| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Twomey (fresh) SG - Dudley Hudgens (fresh) SF - Stephan Fogg (fresh) PF - Thomas Barnes (fresh) C - Emil Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Jonathan Spivey (fresh) SG - Clarence Pereda (fresh) SF - Mickey Hayden (fresh) PF - Joe Mitchel (fresh) C - Timothy Correia (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | Timothy Correia denies the turnaround by Michael Twomey | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Twomey | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | South Florida | Thomas Barnes picks off the pass by Timothy Correia | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Twomey | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden is fouled on the floor by Stephan Fogg - foul #1 on Stephan Fogg, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Twomey | 7-3 |
| 17:09 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephan Fogg - foul #2 on Stephan Fogg, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), William Oakes (SF), Paul Novitsky (PF), Marc Acheson (C) Michael Twomey, Dudley Hudgens, Stephan Fogg, Thomas Barnes, Emil Taylor | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 17:09 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:09 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:46 | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale is hacked by Jonathan Spivey - foul #1 on Jonathan Spivey, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Williams (C) Timothy Correia | |
| 16:21 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-4 |
| 16:20 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:03 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mickey Hayden | 7-7 |
| 15:44 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Darden | 9-7 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Shaun Barksdale (fresh) SG - Andrew Darden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Oakes (fresh) PF - Paul Novitsky (fresh) C - Marc Acheson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Jonathan Spivey (fairly fresh) SG - Clarence Pereda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mickey Hayden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joe Mitchel (fairly fresh) C - Oscar Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | South Florida | Jonathan Spivey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 15:17 | New Orleans | William Oakes pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:15 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Williams - foul #1 on Oscar Williams, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Twomey (PG), Charles Steward (SG), Larry Erhart (SF), Thomas Barnes (PF), Emil Taylor (C) Shaun Barksdale, Andrew Darden, William Oakes, Paul Novitsky, Marc Acheson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Timothy Correia (C) Oscar Williams | |
| 14:57 | New Orleans | Charles Steward is hacked by Clarence Pereda - foul #1 on Clarence Pereda, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens (SG) Charles Steward | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 14:33 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes buries a floater from the left block set up by Larry Erhart | 11-7 |
| 14:31 | South Florida | Timothy Correia is fouled in the backcourt by Emil Taylor - foul #1 on Emil Taylor, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| 14:16 | South Florida | Joe Mitchel clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 14:14 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Emil Taylor | 11-7 |
| 13:54 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 13:52 | South Florida | Joe Mitchel snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:49 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda is hacked by Dudley Hudgens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dudley Hudgens, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale (SG) Dudley Hudgens | |
| Subs | South Florida | Derek Sander (SF), Howard Chick (PF), Oscar Williams (C) Mickey Hayden, Joe Mitchel, Timothy Correia | |
| 13:28 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-7 |
| 13:27 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:23 | New Orleans | Jonathan Spivey steps in front of the Michael Twomey pass in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 13:20 | South Florida | Howard Chick lays it in set up by Jonathan Spivey | 11-9 |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor misses the easy layup but the foul's on Oscar Williams - foul #2 on Oscar Williams, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG), William Oakes (SF), Paul Novitsky (PF) Michael Twomey, Larry Erhart, Thomas Barnes | |
| Subs | South Florida | Theodore Aultman (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Joe Mitchel (PF), Darnell Domino (C) Jonathan Spivey, Clarence Pereda, Howard Chick, Oscar Williams | |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:49 | South Florida | Daniel Harris's pass is intercepted by Shaun Barksdale in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 12:48 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky blows the layup | 12-9 |
| 12:47 | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:32 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Darnell Domino - foul #1 on Darnell Domino, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens (SG) Andrew Darden | |
| Subs | South Florida | Mickey Hayden (SF) Daniel Harris | |
| 12:32 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor misses the free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:32 | South Florida | Darnell Domino pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:14 | South Florida | Theodore Aultman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 12:12 | South Florida | Derek Sander snags the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 11:57 | South Florida | Derek Sander makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Theodore Aultman | 14-11 |
| 11:41 | New Orleans | William Oakes clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Theodore Aultman - foul #1 on Theodore Aultman, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (PG), Charles Steward (SG), Thomas Barnes (PF), Marc Acheson (C) Shaun Barksdale, Dudley Hudgens, Paul Novitsky, Emil Taylor | |
| Subs | South Florida | Clarence Pereda (SG), Howard Chick (PF), Timothy Correia (C) Derek Sander, Joe Mitchel, Darnell Domino | |
| 11:41 | New Orleans | William Oakes misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:41 | New Orleans | William Oakes misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:41 | South Florida | Timothy Correia pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andrew Darden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Steward (fresh) SF - William Oakes (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Acheson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Theodore Aultman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Pereda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mickey Hayden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Howard Chick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Correia (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | South Florida | Theodore Aultman loses the dribble to William Oakes in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 11:12 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Marc Acheson is denied by Timothy Correia | 14-11 |
| 11:11 | South Florida | Howard Chick grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 10:47 | South Florida | Theodore Aultman clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 10:46 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda grabs the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:25 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 09:56 | New Orleans | William Oakes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-13 |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:42 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 14-13 |
| 09:41 | South Florida | Timothy Correia snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:36 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden misses the dunk | 14-13 |
| 09:35 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:14 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Darden - foul #1 on Andrew Darden, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Twomey (PG), Dudley Hudgens (SG), Larry Erhart (SF), Paul Novitsky (PF), Emil Taylor (C) Andrew Darden, Charles Steward, William Oakes, Thomas Barnes, Marc Acheson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Jonathan Spivey (PG), Derek Sander (SF), Joe Mitchel (PF), Darnell Domino (C) Theodore Aultman, Mickey Hayden, Howard Chick, Timothy Correia | |
| 09:14 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:14 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:51 | New Orleans | Derek Sander steals the ball from Larry Erhart | 14-14 |
| 08:47 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda lays it up and in on a great pass from Derek Sander | 14-16 |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey's pass is intercepted by Clarence Pereda in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 08:24 | South Florida | Derek Sander misses long on an open driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Emil Taylor - foul #2 on Emil Taylor, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes (PF) Emil Taylor | |
| Subs | South Florida | Daniel Harris (SG) Clarence Pereda | |
| 08:24 | South Florida | Derek Sander makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:24 | South Florida | Derek Sander makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:04 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Darnell Domino - foul #2 on Darnell Domino, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale (SG), William Oakes (SF), Marc Acheson (C) Dudley Hudgens, Larry Erhart, Paul Novitsky | |
| Subs | South Florida | Timothy Correia (C) Darnell Domino | |
| 08:04 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:04 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:38 | South Florida | Derek Sander clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 07:36 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Twomey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shaun Barksdale (fresh) SF - William Oakes (tiring) PF - Thomas Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Marc Acheson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Jonathan Spivey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Harris (fresh) SF - Derek Sander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Mitchel (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Correia (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Twomey | 18-18 |
| 07:10 | South Florida | Joe Mitchel double dribbles in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens (SG), Larry Erhart (SF), Paul Novitsky (C) Michael Twomey, William Oakes, Marc Acheson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Eric Shirey (SG) Daniel Harris | |
| 06:46 | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 06:44 | South Florida | Joe Mitchel snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 06:38 | South Florida | Derek Sander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 06:15 | South Florida | Jonathan Spivey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens is fouled on the floor by Eric Shirey - foul #1 on Eric Shirey, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (PG), William Oakes (SF), Marc Acheson (C) Shaun Barksdale, Larry Erhart, Paul Novitsky | |
| Subs | South Florida | Clarence Pereda (SG) Eric Shirey | |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:50 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 05:29 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens travels with the ball | 22-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Twomey (PG), Paul Novitsky (PF) Dudley Hudgens, Thomas Barnes | |
| Subs | South Florida | Mickey Hayden (SF) Derek Sander | |
| 05:00 | South Florida | Jonathan Spivey loses the ball out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (SG), Larry Erhart (SF), Thomas Barnes (PF) Andrew Darden, William Oakes, Marc Acheson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Theodore Aultman (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Howard Chick (PF) Jonathan Spivey, Clarence Pereda, Joe Mitchel | |
| 04:37 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Twomey | 24-20 |
| 04:17 | South Florida | Howard Chick is open and buries a jumpshot from the left side | 24-22 |
| 04:14 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey is hacked by Theodore Aultman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Aultman, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale (SG), Marc Acheson (C) Charles Steward, Paul Novitsky | |
| Subs | South Florida | Eric Shirey (PG), Derek Sander (SF) Theodore Aultman, Mickey Hayden | |
| 04:14 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:14 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:11 | South Florida | Michael Twomey picks off the pass by Derek Sander in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 04:08 | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale lays it up and in set up by Michael Twomey | 28-22 |
| 03:48 | South Florida | Daniel Harris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Shirey | 28-25 |
| 03:22 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Eric Shirey - foul #2 on Eric Shirey, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg (SF), Paul Novitsky (PF), Emil Taylor (C) Larry Erhart, Thomas Barnes, Marc Acheson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Theodore Aultman (PG), Clarence Pereda (SG), Mickey Hayden (SF), Darnell Domino (PF), Oscar Williams (C) Eric Shirey, Daniel Harris, Derek Sander, Howard Chick, Timothy Correia | |
| 03:22 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Twomey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shaun Barksdale (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephan Fogg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Novitsky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Emil Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Theodore Aultman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Pereda (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Mickey Hayden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darnell Domino (fresh) C - Oscar Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden is fouled in the backcourt by Stephan Fogg - foul #3 on Stephan Fogg, team foul #7 | 31-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG), William Oakes (SF) Michael Twomey, Stephan Fogg | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 03:20 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:20 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:02 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Shaun Barksdale | 33-27 |
| 02:38 | South Florida | Oscar Williams blows the wide open layup | 33-27 |
| 02:36 | South Florida | Oscar Williams snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 02:16 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 02:14 | South Florida | Darnell Domino grabs the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 02:00 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden is wide open but clanks a shot from the baseline | 33-27 |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | William Oakes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:29 | New Orleans | Oscar Williams swats the layup by Emil Taylor | 33-27 |
| 01:28 | South Florida | Clarence Pereda grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:08 | South Florida | Darnell Domino is open and buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Clarence Pereda | 33-29 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Darnell Domino denies the turnaround by Shaun Barksdale | 33-29 |
| 00:48 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Darnell Domino | 33-29 |
| 00:19 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Theodore Aultman and he's fouled by William Oakes - foul #1 on William Oakes, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Twomey (PG), Dudley Hudgens (SG), Larry Erhart (SF), Thomas Barnes (PF) Shaun Barksdale, Andrew Darden, William Oakes, Paul Novitsky | |
| Subs | South Florida | Jonathan Spivey (PG), Derek Sander (SG), Howard Chick (PF), Joe Mitchel (C) Theodore Aultman, Clarence Pereda, Darnell Domino, Oscar Williams | |
| 00:19 | South Florida | Mickey Hayden makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Jonathan Spivey is called for the reach on Dudley Hudgens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Spivey, team foul #11 | 33-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Daniel Harris (SG) Mickey Hayden | |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:05 | South Florida | Daniel Harris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 00:03 | South Florida | Joe Mitchel tips it home | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-34 |