| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) SG - Douglas Katzenberg (fresh) SF - Fausto Greco (fresh) PF - Samuel Sarvis (fresh) C - Toby Talmage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Twomey (fresh) SG - Dudley Hudgens (fresh) SF - Stephan Fogg (fresh) PF - Thomas Barnes (fresh) C - Emil Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | New Orleans | Dikembe Victor steals it from Dudley Hudgens in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:56 | South Alabama | Dikembe Victor banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:51 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg is hacked by Fausto Greco in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fausto Greco, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Samuel Sarvis - foul #1 on Samuel Sarvis, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg's pass is intercepted by Michael Twomey | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | New Orleans | Dikembe Victor is called for the reach on Michael Twomey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes is hacked by Samuel Sarvis - foul #2 on Samuel Sarvis, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Maxwell (PF) Samuel Sarvis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 18:19 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens blows the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Katzenberg - foul #1 on Douglas Katzenberg, team foul #5 | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg's floater is knocked away by Thomas Barnes | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg is whistled for a carry | 2-4 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Shane Johnson (PG), Kenny Kozloski (SG), Luciano Russo (PF), Anthony Crosson (C) Dikembe Victor, Douglas Katzenberg, Fausto Greco, Toby Talmage | |
| 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 | |
| 17:23 | New Orleans | William Oakes scores on a jumper from the left block | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | South Alabama | William Oakes swats the short shot by Charles Maxwell | 2-6 |
| 17:07 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Marc Acheson | 2-6 |
| 16:45 | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Novitsky | 2-9 |
| 16:31 | South Alabama | The short jumper by Kenny Kozloski is denied by Marc Acheson | 2-9 |
| 16:30 | South Alabama | Luciano Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:09 | South Alabama | Luciano Russo's layup is rejected by Paul Novitsky | 2-9 |
| 16:07 | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson misses the tip | 2-9 |
| 16:06 | New Orleans | William Oakes grabs the board | 2-9 |
| 15:37 | New Orleans | Charles Maxwell steals the ball from Paul Novitsky | 2-9 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Shane Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Kenny Kozloski (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Maxwell (fairly fresh) PF - Luciano Russo (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Crosson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Shaun Barksdale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Darden (fairly fresh) SF - William Oakes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Novitsky (fairly fresh) C - Marc Acheson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | South Alabama | Charles Maxwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-9 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dikembe Victor (PG), Brian Hackworth (SG), Fausto Greco (SF), Christopher Scruggs (PF), Toby Talmage (C) Shane Johnson, Kenny Kozloski, Charles Maxwell, Luciano Russo, Anthony Crosson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Twomey (PG), Charles Steward (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Thomas Barnes (PF), Larry Erhart (C) Shaun Barksdale, Andrew Darden, William Oakes, Paul Novitsky, Marc Acheson | |
| 15:14 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-9 |
| 15:12 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Dikembe Victor | 2-9 |
| 15:07 | South Alabama | Charles Steward takes the ball from Toby Talmage | 2-9 |
| 15:02 | New Orleans | Charles Steward blows the layup | 2-9 |
| 15:00 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs gets the rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:56 | South Alabama | Dikembe Victor clanks a shot from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 14:54 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:47 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Twomey | 2-11 |
| 14:39 | South Alabama | Fausto Greco scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Brian Hackworth | 4-11 |
| 14:20 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg is whistled for traveling | 4-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg (SG), Charles Maxwell (PF) Brian Hackworth, Christopher Scruggs | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens (SG), Emil Taylor (C) Charles Steward, Larry Erhart | |
| 14:16 | South Alabama | Charles Maxwell is fouled in the backcourt by Dudley Hudgens - foul #1 on Dudley Hudgens, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| 14:08 | South Alabama | Fausto Greco misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-11 |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 14:00 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes is whistled for traveling | 4-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale (PG), William Oakes (SF) Michael Twomey, Stephan Fogg | |
| 13:55 | South Alabama | Fausto Greco is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 13:31 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens is denied on a layup by Toby Talmage | 4-11 |
| 13:29 | South Alabama | Toby Talmage snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 13:25 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by William Oakes - foul #1 on William Oakes, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Shane Johnson (PG), Kenny Kozloski (SF), Luciano Russo (PF) Dikembe Victor, Fausto Greco, Charles Maxwell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (PG) Shaun Barksdale | |
| 13:25 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:25 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 12:56 | New Orleans | Toby Talmage takes the ball from William Oakes | 5-11 |
| 12:52 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Shane Johnson | 8-11 |
| 12:27 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor blows the layup | 8-11 |
| 12:25 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Emil Taylor | 8-11 |
| 12:00 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes is hacked by Luciano Russo - foul #1 on Luciano Russo, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dikembe Victor (PG), Brian Hackworth (SG), Christopher Scruggs (SF), Charles Maxwell (PF), Anthony Crosson (C) Shane Johnson, Douglas Katzenberg, Kenny Kozloski, Luciano Russo, Toby Talmage | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale (PG), Charles Steward (SG), Larry Erhart (SF), Paul Novitsky (PF), Marc Acheson (C) Andrew Darden, Dudley Hudgens, William Oakes, Thomas Barnes, Emil Taylor | |
| 11:40 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Shaun Barksdale | 8-13 |
| 11:35 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth is hacked by Charles Steward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Steward, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Twomey (PG) Charles Steward | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Hackworth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Scruggs (fresh) PF - Charles Maxwell (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Crosson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Twomey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaun Barksdale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Erhart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Novitsky (fresh) C - Marc Acheson (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth lays it in uncontested set up by Dikembe Victor | 10-13 |
| 11:07 | New Orleans | Christopher Scruggs steals the ball from Shaun Barksdale | 10-13 |
| 10:46 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth lays it up and in set up by Charles Maxwell | 12-13 |
| 10:41 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Victor - foul #2 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Shane Johnson (PG), Douglas Katzenberg (SG), Fausto Greco (SF), Toby Talmage (C) Dikembe Victor, Brian Hackworth, Christopher Scruggs, Anthony Crosson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Thomas Barnes (PF) Shaun Barksdale, Larry Erhart, Paul Novitsky | |
| 10:41 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:41 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:41 | South Alabama | Toby Talmage pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:14 | South Alabama | Toby Talmage misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 12-14 |
| 10:12 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephan Fogg | 12-16 |
| 09:47 | South Alabama | Shane Johnson is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 12-16 |
| 09:45 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 09:23 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Twomey | 12-18 |
| 09:19 | South Alabama | Shane Johnson's pass is intercepted by Michael Twomey in the backcourt | 12-18 |
| 08:59 | New Orleans | Fausto Greco takes the ball from Marc Acheson | 12-18 |
| 08:55 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-18 |
| 08:54 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | Toby Talmage is called for the reach on Thomas Barnes - foul #1 on Toby Talmage, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth (PG), Kenny Kozloski (SG), Luciano Russo (PF), Anthony Crosson (C) Shane Johnson, Douglas Katzenberg, Charles Maxwell, Toby Talmage | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Larry Erhart (SF), Paul Novitsky (C) Michael Twomey, Charles Steward, Stephan Fogg, Marc Acheson | |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:31 | South Alabama | Kenny Kozloski loses the dribble to Thomas Barnes in the backcourt | 12-20 |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart is hacked by Fausto Greco - foul #2 on Fausto Greco, team foul #9 | 12-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs (SF) Fausto Greco | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Emil Taylor (C) Thomas Barnes | |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:11 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 07:58 | South Alabama | Luciano Russo is denied on a layup by Paul Novitsky | 12-21 |
| 07:57 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth misses the tip | 12-21 |
| 07:55 | South Alabama | Luciano Russo snags the offensive board | 12-21 |
| 07:39 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs misses badly on the uncontested runner from the baseline | 12-21 |
| 07:38 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 07:20 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky clanks a floater from close range | 12-21 |
| 07:18 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Brian Hackworth | 12-21 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Hackworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Kozloski (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Scruggs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luciano Russo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Crosson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Shaun Barksdale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Darden (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Erhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Novitsky (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Emil Taylor (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth blows the wide open layup | 12-21 |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 06:49 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart is fouled on the floor by Kenny Kozloski - foul #1 on Kenny Kozloski, team foul #10 | 12-21 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Shane Johnson (PG), Douglas Katzenberg (SG), Charles Maxwell (C) Brian Hackworth, Christopher Scruggs, Anthony Crosson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Twomey (PG), Dudley Hudgens (SG), William Oakes (SF) Shaun Barksdale, Andrew Darden, Emil Taylor | |
| 06:49 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 06:49 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart misses the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 06:49 | South Alabama | Charles Maxwell grabs the board | 12-22 |
| 06:31 | South Alabama | Luciano Russo connects on the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Paul Novitsky - foul #1 on Paul Novitsky, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes (PF), Emil Taylor (C) Paul Novitsky, Larry Erhart | |
| 06:31 | South Alabama | Luciano Russo makes the free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:29 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 06:16 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 06:10 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Katzenberg - foul #2 on Douglas Katzenberg, team foul #11 | 15-22 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Toby Talmage (C) Douglas Katzenberg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 06:10 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:10 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:48 | South Alabama | Luciano Russo is denied on a layup by Thomas Barnes | 15-24 |
| 05:47 | South Alabama | Toby Talmage hits the follow up shot | 17-24 |
| 05:45 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey's pass is intercepted by Charles Maxwell in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| 05:25 | South Alabama | Toby Talmage is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 05:21 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale (PG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Paul Novitsky (PF), Marc Acheson (C) Michael Twomey, William Oakes, Thomas Barnes, Emil Taylor | |
| 05:02 | South Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Kenny Kozloski is blocked by Marc Acheson | 20-24 |
| 05:01 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 04:49 | New Orleans | Dudley Hudgens hits a wide open floater from the right block set up by Shaun Barksdale | 20-26 |
| 04:49 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-26 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth (PG), Christopher Scruggs (SF) Shane Johnson, Luciano Russo | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG), Thomas Barnes (PF) Dudley Hudgens, Paul Novitsky | |
| 04:30 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Barnes - foul #1 on Thomas Barnes, team foul #5 | 20-26 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson (C) Toby Talmage | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Larry Erhart (C) Marc Acheson | |
| 04:30 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:30 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:30 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 04:28 | New Orleans | Brian Hackworth is called for the reach on Shaun Barksdale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Hackworth, team foul #12 | 21-26 |
| 04:28 | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:28 | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:28 | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 04:25 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| 04:04 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes lays it up and in and he's fouled by Christopher Scruggs - foul #1 on Christopher Scruggs, team foul #13 | 21-29 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Shane Johnson (PG), Luciano Russo (PF) Kenny Kozloski, Charles Maxwell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (SG) Shaun Barksdale | |
| 04:04 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:44 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Barnes - foul #2 on Thomas Barnes, team foul #6 | 21-30 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dikembe Victor (PG), Douglas Katzenberg (SG), Samuel Sarvis (PF), Toby Talmage (C) Shane Johnson, Brian Hackworth, Luciano Russo, Anthony Crosson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Twomey (PG), William Oakes (SF), Paul Novitsky (PF), Emil Taylor (C) Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg, Thomas Barnes, Larry Erhart | |
| 03:44 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 03:44 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 03:44 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 03:26 | New Orleans | William Oakes hits a wide open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Twomey | 22-32 |
| 03:21 | South Alabama | Dikembe Victor misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-32 |
| 03:20 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Katzenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Scruggs (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Sarvis (fresh) C - Toby Talmage (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Twomey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Steward (fairly fresh) SF - William Oakes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Novitsky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Emil Taylor (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey loses the dribble to Dikembe Victor | 22-32 |
| 02:57 | South Alabama | Dikembe Victor blows the layup | 22-32 |
| 02:55 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Paul Novitsky | 22-32 |
| 02:49 | New Orleans | Emil Taylor makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Twomey | 22-34 |
| 02:28 | South Alabama | Christopher Scruggs clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 02:26 | South Alabama | Samuel Sarvis grabs the offensive board | 22-34 |
| 02:18 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg is open and scores on a jumper from the left side | 24-34 |
| 02:16 | New Orleans | Samuel Sarvis is called for the reach on Paul Novitsky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Sarvis, team foul #14 | 24-34 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth (SG), Fausto Greco (SF), Luciano Russo (PF), Charles Maxwell (C) Douglas Katzenberg, Christopher Scruggs, Samuel Sarvis, Toby Talmage | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Thomas Barnes (PF) Michael Twomey, Charles Steward, William Oakes, Emil Taylor | |
| 02:16 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:16 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:03 | South Alabama | Luciano Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 02:01 | South Alabama | Charles Maxwell grabs the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:48 | South Alabama | Luciano Russo is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Brian Hackworth | 26-36 |
| 01:21 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 01:19 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes grabs the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 01:08 | New Orleans | Brian Hackworth steals it from Shaun Barksdale | 26-36 |
| 01:03 | South Alabama | Brian Hackworth jams it | 28-36 |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes misses the easy layup | 28-36 |
| 00:44 | New Orleans | Shaun Barksdale gets the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dikembe Victor - foul #3 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #15 | 28-36 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Shane Johnson (PG), Douglas Katzenberg (SG), Anthony Crosson (C) Dikembe Victor, Brian Hackworth, Luciano Russo | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Twomey (PG), Dudley Hudgens (SG), Larry Erhart (SF), Marc Acheson (C) Shaun Barksdale, Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg, Paul Novitsky | |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Thomas Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:27 | South Alabama | Anthony Crosson snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 00:25 | South Alabama | Marc Acheson is called for the reach on Douglas Katzenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marc Acheson, team foul #7 | 28-36 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Oakes (SF) Thomas Barnes | |
| 00:25 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:25 | South Alabama | Douglas Katzenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:25 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Michael Twomey hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Dudley Hudgens | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Fausto Greco clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-38 |