| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Delmer Redmond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Magruder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Darden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Fogg (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Erhart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg inbounds the ball | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart scores on a floater from close range and he's fouled by Harold Bailey - foul #2 on Harold Bailey, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| 19:45 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Paul Magruder is open and lays it up and in and he's fouled by Stephan Fogg - foul #2 on Stephan Fogg, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Paul Magruder makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 19:01 | New Orleans | Billy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 18:59 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart can't tip it in | 37-47 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Franklin Monico is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Steward - foul #2 on Charles Steward, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), James Duplessis (SF) Franklin Monico, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (PG), Richard Stamper (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), Like Chiou (PF), Antonio Goldman (C) Charles Steward, Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg, Larry Erhart, Billy Williams | |
| 18:40 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski hits the finger roll | 39-47 |
| 18:22 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper is fouled on the floor by Delmer Redmond - foul #2 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| 18:09 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), William Capozzi (SF) Andrei Tuholski, James Duplessis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (SG), Larry Erhart (PF) Darrell Manns, Antonio Goldman | |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Richard Stamper is called for the reach on William Capozzi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Stamper, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG), Billy Williams (C) Richard Stamper, Like Chiou | |
| 18:00 | UNLV | William Capozzi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Paul Magruder tips it but misses | 39-47 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 17:52 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg (SF) Felipe Roman | |
| 17:47 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Franklin Monico | 43-47 |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Stephan Fogg is denied by Clyde Sumrall | 43-47 |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Paul Magruder grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall double dribbles | 43-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG) Joseph Horton | |
| 17:12 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Larry Erhart is blocked by Paul Magruder | 43-47 |
| 17:11 | New Orleans | Charles Steward tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 17:10 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart tips it in | 43-49 |
| 16:49 | UNLV | Billy Williams steals the ball from William Capozzi | 43-49 |
| 16:36 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 16:35 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart tips it home | 43-51 |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Franklin Monico slams it home set up by Clyde Sumrall | 45-51 |
| 16:28 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), James Duplessis (SF), Harold Bailey (PF) Franklin Monico, William Capozzi, Paul Magruder | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (PG), Richard Stamper (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), Like Chiou (PF), Antonio Goldman (C) Charles Steward, Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg, Larry Erhart, Billy Williams | |
| 16:03 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 16:02 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Andrei Tuholski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Delmer Redmond (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duplessis (fresh) PF - Harold Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Felipe Roman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stamper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Manns (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Like Chiou (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Goldman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper misses the easy layup | 45-51 |
| 15:41 | UNLV | James Duplessis pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Antonio Goldman - foul #1 on Antonio Goldman, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Phil Amaya (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) Andrei Tuholski, James Duplessis, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Joseph Horton (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Billy Williams (C) Felipe Roman, Richard Stamper, Darrell Manns, Like Chiou, Antonio Goldman | |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:01 | New Orleans | Phil Amaya is called for the reach on Stephan Fogg - foul #4 on Phil Amaya, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SG), James Duplessis (SF) Delmer Redmond, Phil Amaya | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:50 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Charles Steward | 47-53 |
| 14:36 | UNLV | Joseph Horton is called for the reach on William Capozzi - foul #1 on Joseph Horton, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Harold Bailey (PF) Clyde Sumrall | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG), Felipe Roman (SF), Like Chiou (C) Joseph Horton, Stephan Fogg, Billy Williams | |
| 14:30 | UNLV | William Capozzi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Larry Erhart | 47-53 |
| 14:05 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-53 |
| 14:04 | UNLV | James Duplessis pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | William Capozzi travels in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Delmer Redmond (SG), Clyde Sumrall (C) Franklin Monico, William Capozzi, James Duplessis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 13:48 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden drills a 3 from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Harold Bailey can't finish the layup | 47-56 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Harold Bailey tips it in | 49-56 |
| 13:25 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 13:23 | New Orleans | Like Chiou grabs the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 13:11 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Steward and the foul's on Delmer Redmond - foul #3 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF) Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Darrell Manns (PF), Billy Williams (C) Charles Steward, Felipe Roman, Larry Erhart, Like Chiou | |
| 13:11 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Richard Stamper is called for the reach on Andrei Tuholski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Stamper, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| 12:56 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-59 |
| 12:55 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden is fouled in the backcourt by James Duplessis - foul #2 on James Duplessis, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| 12:51 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), William Capozzi (SG) Andrei Tuholski, Delmer Redmond | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (SG) Andrew Darden | |
| 12:36 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 49-59 |
| 12:34 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Stamper | 49-59 |
| 12:25 | New Orleans | Billy Williams makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Stamper | 49-61 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | Billy Williams swats the shot by Clyde Sumrall | 49-61 |
| 12:07 | New Orleans | Billy Williams grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 12:05 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Horton, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), Harold Bailey (PF) William Capozzi, Paul Magruder | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Darden (SG), Larry Erhart (PF), Antonio Goldman (C) Joseph Horton, Darrell Manns, Billy Williams | |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Harold Bailey is whistled for traveling | 49-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG) Franklin Monico | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Felipe Roman (SF) Richard Stamper, Stephan Fogg | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Andrei Tuholski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Delmer Redmond (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Duplessis (tiring) PF - Harold Bailey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (very tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Darden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felipe Roman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Erhart (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Antonio Goldman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Clyde Sumrall | 49-61 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski is fouled on the floor by Charles Steward - foul #3 on Charles Steward, team foul #8 | 49-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) James Duplessis, Clyde Sumrall | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Like Chiou (PF), Billy Williams (C) Larry Erhart, Antonio Goldman | |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 11:10 | New Orleans | Charles Steward is fouled in the backcourt by Andrei Tuholski - foul #3 on Andrei Tuholski, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 11:00 | New Orleans | Charles Steward clanks a jump hook from close range | 51-61 |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Paul Magruder grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Franklin Monico comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 51-61 |
| 10:54 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Charles Steward is fouled on the floor by Delmer Redmond - foul #4 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Delmer Redmond, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg (SF) Felipe Roman | |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Charles Steward makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Charles Steward makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Andrew Darden steps in front of the Paul Magruder pass | 51-63 |
| 10:14 | New Orleans | Charles Steward is hacked by Franklin Monico in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Monico, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG) Franklin Monico | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Larry Erhart (PF) Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg, Billy Williams | |
| 10:14 | New Orleans | Charles Steward misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | James Duplessis is hacked by Like Chiou - foul #2 on Like Chiou, team foul #9 | 51-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg (SF) Charles Steward | |
| 10:08 | UNLV | James Duplessis makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | James Duplessis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Like Chiou | 53-66 |
| 09:41 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall buries a floater from the right block | 55-66 |
| 09:24 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Stamper | 55-69 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski is hacked by Joseph Horton - foul #3 on Joseph Horton, team foul #10 | 55-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (SG), Harold Bailey (PF) James Duplessis, Paul Magruder | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Darrell Manns (PF), Billy Williams (C) Joseph Horton, Stephan Fogg, Larry Erhart, Like Chiou | |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 08:57 | New Orleans | Billy Williams buries a runner from the right block set up by Felipe Roman | 57-71 |
| 08:53 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski misses the easy layup | 57-71 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Monico | 57-71 |
| 08:34 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall misses the wide open runner in the paint | 57-71 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | William Capozzi snags the offensive board | 57-71 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | William Capozzi jams it on a nice dish by Andrei Tuholski | 59-71 |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) Andrei Tuholski, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Antonio Goldman (C) Felipe Roman, Richard Stamper, Darrell Manns, Billy Williams | |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Franklin Monico hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-71 |
| 07:48 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman grabs the board | 59-71 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Capozzi (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duplessis (tired) 2 pts. PF - Paul Magruder (very tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (very tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Darden (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Fogg (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Erhart (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Antonio Goldman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), Phil Amaya (SF) William Capozzi, James Duplessis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (SG) Andrew Darden | |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Stephan Fogg swats the layup by Clyde Sumrall | 59-71 |
| 07:26 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 07:19 | New Orleans | Charles Steward is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Stephan Fogg | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV 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 (0) | |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG) Franklin Monico | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Like Chiou (C) Antonio Goldman | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV 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 (0) | |
| 06:50 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart can't finish the layup | 59-73 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | Phil Amaya grabs the defensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski is hacked by Stephan Fogg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephan Fogg, team foul #11 | 59-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Billy Williams (C) Charles Steward, Stephan Fogg, Larry Erhart | |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV 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 (0) | |
| 06:29 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Stamper | 61-76 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (PG), Darrell Manns (PF) Felipe Roman, Like Chiou | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV 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 (0) | |
| 06:07 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Horton | 61-79 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses short on a floater from the left wing | 61-79 |
| 05:45 | New Orleans | Billy Williams gets the rebound | 61-79 |
| 05:16 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden is fouled on the floor by Delmer Redmond - foul #5 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #9 | 61-79 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), William Capozzi (SG), Harold Bailey (PF) Franklin Monico, Delmer Redmond, Paul Magruder | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Antonio Goldman (C) Joseph Horton, Richard Stamper, Darrell Manns, Billy Williams | |
| 05:16 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-79 |
| 05:16 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden makes the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 05:16 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| 04:56 | UNLV | The jump hook by Clyde Sumrall is blocked by Larry Erhart | 61-81 |
| 04:54 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg snags the defensive board | 61-81 |
| 04:27 | New Orleans | William Capozzi is called for the reach on Andrew Darden - foul #1 on William Capozzi, team foul #10 | 61-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Paul Magruder (PF) Andrei Tuholski, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (SF), Like Chiou (C) Stephan Fogg, Antonio Goldman | |
| 04:27 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-81 |
| 04:27 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden makes the 1st free throw | 61-82 |
| 04:27 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden misses the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Paul Magruder grabs the board | 61-82 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Phil Amaya can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-82 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Felipe Roman | 61-82 |
| 04:17 | New Orleans | Charles Steward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg (SF) Andrew Darden | |
| 04:12 | UNLV | William Capozzi misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-82 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Paul Magruder gets the offensive rebound | 61-82 |
| 03:59 | UNLV | Phil Amaya connects on the 3 from the left wing | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | Like Chiou is fouled on the floor by Franklin Monico - foul #3 on Franklin Monico, team foul #11 | 64-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SG) William Capozzi | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (PG), Richard Stamper (SF), Darrell Manns (PF) Charles Steward, Stephan Fogg, Larry Erhart | |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | Like Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 64-83 |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | Like Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 64-84 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Duplessis (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Phil Amaya (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Magruder (very tired) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (very tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Felipe Roman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Stamper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Manns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Like Chiou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | UNLV | The jump hook by Paul Magruder is blocked by Darrell Manns | 64-84 |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns snags the defensive board | 64-84 |
| 02:59 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-84 |
| 02:58 | New Orleans | Like Chiou grabs the offensive board | 64-84 |
| 02:38 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Felipe Roman | 64-86 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Phil Amaya misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-86 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Like Chiou gets the rebound | 64-86 |
| 01:59 | New Orleans | James Duplessis takes the ball from Richard Stamper | 64-86 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Phil Amaya is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Phil Amaya, team foul #12 | 64-86 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SG), Harold Bailey (PF) James Duplessis, Phil Amaya | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman (C) Joseph Horton | |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Manns | 64-89 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | William Capozzi is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Capozzi, team foul #13 | 64-89 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Paul Magruder is called for the reach on Darrell Manns - foul #3 on Paul Magruder, team foul #14 | 64-89 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns misses the 1st free throw | 64-89 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns misses the 2nd free throw | 64-89 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Harold Bailey grabs the board | 64-89 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-89 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Harold Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 64-89 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Franklin Monico is hacked by Felipe Roman - foul #3 on Felipe Roman, team foul #12 | 64-89 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the 1st free throw | 65-89 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses the 2nd free throw | 65-89 |
| 00:48 | New Orleans | Like Chiou snags the defensive board | 65-89 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-89 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall grabs the defensive rebound | 65-89 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Antonio Goldman is called for the reach on Clyde Sumrall - foul #2 on Antonio Goldman, team foul #13 | 65-89 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the 1st free throw | 66-89 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the 2nd free throw | 67-89 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman runs out the clock | 67-89 |