| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Mark Shepler (fresh) SG - Radhi Abdin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hutchison (fresh) PF - Max Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 6 reb. PF - James Lippincott (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook inbounds the ball | 21-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-40 |
| 19:44 | Arkansas State | Steven Hutchison grabs the defensive rebound | 21-40 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas State | John Carey's pass is intercepted by James Lippincott | 21-40 |
| 19:15 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-40 |
| 19:14 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 21-40 |
| 18:49 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-40 |
| 18:48 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook tips it but misses | 21-40 |
| 18:46 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart tips it back up and in | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:37 | Arkansas State | Radhi Abdin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 21-42 |
| 18:36 | New Orleans | James Lippincott grabs the defensive rebound | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:15 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-42 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas State | John Carey gets the rebound | 21-42 |
| 18:08 | Arkansas State | Steven Hutchison hits the finger roll set up by Max Eaton and the foul's on Ronald Cook - foul #1 on Ronald Cook, team foul #1 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Jose Ayala (SF), Carlos Dendy (PF), Donald Warner (C) Charles Labarbera, Ronald Cook, James Lippincott, Mark Stewart | |
| 18:08 | Arkansas State | Steven Hutchison misses the free throw | 23-42 |
| 18:08 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy pulls down the rebound | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:49 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy loses the dribble to Max Eaton | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:33 | Arkansas State | Steven Hutchison makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Shepler | 26-42 |
| 17:14 | New Orleans | Donald Warner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-42 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas State | Donald Warner swats the short shot by Max Eaton | 26-42 |
| 16:58 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala pulls down the rebound | 26-42 |
| 16:38 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Carey - foul #1 on John Carey, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson (SG), Angelo Navarro (SF), Carl Sanders (PF), Christopher Patterson (C) Radhi Abdin, Steven Hutchison, Max Eaton, John Carey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Cook (SF) Hector Zamora, Jose Ayala | |
| 16:38 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 16:38 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Shepler | 29-43 |
| 16:06 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas State | Christopher Patterson gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas State | Christopher Patterson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas State | Angelo Navarro snags the offensive board | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Mark Shepler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Angelo Navarro (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Sanders (fresh) C - Christopher Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Carlos Dendy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Warner (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 15:41 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 15:37 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt is fouled on the floor by Terry Wilson - foul #2 on Terry Wilson, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Radhi Abdin (SG), Steven Hutchison (SF), Barry Horn (PF) Mark Shepler, Terry Wilson, Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Lippincott (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Carlos Dendy, Donald Warner | |
| 15:15 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 15:14 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook grabs the offensive board | 29-43 |
| 15:04 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera double dribbles | 29-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Jose Ayala (SF), Donald Warner (C) Charles Labarbera, Ronald Cook, Mark Stewart | |
| 14:56 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders lays it in on a great pass from Radhi Abdin | 31-43 |
| 14:49 | New Orleans | Donald Warner knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 31-45 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-45 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders's pass is intercepted by Ronald Hunt | 31-45 |
| 13:57 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ronald Hunt and he's hacked by Steven Hutchison - foul #2 on Steven Hutchison, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Shepler (PG), John Carey (C) Angelo Navarro, Carl Sanders | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Carlos Dendy (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Hector Zamora, James Lippincott, Donald Warner | |
| 13:57 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala makes the free throw | 31-48 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas State | Steven Hutchison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Shepler | 33-48 |
| 13:27 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-48 |
| 13:26 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala tips it home | 33-50 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Radhi Abdin clanks a jumper from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas State | John Carey can't tip it in | 33-50 |
| 13:06 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jose Ayala | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:42 | Arkansas State | Radhi Abdin is denied on a layup by Carlos Dendy | 33-53 |
| 12:40 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart snags the defensive board | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:21 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jose Ayala | 33-56 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas State | Steven Hutchison scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Mark Shepler | 35-56 |
| 11:38 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart is hacked by Barry Horn - foul #4 on Barry Horn, team foul #4 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson (SG), Angelo Navarro (SF), Max Eaton (PF), Carl Sanders (C) Radhi Abdin, Steven Hutchison, Barry Horn, John Carey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Boris Topolinski (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), James Lippincott (PF), Donald Warner (C) Charles Labarbera, Ronald Hunt, Jose Ayala, Carlos Dendy, Mark Stewart | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Mark Shepler (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Terry Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Angelo Navarro (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Max Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Topolinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 8 reb. PF - James Lippincott (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Warner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | New Orleans | Mark Shepler picks off the pass by James Lippincott | 35-56 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 10:57 | New Orleans | James Lippincott pulls down the rebound | 35-56 |
| 10:53 | New Orleans | Mark Shepler steals it from Hector Zamora | 35-56 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-56 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton grabs the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas State | Angelo Navarro can't finish the layup | 35-56 |
| 10:22 | New Orleans | James Lippincott grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 09:58 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Radhi Abdin (SG), John Carey (C) Mark Shepler, Carl Sanders | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Hunt (SG), Mark Stewart (C) Hector Zamora, Boris Topolinski, Donald Warner | |
| 09:45 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Max Eaton, team foul #5 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Hutchison (SF) Terry Wilson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:23 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt loses the dribble to Angelo Navarro | 35-56 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas State | Angelo Navarro jams it | 37-56 |
| 08:55 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera's layup is rejected by Max Eaton | 37-56 |
| 08:53 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart hits the follow up shot | 37-58 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas State | Ronald Cook swats the layup by Max Eaton | 37-58 |
| 08:40 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 08:21 | New Orleans | Mark Stewart is hacked by John Carey - foul #2 on John Carey, team foul #6 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Shepler (PG), Carl Sanders (PF) Angelo Navarro, Max Eaton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Warner (C) Mark Stewart | |
| 07:57 | New Orleans | James Lippincott hits the finger roll set up by Charles Labarbera | 37-60 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas State | Steven Hutchison misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas State | John Carey tips it in | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Mark Shepler (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Radhi Abdin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Hutchison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Carey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Hunt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fairly fresh) 9 reb. PF - James Lippincott (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Warner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | New Orleans | Ronald Hunt is whistled for a carry | 39-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Blackburn (SG), Terry Wilson (SF), Barry Horn (PF) Radhi Abdin, Steven Hutchison, John Carey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski (SG), Mark Stewart (C) Ronald Hunt, Donald Warner | |
| 07:07 | Arkansas State | Mark Shepler travels with the ball | 39-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Angelo Navarro (SF) Micheal Blackburn | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Donald Warner (C) Charles Labarbera, Mark Stewart | |
| 06:38 | New Orleans | James Lippincott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 39-60 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas State | Barry Horn pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 06:31 | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mark Shepler | 42-60 |
| 06:22 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-60 |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | James Lippincott grabs the offensive board | 42-60 |
| 05:59 | New Orleans | James Lippincott misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Barry Horn - foul #5 on Barry Horn, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Radhi Abdin (SG), Steven Hutchison (SF), Max Eaton (PF) Terry Wilson, Angelo Navarro, Barry Horn | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Hunt (SG), Mark Stewart (C) Hector Zamora, Boris Topolinski, Donald Warner | |
| 05:59 | New Orleans | James Lippincott misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 05:59 | New Orleans | James Lippincott makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders loses the dribble to Ronald Hunt | 42-61 |
| 05:38 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Hunt | 42-63 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hunt - foul #3 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #2 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Angelo Navarro (PG), Micheal Blackburn (SG), Terry Wilson (SF), Christopher Patterson (C) Mark Shepler, Radhi Abdin, Steven Hutchison, Carl Sanders | |
| 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 | |
| 05:21 | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson is hacked by Jose Ayala - foul #2 on Jose Ayala, team foul #3 | 42-63 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | Hector Zamora is called for the reach on Angelo Navarro - foul #1 on Hector Zamora, team foul #4 | 42-63 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas State | Angelo Navarro comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 04:46 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 04:27 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Warner | 42-66 |
| 04:23 | Arkansas State | Angelo Navarro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-66 |
| 04:22 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 04:14 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas State | Angelo Navarro gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Angelo Navarro | 44-66 |
| 03:41 | New Orleans | Donald Warner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Patterson - foul #1 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #8 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Burlison (PG), Carl Sanders (C) Angelo Navarro, Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 03:41 | New Orleans | Donald Warner makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 03:41 | New Orleans | Donald Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 03:41 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy grabs the offensive rebound | 44-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:26 | New Orleans | Donald Warner hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-69 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Burlison (fresh) SG - Micheal Blackburn (fresh) SF - Terry Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Max Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Topolinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jose Ayala (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Dendy (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Warner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton's 3 pointer is rejected by Boris Topolinski | 44-69 |
| 03:02 | New Orleans | Donald Warner snags the defensive board | 44-69 |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | Donald Warner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Carl Sanders - foul #2 on Carl Sanders, team foul #9 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Patterson (C) Max Eaton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | Donald Warner makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | Donald Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 02:38 | Arkansas State | Christopher Patterson loses the dribble to Hector Zamora | 44-71 |
| 02:34 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora lays it in | 44-73 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Burlison | 47-73 |
| 01:54 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy banks in the layup on a great pass from Hector Zamora | 47-75 |
| 01:38 | Arkansas State | Micheal Blackburn drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Burlison and the foul's on Boris Topolinski - foul #1 on Boris Topolinski, team foul #5 | 49-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Angelo Navarro (PG), Max Eaton (PF) James Burlison, Christopher Patterson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 01:38 | Arkansas State | Micheal Blackburn misses the free throw | 49-75 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | Carlos Dendy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-75 |
| 01:15 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala loses the dribble to Angelo Navarro | 49-75 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-75 |
| 00:54 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski gets the rebound | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Angelo Navarro is called for the reach on Boris Topolinski - foul #1 on Angelo Navarro, team foul #10 | 49-75 |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski makes the 1st free throw | 49-76 |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Boris Topolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-77 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State 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) | |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Micheal Blackburn and he's fouled by Jose Ayala - foul #3 on Jose Ayala, team foul #6 | 51-77 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Terry Wilson makes the free throw | 52-77 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora runs out the clock | 52-77 |