| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) SG - Ray McCright (fresh) SF - Eric Summers (fresh) PF - Charles Newton (fresh) C - William Leung (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Sadler (fresh) SG - Mark Orsini (fresh) SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) PF - John Mitchell (fresh) C - Steven Ashman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | William Leung wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | South Alabama | William Sadler picks off the pass by Ray McCright in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:57 | New Orleans | Mark Orsini lays it in set up by William Sadler | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | South Alabama | Ray McCright throws it down on a great pass from Charles Newton | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Orsini | 2-4 |
| 18:57 | South Alabama | Eric Summers hits a wide open shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:38 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Mitchell | 4-6 |
| 18:26 | South Alabama | Eric Summers clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 18:25 | South Alabama | Charles Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 18:01 | South Alabama | John Mitchell is called for the reach on Ray McCright - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:47 | South Alabama | Charles Newton connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 17:28 | New Orleans | William Sadler is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Sadler, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Autry (PG), Junior Norris (SG), Lou Jones (SF), Charles Brown (PF), Kevin Touchstone (C) Matthew Taylor, Ray McCright, Eric Summers, Charles Newton, William Leung | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Richter (PG), Joel Hill (SG), Albert Gutman (SF), Charles Riley (PF), Eugene Fisher (C) William Sadler, Mark Orsini, Thomas Murphy, John Mitchell, Steven Ashman | |
| 17:18 | South Alabama | Charles Brown clanks a turnaround from close range | 6-6 |
| 17:17 | South Alabama | Junior Norris tips it home | 8-6 |
| 17:07 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | Joel Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Lou Jones - foul #1 on Lou Jones, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | Joel Hill makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | Joel Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:51 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Kevin Touchstone | 8-7 |
| 16:48 | South Alabama | Joel Hill is called for the reach on Charles Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Hill, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 16:33 | South Alabama | Eugene Fisher swats the short shot by George Autry | 8-7 |
| 16:32 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Eugene Fisher | 8-7 |
| 16:16 | New Orleans | Joel Hill is open and buries a turnaround in the lane | 8-9 |
| 16:12 | South Alabama | Junior Norris loses the dribble to Bruce Richter in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 16:00 | New Orleans | Albert Gutman hits a wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Joel Hill | 8-12 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - George Autry (fresh) SG - Junior Norris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lou Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Touchstone (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Bruce Richter (fresh) SG - Joel Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Gutman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Riley (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Fisher (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | South Alabama | George Autry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 15:54 | South Alabama | Kevin Touchstone grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 15:48 | South Alabama | Junior Norris is whistled for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ray McCright (SG), Raymond Johnson (PF) Junior Norris, Kevin Touchstone | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson (PG), Graham Woodward (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), John Mitchell (PF), Steven Ashman (C) Bruce Richter, Joel Hill, Albert Gutman, Charles Riley, Eugene Fisher | |
| 15:27 | New Orleans | Graham Woodward makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Mitchell | 8-14 |
| 15:24 | South Alabama | Lou Jones loses the dribble to Andrew Hudson in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 15:08 | New Orleans | Ray McCright picks off the pass by John Mitchell | 8-14 |
| 15:03 | South Alabama | Ray McCright lays it in | 10-14 |
| 14:52 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor (PG), Junior Norris (SG), Eric Summers (SF), Charles Newton (PF), Kevin Touchstone (C) George Autry, Ray McCright, Lou Jones, Raymond Johnson, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Richter (PG) Andrew Hudson | |
| 14:52 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:52 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:50 | South Alabama | Junior Norris is hacked by Graham Woodward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Graham Woodward, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Raymond Johnson (PF) Kevin Touchstone | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:37 | South Alabama | Raymond Johnson is whistled for a carry | 10-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kevin Touchstone (C) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson (PG), Joel Hill (SF), Eugene Fisher (PF) Thomas Murphy, John Mitchell, Steven Ashman | |
| 14:13 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter lays it up and in set up by Joel Hill | 10-17 |
| 14:04 | South Alabama | Eugene Fisher swats the short shot by Charles Newton | 10-17 |
| 14:03 | New Orleans | Graham Woodward grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 13:48 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter is whistled for a carry | 10-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Autry (PG), Ray McCright (SG), Lou Jones (SF), Raymond Johnson (PF), William Leung (C) Matthew Taylor, Junior Norris, Eric Summers, Charles Newton, Kevin Touchstone | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Orsini (SG), Albert Gutman (SF), Charles Riley (PF), Steven Ashman (C) Graham Woodward, Joel Hill, Eugene Fisher, Bruce Richter | |
| 13:27 | South Alabama | George Autry hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 13:25 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 12:56 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 12:55 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman hits the follow up shot | 10-19 |
| 12:50 | South Alabama | Ray McCright's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Ashman | 10-19 |
| 12:49 | South Alabama | Lou Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 12:31 | South Alabama | Ray McCright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor (PG), Eric Summers (SF), Charles Newton (C) George Autry, Lou Jones, William Leung | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Sadler (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Eugene Fisher (PF), Bruce Richter (C) Andrew Hudson, Albert Gutman, Charles Riley, Steven Ashman | |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | William Sadler loses the dribble to Matthew Taylor | 10-19 |
| 12:12 | South Alabama | Ray McCright banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Taylor | 12-19 |
| 11:49 | New Orleans | Mark Orsini misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 11:48 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter grabs the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray McCright (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Eric Summers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Johnson (tiring) C - Charles Newton (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Sadler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Orsini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Fisher (fresh) 2 blk. C - Bruce Richter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | New Orleans | Mark Orsini misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Ray McCright - foul #1 on Ray McCright, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Autry (PG), Junior Norris (SG), Kevin Touchstone (C) Matthew Taylor, Ray McCright, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joel Hill (SF), John Mitchell (PF), Steven Ashman (C) Thomas Murphy, Eugene Fisher, Bruce Richter | |
| 11:24 | New Orleans | Mark Orsini makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 11:24 | New Orleans | Mark Orsini makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:11 | South Alabama | Eric Summers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor (PG), Lou Jones (SF), William Leung (C) George Autry, Junior Norris, Kevin Touchstone | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Graham Woodward (SG) Mark Orsini | |
| 10:59 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman makes the fadeaway from the left block | 12-23 |
| 10:41 | South Alabama | Lou Jones is fouled on the floor by Graham Woodward - foul #2 on Graham Woodward, team foul #5 | 12-23 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Autry (PG), Junior Norris (SG), Raymond Johnson (PF), Kevin Touchstone (C) Matthew Taylor, Lou Jones, Charles Newton, William Leung | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Richter (SG), Charles Riley (PF) Graham Woodward, John Mitchell | |
| 10:22 | South Alabama | Eric Summers scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Junior Norris | 14-23 |
| 10:08 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter is fouled on the floor by Junior Norris - foul #1 on Junior Norris, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor (PG), Ray McCright (SG), Lou Jones (SF), Charles Newton (PF), William Leung (C) George Autry, Junior Norris, Eric Summers, Raymond Johnson, Kevin Touchstone | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF) William Sadler, Joel Hill | |
| 10:03 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-26 |
| 09:51 | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor is fouled on the floor by Charles Riley - foul #1 on Charles Riley, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Autry (PG), Eric Summers (SF), Raymond Johnson (PF) Matthew Taylor, Lou Jones, Charles Newton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Orsini (SG), Albert Gutman (SF), Eugene Fisher (PF) Bruce Richter, Thomas Murphy, Charles Riley | |
| 09:41 | South Alabama | Ray McCright scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Leung | 16-26 |
| 09:27 | New Orleans | Albert Gutman misses the easy layup | 16-26 |
| 09:26 | South Alabama | William Leung snags the defensive board | 16-26 |
| 09:22 | South Alabama | Eric Summers's pass is intercepted by Andrew Hudson | 16-26 |
| 09:19 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Hudson | 16-28 |
| 09:15 | South Alabama | George Autry hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 08:54 | New Orleans | Albert Gutman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-28 |
| 08:53 | South Alabama | Ray McCright snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 08:49 | South Alabama | Ray McCright loses the dribble to Andrew Hudson in the backcourt | 19-28 |
| 08:31 | New Orleans | Mark Orsini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor (PG), Junior Norris (SG), Lou Jones (SF), Charles Newton (PF), Kevin Touchstone (C) George Autry, Ray McCright, Eric Summers, Raymond Johnson, William Leung | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Sadler (PG), Bruce Richter (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), John Mitchell (PF), Charles Riley (C) Andrew Hudson, Mark Orsini, Albert Gutman, Eugene Fisher, Steven Ashman | |
| 08:22 | South Alabama | Charles Newton travels with the ball | 19-28 |
| 08:06 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-28 |
| 08:04 | South Alabama | Kevin Touchstone snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 07:59 | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-28 |
| 07:58 | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 07:47 | New Orleans | William Sadler misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 19-28 |
| 07:45 | New Orleans | William Sadler pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Junior Norris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lou Jones (tiring) PF - Charles Newton (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kevin Touchstone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Sadler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Richter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) C - Charles Riley (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | New Orleans | Charles Riley misses the easy dunk attempt | 19-28 |
| 07:30 | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 07:24 | South Alabama | Lou Jones is whistled for a carry | 19-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ray McCright (SG), Eric Summers (SF), William Leung (C) Junior Norris, Lou Jones, Kevin Touchstone | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson (PG), Joel Hill (SF), Steven Ashman (C) William Sadler, Thomas Murphy, Charles Riley | |
| 07:21 | New Orleans | Matthew Taylor takes the ball from Andrew Hudson in the backcourt | 19-28 |
| 07:11 | South Alabama | Charles Newton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 07:09 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Steven Ashman | 19-28 |
| 06:48 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson is hacked by William Leung - foul #1 on William Leung, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Autry (PG), Lou Jones (SF), Kevin Touchstone (C) Matthew Taylor, Eric Summers, William Leung | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Orsini (SG), Eugene Fisher (PF) Bruce Richter, John Mitchell | |
| 06:32 | New Orleans | Joel Hill misses short on an open floater from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 06:31 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:16 | New Orleans | Lou Jones steals the ball from Steven Ashman | 19-28 |
| 06:13 | South Alabama | Ray McCright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor (PG), Junior Norris (SG), Eric Summers (SF), Raymond Johnson (PF), William Leung (C) George Autry, Ray McCright, Lou Jones, Charles Newton, Kevin Touchstone | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Sadler (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Andrew Hudson, Joel Hill | |
| 05:59 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 19-28 |
| 05:58 | South Alabama | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:54 | South Alabama | Eugene Fisher steps in front of the Eric Summers pass | 19-28 |
| 05:35 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Autry (PG), Ray McCright (SG), Lou Jones (SF), Charles Newton (PF), Kevin Touchstone (C) Matthew Taylor, Junior Norris, Eric Summers, Raymond Johnson, William Leung | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Richter (SG), Albert Gutman (SF), Charles Riley (PF) Mark Orsini, Thomas Murphy, Eugene Fisher | |
| 05:16 | South Alabama | George Autry knocks in the floater from the baseline | 21-28 |
| 04:55 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Touchstone - foul #1 on Kevin Touchstone, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor (PG), Eric Summers (SF), Raymond Johnson (PF), William Leung (C) George Autry, Lou Jones, Charles Newton, Kevin Touchstone | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson (PG), Mark Orsini (SG), Joel Hill (SF), John Mitchell (PF) William Sadler, Albert Gutman, Charles Riley, Steven Ashman | |
| 04:55 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:55 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:55 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to William Leung | 21-29 |
| 04:35 | South Alabama | Ray McCright misses short on a shot from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 04:34 | South Alabama | Ray McCright tips it back up and in | 23-29 |
| 04:17 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-29 |
| 04:16 | South Alabama | William Leung snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 04:13 | South Alabama | Eric Summers is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Hill - foul #2 on Joel Hill, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Autry (PG), Lou Jones (SF), Charles Newton (C) Matthew Taylor, Ray McCright, William Leung | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy (SF), Steven Ashman (C) Joel Hill, Bruce Richter | |
| 04:13 | South Alabama | Eric Summers makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:13 | South Alabama | Eric Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:13 | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:57 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 03:56 | South Alabama | Lou Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:51 | South Alabama | Steven Ashman is called for the reach on Eric Summers - foul #1 on Steven Ashman, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor (PG), Junior Norris (SG), Charles Brown (PF) George Autry, Lou Jones, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Sadler (PG), Graham Woodward (SG), Albert Gutman (SF), Eugene Fisher (PF) Andrew Hudson, Mark Orsini, Thomas Murphy, John Mitchell | |
| 03:51 | South Alabama | Eric Summers misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:51 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:34 | New Orleans | Junior Norris steals it from Albert Gutman | 24-29 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Junior Norris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Summers (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) C - Charles Newton (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Sadler (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Graham Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Gutman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Ashman (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ray McCright (SG), Lou Jones (SF) Junior Norris, Eric Summers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Riley (PF) Steven Ashman | |
| 03:16 | New Orleans | Graham Woodward scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Sadler | 24-32 |
| 02:58 | South Alabama | Ray McCright makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Matthew Taylor | 26-32 |
| 02:41 | New Orleans | Albert Gutman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 02:39 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 26-32 |
| 02:37 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Autry (PG), Junior Norris (SG), Eric Summers (SF), William Leung (C) Matthew Taylor, Ray McCright, Lou Jones, Charles Newton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Richter (PG), Joel Hill (SF), John Mitchell (PF) William Sadler, Albert Gutman, Eugene Fisher | |
| 02:35 | South Alabama | Eric Summers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 02:33 | New Orleans | Graham Woodward gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:21 | New Orleans | John Mitchell scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Charles Riley and he's hacked by Junior Norris - foul #2 on Junior Norris, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Raymond Johnson (PF) Junior Norris | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:21 | New Orleans | John Mitchell makes the free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:08 | South Alabama | Eric Summers misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 02:07 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Charles Riley | 26-35 |
| 01:52 | New Orleans | Joel Hill misses the jumper from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 01:50 | South Alabama | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 01:46 | South Alabama | George Autry misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Joel Hill - foul #3 on Joel Hill, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ray McCright (SG), Kevin Touchstone (C) Raymond Johnson, William Leung | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy (SF), Steven Ashman (C) Joel Hill, Charles Riley | |
| 01:46 | South Alabama | George Autry misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:46 | South Alabama | George Autry misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | John Mitchell grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 01:32 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 26-35 |
| 01:31 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 26-35 |
| 01:27 | South Alabama | George Autry is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Taylor (PG), Junior Norris (SG), Charles Newton (PF) George Autry, Ray McCright, Eric Summers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson (PG), Eugene Fisher (PF) Graham Woodward, John Mitchell | |
| 01:09 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter makes the wide open jumper from the right block set up by Andrew Hudson | 26-37 |
| 01:05 | South Alabama | Charles Newton misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Steven Ashman - foul #2 on Steven Ashman, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ray McCright (SG), Lou Jones (SF) Junior Norris, Kevin Touchstone | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Orsini (SG), Albert Gutman (SF) Bruce Richter, Thomas Murphy | |
| 01:05 | South Alabama | Charles Newton makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:05 | South Alabama | Charles Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:52 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 27-37 |
| 00:51 | South Alabama | Ray McCright grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:45 | South Alabama | Eugene Fisher swats the short shot by Charles Brown | 27-37 |
| 00:44 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brown | 27-37 |
| 00:39 | South Alabama | Charles Newton buries a shot near the basket | 29-37 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher's floater is tipped away by Ray McCright | 29-37 |
| 00:17 | South Alabama | Charles Brown grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 00:15 | South Alabama | Steven Ashman is called for the reach on Ray McCright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Ashman, team foul #11 | 29-37 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Autry (PG), Eric Summers (SF), William Leung (C) Matthew Taylor, Lou Jones, Charles Newton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Graham Woodward (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), John Mitchell (PF), Bruce Richter (C) Mark Orsini, Albert Gutman, Eugene Fisher, Steven Ashman | |
| 00:15 | South Alabama | Ray McCright makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:15 | South Alabama | Ray McCright makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | William Leung snags the defensive board | 31-37 |