| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fresh) C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) SG - Ronald King (fresh) SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) C - Gary Stanley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook is fouled on the floor by Ernest Mole - foul #1 on Ernest Mole, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Ronald King misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Gary Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Franklin Busby buries a turnaround near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Adam Poole | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Franklin Busby scores on a shot in the lane | 5-4 |
| 18:19 | New Orleans | Adam Poole misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Franklin Busby - foul #1 on Franklin Busby, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:19 | New Orleans | Adam Poole makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:19 | New Orleans | Adam Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:19 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:58 | New Orleans | 3 seconds is called on Gilberto Caballero | 6-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Charles Labarbera, Carmelo Lopez, Ronald Cook, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:52 | LSU | Hector Zamora is called for the reach on Allan Chernosky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hector Zamora, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:29 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:22 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Franklin Busby gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Jose Ayala takes the ball from Franklin Busby | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora slams it home set up by Jose Ayala | 8-4 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Gary Stanley is hacked by Jose Ayala - foul #1 on Jose Ayala, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Ronald Cook (SF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Hector Zamora, Jose Ayala, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:30 | LSU | Allan Chernosky works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 16:28 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:12 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald King - foul #1 on Ronald King, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG), Adam Poole (PF) Stephen Floyd, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:12 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:12 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Ernest Mole clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Cook - foul #1 on Ronald Cook, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Vincent Munsey (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Erasmo Russo (C) Charles Labarbera, Carmelo Lopez, Ronald Cook, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:56 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) SF - Jose Ayala (fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fresh) 1 pts. C - Erasmo Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) SG - Ronald King (fresh) SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-6 |
| 15:32 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:24 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora is hacked by Allan Chernosky - foul #1 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Hector Zamora, Vincent Munsey, Jose Ayala, Adam Poole, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:08 | New Orleans | Allan Chernosky steals it from Ronald Cook | 9-6 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Allan Chernosky hits the finger roll | 9-8 |
| 14:59 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carmelo Lopez | 12-8 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Ronald King comes up short on the floater from the left side | 12-8 |
| 14:41 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Ronald Cook | 12-8 |
| 14:23 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Franklin Busby grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 13:55 | LSU | Gary Stanley is called for 3 seconds | 12-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Adam Poole (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Charles Labarbera, Carmelo Lopez, Ronald Cook, Michael Kibby, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Dennis Matzke (PF) Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby | |
| 13:39 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala's floater is tipped away by Dennis Matzke | 12-8 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Dennis Matzke snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 13:22 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-8 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Gary Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 13:08 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-8 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Allan Chernosky snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is hacked by Hector Zamora - foul #2 on Hector Zamora, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Hector Zamora, Stephen Floyd, Jose Ayala, Adam Poole, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG), Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Jeffrey Brammer, Robert Fontaine, Dennis Matzke | |
| 12:03 | LSU | Ronald King is whistled for traveling | 12-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Adam Poole (PF) Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:43 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook is whistled for a carry | 12-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jose Ayala (PF) Adam Poole | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jose Ayala (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald King (fresh) SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Mole | 12-10 |
| 11:27 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 11:25 | LSU | Ernest Mole pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Franklin Busby connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Allan Chernosky | 12-12 |
| 10:55 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald King - foul #2 on Ronald King, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Adam Poole (PF) Jose Ayala | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Dennis Matzke (C) Ronald King, Gary Stanley | |
| 10:55 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:55 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Franklin Busby can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Adam Poole - foul #1 on Adam Poole, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd (SG) Carmelo Lopez | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:41 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:21 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 10:03 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Gilberto Caballero is denied by Ernest Mole | 14-14 |
| 10:02 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:42 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG), Michael Kibby (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Stephen Floyd, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF) Ernest Mole | |
| 09:17 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 14-14 |
| 09:15 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 08:58 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Brammer is called for the reach on Erasmo Russo - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Adam Poole (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Charles Labarbera, Carmelo Lopez, Ronald Cook, Michael Kibby, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Gary Stanley (C) Allan Chernosky, Franklin Busby | |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses badly on a shot near the basket | 14-14 |
| 08:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gary Stanley | 14-14 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Gary Stanley scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 14-16 |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stephen Floyd, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), Michael Kibby (PF) Vincent Munsey, Stephen Floyd, Jose Ayala, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Greg Barnaby, Robert Fontaine, Dennis Matzke | |
| 07:55 | LSU | Allan Chernosky splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side | 14-16 |
| 07:54 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 07:32 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero loses the dribble to Ernest Mole | 14-16 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Labarbera (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Kibby (fresh) C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | LSU | Gary Stanley misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-16 |
| 07:14 | LSU | Franklin Busby hits the follow up shot | 14-18 |
| 06:54 | New Orleans | Ronald Cook misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-18 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Ernest Mole grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Gary Stanley comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 14-18 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Allan Chernosky gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the wide open jump hook from the right block set up by Jeffrey Brammer | 14-20 |
| 06:16 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Gary Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is hacked by Ronald Cook during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Ronald Cook, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Jose Ayala (SF), Adam Poole (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Charles Labarbera, Carmelo Lopez, Ronald Cook, Michael Kibby, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG), Dennis Matzke (PF), Adam Shuff (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Franklin Busby, Gary Stanley | |
| 05:59 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-22 |
| 05:46 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd grabs the offensive board | 14-22 |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG) Vincent Munsey | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG) Allan Chernosky | |
| 05:22 | LSU | Ernest Mole comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-22 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Adam Shuff tips it in | 14-24 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Adam Poole clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-24 |
| 05:06 | LSU | Adam Shuff grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Ronald King hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Greg Barnaby | 14-26 |
| 04:30 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-26 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Ernest Mole snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Ronald King makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Stephen Floyd - foul #2 on Stephen Floyd, team foul #8 | 14-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Michael Kibby (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Charles Labarbera, Stephen Floyd, Adam Poole, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Franklin Busby (PF), Gary Stanley (C) Greg Barnaby, Ernest Mole, Dennis Matzke, Adam Shuff | |
| 04:08 | LSU | Ronald King makes the free throw | 14-29 |
| 03:43 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-29 |
| 03:42 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-29 |
| 03:31 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carmelo Lopez and he's hacked by Allan Chernosky - foul #2 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #7 | 16-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Adam Poole (PF) Vincent Munsey, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:31 | New Orleans | Jose Ayala makes the free throw | 17-29 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Ayala (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Poole (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | LSU | Franklin Busby clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-29 |
| 03:18 | LSU | Robert Fontaine can't tip it in | 17-29 |
| 03:17 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Jose Ayala | 17-29 |
| 02:58 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-29 |
| 02:56 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ronald King | 17-29 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Ronald King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-29 |
| 02:33 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero snags the defensive board | 17-29 |
| 02:28 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Ronald Cook (SF), Michael Kibby (PF) Hector Zamora, Carmelo Lopez, Jose Ayala, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Robert Fontaine, Gary Stanley | |
| 02:10 | LSU | Ernest Mole loses the dribble to Charles Labarbera | 17-29 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera is hacked by Ronald King - foul #3 on Ronald King, team foul #8 | 17-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG), Adam Poole (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Stephen Floyd, Michael Kibby, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Ronald King | |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Charles Labarbera makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Poole - foul #2 on Adam Poole, team foul #9 | 19-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero (C) Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:35 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 01:08 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Gilberto Caballero steals the ball from Ernest Mole | 21-31 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Michael Kibby (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Charles Labarbera, Carmelo Lopez, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Gary Stanley (C) Allan Chernosky, Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby | |
| 00:04 | LSU | Robert Fontaine clanks a jumper from the right block | 21-31 |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 21-31 |