| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Sadler (fresh) SG - Mark Orsini (fresh) SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) PF - John Mitchell (fresh) C - Steven Ashman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Shawn Coronel (fresh) SG - Kenny Kawakami (fresh) SF - Christopher Hall (fresh) PF - Richard Cannaday (fresh) C - Herbert Hylton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | John Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | John Mitchell misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | New Orleans | John Mitchell tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Arkansas State | Herbert Hylton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by John Mitchell - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Arkansas State | Herbert Hylton makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:32 | Arkansas State | Herbert Hylton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | New Orleans | John Mitchell connects on the open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Murphy | 4-2 |
| 19:03 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Mitchell - foul #2 on John Mitchell, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Riley (PF) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 19:03 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:03 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | Mark Orsini misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | New Orleans | Charles Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | New Orleans | William Sadler misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Richard Cannaday | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Kenny Kawakami | 4-5 |
| 17:54 | New Orleans | Mark Orsini misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas State | Herbert Hylton grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall is open but misses the lay-in | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | Herbert Hylton grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Ashman - foul #1 on Steven Ashman, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joel Hill (PG), Graham Woodward (SG), Albert Gutman (SF), Eugene Fisher (PF), Bruce Richter (C) William Sadler, Mark Orsini, Thomas Murphy, Charles Riley, Steven Ashman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Timothy Heath (SG), Howard Beverly (SF), Francis Anderson (PF), Luis Morita (C) Kenny Kawakami, Christopher Hall, Richard Cannaday, Herbert Hylton | |
| 17:19 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:17 | New Orleans | Albert Gutman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Kerns (SG) Shawn Coronel | |
| 17:01 | Arkansas State | Howard Beverly misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bruce Richter - foul #1 on Bruce Richter, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas State | Howard Beverly misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas State | Howard Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Joel Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Heath - foul #1 on Timothy Heath, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| 16:34 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter makes the wide open shot from the right block on a nice dish by Joel Hill | 6-8 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas State | Howard Beverly misses the easy open layup | 6-8 |
| 16:19 | New Orleans | Graham Woodward grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Joel Hill loses the dribble to Luis Morita | 6-8 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas State | John Kerns is hacked by Graham Woodward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Graham Woodward, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson (PG), Charles Riley (PF) Albert Gutman, Eugene Fisher | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gerald Maki (SG), Christopher Hall (SF), Peter Zadeh (PF), Herbert Hylton (C) Timothy Heath, Howard Beverly, Francis Anderson, Luis Morita | |
| 15:58 | Arkansas State | Andrew Hudson is called for the reach on Gerald Maki - foul #1 on Andrew Hudson, team foul #6 | 6-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Orsini (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Steven Ashman (C) Graham Woodward, Joel Hill, Bruce Richter | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel (PG) John Kerns | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andrew Hudson (fresh) SG - Mark Orsini (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Murphy (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Riley (fairly fresh) C - Steven Ashman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Shawn Coronel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Maki (fresh) SF - Christopher Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Zadeh (fresh) C - Herbert Hylton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall is fouled on the floor by Mark Orsini - foul #1 on Mark Orsini, team foul #7 | 6-8 |
| 15:49 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:49 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:21 | New Orleans | Herbert Hylton swats the dunk try by Charles Riley | 6-10 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Herbert Hylton | 6-10 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel hits a wide open floater near the basket on a great pass from Peter Zadeh | 6-12 |
| 14:39 | New Orleans | Mark Orsini misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:38 | New Orleans | Charles Riley tips it back up and in | 8-12 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas State | Mark Orsini takes the ball from Christopher Hall in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 14:21 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Shawn Coronel - foul #1 on Shawn Coronel, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Graham Woodward (SG), Albert Gutman (SF), Eugene Fisher (PF), Bruce Richter (C) Mark Orsini, Thomas Murphy, Charles Riley, Steven Ashman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Timothy Heath (PG), Kenny Kawakami (SG), Howard Beverly (SF), Richard Cannaday (PF), Francis Anderson (C) Shawn Coronel, Gerald Maki, Christopher Hall, Peter Zadeh, Herbert Hylton | |
| 14:21 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:21 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas State | Kenny Kawakami gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas State | Howard Beverly hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 14:06 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Heath - foul #2 on Timothy Heath, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Sadler (PG) Andrew Hudson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Kerns (PG) Timothy Heath | |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | Graham Woodward knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-14 |
| 13:44 | Arkansas State | John Kerns is whistled for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joel Hill (SF) Albert Gutman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:32 | New Orleans | Joel Hill loses the dribble to Richard Cannaday | 12-14 |
| 13:18 | Arkansas State | Kenny Kawakami misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 13:17 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Eugene Fisher | 12-14 |
| 13:04 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Graham Woodward | 14-14 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | John Kerns double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Steven Ashman (C) Graham Woodward | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel (PG), Christopher Hall (SF), Luis Morita (C) John Kerns, Howard Beverly, Francis Anderson | |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | William Sadler misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Hall - foul #1 on Christopher Hall, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Riley (PF) Eugene Fisher | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gerald Maki (SG), Herbert Hylton (C) Kenny Kawakami, Luis Morita | |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | William Sadler misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | William Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas State | Herbert Hylton grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel loses the dribble to William Sadler | 15-14 |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter lays it in on a great pass from William Sadler | 17-14 |
| 11:54 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall blows the layup but the foul's on William Sadler - foul #1 on William Sadler, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson (PG), Mark Orsini (SG), Albert Gutman (SF), Eugene Fisher (PF) William Sadler, Bruce Richter, Joel Hill, Charles Riley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Kerns (PG), Kenny Kawakami (SG), Peter Zadeh (PF), Luis Morita (C) Shawn Coronel, Gerald Maki, Richard Cannaday, Herbert Hylton | |
| 11:54 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:54 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andrew Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mark Orsini (fairly fresh) SF - Albert Gutman (fresh) PF - Eugene Fisher (fairly fresh) C - Steven Ashman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Kerns (fresh) SG - Kenny Kawakami (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Zadeh (fresh) C - Luis Morita (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | New Orleans | Mark Orsini loses the ball out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Graham Woodward (SG) Mark Orsini | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas State | Kenny Kawakami loses the dribble to Andrew Hudson in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 11:23 | New Orleans | Graham Woodward is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hall - foul #2 on Christopher Hall, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy (SF) Albert Gutman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Beverly (SF), Richard Cannaday (PF) Christopher Hall, Peter Zadeh | |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | Graham Woodward misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas State | Luis Morita snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas State | Howard Beverly is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 10:45 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:42 | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Richter (PG), Mark Orsini (SG), Charles Riley (PF) Andrew Hudson, Graham Woodward, Eugene Fisher | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel (PG), Gerald Maki (SG), Francis Anderson (SF), Herbert Hylton (C) John Kerns, Kenny Kawakami, Richard Cannaday, Luis Morita | |
| 10:23 | Arkansas State | Francis Anderson buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Coronel and he's fouled by Steven Ashman - foul #2 on Steven Ashman, team foul #9 | 17-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Sadler (PG) Steven Ashman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Peter Zadeh (PF) Howard Beverly | |
| 10:23 | Arkansas State | Francis Anderson makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:21 | New Orleans | Mark Orsini loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Albert Gutman (SF) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 10:09 | Arkansas State | Francis Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 10:07 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Mark Orsini | 17-19 |
| 09:58 | New Orleans | Bruce Richter scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Riley | 19-19 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | Herbert Hylton clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 19-19 |
| 09:45 | New Orleans | Albert Gutman grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 09:36 | New Orleans | William Sadler connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Mark Orsini | 21-19 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas State | Francis Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Maki | 21-19 |
| 09:09 | Arkansas State | William Sadler is called for the reach on Shawn Coronel - foul #2 on William Sadler, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson (PG), Graham Woodward (SG), Joel Hill (SF), Eugene Fisher (PF) William Sadler, Mark Orsini, Albert Gutman, Charles Riley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Kerns (SG), Howard Beverly (SF), Richard Cannaday (PF) Gerald Maki, Francis Anderson, Peter Zadeh | |
| 09:09 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:09 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:54 | New Orleans | Graham Woodward knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joel Hill | 23-20 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas State | Richard Cannaday buries a runner from close range | 23-22 |
| 08:16 | New Orleans | Howard Beverly denies the turnaround by Graham Woodward | 23-22 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas State | Richard Cannaday pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Kerns | 23-24 |
| 07:46 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Graham Woodward | 25-24 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andrew Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Graham Woodward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Hill (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Eugene Fisher (tiring) C - Bruce Richter (tired) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Shawn Coronel (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kerns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Beverly (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Richard Cannaday (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Hylton (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Arkansas State | Bruce Richter is called for the reach on John Kerns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Richter, team foul #11 | 25-24 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Orsini (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Charles Riley (C) Graham Woodward, Joel Hill, Bruce Richter | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kenny Kawakami (SG), Luis Morita (C) Shawn Coronel, Herbert Hylton | |
| 07:43 | Arkansas State | John Kerns makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:43 | Arkansas State | John Kerns makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:27 | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Riley | 27-26 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas State | John Kerns is hacked by Mark Orsini in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Orsini, team foul #12 | 27-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Graham Woodward (SG) Mark Orsini | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Francis Anderson (SF) Howard Beverly | |
| 07:24 | Arkansas State | John Kerns misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas State | John Kerns misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 07:24 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 07:11 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Kenny Kawakami | 27-26 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas State | Richard Cannaday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joel Hill (PG) Andrew Hudson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gerald Maki (SG), Herbert Hylton (C) Kenny Kawakami, Luis Morita | |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Joel Hill is fouled on the floor by Francis Anderson - foul #1 on Francis Anderson, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel (PG), Howard Beverly (SF) John Kerns, Richard Cannaday | |
| 06:22 | New Orleans | Charles Riley misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:04 | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gerald Maki | 27-28 |
| 05:59 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson (PG), Albert Gutman (SF) Joel Hill, Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kenny Kawakami (SG), Peter Zadeh (SF), Luis Morita (C) Gerald Maki, Francis Anderson, Herbert Hylton | |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | Charles Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Kerns (PG), Richard Cannaday (PF) Shawn Coronel, Howard Beverly | |
| 05:35 | Arkansas State | John Kerns is hacked by Graham Woodward - foul #2 on Graham Woodward, team foul #13 | 27-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joel Hill (SG) Graham Woodward | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 05:35 | Arkansas State | John Kerns misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas State | John Kerns makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:25 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-29 |
| 05:23 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Fisher | 27-29 |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | Joel Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gerald Maki (SG), Herbert Hylton (C) Kenny Kawakami, Luis Morita | |
| 05:04 | Arkansas State | Richard Cannaday lays it up and in set up by Gerald Maki | 27-31 |
| 04:54 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher is fouled on the floor by Richard Cannaday - foul #1 on Richard Cannaday, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy (SF) Albert Gutman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel (PG), Howard Beverly (SF) John Kerns, Peter Zadeh | |
| 04:54 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:54 | New Orleans | Eugene Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas State | Richard Cannaday pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas State | Shawn Coronel makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-34 |
| 04:35 | New Orleans | Richard Cannaday picks off the pass by Thomas Murphy in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas State | Richard Cannaday can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas State | Howard Beverly tips it home | 28-36 |
| 04:06 | New Orleans | Andrew Hudson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-36 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas State | Gerald Maki is hacked by Joel Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Hill, team foul #14 | 31-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Albert Gutman (SF), Steven Ashman (C) Thomas Murphy, Eugene Fisher | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kenny Kawakami (SG), Francis Anderson (SF) Shawn Coronel, Richard Cannaday | |
| 04:02 | Arkansas State | Gerald Maki makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas State | Gerald Maki misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 04:02 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 03:46 | New Orleans | Joel Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Anderson | 31-37 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas State | Francis Anderson snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andrew Hudson (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Joel Hill (tired) 2 ast. SF - Albert Gutman (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Riley (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Ashman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Gerald Maki (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Kawakami (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Beverly (tiring) 5 pts. C - Herbert Hylton (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Arkansas State | Howard Beverly hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 03:36 | New Orleans | Albert Gutman pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | Charles Riley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Francis Anderson - foul #2 on Francis Anderson, team foul #8 | 31-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Sadler (PG), Mark Orsini (SG), John Mitchell (PF) Andrew Hudson, Joel Hill, Albert Gutman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Timothy Heath (PG), Christopher Hall (SF), Luis Morita (C) Gerald Maki, Howard Beverly, Herbert Hylton | |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | Charles Riley makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | Charles Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas State | Timothy Heath hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas State | Luis Morita grabs the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Timothy Heath | 33-39 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman buries a runner in the lane | 35-39 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Riley - foul #1 on Charles Riley, team foul #15 | 35-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Richter (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF) William Sadler, Charles Riley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Peter Zadeh (PF), Herbert Hylton (C) Francis Anderson, Luis Morita | |
| 02:37 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:32 | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Kawakami - foul #1 on Kenny Kawakami, team foul #9 | 35-41 |
| 02:32 | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 02:32 | New Orleans | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas State | Timothy Heath can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Peter Zadeh grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hall is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Christopher Hall, team foul #10 | 37-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Graham Woodward (SG), Albert Gutman (SF) Mark Orsini, Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Cannaday (PF) Christopher Hall | |
| 01:32 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Richter | 40-41 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas State | Graham Woodward steals the ball from Peter Zadeh in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 01:19 | New Orleans | Steven Ashman is called for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Sadler (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Bruce Richter, Albert Gutman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Kerns (PG), Howard Beverly (SF) Timothy Heath, Peter Zadeh | |
| 00:59 | Arkansas State | Richard Cannaday is called for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Orsini (SG) Graham Woodward | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gerald Maki (SG), Francis Anderson (PF) Kenny Kawakami, Richard Cannaday | |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | John Mitchell is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas State | John Kerns makes the 3 from straight away | 43-44 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | William Sadler banks in the wide open layup | 45-44 |