| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charlie Vaughan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jermaine Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Benner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Kester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clark Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Lippincott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 19:25 | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-36 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer (SG), Maurice Nyquist (SF), Robert Long (PF) Charlie Vaughan, Michael Benner, Carlos Kester | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Warner (C) Mark Stewart | |
| 19:10 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 19:09 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook tips it home | 22-38 |
| 19:00 | Texas Tech | Charles Labarbera steps in front of the Clark Stahl pass | 22-38 |
| 18:55 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook dunks the ball set up by Charles Labarbera | 22-40 |
| 18:39 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 18:20 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 18:18 | Texas Tech | Maurice Nyquist gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 18:05 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-40 |
| 18:03 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Ronald Cook | 25-40 |
| 17:59 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera is hacked by Jermaine Matthews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jermaine Matthews, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan (PG), Michael Benner (SF), Carlos Kester (PF) Jermaine Matthews, Maurice Nyquist, Robert Long | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Stewart (C) Donald Warner | |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt makes the jumper from the left wing | 25-42 |
| 17:18 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | James Lippincott misses the fadeaway from the left side | 28-42 |
| 17:08 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 16:46 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 16:45 | New Orleans | James Lippincott snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 16:35 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 16:34 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 16:19 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-42 |
| 16:17 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl grabs the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 16:04 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 15:47 | New Orleans | Carlos Kester steals it from Charles Labarbera | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charlie Vaughan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lane Mayer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Benner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Kester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clark Stahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Lippincott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 15:25 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl tips it in | 33-42 |
| 15:13 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Clark Stahl - foul #3 on Clark Stahl, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews (SG), Maurice Nyquist (SF) Lane Mayer, Michael Benner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 15:13 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:13 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:57 | Texas Tech | Ronald Cook is called for the reach on Carlos Kester - foul #2 on Ronald Cook, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Tafoya (C) Carlos Kester | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Warner (C) Mark Stewart | |
| 14:44 | Texas Tech | Donald Warner steals the ball from Clark Stahl | 33-44 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt is whistled for traveling | 33-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester (PF) Robert Tafoya | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:08 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan is hacked by James Lippincott - foul #3 on James Lippincott, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Benner (SF) Carlos Kester | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Boris Topolinski (SG), Jose Ayala (SF) Charles Labarbera, Ronald Hunt, Ronald Cook | |
| 13:43 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charlie Vaughan | 35-44 |
| 13:33 | New Orleans | James Lippincott loses the dribble to Maurice Nyquist | 35-44 |
| 13:12 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jermaine Matthews | 38-44 |
| 13:00 | New Orleans | Donald Warner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clark Stahl - foul #4 on Clark Stahl, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester (PF), Robert Tafoya (C) Michael Benner, Clark Stahl | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Hunt (SG), Ronald Cook (SF) Hector Zamora, Boris Topolinski, Jose Ayala | |
| 13:00 | New Orleans | Donald Warner makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:00 | New Orleans | Donald Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:00 | Texas Tech | Robert Tafoya grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 12:51 | Texas Tech | Robert Tafoya knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jermaine Matthews and the foul's on Ronald Hunt - foul #1 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| 12:51 | Texas Tech | Robert Tafoya makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:35 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-45 |
| 12:34 | New Orleans | James Lippincott snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 12:17 | New Orleans | Donald Warner drills a floater from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 12:02 | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews's pass is intercepted by Ronald Cook | 41-47 |
| 11:43 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook is fouled on the floor by Maurice Nyquist - foul #2 on Maurice Nyquist, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Black (PG), Lane Mayer (SG), Michael Benner (SF) Charlie Vaughan, Jermaine Matthews, Maurice Nyquist | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Stewart (C) Donald Warner | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charles Black (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lane Mayer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Benner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Kester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Tafoya (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Lippincott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook clanks a jump hook from the left block | 41-47 |
| 11:23 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:09 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Benner | 44-47 |
| 10:58 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Tafoya - foul #2 on Robert Tafoya, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan (PG), Jermaine Matthews (SG), Robert Long (PF) Charles Black, Lane Mayer, Carlos Kester | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski (SG), Jose Ayala (SF) Ronald Hunt, Ronald Cook | |
| 10:58 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:58 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:43 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-49 |
| 10:42 | Texas Tech | Robert Long snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 10:27 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer (SG), Maurice Nyquist (SF), Carlos Kester (PF) Jermaine Matthews, Michael Benner, Robert Long | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Ronald Hunt (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), Donald Warner (C) Charles Labarbera, Boris Topolinski, Jose Ayala, Mark Stewart | |
| 09:58 | New Orleans | James Lippincott comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Tafoya - foul #3 on Robert Tafoya, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews (SG), Michael Benner (SF) Lane Mayer, Maurice Nyquist | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Mark Stewart (C) Hector Zamora, Donald Warner | |
| 09:58 | New Orleans | James Lippincott makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:58 | New Orleans | James Lippincott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:35 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jermaine Matthews | 47-51 |
| 09:25 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Hunt | 47-54 |
| 09:09 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 09:08 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:44 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 08:42 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook gets the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 08:31 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:05 | Texas Tech | Ronald Hunt is called for the reach on Charlie Vaughan - foul #2 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Black (PG), Lane Mayer (SG), Robert Long (PF), Maurice Nyquist (C) Charlie Vaughan, Jermaine Matthews, Carlos Kester, Robert Tafoya | |
| 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 | |
| 07:55 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 07:51 | New Orleans | Donald Warner misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 50-54 |
| 07:49 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:40 | Texas Tech | Maurice Nyquist misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carlos Dendy - foul #1 on Carlos Dendy, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan (PG), Carlos Kester (PF), Clark Stahl (C) Charles Black, Michael Benner, Robert Long | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Lippincott (PF) Carlos Dendy | |
| 07:40 | Texas Tech | Maurice Nyquist misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:40 | Texas Tech | Maurice Nyquist makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charlie Vaughan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lane Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Maurice Nyquist (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Kester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clark Stahl (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Topolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Ayala (fresh) PF - James Lippincott (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Warner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Boris Topolinski | 51-56 |
| 06:57 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 06:40 | New Orleans | James Lippincott banks in the layup set up by Donald Warner | 54-58 |
| 06:16 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | James Lippincott grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:56 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora misses the lay-in | 54-58 |
| 05:54 | New Orleans | James Lippincott gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:54 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Black (PG), Jermaine Matthews (SG), Michael Benner (SF) Charlie Vaughan, Lane Mayer, Carlos Kester | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Hunt (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), Carlos Dendy (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Hector Zamora, Boris Topolinski, Jose Ayala, James Lippincott, Donald Warner | |
| 05:38 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook hits a fadeaway near the basket | 54-60 |
| 05:19 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan (PG), Robert Long (PF) Charles Black, Maurice Nyquist | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Lippincott (PF) Carlos Dendy | |
| 04:57 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Labarbera | 54-63 |
| 04:34 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Long | 57-63 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt is hacked by Clark Stahl - foul #5 on Clark Stahl, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Black (PG), Lane Mayer (SG), Carlos Kester (PF), Robert Tafoya (C) Charlie Vaughan, Jermaine Matthews, Robert Long, Clark Stahl | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy (PF), Donald Warner (C) James Lippincott, Mark Stewart | |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 03:59 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 03:42 | New Orleans | Robert Tafoya denies the turnaround by Donald Warner | 59-65 |
| 03:41 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charles Black (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lane Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Benner (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Kester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Tafoya (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Dendy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Warner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner connects on the shot from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 03:09 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Lane Mayer - foul #3 on Lane Mayer, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan (PG), Jermaine Matthews (SG), Maurice Nyquist (SF) Charles Black, Lane Mayer, Michael Benner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Lippincott (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Carlos Dendy, Donald Warner | |
| 03:09 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:09 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:52 | Texas Tech | Robert Tafoya misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-67 |
| 02:50 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 02:25 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | James Lippincott tips it back up and in | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Texas Tech | Maurice Nyquist scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Charlie Vaughan | 63-69 |
| 01:51 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Labarbera | 63-72 |
| 01:30 | Texas Tech | Maurice Nyquist is hacked by Ronald Cook - foul #3 on Ronald Cook, team foul #6 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Benner (SF) Maurice Nyquist | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 01:21 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Carlos Kester | 66-72 |
| 01:02 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Charlie Vaughan | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Vaughan - foul #2 on Charlie Vaughan, team foul #9 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jose Ayala (SF) Ronald Cook | |
| 00:55 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:55 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:50 | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-77 |
| 00:49 | New Orleans | James Lippincott grabs the defensive rebound | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | New Orleans | Charlie Vaughan is called for the reach on James Lippincott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charlie Vaughan, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| 00:47 | New Orleans | James Lippincott misses the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:47 | New Orleans | James Lippincott misses the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:47 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Carlos Kester | 69-77 |
| 00:41 | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala grabs the board | 69-77 |
| 00:39 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala is hacked by Jermaine Matthews in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jermaine Matthews, team foul #11 | 69-77 |
| 00:39 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala misses the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:39 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:34 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-78 |
| 00:32 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to James Lippincott | 69-78 |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | James Lippincott is hacked by Jermaine Matthews in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jermaine Matthews, team foul #12 | 69-78 |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | James Lippincott misses the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | James Lippincott makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:23 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan loses the dribble to Jose Ayala | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera runs out the clock | 69-79 |