| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Darden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Fogg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Acheson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Paul Novitsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Viktor Jezierski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vasily Nuzenski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Phil Amaya (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clyde Sumrall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Phil Amaya inbounds the ball | 45-39 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | UNLV | Phil Amaya makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Vasily Nuzenski | 45-41 |
| 19:30 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson makes the floater from the left block set up by Andrew Darden and the foul's on Michel Jones - foul #2 on Michel Jones, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| 19:30 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Steward - foul #1 on Charles Steward, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | Stephan Fogg takes the ball from Phil Amaya | 48-41 |
| 18:56 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg's fadeaway is rejected by Michel Jones | 48-41 |
| 18:54 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky tips it in | 50-41 |
| 18:36 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski makes the jumpshot from the right side | 50-43 |
| 18:11 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky misses the dunk attempt | 50-43 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 18:04 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Charles Steward misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Viktor Jezierski - foul #1 on Viktor Jezierski, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (SG), William Oakes (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Like Chiou (C) Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg, Marc Acheson, Paul Novitsky | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (SG), James Duplessis (SF), Paul Magruder (PF), Harold Bailey (C) Viktor Jezierski, Phil Amaya, Michel Jones, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Charles Steward misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Charles Steward misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Harold Bailey pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Franklin Monico's pass is intercepted by William Oakes in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 17:33 | New Orleans | Charles Steward misses the easy layup | 50-43 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Paul Magruder buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Duplessis | 50-45 |
| 17:08 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 17:06 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 16:47 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman banks in the layup | 52-45 |
| 16:43 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Duplessis and the foul's on Charles Steward - foul #2 on Charles Steward, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Darrell Manns (SF), Paul Novitsky (C) Charles Steward, Larry Erhart, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Michel Jones (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Franklin Monico, James Duplessis, Harold Bailey | |
| 16:43 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 16:32 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper is fouled on the floor by Andrei Tuholski - foul #1 on Andrei Tuholski, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG) Felipe Roman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:27 | New Orleans | William Oakes scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Richard Stamper | 54-48 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski banks in the wide open layup set up by Clyde Sumrall and he's hacked by William Oakes - foul #2 on William Oakes, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Phil Amaya (SF) Michel Jones | |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 16:18 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 16:07 | UNLV | Paul Magruder pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Darrell Manns steps in front of the Paul Magruder pass | 54-51 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Stamper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Darden (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Manns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Oakes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Novitsky (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Andrei Tuholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vasily Nuzenski (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Phil Amaya (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Magruder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper is called for 10 seconds | 54-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Marc Acheson (PF), Billy Williams (C) Andrew Darden, Darrell Manns, William Oakes, Paul Novitsky | |
| Subs | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski (PG), Delmer Redmond (SG), Michel Jones (PF) Andrei Tuholski, Vasily Nuzenski, Paul Magruder | |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Delmer Redmond | 54-53 |
| 15:28 | New Orleans | Phil Amaya is called for the reach on Richard Stamper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phil Amaya, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Larry Erhart (PF) Marc Acheson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:10 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 54-53 |
| 15:09 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 15:03 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Phil Amaya connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Delmer Redmond and he's hacked by Stephan Fogg - foul #3 on Stephan Fogg, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG), Marc Acheson (PF) Felipe Roman, Larry Erhart | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Paul Magruder (C) Viktor Jezierski, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Phil Amaya makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 14:41 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Paul Magruder - foul #2 on Paul Magruder, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Oakes (SF), Like Chiou (C) Stephan Fogg, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF) Phil Amaya | |
| 14:41 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 14:41 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | James Duplessis is fouled in the backcourt by William Oakes - foul #3 on William Oakes, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| 14:27 | UNLV | James Duplessis loses the dribble to Richard Stamper | 58-56 |
| 14:00 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-56 |
| 13:59 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 13:41 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | James Duplessis pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 13:34 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Like Chiou | 58-56 |
| 13:05 | New Orleans | William Oakes scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Stamper | 60-56 |
| 12:48 | UNLV | Andrew Darden picks off the pass by James Duplessis | 60-56 |
| 12:44 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden lays it in | 62-56 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | James Duplessis misses short on a floater from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Paul Magruder gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Felipe Roman (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Billy Williams (C) Richard Stamper, Andrew Darden, William Oakes, Marc Acheson, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski (PG), Vasily Nuzenski (SG), Phil Amaya (SF), Harold Bailey (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Franklin Monico, Delmer Redmond, James Duplessis, Michel Jones, Paul Magruder | |
| 12:09 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski tips it home | 62-58 |
| 12:05 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Phil Amaya misses long on a shot from the baseline | 62-58 |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Phil Amaya grabs the offensive board | 62-58 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felipe Roman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Manns (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Erhart (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Viktor Jezierski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vasily Nuzenski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Phil Amaya (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Bailey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Phil Amaya can't connect on a floater from the left side | 62-58 |
| 11:19 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 11:14 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns is whistled for traveling | 62-58 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg (SF), Paul Novitsky (PF) Darrell Manns, Larry Erhart | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:01 | UNLV | Harold Bailey misses the jump hook from close range | 62-58 |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 10:41 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 10:22 | New Orleans | Charles Steward misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | Harold Bailey snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Charles Steward - foul #3 on Charles Steward, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Paul Magruder (PF) Viktor Jezierski, Harold Bailey | |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 10:12 | New Orleans | Andrei Tuholski steals the ball from Billy Williams in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski misses the easy layup | 62-61 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall misses the tip | 62-61 |
| 10:08 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 09:57 | New Orleans | Billy Williams can't finish the layup | 62-61 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Paul Magruder | 62-61 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Andrei Tuholski | 62-64 |
| 09:45 | New Orleans | Phil Amaya is called for the reach on Stephan Fogg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Phil Amaya, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG), Larry Erhart (PF) Felipe Roman, Paul Novitsky | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), Michel Jones (PF) Vasily Nuzenski, Phil Amaya | |
| 09:26 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Stephan Fogg, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), William Oakes (SF), Paul Novitsky (C) Charles Steward, Stephan Fogg, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski (PG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Darden - foul #3 on Andrew Darden, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF) Michel Jones | |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 09:22 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 09:05 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden is hacked by Delmer Redmond - foul #4 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SF) Larry Erhart | |
| Subs | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski (SG) Delmer Redmond | |
| 09:05 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Paul Magruder grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | William Oakes pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (SG), Billy Williams (C) Andrew Darden, Paul Novitsky | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michel Jones (PF) James Duplessis | |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall's floater is tipped away by William Oakes | 62-64 |
| 08:27 | New Orleans | William Oakes gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 08:14 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper's fadeaway is rejected by Michel Jones | 62-64 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Michel Jones pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski is hacked by Richard Stamper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Stamper, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Marc Acheson (PF) Richard Stamper, Darrell Manns | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF), Harold Bailey (C) Paul Magruder, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 08:10 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 08:10 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 07:57 | New Orleans | William Oakes drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Vasily Nuzenski | 65-66 |
| 07:27 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson lays it up and in | 67-66 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Felipe Roman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Oakes (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marc Acheson (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Williams (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Viktor Jezierski (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vasily Nuzenski (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Duplessis (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michel Jones (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Bailey (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | UNLV | James Duplessis is fouled on the floor by William Oakes - foul #4 on William Oakes, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Like Chiou (C) Charles Steward, Felipe Roman, William Oakes, Marc Acheson, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Franklin Monico (SG), Paul Magruder (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Viktor Jezierski, Vasily Nuzenski, Michel Jones, Harold Bailey | |
| 07:08 | UNLV | James Duplessis makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | James Duplessis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 07:08 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Like Chiou | 67-67 |
| 06:53 | New Orleans | Like Chiou is called for 5 seconds | 67-67 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Phil Amaya (SF) James Duplessis | |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Andrew Darden - foul #4 on Andrew Darden, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 06:44 | New Orleans | Like Chiou pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andrew Darden | 69-68 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-68 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Darrell Manns (SG), Paul Novitsky (C) Richard Stamper, Andrew Darden, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG) Franklin Monico | |
| 06:06 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Clyde Sumrall - foul #2 on Clyde Sumrall, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michel Jones (PF), Vasily Nuzenski (C) Paul Magruder, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 06:06 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 06:06 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 06:06 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg grabs the offensive board | 70-68 |
| 05:58 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-68 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Marc Acheson (PF) Charles Steward, Darrell Manns, Larry Erhart | |
| Subs | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski (PG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Felipe Roman is called for the reach on Viktor Jezierski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felipe Roman, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 05:40 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 05:38 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Darden | 70-70 |
| 05:26 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-70 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Larry Erhart (PF) Felipe Roman, Marc Acheson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Harold Bailey (PF) Viktor Jezierski, Michel Jones | |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the wide open floater from close range set up by Harold Bailey | 70-72 |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Franklin Monico steals it from Andrew Darden | 70-72 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-72 |
| 04:31 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 04:26 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky connects on the open shot from the left side | 72-72 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Felipe Roman (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), William Oakes (PF), Like Chiou (C) Richard Stamper, Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg, Larry Erhart, Paul Novitsky | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), James Duplessis (SF), Paul Magruder (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Franklin Monico, Phil Amaya, Harold Bailey, Vasily Nuzenski | |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond is called for traveling in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 04:17 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Darrell Manns | 74-72 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Andrei Tuholski | 74-75 |
| 04:05 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-75 |
| 03:51 | UNLV | Paul Magruder blows the dunk | 74-75 |
| 03:49 | New Orleans | Like Chiou snags the defensive board | 74-75 |
| 03:47 | New Orleans | Charles Steward's pass is intercepted by Andrei Tuholski in the backcourt | 74-75 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski is fouled on the floor by Like Chiou - foul #2 on Like Chiou, team foul #13 | 74-75 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG), Marc Acheson (PF), Billy Williams (C) Charles Steward, William Oakes, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski (SG), Michel Jones (PF) Delmer Redmond, James Duplessis | |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden is open but misses the lay-in | 74-77 |
| 03:19 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden snags the offensive board | 74-77 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Felipe Roman (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Darden (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Darrell Manns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marc Acheson (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Williams (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Andrei Tuholski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vasily Nuzenski (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Magruder (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michel Jones (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clyde Sumrall (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden is fouled on the floor by Vasily Nuzenski - foul #2 on Vasily Nuzenski, team foul #9 | 74-77 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Paul Novitsky (SF) Felipe Roman, Darrell Manns | |
| Subs | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski (PG), Franklin Monico (SG), Phil Amaya (SF) Andrei Tuholski, Paul Magruder, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 03:05 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:05 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Vasily Nuzenski | 75-77 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski is fouled on the floor by Paul Novitsky - foul #1 on Paul Novitsky, team foul #14 | 75-77 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Larry Erhart (PF) Marc Acheson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 02:44 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Darden | 77-79 |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Franklin Monico hits a wide open turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Viktor Jezierski | 77-81 |
| 02:26 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-81 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Like Chiou (C) Richard Stamper, Paul Novitsky, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF), Harold Bailey (PF) Phil Amaya, Michel Jones | |
| 02:19 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Vasily Nuzenski - foul #3 on Vasily Nuzenski, team foul #10 | 77-81 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (SG) Andrew Darden | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:19 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:19 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart makes the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Franklin Monico | 79-83 |
| 01:45 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-83 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | Franklin Monico snags the defensive board | 79-83 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Larry Erhart steals it from Harold Bailey | 79-83 |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Viktor Jezierski - foul #2 on Viktor Jezierski, team foul #11 | 79-83 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG), Billy Williams (C) Felipe Roman, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), Phil Amaya (SF), Michel Jones (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Franklin Monico, James Duplessis, Harold Bailey, Vasily Nuzenski | |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-83 |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart makes the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-83 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-83 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Marc Acheson (PF) Larry Erhart | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:04 | New Orleans | Clyde Sumrall swats the short shot by Charles Steward | 81-83 |
| 01:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Clyde Sumrall | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 81-85 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-85 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-85 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | The short jumper by Delmer Redmond is denied by Stephan Fogg | 84-85 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson snags the defensive board | 84-85 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 84-85 |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 86-85 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 86-85 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Phil Amaya | 86-87 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 86-87 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Phil Amaya | 86-87 |