| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Borman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Elmer Blunt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Steadman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Lippincott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:32 | New Orleans | Jamie Borman picks off the pass by Mark Stewart | 36-25 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 19:16 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Ronald Cook | 36-25 |
| 19:10 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Hunt | 36-28 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 18:30 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Stewart, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Donald Warner (C) Charles Labarbera, Mark Stewart | |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 17:54 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 17:52 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook hits the follow up shot | 42-30 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Hector Zamora - foul #2 on Hector Zamora, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jose Ayala (SF) Ronald Cook | |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:27 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt buries a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Elmer Blunt - foul #1 on Elmer Blunt, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Tanner (C) Jim James | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 17:27 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses the free throw | 44-32 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Warner - foul #2 on Donald Warner, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez (PG), Richard Davis (SG), Robert Wheless (C) Angel Russo, Jamie Borman, Bruce Steadman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Cook (SF) Hector Zamora, Jose Ayala | |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 16:39 | New Orleans | Donald Warner's layup is rejected by George Tanner | 46-32 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-32 |
| 16:00 | New Orleans | Elmer Blunt steals it from Charles Labarbera | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Elmer Blunt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Wheless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ronald Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lippincott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Warner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:31 | New Orleans | James Lippincott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Cook and the foul's on George Tanner - foul #1 on George Tanner, team foul #2 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Jamie Borman (SG), Bruce Steadman (PF), Jim James (C) Ernesto Gutierrez, Elmer Blunt, George Tanner, Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Jose Ayala (SF), Mark Stewart (C) Charles Labarbera, Ronald Cook, Donald Warner | |
| 15:31 | New Orleans | James Lippincott makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Bruce Steadman | 54-35 |
| 15:08 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-35 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman gets the rebound | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Hector Zamora picks off the pass by Jim James | 54-35 |
| 14:34 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora misses the easy layup | 54-35 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis pulls down the rebound | 54-35 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Jamie Borman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-35 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis hits the follow up shot | 56-35 |
| 14:05 | New Orleans | Angel Russo steals the ball from Hector Zamora in the backcourt | 56-35 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Jim James misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Hunt - foul #2 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #4 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt (SF) Richard Davis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Boris Topolinski (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), Carlos Dendy (PF), Donald Warner (C) Hector Zamora, Ronald Hunt, Jose Ayala, James Lippincott, Mark Stewart | |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Jim James makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Jim James misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 13:51 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy grabs the board | 57-35 |
| 13:38 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Angel Russo - foul #3 on Angel Russo, team foul #3 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Tanner (C) Jim James | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Stewart (C) Donald Warner | |
| 13:38 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 13:38 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Jamie Borman hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Angel Russo and he's fouled by Boris Topolinski - foul #1 on Boris Topolinski, team foul #5 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez (PG), Robert Wheless (C) Angel Russo, Bruce Steadman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt (SG), James Lippincott (PF), Donald Warner (C) Boris Topolinski, Carlos Dendy, Mark Stewart | |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Jamie Borman makes the free throw | 60-37 |
| 13:02 | New Orleans | James Lippincott comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-37 |
| 13:00 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt gets the offensive rebound | 60-37 |
| 12:50 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 60-37 |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera snags the offensive board | 60-37 |
| 12:44 | New Orleans | James Lippincott hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Hunt | 60-40 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless's layup is rejected by Donald Warner | 60-40 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner grabs the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernesto Gutierrez | 62-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jamie Borman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Blunt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Wheless (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ronald Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lippincott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Warner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-40 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-40 |
| 11:16 | New Orleans | James Lippincott grabs the board | 62-40 |
| 11:00 | New Orleans | Donald Warner banks in the layup set up by Charles Labarbera and he's hacked by Robert Wheless - foul #2 on Robert Wheless, team foul #4 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Richard Davis (SG), Bruce Steadman (PF), Jim James (C) Ernesto Gutierrez, Jamie Borman, George Tanner, Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Boris Topolinski (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Carlos Dendy (PF) Charles Labarbera, Ronald Hunt, Ronald Cook, James Lippincott | |
| 11:00 | New Orleans | Donald Warner makes the free throw | 62-43 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Hector Zamora takes the ball from Richard Davis | 62-43 |
| 10:08 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-43 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Angel Russo | 62-43 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bruce Steadman, team foul #5 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler (SF) Elmer Blunt | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Hunt (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), James Lippincott (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Hector Zamora, Boris Topolinski, Jose Ayala, Carlos Dendy, Donald Warner | |
| 09:41 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart can't connect on a floater from the right side | 62-43 |
| 09:39 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:23 | New Orleans | Jim James picks off the pass by Charles Labarbera | 62-43 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-43 |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses the floater from the right side | 65-43 |
| 08:42 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera hits the follow up shot | 65-45 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-45 |
| 08:14 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 08:10 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Charles Labarbera is blocked by Jim James | 65-45 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo gets the rebound | 65-45 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Jim James banks in the layup set up by Rafael Ressler | 67-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. SF - Rafael Ressler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Steadman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lippincott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera double dribbles | 67-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez (PG), Jamie Borman (SG), Elmer Blunt (SF), George Tanner (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Angel Russo, Richard Davis, Rafael Ressler, Bruce Steadman, Jim James | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Boris Topolinski (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Carlos Dendy (PF) Charles Labarbera, Ronald Hunt, Ronald Cook, James Lippincott | |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner clanks a shot from the right block | 67-45 |
| 07:10 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart snags the defensive board | 67-45 |
| 07:04 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala is whistled for traveling | 67-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Cook (SF) Hector Zamora, Jose Ayala | |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-45 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless hits the follow up shot | 69-45 |
| 06:29 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-45 |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski hits the follow up shot | 69-47 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Cook steals it from George Tanner | 69-47 |
| 06:12 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy banks in the layup set up by Ronald Cook | 69-49 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Blunt scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from George Tanner | 71-49 |
| 05:43 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Bruce Steadman (PF), Jim James (C) Ernesto Gutierrez, George Tanner, Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Ronald Hunt (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), James Lippincott (PF), Donald Warner (C) Charles Labarbera, Boris Topolinski, Ronald Cook, Carlos Dendy, Mark Stewart | |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Bruce Steadman steps in front of the Donald Warner pass | 71-49 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 05:03 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora grabs the board | 71-49 |
| 04:54 | New Orleans | James Lippincott is hacked by Bruce Steadman - foul #2 on Bruce Steadman, team foul #6 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez (PG), Richard Davis (SG), Rafael Ressler (SF), George Tanner (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Angel Russo, Jamie Borman, Elmer Blunt, Bruce Steadman, Jim James | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski (SG), Carlos Dendy (PF) Ronald Hunt, James Lippincott | |
| 04:44 | New Orleans | Donald Warner drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Boris Topolinski | 71-51 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless blows the layup | 71-51 |
| 04:24 | New Orleans | Donald Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Boris Topolinski | 71-53 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Jamie Borman (SG), Elmer Blunt (SF), Bruce Steadman (PF), Jim James (C) Ernesto Gutierrez, Richard Davis, Rafael Ressler, George Tanner, Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Hunt (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), James Lippincott (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Hector Zamora, Boris Topolinski, Jose Ayala, Carlos Dendy, Donald Warner | |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Charles Labarbera takes the ball from Angel Russo | 71-53 |
| 03:50 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Labarbera | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamie Borman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Blunt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Steadman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim James (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Lippincott (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Hunt - foul #3 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #6 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez (PG), Richard Davis (SG), Rafael Ressler (SF), George Tanner (C) Angel Russo, Jamie Borman, Elmer Blunt, Jim James | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Boris Topolinski (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Carlos Dendy (PF), Donald Warner (C) Charles Labarbera, Ronald Hunt, Ronald Cook, James Lippincott, Mark Stewart | |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Steadman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:57 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez is fouled on the floor by Jose Ayala - foul #2 on Jose Ayala, team foul #7 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless (C) Bruce Steadman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez misses the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:31 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Donald Warner | 73-55 |
| 02:19 | New Orleans | George Tanner swats the short shot by Boris Topolinski | 73-55 |
| 02:17 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski tips it in | 73-57 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-57 |
| 02:00 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Boris Topolinski | 73-60 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | George Tanner grabs the offensive board | 73-60 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler connects on the open jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ernesto Gutierrez | 75-60 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-60 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Wheless | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis is called for traveling | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-60 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Richard Davis snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez runs out the clock | 75-60 |