| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fresh) SG - Richard Epps (fresh) SF - Gregory Swords (fresh) PF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) SG - Andrew Darden (fresh) SF - Stephan Fogg (fresh) PF - Marc Acheson (fresh) C - Billy Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | New Orleans | Charles Steward misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Epps is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Darden - foul #1 on Andrew Darden, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | Charles Steward lays it up and in | 2-4 |
| 19:00 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Darden - foul #2 on Andrew Darden, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (SG) Andrew Darden | |
| 18:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Billy Williams - foul #1 on Billy Williams, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson is hacked by Carl Plascencia - foul #1 on Carl Plascencia, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | New Orleans | Charles Steward is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Steward, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Stephan Fogg is called for the reach on Edward Patton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephan Fogg, team foul #5 | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gregory Swords, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), William Oakes (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Paul Novitsky (C) Charles Steward, Stephan Fogg, Marc Acheson, Billy Williams | |
| 17:29 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia is hacked by Felipe Roman - foul #1 on Felipe Roman, team foul #6 | 4-4 |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite lays it in and the foul's on Paul Novitsky - foul #1 on Paul Novitsky, team foul #7 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui (SG), Ferdinand Pena (SF) Richard Epps, Gregory Swords | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SG) Felipe Roman | |
| 16:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:44 | New Orleans | William Oakes clanks a turnaround near the basket | 7-4 |
| 16:43 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 16:19 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky blows the layup but he's hacked by Carl Plascencia - foul #2 on Carl Plascencia, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Epps (SG), Orji Amezquita (PF), Arthur Williams (C) Edward Patton, Carl Plascencia, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Billy Williams (C) Richard Stamper, William Oakes, Larry Erhart | |
| 16:01 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:01 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:01 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams grabs the board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Siddiqui (fresh) SG - Richard Epps (fresh) SF - Ferdinand Pena (fresh) PF - Orji Amezquita (fresh) C - Arthur Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darrell Manns (fresh) SF - Stephan Fogg (fresh) PF - Paul Novitsky (fresh) 1 pts. C - Billy Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams buries a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Paul Novitsky - foul #2 on Paul Novitsky, team foul #8 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords (SF) Ferdinand Pena | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (SG), Marc Acheson (PF) Darrell Manns, Paul Novitsky | |
| 15:40 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams misses the free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Marc Acheson | 9-5 |
| 15:24 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman is whistled for a carry | 9-5 |
| 15:00 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Gregory Swords | 11-5 |
| 14:45 | New Orleans | Orji Amezquita picks off the pass by Charles Steward | 11-5 |
| 14:43 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena (SF) Gregory Swords | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), William Oakes (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Like Chiou (C) Charles Steward, Stephan Fogg, Marc Acheson, Billy Williams | |
| 14:26 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:00 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 11-8 |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | Like Chiou snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:43 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman misses short on a jump hook from close range | 11-8 |
| 13:41 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart gets the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:25 | New Orleans | William Oakes hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Erhart | 11-11 |
| 13:06 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Epps misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 13:04 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Orji Amezquita | 11-11 |
| 12:44 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Williams | 13-11 |
| 12:27 | New Orleans | Like Chiou clanks a jumper from close range | 13-11 |
| 12:26 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Epps snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:20 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui hits a shot in the paint set up by Richard Epps | 15-11 |
| 12:04 | New Orleans | Arthur Williams is called for the reach on Felipe Roman - foul #1 on Arthur Williams, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Gregory Swords (SF), Ashley Crosswhite (C) Richard Siddiqui, Ferdinand Pena, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Darrell Manns (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Marc Acheson (PF), Billy Williams (C) Richard Stamper, Felipe Roman, William Oakes, Larry Erhart, Like Chiou | |
| 11:57 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fresh) SG - Richard Epps (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Swords (fresh) PF - Orji Amezquita (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ashley Crosswhite (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darrell Manns (fresh) SF - Stephan Fogg (fresh) PF - Marc Acheson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton buries a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Charles Steward - foul #2 on Charles Steward, team foul #9 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG) Charles Steward | |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:19 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson drills a 3 from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 10:53 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:35 | New Orleans | Billy Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite is hacked by Billy Williams - foul #2 on Billy Williams, team foul #10 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena (SG) Richard Epps | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (SG), Larry Erhart (PF), William Oakes (C) Darrell Manns, Marc Acheson, Billy Williams | |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:03 | New Orleans | William Oakes loses the dribble to Ferdinand Pena | 20-17 |
| 10:00 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita lays it in on a great pass from Ferdinand Pena | 22-17 |
| 09:39 | New Orleans | William Oakes is whistled for traveling | 22-17 |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena banks in the layup set up by Gregory Swords | 24-17 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | William Oakes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Orji Amezquita - foul #1 on Orji Amezquita, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui (PG) Edward Patton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Marc Acheson (PF), Like Chiou (C) Stephan Fogg, Larry Erhart | |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | William Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | William Oakes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui is fouled on the floor by Richard Stamper - foul #1 on Richard Stamper, team foul #11 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Epps (SG) Ferdinand Pena | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF) Felipe Roman, William Oakes | |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:02 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns is whistled for a carry | 26-19 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 07:42 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite tips it back up and in | 28-19 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Siddiqui (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Epps (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Swords (tiring) PF - Orji Amezquita (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ashley Crosswhite (tiring) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Stamper (tiring) SG - Darrell Manns (fresh) SF - Stephan Fogg (fairly fresh) PF - Marc Acheson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Like Chiou (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Ashley Crosswhite | 30-22 |
| 06:48 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 06:47 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 06:16 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:03 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:57 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Ferdinand Pena (SF), Arthur Williams (C) Richard Siddiqui, Gregory Swords, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (SG), Larry Erhart (PF), William Oakes (C) Darrell Manns, Marc Acheson, Like Chiou | |
| 05:50 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 05:49 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart tips it home | 30-24 |
| 05:43 | Gardner-Webb | Felipe Roman takes the ball from Ferdinand Pena in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 05:28 | New Orleans | Richard Epps is called for the reach on Richard Stamper - foul #1 on Richard Epps, team foul #6 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite (PF) Orji Amezquita | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Ashley Crosswhite is called for the reach on Felipe Roman - foul #1 on Ashley Crosswhite, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:08 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:40 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams dunks the ball | 32-24 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ashley Crosswhite - foul #2 on Ashley Crosswhite, team foul #8 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui (SG), Orji Amezquita (PF) Richard Epps, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SG), Like Chiou (C) Richard Stamper, Stephan Fogg | |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:52 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Darrell Manns - foul #1 on Darrell Manns, team foul #12 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia (PF) Orji Amezquita | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Paul Novitsky (SF), Marc Acheson (PF), Billy Williams (C) Felipe Roman, Darrell Manns, William Oakes, Larry Erhart, Like Chiou | |
| 03:52 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:52 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:52 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Marc Acheson | 32-25 |
| 03:33 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson double dribbles | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Siddiqui (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ferdinand Pena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) C - Arthur Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Darden (fresh) SF - Paul Novitsky (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marc Acheson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena is fouled on the floor by Billy Williams - foul #3 on Billy Williams, team foul #13 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords (SF) Edward Patton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Oakes (SF) Billy Williams | |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:54 | New Orleans | Charles Steward misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Siddiqui - foul #1 on Richard Siddiqui, team foul #9 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Ashley Crosswhite (C) Richard Siddiqui, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:54 | New Orleans | Charles Steward makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:54 | New Orleans | Charles Steward misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:54 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 02:34 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-26 |
| 02:33 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 02:29 | New Orleans | William Oakes can't finish the layup | 34-26 |
| 02:28 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 02:22 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Darden steps in front of the Gregory Swords pass | 34-26 |
| 02:18 | New Orleans | Charles Steward lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Darden | 34-28 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia is fouled on the floor by Charles Steward - foul #3 on Charles Steward, team foul #14 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui (SG) Ferdinand Pena | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (PG), Larry Erhart (PF) Charles Steward, Marc Acheson | |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:34 | New Orleans | Ashley Crosswhite denies the turnaround by Larry Erhart | 36-28 |
| 01:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Siddiqui's pass is intercepted by Andrew Darden | 36-28 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Darden | 36-31 |
| 00:48 | Gardner-Webb | Ashley Crosswhite connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Patton | 38-31 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden is fouled on the floor by Richard Siddiqui - foul #2 on Richard Siddiqui, team foul #10 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Epps (SG), Ferdinand Pena (SF), Arthur Williams (C) Edward Patton, Gregory Swords, Ashley Crosswhite | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SF), Like Chiou (C) William Oakes, Paul Novitsky | |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:17 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Darden takes the ball from Ferdinand Pena in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Manns | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | The clock runs out | 38-33 |