| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fresh) C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Walsh (fresh) SG - Kyle Lewis (fresh) SF - Kevin Moser (fresh) PF - Greg Gilyard (fresh) C - Darrick Pruitt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | New Orleans | Adam Poole makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Labarbera | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | UMBC | Kevin Moser is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | UMBC | Robert Walsh clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gilberto Caballero - foul #1 on Gilberto Caballero, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | UMBC | Robert Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:56 | UMBC | Robert Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilberto Caballero | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | UMBC | Kevin Moser buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Walsh | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook buries a jumper from the left side set up by Charles Labarbera | 6-4 |
| 17:44 | UMBC | Kevin Moser lays it in on a great pass from Greg Gilyard | 6-6 |
| 17:26 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Walsh - foul #1 on Robert Walsh, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Michael Kibby (PF) Charles Labarbera, Carmelo Lopez, Ronald Cook, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 17:26 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:26 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:11 | UMBC | Hector Zamora steals the ball from Kevin Moser | 7-6 |
| 16:54 | New Orleans | Kevin Moser steals it from Stephen Floyd | 7-6 |
| 16:51 | UMBC | Kevin Moser lays it in | 7-8 |
| 16:38 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:37 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 16:32 | UMBC | Robert Walsh is hacked by Hector Zamora - foul #1 on Hector Zamora, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo (C) Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Carter (SF) Kevin Moser | |
| 16:17 | UMBC | Jose Ayala swats the shot by Kyle Lewis | 7-8 |
| 16:15 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:11 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:09 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala tips it home | 9-8 |
| 15:49 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis is whistled for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Cook (SF) Hector Zamora, Jose Ayala | |
| Subs | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki (PG), Kenneth Poole (SF), Ronnie Mullis (PF), Donald Lai (C) Robert Walsh, Kyle Lewis, Greg Gilyard, Darrick Pruitt | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Kibby (fresh) C - Erasmo Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Hubert Glowacki (fresh) SG - James Carter (fresh) SF - Kenneth Poole (fresh) PF - Ronnie Mullis (fresh) C - Donald Lai (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:35 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 15:21 | UMBC | James Carter misses short on a jumper from the left side | 9-8 |
| 15:19 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:00 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera is fouled on the floor by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Charles Labarbera, Stephen Floyd, Ronald Cook, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kevin Moser (SF), Darrick Pruitt (C) Kenneth Poole, Donald Lai | |
| 14:42 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala connects on the jumper from close range | 11-8 |
| 14:22 | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki is hacked by Hector Zamora - foul #2 on Hector Zamora, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Vincent Munsey (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Hector Zamora, Carmelo Lopez, Adam Poole, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Walsh (PG), Kyle Lewis (SG), Greg Gilyard (PF) Hubert Glowacki, James Carter, Ronnie Mullis | |
| 14:14 | UMBC | Robert Walsh scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kyle Lewis | 11-10 |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | Darrick Pruitt is called for the reach on Ronald Cook - foul #1 on Darrick Pruitt, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG), Adam Poole (PF) Vincent Munsey, Jose Ayala | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 13:46 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Carmelo Lopez | 14-10 |
| 13:23 | UMBC | Kevin Moser hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-10 |
| 13:21 | UMBC | Kevin Moser pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:14 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 13:13 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis can't tip it in | 14-10 |
| 13:12 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Carmelo Lopez | 14-10 |
| 12:53 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carmelo Lopez | 16-10 |
| 12:42 | UMBC | Robert Walsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Charles Labarbera, Carmelo Lopez, Ronald Cook, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Carter (SF), Ronnie Mullis (PF), Donald Lai (C) Kevin Moser, Greg Gilyard, Darrick Pruitt | |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 12:28 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo can't tip it in | 16-10 |
| 12:26 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala hits the follow up shot | 18-10 |
| 12:08 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 18-10 |
| 12:07 | UMBC | Ronnie Mullis tips it in | 18-12 |
| 11:49 | New Orleans | Robert Walsh steals the ball from Stephen Floyd | 18-12 |
| 11:45 | UMBC | Robert Walsh lays it in | 18-14 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) SF - Jose Ayala (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Kibby (fresh) C - Erasmo Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Carter (fresh) PF - Ronnie Mullis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Lai (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 11:30 | UMBC | Donald Lai snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 11:14 | UMBC | Robert Walsh buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Carter | 18-16 |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala hits a shot near the basket | 20-16 |
| 10:25 | UMBC | Ronnie Mullis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 10:24 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Jose Ayala | 20-16 |
| 10:08 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby misses short on a runner near the basket | 20-16 |
| 10:06 | UMBC | Robert Walsh grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 09:54 | UMBC | Ronnie Mullis is fouled on the floor by Michael Kibby - foul #1 on Michael Kibby, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), Adam Poole (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Vincent Munsey, Stephen Floyd, Jose Ayala, Michael Kibby, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki (PG), Kevin Moser (SF), Greg Gilyard (PF), Darrick Pruitt (C) Robert Walsh, Kyle Lewis, Ronnie Mullis, Donald Lai | |
| 09:38 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 09:18 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Darrick Pruitt - foul #2 on Darrick Pruitt, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Walter French (SG), Ronnie Mullis (C) James Carter, Darrick Pruitt | |
| 09:18 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:18 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:02 | UMBC | Ronnie Mullis loses the dribble to Ronald Cook | 22-19 |
| 08:59 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Cook | 24-19 |
| 08:35 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard misses long on a shot from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gilberto Caballero | 24-19 |
| 08:13 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 24-19 |
| 08:12 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 08:08 | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-19 |
| 08:07 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 07:52 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 24-19 |
| 07:51 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook tips it back up and in | 26-19 |
| 07:32 | UMBC | Ronnie Mullis can't throw it down but the foul's on Ronald Cook - foul #1 on Ronald Cook, team foul #5 | 26-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Walsh (PG), Kyle Lewis (SG) Hubert Glowacki, Walter French | |
| 07:32 | UMBC | Ronnie Mullis makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:32 | UMBC | Ronnie Mullis misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:32 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Adam Poole (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Moser (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Greg Gilyard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Mullis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:10 | New Orleans | Kyle Lewis is called for the reach on Carmelo Lopez - foul #1 on Kyle Lewis, team foul #5 | 26-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd (SG), Michael Kibby (PF) Carmelo Lopez, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Carter (SF), Donald Lai (C) Kevin Moser, Ronnie Mullis | |
| 07:00 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook lays it in on a great pass from Michael Kibby | 28-20 |
| 06:52 | UMBC | Stephen Floyd picks off the pass by Donald Lai | 28-20 |
| 06:49 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd lays it up and in | 30-20 |
| 06:22 | UMBC | Ronald Cook steps in front of the Robert Walsh pass | 30-20 |
| 06:18 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Cook | 32-20 |
| 05:50 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 32-20 |
| 05:48 | UMBC | Robert Walsh gets the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 05:31 | UMBC | James Carter scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 05:12 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Labarbera | 34-23 |
| 05:10 | UMBC | Robert Walsh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG), Adam Poole (PF) Stephen Floyd, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kevin Moser (SF), Ronnie Mullis (PF) Kyle Lewis, Greg Gilyard | |
| 04:54 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Adam Poole | 37-23 |
| 04:35 | UMBC | Donald Lai misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 04:34 | UMBC | Ronnie Mullis gets the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 04:14 | UMBC | Robert Walsh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-23 |
| 04:12 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 04:08 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Labarbera | 40-23 |
| 03:58 | UMBC | James Carter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-23 |
| 03:56 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Carmelo Lopez | 40-23 |
| 03:52 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook is fouled on the floor by Robert Walsh - foul #2 on Robert Walsh, team foul #6 | 40-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Jose Ayala (SF), Erasmo Russo (C) Charles Labarbera, Ronald Cook, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | UMBC | Hubert Glowacki (PG), Kyle Lewis (SG), Darrick Pruitt (C) Robert Walsh, James Carter, Donald Lai | |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Moser - foul #1 on Kevin Moser, team foul #7 | 40-23 |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 41-23 |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 42-23 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fresh) SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Ayala (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Poole (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erasmo Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Hubert Glowacki (fresh) SG - Kyle Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Moser (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronnie Mullis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrick Pruitt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kyle Lewis, team foul #8 | 42-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Cook (SF) Hector Zamora, Jose Ayala | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 02:58 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook drills a shot from close range | 44-23 |
| 02:34 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Carmelo Lopez - foul #1 on Carmelo Lopez, team foul #6 | 44-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Charles Labarbera, Carmelo Lopez, Ronald Cook, Adam Poole, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Walsh (PG), James Carter (SF), Greg Gilyard (PF) Hubert Glowacki, Kevin Moser, Ronnie Mullis | |
| 02:34 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 02:34 | UMBC | Kyle Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 02:15 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala is hacked by Greg Gilyard - foul #1 on Greg Gilyard, team foul #9 | 44-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Adam Poole (PF) Hector Zamora, Stephen Floyd, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 02:15 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala misses the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 02:15 | UMBC | Greg Gilyard gets the rebound | 44-25 |
| 01:56 | UMBC | James Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Vincent Munsey (SG), Ronald Cook (SF) Charles Labarbera, Carmelo Lopez, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Poole (SF) Kyle Lewis | |
| 01:33 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero clanks a floater from the left side | 44-25 |
| 01:31 | UMBC | Darrick Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-25 |
| 01:20 | UMBC | James Carter misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Vincent Munsey - foul #1 on Vincent Munsey, team foul #7 | 44-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Adam Poole (PF) Hector Zamora, Vincent Munsey, Jose Ayala | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kevin Moser (SF) Kenneth Poole | |
| 01:20 | UMBC | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 01:20 | UMBC | James Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 01:20 | UMBC | James Carter makes the 3rd free throw | 44-27 |
| 00:59 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero is fouled on the floor by Greg Gilyard - foul #2 on Greg Gilyard, team foul #10 | 44-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Michael Kibby (PF) Carmelo Lopez, Ronald Cook, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:59 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 00:59 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| 00:51 | UMBC | Charles Labarbera steals the ball from Greg Gilyard | 46-27 |
| 00:47 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera lays it in | 48-27 |
| 00:33 | UMBC | Kevin Moser can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Gilberto Caballero - foul #2 on Gilberto Caballero, team foul #8 | 48-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), Adam Poole (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Stephen Floyd, Jose Ayala, Michael Kibby, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kyle Lewis (SG), Ronnie Mullis (PF) James Carter, Greg Gilyard | |
| 00:33 | UMBC | Kevin Moser makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 00:33 | UMBC | Kevin Moser misses the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | Adam Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 00:20 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Ronald Cook is denied by Darrick Pruitt | 48-28 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo hits the follow up shot | 50-28 |
| 00:04 | UMBC | Robert Walsh clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-28 |
| 00:03 | UMBC | Kevin Moser can't tip it in | 50-28 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo gets the rebound | 50-28 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo misses long on a fullcourt shot | 50-28 |