boyce pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:31 | New Orleans | Dennis Worthington is whistled for a carry | 14-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Harrison (C) Adam Boyce | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 08:18 | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| 08:00 | New Orleans | Mark Bowen is fouled on the floor by Milton Varney - foul #1 on Milton Varney, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis (SF) Nicolas Mitchell | |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | Todd Clary misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 07:52 | Colorado State | Milton Varney grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 07:46 | Colorado State | Milton Varney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by David Harrison - foul #2 on David Harrison, team foul #9 | 14-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ronald Depp (SG), Adam Boyce (C) Mark Bowen, David Harrison | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Travis Patterson (PG), Douglas Gregory (C) Nathan Thornton, David Zearfoss | |
| 07:46 | Colorado State | Milton Varney makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:46 | Colorado State | Milton Varney misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:46 | New Orleans | Adam Boyce gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 07:43 | New Orleans | Alvin Greene's pass is intercepted by Milton Varney in the backcourt | 14-19 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alvin Greene (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Depp (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Worthington (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Clary (fairly fresh) C - Adam Boyce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Travis Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Varney (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Desantis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Schaefer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Gregory (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 07:32 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Gregory | 14-19 |
| 07:16 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Milton Varney and he's hacked by Adam Boyce - foul #1 on Adam Boyce, team foul #10 | 14-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Justin McCrobie (PF) Todd Clary | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 07:16 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson misses the free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:16 | New Orleans | Adam Boyce pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 06:57 | New Orleans | Alvin Greene misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Travis Patterson - foul #1 on Travis Patterson, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell (PF) Jared Schaefer | |
| 06:57 | New Orleans | Alvin Greene makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:57 | New Orleans | Alvin Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:41 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell lays it up and in on a great pass from Travis Patterson | 16-23 |
| 06:22 | New Orleans | Alvin Greene comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | Adam Boyce pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:08 | New Orleans | Ronald Depp comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Nicolas Mitchell - foul #1 on Nicolas Mitchell, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Baker (PG), Todd Clary (PF) Alvin Greene, Adam Boyce | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton (PG), Stephen Frazier (SF), David Zearfoss (C) Travis Patterson, Malcolm Desantis, Douglas Gregory | |
| 06:08 | New Orleans | Ronald Depp makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:08 | New Orleans | Ronald Depp makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:53 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell blows the wide open layup | 18-23 |
| 05:52 | New Orleans | Justin McCrobie grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:45 | New Orleans | Ronald Depp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-23 |
| 05:43 | New Orleans | Justin McCrobie tips it in | 20-23 |
| 05:40 | Colorado State | Gregory Baker is called for the reach on Stephen Frazier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Baker, team foul #11 | 20-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Bowen (SG) Ronald Depp | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer (PF) Nicolas Mitchell | |
| 05:40 | Colorado State | Stephen Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:40 | Colorado State | Stephen Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | Mark Bowen clanks a floater from the baseline | 20-25 |
| 05:10 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Stephen Frazier | 20-25 |
| 05:08 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Bowen - foul #1 on Mark Bowen, team foul #12 | 20-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Greene (PG), Adam Boyce (C) Gregory Baker, Dennis Worthington | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Timothy Kerlin (C) David Zearfoss | |
| 05:08 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:08 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:52 | New Orleans | Todd Clary dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mark Bowen | 22-26 |
| 04:50 | Colorado State | Mark Bowen steals the ball from Jared Schaefer in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 04:41 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Todd Clary is denied by Jared Schaefer | 22-26 |
| 04:40 | Colorado State | Timothy Kerlin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:35 | Colorado State | Milton Varney is denied on a layup by Justin McCrobie | 22-26 |
| 04:34 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Kerlin | 22-26 |
| 04:22 | Colorado State | Alvin Greene steals the ball from Jared Schaefer | 22-26 |
| 04:04 | New Orleans | Alvin Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dennis Worthington (SF) Justin McCrobie | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Travis Patterson (PG), Malcolm Desantis (SG), Nicolas Mitchell (PF), David Zearfoss (C) Nathan Thornton, Milton Varney, Stephen Frazier, Timothy Kerlin | |
| 03:44 | Colorado State | Todd Clary is called for the reach on Nicolas Mitchell - foul #1 on Todd Clary, team foul #13 | 22-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Todd Sullivan (PG), Stephen Blackwood (SF), Thomas Takahashi (PF), David Harrison (C) Alvin Greene, Dennis Worthington, Todd Clary, Adam Boyce | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens (SF) Jared Schaefer | |
| 03:44 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:44 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Todd Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Bowen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Blackwood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Takahashi (fresh) C - David Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Travis Patterson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Desantis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Lukens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicolas Mitchell (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Zearfoss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | Mark Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ronald Depp (SG) Mark Bowen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 03:13 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis is called for 10 seconds | 22-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Douglas Gregory (C) David Zearfoss | |
| 03:05 | New Orleans | Stephen Blackwood misses the easy layup | 22-28 |
| 03:04 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 02:59 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 02:57 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Lukens | 22-28 |
| 02:38 | Colorado State | Douglas Gregory's floater is knocked away by Thomas Takahashi | 22-28 |
| 02:37 | New Orleans | Todd Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 02:20 | New Orleans | Thomas Takahashi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-28 |
| 02:18 | Colorado State | Douglas Gregory snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 02:11 | Colorado State | Douglas Gregory lays it in set up by Travis Patterson and he's fouled by David Harrison - foul #3 on David Harrison, team foul #14 | 22-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Baker (PG), Mark Bowen (SG), Adam Boyce (C) Todd Sullivan, Ronald Depp, David Harrison | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton (PG), Milton Varney (SG), Stephen Frazier (PF) Travis Patterson, Malcolm Desantis, Nicolas Mitchell | |
| 02:11 | Colorado State | Douglas Gregory misses the free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:11 | New Orleans | Mark Bowen grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 01:48 | New Orleans | Thomas Takahashi buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Blackwood | 24-30 |
| 01:46 | Colorado State | Mark Bowen picks off the pass by Joseph Lukens in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 01:30 | New Orleans | Thomas Takahashi misses short on a turnaround from close range | 24-30 |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Adam Boyce grabs the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 01:20 | New Orleans | Gregory Baker makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 01:08 | Colorado State | Stephen Frazier comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 01:07 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Adam Boyce | 27-30 |
| 01:02 | New Orleans | Stephen Blackwood clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 01:00 | Colorado State | Douglas Gregory grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 00:44 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens can't connect on a runner from the left block | 27-30 |
| 00:43 | New Orleans | Thomas Takahashi grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Stephen Blackwood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Frazier - foul #2 on Stephen Frazier, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Todd Sullivan (PG), Alvin Greene (SG), Justin McCrobie (C) Gregory Baker, Mark Bowen, Adam Boyce | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Travis Patterson (PG), Malcolm Desantis (SG), Jared Schaefer (PF), David Zearfoss (C) Nathan Thornton, Milton Varney, Stephen Frazier, Douglas Gregory | |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Stephen Blackwood makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Stephen Blackwood misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Sullivan - foul #3 on Todd Sullivan, team foul #15 | 28-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dennis Worthington (SG) Todd Sullivan | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens makes the 3rd free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Stephen Blackwood clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-32 |