| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) SG - Andrew Darden (fresh) SF - Stephan Fogg (fresh) PF - Marc Acheson (fresh) C - Billy Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) SG - John Becton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) PF - Al Melton (fresh) C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Joshua Alfonso | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Acheson | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | Billy Williams drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Stephan Fogg | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joshua Alfonso | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Marc Acheson - foul #1 on Marc Acheson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | New Orleans | Billy Williams misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | New Orleans | Billy Williams grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | New Orleans | Joshua Alfonso takes the ball from Billy Williams | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | New Orleans | John Becton steals the ball from Andrew Darden in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:04 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton is fouled on the floor by Billy Williams - foul #1 on Billy Williams, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Felipe Roman (SG), William Oakes (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Paul Novitsky (C) Charles Steward, Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg, Marc Acheson, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Robert Bennett, John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 16:54 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to William Oakes | 2-2 |
| 16:48 | New Orleans | William Oakes hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Stamper | 5-2 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Erhart - foul #1 on Larry Erhart, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Richart - foul #1 on Frank Richart, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 16:12 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:10 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kent Myers | 5-4 |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke loses the dribble to William Oakes | 5-4 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Stamper (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Felipe Roman (fairly fresh) SF - William Oakes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Erhart (fairly fresh) C - Paul Novitsky (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joseph Cooke (fairly fresh) SG - Frank Richart (fairly fresh) SF - Kent Myers (fairly fresh) PF - William Haskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Waylon Fryar (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | William Oakes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 5-4 |
| 15:38 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers knocks in the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Felipe Roman - foul #1 on Felipe Roman, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), Marc Acheson (PF), Like Chiou (C) Richard Stamper, Felipe Roman, William Oakes, Larry Erhart, Paul Novitsky | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF) Joseph Cooke, Frank Richart, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:17 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Tidwell is called for the reach on Darrell Manns - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Kent Myers | |
| 15:04 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Like Chiou is called for the reach on Jeffrey Tidwell - foul #1 on Like Chiou, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg (SF) Andrew Darden | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (SG) John Becton | |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | Like Chiou swats the layup by Joshua Alfonso | 5-7 |
| 14:30 | New Orleans | Like Chiou gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:11 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Al Melton - foul #1 on Al Melton, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Billy Williams (C) Charles Steward, Darrell Manns, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (C) David Slater, Jeffrey Tidwell, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 14:11 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:11 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Oakes (PF) Marc Acheson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:55 | New Orleans | Billy Williams clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | William Oakes tips it in | 9-7 |
| 13:35 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits a floater from the left side | 9-9 |
| 13:30 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Stamper | 12-9 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | Billy Williams is whistled for a carry | 12-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Felipe Roman (SG), Larry Erhart (PF), Paul Novitsky (C) Richard Stamper, Andrew Darden, William Oakes, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Joseph Cooke, Kent Myers, William Haskins | |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | Felipe Roman is called for the reach on Jeffrey Tidwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felipe Roman, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG) Felipe Roman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:30 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso is whistled for a carry | 12-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Oakes (SF) Stephan Fogg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | William Oakes hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 12-11 |
| 12:14 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky tips it back up and in | 14-11 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SG), Like Chiou (C) Andrew Darden, William Oakes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Frank Richart (SF), Waylon Fryar (PF) Robert Bennett, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (tiring) SG - Darrell Manns (fresh) SF - Paul Novitsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Erhart (fresh) C - Like Chiou (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) SG - John Becton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Richart (fresh) PF - Waylon Fryar (fresh) C - Joshua Alfonso (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by David Slater | 14-13 |
| 11:26 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 11:25 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky tips it in | 16-13 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 11:18 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 11:02 | New Orleans | Like Chiou snags the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart misses the floater from close range | 16-13 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Waylon Fryar | 16-13 |
| 10:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 16-13 |
| 10:28 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:26 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Manns, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Marc Acheson (PF), Billy Williams (C) Charles Steward, Darrell Manns, Paul Novitsky, Larry Erhart, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Joseph Cooke (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), William Haskins (PF), Kent Myers (C) David Slater, John Becton, Frank Richart, Waylon Fryar, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 09:46 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden is fouled on the floor by William Haskins - foul #1 on William Haskins, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Oakes (SF) Stephan Fogg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:36 | New Orleans | Billy Williams can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Bennett | 16-16 |
| 09:24 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Joseph Cooke and he's fouled by Marc Acheson - foul #2 on Marc Acheson, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg (SF) Marc Acheson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton (PF) Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 09:24 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:04 | New Orleans | The jumper by Andrew Darden is denied by Kent Myers | 16-19 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Darden - foul #1 on Andrew Darden, team foul #9 | 16-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) Kent Myers | |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:41 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 08:40 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Cooke | 16-23 |
| 08:13 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Oakes | 19-23 |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 19-23 |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett misses the tip | 19-23 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-23 |
| 07:44 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Stamper (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Darden (tired) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Fogg (tired) 3 pts. PF - William Oakes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Williams (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (tiring) SG - Joseph Cooke (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (tired) PF - Al Melton (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Haskins (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Oakes - foul #1 on William Oakes, team foul #10 | 19-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Darrell Manns (SG), Paul Novitsky (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Like Chiou (C) Richard Stamper, Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg, William Oakes, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Frank Richart (SF), Kent Myers (C) Robert Bennett, Joseph Cooke, Jeffrey Tidwell, William Haskins | |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:32 | New Orleans | Al Melton takes the ball from Charles Steward in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater is fouled on the floor by Darrell Manns - foul #2 on Darrell Manns, team foul #11 | 19-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG) Darrell Manns | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (C) Al Melton | |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart is fouled on the floor by Kent Myers - foul #1 on Kent Myers, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Oakes (SF) Like Chiou | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Frank Richart | |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | Joshua Alfonso steals the ball from Larry Erhart | 19-26 |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Darden - foul #2 on Andrew Darden, team foul #12 | 19-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF) Andrew Darden, Larry Erhart | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) Kent Myers | |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | Charles Steward hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 05:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-28 |
| 05:49 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Stephan Fogg | 22-28 |
| 05:45 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky is fouled in the backcourt by David Slater - foul #1 on David Slater, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Billy Williams (C) William Oakes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Joseph Cooke (SG), Frank Richart (SF), Al Melton (PF) David Slater, John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Waylon Fryar | |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky makes the driving attempt in the lane | 24-28 |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Bennett and the foul's on Stephan Fogg - foul #1 on Stephan Fogg, team foul #13 | 24-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Larry Erhart (PF), Like Chiou (C) Stephan Fogg, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins (C) Joshua Alfonso | |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:07 | New Orleans | Charles Steward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett is fouled on the floor by Larry Erhart - foul #2 on Larry Erhart, team foul #14 | 24-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Oakes (SF) Larry Erhart | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (C) Frank Richart | |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 04:41 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper's fadeaway is rejected by William Haskins | 24-33 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Kent Myers is denied by Like Chiou | 24-33 |
| 04:21 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 04:15 | New Orleans | Charles Steward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-33 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 24-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg (SF), Billy Williams (C) Paul Novitsky, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Robert Bennett, Al Melton, Kent Myers | |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joshua Alfonso | 24-35 |
| 03:59 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), Marc Acheson (PF), Like Chiou (C) Charles Steward, Richard Stamper, Stephan Fogg, William Oakes, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Frank Richart (SF), Waylon Fryar (PF) Joseph Cooke, Jeffrey Tidwell, William Haskins | |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson connects on the floater near the basket | 26-35 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Felipe Roman (fresh) SG - Andrew Darden (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Manns (fresh) PF - Marc Acheson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Like Chiou (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Becton (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Frank Richart (fresh) PF - Waylon Fryar (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Alfonso (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-35 |
| 03:09 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | John Becton is called for the reach on Darrell Manns in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Becton, team foul #7 | 26-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Larry Erhart (PF), Billy Williams (C) Marc Acheson, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Joseph Cooke (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Kent Myers (C) David Slater, John Becton, Frank Richart, Waylon Fryar, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg (SF) Darrell Manns | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:49 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Andrew Darden picks off the pass by Robert Bennett in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 02:44 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg dunks the ball set up by Andrew Darden | 33-35 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Tidwell and the foul's on Andrew Darden - foul #3 on Andrew Darden, team foul #15 | 33-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), William Oakes (SF) Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins (C) Kent Myers | |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 02:09 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Felipe Roman | 36-38 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett is hacked by Richard Stamper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Stamper, team foul #16 | 36-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Marc Acheson (PF) Larry Erhart | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG) Joseph Cooke | |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 01:52 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Stamper | 38-40 |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Billy Williams - foul #2 on Billy Williams, team foul #17 | 38-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Darrell Manns (SG), Paul Novitsky (SF), Like Chiou (C) Richard Stamper, Felipe Roman, William Oakes, Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Frank Richart (SF), Waylon Fryar (C) Robert Bennett, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton | |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 01:06 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Acheson and the foul's on Frank Richart - foul #2 on Frank Richart, team foul #8 | 40-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Larry Erhart (PF) Marc Acheson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (SG), Kent Myers (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) John Becton, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 01:06 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater travels in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Like Chiou | 43-42 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Richart | 43-44 |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky banks in the layup set up by Like Chiou | 45-44 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Like Chiou picks off the pass by Joseph Cooke in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Like Chiou buries a runner from the right block | 47-44 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart misses long on a fullcourt shot | 47-44 |