| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Charbonneau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Bainbridge (fresh) C - Hugh Blanton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Rory Graves (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Wolf (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Laing (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Denker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf inbounds the ball | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:55 | New Orleans | Rory Graves is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Weist (PF) David Laing | |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Shaw - foul #1 on Raymond Shaw, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hood (C) Hugh Blanton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Damien Larocque (C) Brian Denker | |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau misses the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Hood | 36-47 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau is whistled for a carry | 36-47 |
| 19:06 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque is whistled for a carry | 36-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz (PG), Harold Chapman (SG), Ryan Waters (SF), Richard Davis (PF), James Edwards (C) Matthew Reed, William Charbonneau, Terry Blackmon, Tracy Bainbridge, James Hood | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Clements (PG), David Laing (PF), Brian Denker (C) Rory Graves, Shane Wolf, Michael Weist | |
| 18:52 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Shaw steals the ball from Ryan Waters | 36-47 |
| 18:39 | New Orleans | David Laing makes the floater in the paint set up by Raymond Shaw | 36-49 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters is hacked by Damien Larocque in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damien Larocque, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton (C) James Edwards | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Williamson (SG), Hubert Langley (SF) Raymond Shaw, Damien Larocque | |
| 18:19 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman is fouled on the floor by David Laing - foul #1 on David Laing, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau (SG), Tracy Bainbridge (PF) Harold Chapman, Richard Davis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 18:01 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by James Williamson - foul #2 on James Williamson, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Terry Blackmon (SF) Brian Gantz, Ryan Waters | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rory Graves (PG), Shane Wolf (SF), Michael Weist (PF) Richard Clements, Hubert Langley, David Laing | |
| 18:01 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Rory Graves connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shane Wolf and the foul's on Matthew Reed - foul #3 on Matthew Reed, team foul #1 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz (PG), James Hood (PF), James Edwards (C) Matthew Reed, Tracy Bainbridge, Hugh Blanton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw (SG) James Williamson | |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Rory Graves makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz is whistled for traveling | 38-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman (PG) Brian Gantz | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Laing (PF) Michael Weist | |
| 17:00 | New Orleans | Brian Denker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge (PF), Hugh Blanton (C) James Hood, James Edwards | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Damien Larocque (SF) Shane Wolf | |
| 17:00 | New Orleans | Brian Denker misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 17:00 | New Orleans | Brian Denker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton is fouled on the floor by Brian Denker - foul #3 on Brian Denker, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters (PG) Harold Chapman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hubert Langley (SF) Brian Denker | |
| 16:35 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge snags the offensive board | 38-53 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 38-53 |
| 16:11 | New Orleans | Hubert Langley grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 16:07 | New Orleans | Rory Graves is fouled in the backcourt by William Charbonneau - foul #2 on William Charbonneau, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz (PG), Richard Davis (PF), James Hood (C) Ryan Waters, Tracy Bainbridge, Hugh Blanton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Clements (PG), Shane Wolf (SF), Michael Weist (C) Rory Graves, Hubert Langley, Damien Larocque | |
| 15:53 | New Orleans | Michael Weist loses the dribble to James Hood | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Gantz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Charbonneau (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Blackmon (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hood (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Clements (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymond Shaw (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Shane Wolf (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Laing (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Weist (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Harold Chapman (SG) William Charbonneau, Terry Blackmon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Nyman (PG), Brian Denker (C) Raymond Shaw, David Laing | |
| 15:37 | New Orleans | Brian Denker is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Brian Denker, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Laing (PF) Brian Denker | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Nyman is called for the reach on Matthew Reed - foul #4 on Robert Nyman, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge (PF), Hugh Blanton (C) Richard Davis, James Hood | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Williamson (SG) Robert Nyman | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton grabs the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton banks in the wide open layup | 41-53 |
| 15:00 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Shane Wolf, team foul #8 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau (SG) Harold Chapman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rory Graves (PG), Damien Larocque (C) Richard Clements, David Laing | |
| 14:40 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 14:39 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 14:34 | New Orleans | Rory Graves is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters (SF), James Hood (PF), James Edwards (C) Brian Gantz, Tracy Bainbridge, Hugh Blanton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw (SG) James Williamson | |
| 14:29 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-53 |
| 14:27 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 14:14 | New Orleans | Michael Weist connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Shaw | 41-56 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Rory Graves picks off the pass by Ryan Waters in the backcourt | 41-56 |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw blows the dunk | 41-56 |
| 13:56 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw tips it in | 41-58 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards is open and scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ryan Waters | 43-58 |
| 13:16 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw is open and buries a 3 from the left wing | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters misses the lay-in | 43-61 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters tips it home | 45-61 |
| 13:04 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Damien Larocque | 45-63 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Reed | 47-63 |
| 12:41 | New Orleans | Rory Graves misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau is fouled on the floor by Shane Wolf - foul #3 on Shane Wolf, team foul #9 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman (PG), Terry Blackmon (SF), Richard Davis (PF), Hugh Blanton (C) Matthew Reed, Ryan Waters, James Hood, James Edwards | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Clements (PG), James Williamson (SG), Hubert Langley (SF), David Laing (PF) Rory Graves, Raymond Shaw, Shane Wolf, Michael Weist | |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 12:35 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | James Williamson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 12:28 | New Orleans | Hubert Langley hits the follow up shot | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton is called for 10 seconds | 47-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz (PG) William Charbonneau | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Weist (C) Damien Larocque | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:01 | New Orleans | James Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-65 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 47-65 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton gets the offensive rebound | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Gantz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Blackmon (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Hugh Blanton (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Clements (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Laing (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Weist (tired) 5 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon's pass is intercepted by Richard Clements | 47-65 |
| 11:32 | New Orleans | Richard Clements banks in the layup | 47-67 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz is fouled in the backcourt by James Williamson - foul #3 on James Williamson, team foul #10 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Tracy Bainbridge (PF) Harold Chapman, Richard Davis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw (SG), Shane Wolf (SF), Damien Larocque (C) James Williamson, Hubert Langley, Michael Weist | |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 11:27 | New Orleans | Matthew Reed takes the ball from Shane Wolf in the backcourt | 49-67 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Reed | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:00 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Hugh Blanton - foul #2 on Hugh Blanton, team foul #4 | 51-67 |
| 11:00 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 11:00 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Wolf - foul #4 on Shane Wolf, team foul #11 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hubert Langley (SF) Shane Wolf | |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Blackmon - foul #1 on Terry Blackmon, team foul #5 | 53-69 |
| 10:41 | New Orleans | Richard Clements connects on the floater from the left side | 53-71 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Reed | 55-71 |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | David Laing comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters (PG), Harold Chapman (SG), Richard Davis (PF), James Hood (C) Matthew Reed, Terry Blackmon, Tracy Bainbridge, Hugh Blanton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rory Graves (PG), Michael Weist (C) Richard Clements, Hubert Langley | |
| 10:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters is hacked by Damien Larocque in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damien Larocque, team foul #12 | 55-71 |
| 10:05 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-71 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 09:48 | New Orleans | Michael Weist is alone and drills a floater from the left block | 57-73 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-73 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Gantz | 60-73 |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harold Chapman - foul #2 on Harold Chapman, team foul #6 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), William Charbonneau (SG), Tracy Bainbridge (PF), James Edwards (C) Ryan Waters, Harold Chapman, Richard Davis, James Hood | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Williamson (PG), Hubert Langley (SF) Rory Graves, Damien Larocque | |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:55 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Brian Gantz | 62-74 |
| 08:51 | New Orleans | James Williamson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Laing - foul #2 on David Laing, team foul #13 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon (SF) Brian Gantz | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rory Graves (PG), Richard Clements (SG) James Williamson, Raymond Shaw | |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 08:15 | New Orleans | Richard Clements misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-77 |
| 08:13 | New Orleans | David Laing pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 07:54 | New Orleans | Richard Clements is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Hubert Langley | 64-80 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Charbonneau (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Blackmon (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Bainbridge (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Edwards (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Rory Graves (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Clements (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Hubert Langley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Laing (very tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Weist (very tired) 7 pts. | |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Charbonneau | 67-80 |
| 07:33 | New Orleans | Hubert Langley is fouled on the floor by William Charbonneau - foul #3 on William Charbonneau, team foul #7 | 67-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman (PG), Ryan Waters (SF), Richard Davis (PF), James Hood (C) Matthew Reed, Terry Blackmon, Tracy Bainbridge, James Edwards | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Nyman (PG), Shane Wolf (SF), Brian Denker (C) Rory Graves, David Laing, Michael Weist | |
| 07:33 | New Orleans | Hubert Langley makes the 1st free throw | 67-81 |
| 07:33 | New Orleans | Hubert Langley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-81 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis snags the defensive board | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:25 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman travels with the ball | 67-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Damien Larocque (PF) Hubert Langley | |
| 07:23 | New Orleans | William Charbonneau steals it from Richard Clements in the backcourt | 67-81 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 67-81 |
| 07:07 | New Orleans | Brian Denker gets the rebound | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:45 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf is fouled on the floor by Ryan Waters - foul #2 on Ryan Waters, team foul #8 | 67-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Brian Gantz (SF), Hugh Blanton (C) Harold Chapman, William Charbonneau, James Hood | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rory Graves (PG), James Williamson (SG), David Laing (PF) Robert Nyman, Richard Clements, Damien Larocque | |
| 06:45 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 06:45 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 67-82 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis pulls down the rebound | 67-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis is hacked by James Williamson in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Williamson, team foul #14 | 67-82 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis misses the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-82 |
| 06:43 | New Orleans | Brian Denker gets the rebound | 67-82 |
| 06:41 | New Orleans | Rory Graves is hacked by Matthew Reed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Reed, team foul #9 | 67-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge (PF) Richard Davis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 06:41 | New Orleans | Rory Graves misses the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton gets the rebound | 67-82 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-82 |
| 06:16 | New Orleans | Brian Denker pulls down the rebound | 67-82 |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | Brian Denker lays it up and in set up by James Williamson and he's hacked by Hugh Blanton - foul #3 on Hugh Blanton, team foul #10 | 67-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau (SG), Terry Blackmon (SF), Richard Davis (PF) Matthew Reed, Ryan Waters, Tracy Bainbridge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Clements (PG), Raymond Shaw (SG) Rory Graves, James Williamson | |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | Brian Denker misses the free throw | 67-84 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Davis | 67-84 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-84 |
| 05:39 | New Orleans | Brian Denker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-84 |
| 05:10 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-84 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau grabs the defensive rebound | 67-84 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-84 |
| 04:41 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw grabs the board | 67-84 |
| 04:29 | New Orleans | Richard Clements connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-87 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-87 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Harold Chapman (SG), Ryan Waters (SF), Tracy Bainbridge (PF), James Hood (C) Brian Gantz, William Charbonneau, Terry Blackmon, Richard Davis, Hugh Blanton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Nyman (PG), Damien Larocque (SF) Richard Clements, Shane Wolf | |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Robert Nyman is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Reed - foul #5 on Matthew Reed, team foul #11 | 67-87 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon (SF) Matthew Reed | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Robert Nyman misses the 1st free throw | 67-87 |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Robert Nyman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-88 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Nyman - foul #5 on Robert Nyman, team foul #15 | 67-88 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rory Graves (PG) Robert Nyman | |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 68-88 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-88 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw snags the defensive board | 68-88 |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque loses the dribble to Ryan Waters | 68-88 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Harold Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Waters (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Blackmon (tired) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Bainbridge (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hood (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Rory Graves (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Shaw (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Damien Larocque (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Laing (very tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Denker (tired) 7 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-88 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau (SG), James Edwards (C) Terry Blackmon, Tracy Bainbridge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Williamson (SG) Raymond Shaw | |
| 03:20 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-88 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 68-88 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Charbonneau | 71-88 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Brian Denker is denied by James Hood | 71-88 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman gets the rebound | 71-88 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Harold Chapman | 73-88 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-88 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz (PG), Tracy Bainbridge (PF) Harold Chapman, James Hood | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Clements (PG), Raymond Shaw (SG), Hubert Langley (SF), Michael Weist (PF) Rory Graves, James Williamson, Damien Larocque, David Laing | |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | Ryan Waters picks off the pass by Michael Weist in the backcourt | 73-88 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Waters | 76-88 |
| 02:11 | New Orleans | Michael Weist buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Clements | 76-90 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | William Charbonneau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-90 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Chapman (SG), Richard Davis (PF) William Charbonneau, Tracy Bainbridge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Williamson (SG), Damien Larocque (C) Raymond Shaw, Brian Denker | |
| 01:50 | New Orleans | Ryan Waters is called for the reach on James Williamson - foul #3 on Ryan Waters, team foul #12 | 76-90 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hood (PF) Harold Chapman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 01:50 | New Orleans | James Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 76-91 |
| 01:50 | New Orleans | James Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-92 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Gantz lays it in uncontested set up by Ryan Waters | 78-92 |
| 01:35 | New Orleans | James Williamson is hacked by Brian Gantz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Gantz, team foul #13 | 78-92 |
| 01:35 | New Orleans | James Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 78-93 |
| 01:35 | New Orleans | James Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-94 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 78-94 |
| 01:20 | New Orleans | Richard Clements snags the defensive board | 78-94 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Richard Clements's pass is intercepted by Ryan Waters in the backcourt | 78-94 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Waters is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Gantz | 81-94 |
| 00:49 | New Orleans | Richard Clements is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Williamson | 81-96 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #14 | 81-96 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Richard Clements scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Williamson | 81-98 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Damien Larocque - foul #3 on Damien Larocque, team foul #16 | 81-98 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 82-98 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 82-98 |
| 00:12 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque grabs the defensive rebound | 82-98 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Richard Clements runs out the clock | 82-98 |