| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Lippincott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Allen Rimmer (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Stephen Campana (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerry Svendsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Strother (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Walker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | New Orleans | James Lippincott connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Labarbera | 40-30 |
| 19:38 | South Alabama | Kenneth Strother is fouled on the floor by Mark Stewart - foul #2 on Mark Stewart, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Warner (C) Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 19:24 | South Alabama | Jerry Svendsen scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Rimmer | 40-33 |
| 19:07 | New Orleans | James Lippincott misses the dunk attempt | 40-33 |
| 19:05 | New Orleans | Donald Warner gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:50 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Jerry Svendsen - foul #2 on Jerry Svendsen, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy (PF), Mark Stewart (C) James Lippincott, Donald Warner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 18:50 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:28 | South Alabama | Charles Labarbera steals it from Stephen Campana | 43-33 |
| 18:25 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera blows the layup | 43-33 |
| 18:24 | South Alabama | Gregory Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:19 | South Alabama | Stephen Campana misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-33 |
| 18:18 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:15 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt is hacked by Allen Rimmer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Rimmer, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Lippincott (PF), Donald Warner (C) Carlos Dendy, Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alex Swan (PG), Justin Shaw (SF), John Collins (PF), Robert Williams (C) Allen Rimmer, Jerry Svendsen, Kenneth Strother, Gregory Walker | |
| 17:56 | New Orleans | James Lippincott connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Charles Labarbera and he's hacked by John Collins - foul #1 on John Collins, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Stewart (C) Donald Warner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 17:56 | New Orleans | James Lippincott makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 17:34 | South Alabama | John Collins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 17:33 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:28 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook is hacked by Stephen Campana in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Campana, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski (SG), Donald Warner (C) Ronald Hunt, Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gregory Walker (C) Stephen Campana | |
| 17:20 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 17:19 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:04 | New Orleans | Donald Warner can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 46-33 |
| 17:03 | New Orleans | Donald Warner snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | James Lippincott misses long on a floater from the left side | 46-33 |
| 16:50 | New Orleans | Donald Warner grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 16:37 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket set up by Boris Topolinski and the foul's on John Collins - foul #2 on John Collins, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Ronald Hunt (SG), Carlos Dendy (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Charles Labarbera, Boris Topolinski, James Lippincott, Donald Warner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stephen Campana (SG), Jerry Svendsen (SF), Kenneth Strother (PF) Alex Swan, Robert Williams, John Collins | |
| 16:37 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| 16:21 | South Alabama | Jerry Svendsen is called for a backcourt violation | 49-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Jose Ayala (SF) Hector Zamora, Ronald Cook | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 16:13 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Stewart | 52-33 |
| 16:09 | South Alabama | Stephen Campana misses the 3 from straight away | 52-33 |
| 16:08 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| 15:52 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Svendsen - foul #3 on Jerry Svendsen, team foul #6 | 52-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), James Lippincott (PF), Donald Warner (C) Charles Labarbera, Carlos Dendy, Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Allen Rimmer (PG), Harry Rader (C) Justin Shaw, Gregory Walker | |
| 15:52 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala misses the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 15:52 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala misses the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 15:52 | South Alabama | Kenneth Strother grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jose Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Lippincott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Allen Rimmer (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Campana (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerry Svendsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Strother (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Rader (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:39 | South Alabama | Kenneth Strother lays it up and in | 52-35 |
| 15:23 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-35 |
| 15:10 | South Alabama | Stephen Campana misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 15:09 | South Alabama | Kenneth Strother hits the follow up shot | 55-37 |
| 14:56 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Hector Zamora | 58-37 |
| 14:49 | South Alabama | Harry Rader misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Jose Ayala - foul #1 on Jose Ayala, team foul #2 | 58-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Boris Topolinski (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), Carlos Dendy (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Hector Zamora, Ronald Hunt, Jose Ayala, James Lippincott, Donald Warner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alex Swan (SG), Justin Shaw (SF) Stephen Campana, Jerry Svendsen | |
| 14:49 | South Alabama | Harry Rader makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 14:49 | South Alabama | Harry Rader makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:33 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Boris Topolinski | 60-39 |
| 14:22 | South Alabama | Alex Swan is fouled on the floor by Carlos Dendy - foul #1 on Carlos Dendy, team foul #3 | 60-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt (SG), James Lippincott (PF) Boris Topolinski, Carlos Dendy | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Williams (C) Harry Rader | |
| 14:14 | South Alabama | Kenneth Strother misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Lippincott - foul #1 on James Lippincott, team foul #4 | 60-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Harry Rader (C) Allen Rimmer | |
| 14:14 | South Alabama | Kenneth Strother makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 14:14 | South Alabama | Kenneth Strother misses the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 14:14 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 14:04 | New Orleans | James Lippincott is called for 10 seconds | 60-40 |
| 13:54 | South Alabama | Harry Rader makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Strother | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:38 | New Orleans | James Lippincott misses the dunk | 60-42 |
| 13:37 | New Orleans | James Lippincott can't tip it in | 60-42 |
| 13:36 | South Alabama | Kenneth Strother pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 13:23 | South Alabama | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 60-42 |
| 13:22 | South Alabama | Harry Rader can't tip it in | 60-42 |
| 13:20 | South Alabama | Kenneth Strother hits the follow up shot | 60-44 |
| 13:18 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski (SG), Carlos Dendy (PF), Donald Warner (C) Ronald Hunt, James Lippincott, Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Allen Rimmer (PG), Jerry Svendsen (SF), John Collins (PF), Gregory Walker (C) Robert Williams, Justin Shaw, Kenneth Strother, Harry Rader | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:03 | South Alabama | Alex Swan scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerry Svendsen | 60-46 |
| 12:41 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook connects on the shot from the left side | 62-46 |
| 12:26 | South Alabama | Jerry Svendsen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 12:25 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski travels in the backcourt | 62-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Ronald Hunt (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), James Lippincott (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Charles Labarbera, Boris Topolinski, Ronald Cook, Carlos Dendy, Donald Warner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stephen Campana (SG), Justin Shaw (SF), Harry Rader (C) Alex Swan, Jerry Svendsen, John Collins | |
| 12:07 | South Alabama | Stephen Campana misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 12:06 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 11:51 | New Orleans | James Lippincott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 11:50 | New Orleans | James Lippincott tips it but misses | 62-46 |
| 11:49 | South Alabama | Stephen Campana grabs the board | 62-46 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jose Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lippincott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Allen Rimmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Campana (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Justin Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Rader (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | South Alabama | Stephen Campana makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 11:22 | New Orleans | James Lippincott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 11:20 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart snags the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 11:03 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Harry Rader | 62-48 |
| 10:55 | South Alabama | Stephen Campana comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 62-48 |
| 10:54 | South Alabama | Gregory Walker tips it in | 62-50 |
| 10:33 | New Orleans | James Lippincott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 10:32 | South Alabama | Harry Rader gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 10:19 | South Alabama | Jose Ayala steals it from Justin Shaw | 62-50 |
| 10:04 | New Orleans | Gregory Walker denies the turnaround by James Lippincott | 62-50 |
| 10:02 | South Alabama | Gregory Walker gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 09:57 | South Alabama | Justin Shaw hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Rimmer | 62-52 |
| 09:55 | New Orleans | Stephen Campana is called for the reach on Jose Ayala in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Campana, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Boris Topolinski (SG), Carlos Dendy (PF), Donald Warner (C) Hector Zamora, Ronald Hunt, James Lippincott, Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alex Swan (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Jerry Svendsen (SF), John Collins (PF) Allen Rimmer, Stephen Campana, Justin Shaw, Gregory Walker | |
| 09:55 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:55 | South Alabama | Harry Rader grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 09:35 | South Alabama | Jose Ayala steals it from John Collins | 62-52 |
| 09:32 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski hits the finger roll set up by Jose Ayala | 64-52 |
| 09:28 | South Alabama | Alex Swan misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Boris Topolinski - foul #3 on Boris Topolinski, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ronald Cook (SF) Jose Ayala | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 09:28 | South Alabama | Alex Swan makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 09:28 | South Alabama | Alex Swan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 09:26 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski loses the dribble to Jerry Svendsen in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| 09:16 | South Alabama | Donald Warner is called for the reach on John Collins - foul #2 on Donald Warner, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt (SG), James Lippincott (PF) Boris Topolinski, Carlos Dendy | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 08:53 | South Alabama | Jerry Svendsen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 08:51 | South Alabama | Robert Williams gets the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 08:30 | South Alabama | John Collins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 08:28 | New Orleans | Alex Swan is called for the reach on Charles Labarbera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Swan, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski (SG), Carlos Dendy (PF) Ronald Hunt, James Lippincott | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Allen Rimmer (PG), Stephen Campana (SG), Justin Shaw (SF), Kenneth Strother (PF), Gregory Walker (C) Alex Swan, Robert Williams, Jerry Svendsen, John Collins, Harry Rader | |
| 08:28 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 08:28 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 08:14 | South Alabama | Kenneth Strother hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Campana | 66-58 |
| 08:06 | New Orleans | Donald Warner scores on a jump hook from the right block | 68-58 |
| 07:48 | South Alabama | Gregory Walker makes the driving attempt from the right block | 68-60 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Topolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Cook (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Dendy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Warner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Allen Rimmer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Campana (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Strother (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | Donald Warner banks in the layup on a great pass from Boris Topolinski | 70-60 |
| 07:05 | South Alabama | Gregory Walker makes the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Donald Warner - foul #3 on Donald Warner, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt (SG), James Lippincott (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Boris Topolinski, Carlos Dendy, Donald Warner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alex Swan (SG), Jerry Svendsen (SF) Stephen Campana, Justin Shaw | |
| 07:05 | South Alabama | Gregory Walker makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| 06:40 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 06:38 | South Alabama | Gregory Walker snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 06:32 | South Alabama | Gregory Walker is whistled for traveling | 70-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Williams (SG), Harry Rader (C) Allen Rimmer, Gregory Walker | |
| 06:16 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart misses the easy layup | 70-63 |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | James Lippincott hits the follow up shot | 72-63 |
| 06:09 | South Alabama | Alex Swan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-63 |
| 06:08 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt gets the rebound | 72-63 |
| 06:00 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-63 |
| 05:59 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Jerry Svendsen | 72-63 |
| 05:53 | South Alabama | Jerry Svendsen is fouled on the floor by Charles Labarbera - foul #1 on Charles Labarbera, team foul #8 | 72-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Justin Shaw (SG) Harry Rader | |
| 05:53 | South Alabama | Jerry Svendsen makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:53 | South Alabama | Jerry Svendsen misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:53 | New Orleans | James Lippincott grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 05:51 | New Orleans | Justin Shaw steals it from Ronald Cook in the backcourt | 72-64 |
| 05:50 | South Alabama | Jerry Svendsen misses the easy layup | 72-64 |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | James Lippincott grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 05:21 | New Orleans | James Lippincott drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Labarbera and he's hacked by Kenneth Strother - foul #2 on Kenneth Strother, team foul #9 | 74-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Donald Warner (C) Charles Labarbera, Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Allen Rimmer (PG), Stephen Campana (SG), John Collins (PF), Harry Rader (C) Alex Swan, Jerry Svendsen, Kenneth Strother, Robert Williams | |
| 05:21 | New Orleans | James Lippincott makes the free throw | 75-64 |
| 05:01 | South Alabama | Justin Shaw misses badly on a floater from the left side | 75-64 |
| 05:00 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt grabs the board | 75-64 |
| 04:52 | New Orleans | James Lippincott makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Ronald Hunt and he's hacked by John Collins - foul #3 on John Collins, team foul #10 | 77-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Boris Topolinski (SG), Mark Stewart (C) Hector Zamora, Ronald Hunt, Donald Warner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gregory Walker (C) Harry Rader | |
| 04:52 | New Orleans | James Lippincott makes the free throw | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:43 | South Alabama | Mark Stewart swats the short shot by Stephen Campana | 78-64 |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | James Lippincott gets the rebound | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:22 | New Orleans | James Lippincott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt (SG), Carlos Dendy (PF), Donald Warner (C) Boris Topolinski, James Lippincott, Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alex Swan (PG), Kenneth Strother (PF) Allen Rimmer, John Collins | |
| 04:15 | South Alabama | Kenneth Strother misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-64 |
| 04:14 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 04:01 | New Orleans | Justin Shaw steps in front of the Ronald Hunt pass | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:40 | South Alabama | Alex Swan is fouled on the floor by Donald Warner - foul #4 on Donald Warner, team foul #9 | 78-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Jose Ayala (SF), James Lippincott (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Charles Labarbera, Ronald Cook, Carlos Dendy, Donald Warner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jerry Svendsen (SF), Robert Williams (C) Justin Shaw, Gregory Walker | |
| 03:40 | South Alabama | Alex Swan makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 03:40 | South Alabama | Alex Swan makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jose Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Lippincott (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Alex Swan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Campana (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Svendsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Strother (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:11 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Svendsen - foul #4 on Jerry Svendsen, team foul #11 | 78-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Boris Topolinski (SG) Hector Zamora, Ronald Hunt | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Allen Rimmer (PG), Harry Rader (C) Alex Swan, Stephen Campana | |
| 03:11 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 03:11 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 03:00 | South Alabama | Allen Rimmer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Stewart - foul #3 on Mark Stewart, team foul #10 | 80-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt (SG), Ronald Cook (SF) Boris Topolinski, Jose Ayala | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alex Swan (SG) Robert Williams | |
| 03:00 | South Alabama | Allen Rimmer makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 03:00 | South Alabama | Allen Rimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 03:00 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart gets the rebound | 80-67 |
| 02:40 | New Orleans | James Lippincott hits a floater from the left wing set up by Charles Labarbera | 82-67 |
| 02:30 | South Alabama | Harry Rader can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 82-67 |
| 02:29 | New Orleans | James Lippincott pulls down the rebound | 82-67 |
| 02:27 | New Orleans | Allen Rimmer is called for the reach on Charles Labarbera in the backcourt - foul #4 on Allen Rimmer, team foul #12 | 82-67 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Carlos Dendy (PF), Donald Warner (C) Ronald Hunt, Ronald Cook, James Lippincott, Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Williams (SG), Justin Shaw (SF), John Collins (PF), Gregory Walker (C) Allen Rimmer, Jerry Svendsen, Kenneth Strother, Harry Rader | |
| 02:27 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 02:27 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera makes the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 02:02 | South Alabama | Justin Shaw banks in the layup | 84-69 |
| 01:33 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Boris Topolinski | 87-69 |
| 01:21 | South Alabama | Robert Williams knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Gregory Walker | 87-71 |
| 01:01 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 87-71 |
| 01:00 | South Alabama | Alex Swan gets the rebound | 87-71 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | South Alabama | John Collins banks in the layup set up by Robert Williams | 87-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera misses long on a runner in the paint | 87-73 |
| 00:32 | South Alabama | Gregory Walker pulls down the rebound | 87-73 |
| 00:25 | South Alabama | Robert Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Dendy | 87-73 |
| 00:24 | South Alabama | Gregory Walker misses the tip | 87-73 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera grabs the board | 87-73 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera runs out the clock | 87-73 |