| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Peterson (fresh) PF - Carl Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Spencer Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Rapp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nick Branco (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sylvester Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mitchell Hearne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark tips it in | 34-33 |
| 19:17 | New Orleans | George Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alex Dismuke | 37-33 |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | George Jones loses the dribble to Donald Peterson | 37-33 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | George Jones picks off the pass by Donald Peterson in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 18:25 | New Orleans | George Jones lays it in | 37-35 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Todd is called for the reach on Carl Clark - foul #2 on Sylvester Todd, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Alfred Washington (SG), Michael Collins (PF), Keith Lipinski (C) Bradley Steere, Alex Dismuke, Carl Clark, Spencer Woods | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Kane (PG), Jack Dubose (SG), Charles Shufelt (SF), Dewey Calhoun (PF), Charles Weberg (C) Richard Rapp, George Jones, Nick Branco, Sylvester Todd, Mitchell Hearne | |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alfred Washington | 40-35 |
| 17:24 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins misses short on an open driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Dewey Calhoun - foul #2 on Dewey Calhoun, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG) Donald Peterson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:52 | New Orleans | Roy Kane loses the dribble to Alfred Washington | 41-35 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record is hacked by Dewey Calhoun - foul #3 on Dewey Calhoun, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG), Carl Clark (PF), Spencer Woods (C) Travis Williams, Michael Collins, Keith Lipinski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Rapp (PG), George Jones (SG), Sylvester Todd (PF), Wayne Brewer (C) Roy Kane, Charles Shufelt, Dewey Calhoun, Charles Weberg | |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke can't connect on a shot from the right side | 41-35 |
| 16:22 | New Orleans | George Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:02 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Record (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Spencer Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Rapp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Dubose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sylvester Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by George Jones - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Donald Peterson (SF) Steven Record, Alex Dismuke | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nick Branco (SF) Jack Dubose | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:22 | New Orleans | Spencer Woods is called for the reach on Wayne Brewer - foul #2 on Spencer Woods, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (SG), Michael Collins (PF), Keith Lipinski (C) Alfred Washington, Carl Clark, Spencer Woods | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dewey Calhoun (C) Wayne Brewer | |
| 15:02 | New Orleans | George Jones loses the dribble to Travis Williams | 43-35 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere banks in the layup on a nice dish by Travis Williams | 45-35 |
| 14:35 | New Orleans | George Jones connects on the shot from the baseline | 45-37 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Donald Peterson | 47-37 |
| 14:22 | New Orleans | Nick Branco misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 47-37 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams scores on a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on George Jones - foul #2 on George Jones, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG), Carl Clark (PF), Spencer Woods (C) Bradley Steere, Donald Peterson, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Kane (PG), Jack Dubose (SG), Charles Shufelt (SF), Charles Weberg (PF), Mitchell Hearne (C) Richard Rapp, George Jones, Nick Branco, Sylvester Todd, Dewey Calhoun | |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:52 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Roy Kane | 49-40 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (PG) Travis Williams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 13:29 | New Orleans | Charles Weberg clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-40 |
| 13:11 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Mitchell Hearne | 49-40 |
| 13:05 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne is hacked by Alex Dismuke - foul #3 on Alex Dismuke, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson (SF), Alfred Washington (PF), Denver Cox (C) Keith Lipinski, Carl Clark, Spencer Woods | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Rapp (PG), Nick Branco (SF), Wayne Brewer (C) Jack Dubose, Charles Weberg, Mitchell Hearne | |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | Nick Branco is fouled on the floor by Alex Dismuke - foul #4 on Alex Dismuke, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark (PF) Alex Dismuke | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Jones (SG), Sylvester Todd (PF) Roy Kane, Charles Shufelt | |
| 12:39 | New Orleans | George Jones knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Rapp and he's hacked by Steven Record - foul #2 on Steven Record, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| 12:39 | New Orleans | George Jones makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson can't finish the layup | 49-43 |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | Richard Rapp grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 11:56 | New Orleans | Alfred Washington steals it from Richard Rapp | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Record (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Donald Peterson (fresh) PF - Carl Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Denver Cox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Rapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nick Branco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sylvester Todd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Todd swats the short shot by Carl Clark | 49-43 |
| 11:32 | New Orleans | Nick Branco grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 11:19 | New Orleans | Wayne Brewer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Denver Cox - foul #1 on Denver Cox, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Travis Williams (SG), Keith Lipinski (SF), Michael Collins (PF), Spencer Woods (C) Steven Record, Alfred Washington, Donald Peterson, Carl Clark, Denver Cox | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Kane (PG), Jack Dubose (SG), Charles Shufelt (SF), Dewey Calhoun (PF) Richard Rapp, George Jones, Nick Branco, Sylvester Todd | |
| 11:19 | New Orleans | Wayne Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:19 | New Orleans | Wayne Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Bradley Steere | 51-44 |
| 10:45 | New Orleans | Travis Williams is called for the reach on Jack Dubose - foul #2 on Travis Williams, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne (C) Wayne Brewer | |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Bradley Steere - foul #2 on Bradley Steere, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins can't finish the layup | 51-46 |
| 10:13 | New Orleans | Roy Kane pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:55 | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roy Kane - foul #3 on Roy Kane, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington (SG), Donald Peterson (SF), Carl Clark (PF) Travis Williams, Keith Lipinski, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Rapp (PG), George Jones (SG), Nick Branco (SF), Sylvester Todd (PF), Charles Weberg (C) Jack Dubose, Roy Kane, Charles Shufelt, Dewey Calhoun, Mitchell Hearne | |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:31 | New Orleans | Sylvester Todd pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:07 | New Orleans | Charles Weberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox (C) Spencer Woods | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Bradley Steere | 54-46 |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | Richard Rapp comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 08:31 | New Orleans | Sylvester Todd misses the tip | 54-46 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Peterson | 54-46 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Peterson | 57-46 |
| 07:54 | New Orleans | Richard Rapp can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Donald Peterson (fresh) PF - Carl Clark (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Denver Cox (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Rapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nick Branco (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Sylvester Todd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Weberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Rapp steps in front of the Bradley Steere pass in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 07:49 | New Orleans | Nick Branco slams it home set up by Richard Rapp | 57-48 |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | Richard Rapp takes the ball from Bradley Steere in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 07:46 | New Orleans | George Jones banks in the layup set up by Richard Rapp | 57-50 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox travels with the ball | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (PG), Alex Dismuke (SG), Michael Collins (PF), Keith Lipinski (C) Bradley Steere, Alfred Washington, Carl Clark, Denver Cox | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Dubose (PG), Charles Shufelt (SF), Dewey Calhoun (PF), Mitchell Hearne (C) Richard Rapp, Nick Branco, Sylvester Todd, Charles Weberg | |
| 07:10 | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt's layup is rejected by Michael Collins | 57-50 |
| 07:08 | New Orleans | George Jones tips it in | 57-52 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke can't finish the uncontested layup | 57-52 |
| 06:48 | New Orleans | George Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:41 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jack Dubose, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Spencer Woods (C) Steven Record, Donald Peterson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Kane (PG), Wayne Brewer (C) George Jones, Mitchell Hearne | |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roy Kane - foul #4 on Roy Kane, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson (SF) Michael Collins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nick Branco (SF), Sylvester Todd (PF) Charles Shufelt, Dewey Calhoun | |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:49 | New Orleans | Wayne Brewer clanks a jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Spencer Woods, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG), Alfred Washington (SF), Carl Clark (PF) Alex Dismuke, Donald Peterson, Keith Lipinski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Rapp (PG) Jack Dubose | |
| 05:27 | New Orleans | Richard Rapp hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nick Branco | 58-54 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-54 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods is hacked by Richard Rapp - foul #3 on Richard Rapp, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG) Travis Williams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Jones (SG), Charles Shufelt (SF), Mitchell Hearne (C) Roy Kane, Nick Branco, Wayne Brewer | |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:00 | New Orleans | George Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:47 | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt is hacked by Alex Dismuke - foul #5 on Alex Dismuke, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski (SF), Michael Collins (PF), Denver Cox (C) Alex Dismuke, Carl Clark, Spencer Woods | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dewey Calhoun (PF) Sylvester Todd | |
| 04:47 | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:47 | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski is whistled for traveling | 59-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Donald Peterson (SF) Steven Record, Denver Cox | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Dubose (PG), Charles Weberg (C) Richard Rapp, Mitchell Hearne | |
| 04:01 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Washington | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Donald Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Lipinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Dubose (fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Shufelt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dewey Calhoun (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Weberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:27 | New Orleans | Keith Lipinski steals it from Dewey Calhoun | 62-56 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins is fouled in the backcourt by George Jones - foul #3 on George Jones, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Denver Cox (C) Bradley Steere, Keith Lipinski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Rapp (PG), Nick Branco (SF), Sylvester Todd (PF), Mitchell Hearne (C) Jack Dubose, Charles Shufelt, Dewey Calhoun, Charles Weberg | |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 03:06 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne is hacked by Michael Collins - foul #1 on Michael Collins, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG), Carl Clark (PF) Alfred Washington, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Kane (SG) George Jones | |
| 03:06 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 03:06 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson blows the layup | 63-57 |
| 02:45 | New Orleans | Sylvester Todd pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 02:30 | New Orleans | Roy Kane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Spencer Woods (C) Travis Williams, Denver Cox | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Dubose (SG), Wayne Brewer (C) Richard Rapp, Mitchell Hearne | |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 01:57 | New Orleans | Sylvester Todd gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:57 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington (SG) Steven Record | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Rapp (PG), George Jones (SG), Mitchell Hearne (C) Roy Kane, Jack Dubose, Wayne Brewer | |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Nick Branco misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Washington | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:10 | New Orleans | Nick Branco misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Peterson - foul #3 on Donald Peterson, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| 01:10 | New Orleans | Nick Branco makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:10 | New Orleans | Nick Branco makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-59 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods is fouled on the floor by George Jones - foul #4 on George Jones, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG) Alfred Washington | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | New Orleans | Richard Rapp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 00:47 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Branco | 68-59 |
| 00:43 | New Orleans | Richard Rapp connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-62 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Rapp - foul #4 on Richard Rapp, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:42 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Mitchell Hearne | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne is fouled on the floor by Spencer Woods - foul #4 on Spencer Woods, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington (SG) Steven Record | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark is hacked by Richard Rapp in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Rapp, team foul #13 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG) Alfred Washington | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Kane (PG) Richard Rapp | |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | George Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Kane | 69-66 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Kane - foul #5 on Roy Kane, team foul #14 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Dubose (PG) Roy Kane | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | George Jones misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 00:20 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | George Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson is hacked by Jack Dubose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Dubose, team foul #15 | 70-66 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:08 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by George Jones | 71-69 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Jack Dubose is called for the reach on Donald Peterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Dubose, team foul #16 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington (SG) Steven Record | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Sylvester Todd | 72-69 |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses short on a fullcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Donald Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Spencer Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Dubose (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nick Branco (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sylvester Todd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Hearne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:40 | New Orleans | Carl Clark is called for the reach on George Jones - foul #1 on Carl Clark, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG) Bradley Steere | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt (SF), Dewey Calhoun (PF), Charles Weberg (C) Nick Branco, Sylvester Todd, Mitchell Hearne | |
| 04:40 | New Orleans | George Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:40 | New Orleans | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams misses badly on a runner in the lane | 72-74 |
| 04:28 | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 04:12 | New Orleans | George Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Dubose | 72-77 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Dewey Calhoun is called for the reach on Travis Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dewey Calhoun, team foul #17 | 72-77 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:51 | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-77 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark is fouled on the floor by Charles Shufelt - foul #1 on Charles Shufelt, team foul #18 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG), Michael Collins (C) Alfred Washington, Spencer Woods | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Sylvester Todd (PF), Wayne Brewer (C) Dewey Calhoun, Charles Weberg | |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark misses the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:25 | New Orleans | Wayne Brewer pulls down the rebound | 74-77 |
| 03:16 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-77 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins gets the rebound | 74-77 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Brewer swats the short shot by Carl Clark | 74-77 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson snags the offensive board | 74-77 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington (SG), Spencer Woods (C) Steven Record, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne (C) Wayne Brewer | |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 74-77 |
| 02:42 | New Orleans | Sylvester Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 74-77 |
| 02:42 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG) Travis Williams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:20 | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt scores on a runner in the paint set up by Jack Dubose and he's hacked by Donald Peterson - foul #4 on Donald Peterson, team foul #14 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nick Branco (SF) Jack Dubose | |
| 02:20 | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt makes the free throw | 74-80 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods is hacked by Nick Branco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nick Branco, team foul #19 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Dubose (PG) Charles Shufelt | |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 02:16 | New Orleans | Sylvester Todd grabs the board | 75-80 |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Nick Branco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-80 |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-80 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson grabs the offensive board | 75-80 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-80 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson tips it home | 77-80 |
| 01:24 | New Orleans | George Jones misses the lay-in | 77-80 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods gets the rebound | 77-80 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington misses badly on a floater near the basket | 77-80 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Woods | 77-80 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Nick Branco steals the ball from Donald Peterson | 77-80 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Donald Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carl Clark (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Spencer Woods (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Dubose (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Jones (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nick Branco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Sylvester Todd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Hearne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | George Jones is fouled on the floor by Alfred Washington - foul #1 on Alfred Washington, team foul #15 | 77-80 |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | George Jones misses the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt (SF) Nick Branco | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Sylvester Todd is hacked by Carl Clark - foul #2 on Carl Clark, team foul #16 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nick Branco (SF) Charles Shufelt | |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Sylvester Todd makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Sylvester Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | George Jones steps in front of the Bradley Steere pass in the backcourt | 77-83 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | George Jones is hacked by Spencer Woods - foul #5 on Spencer Woods, team foul #17 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins (C) Spencer Woods | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt (SF) Nick Branco | |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | George Jones misses the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-84 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nick Branco (SF) Charles Shufelt | |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Nick Branco is called for the reach on Bradley Steere - foul #4 on Nick Branco, team foul #20 | 77-84 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Steere - foul #3 on Bradley Steere, team foul #18 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Shufelt (SF) Nick Branco | |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Bradley Steere | 82-86 |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-86 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nick Branco (SF) Charles Shufelt | |
| 00:07 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Steere - foul #4 on Bradley Steere, team foul #19 | 82-86 |
| 00:07 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 82-87 |
| 00:07 | New Orleans | Jack Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-88 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 82-88 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Mitchell Hearne | 82-88 |