| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (fresh) SG - John Hicks (fresh) SF - David Wojtanowski (fresh) PF - Steven Maes (fresh) C - Ian West (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fresh) SG - Kevin Wells (fresh) SF - Freddie Crowley (fresh) PF - Earl Johnson (fresh) C - Jarek Zulauf (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Ian West wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | South Alabama | Steven Maes misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by David Wojtanowski - foul #1 on David Wojtanowski, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:30 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | South Alabama | Steven Maes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed loses the dribble to Brian Tuttle in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle lays it up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:57 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | South Alabama | Steven Maes gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:52 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle hits a shot from the right side set up by John Hicks | 6-2 |
| 18:45 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 18:43 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Ian West | 6-2 |
| 18:36 | South Alabama | John Hicks scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ian West and the foul's on Earl Johnson - foul #1 on Earl Johnson, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| 18:36 | South Alabama | John Hicks misses the free throw | 8-2 |
| 18:36 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 18:08 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is hacked by Brian Tuttle - foul #1 on Brian Tuttle, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| 17:45 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson can't throw it down | 8-2 |
| 17:44 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Maes | 8-2 |
| 17:38 | South Alabama | Steven Maes hits a wide open shot from the free throw line | 10-2 |
| 17:31 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson clanks a turnaround in the lane | 10-2 |
| 17:30 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells snags the offensive board | 10-2 |
| 17:18 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-2 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson (PG), James Mason (SG), Edward Fielding (SF), Justin Blackwell (PF), Matthew Soboleski (C) Brian Tuttle, John Hicks, David Wojtanowski, Steven Maes, Ian West | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Derek Brown (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley, Earl Johnson, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 17:16 | South Alabama | James Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-2 |
| 16:56 | New Orleans | James Cornelius misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-2 |
| 16:55 | New Orleans | James Cornelius grabs the offensive board | 10-2 |
| 16:46 | New Orleans | James Cornelius throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-2 |
| 16:33 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Cornelius - foul #1 on James Cornelius, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Myron Pennington (SF) Edward Fielding | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:33 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 11-2 |
| 16:33 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-2 |
| 16:29 | New Orleans | James Wydra is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Davidson - foul #1 on Tommy Davidson, team foul #3 | 12-2 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (SG), Ian West (C) Tommy Davidson, Matthew Soboleski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:15 | New Orleans | Mark Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-2 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson (SG) James Mason | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 15:46 | South Alabama | 3 seconds is called on Tommy Davidson | 12-2 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), Edward Fielding (SF), Matthew Soboleski (PF) Emmett Harris, Myron Pennington, Ian West | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Tommy Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Fielding (fresh) PF - Matthew Soboleski (fresh) C - Justin Blackwell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Graham (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Suzuki (fairly fresh) PF - James Cornelius (fairly fresh) C - Derek Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | New Orleans | James Wydra is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Suzuki | 12-5 |
| 15:26 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Mason (PG) Tommy Davidson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 15:10 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Brown | 12-8 |
| 15:05 | South Alabama | James Wydra steps in front of the John Hicks pass in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 15:02 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki lays it in on a nice dish by James Wydra | 12-10 |
| 14:48 | South Alabama | James Cornelius picks off the pass by Matthew Soboleski | 12-10 |
| 14:33 | New Orleans | James Wydra misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 14:31 | New Orleans | James Cornelius gets the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:24 | New Orleans | James Wydra misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 14:23 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Matthew Soboleski | 12-10 |
| 14:17 | South Alabama | James Mason connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Hicks | 14-10 |
| 14:01 | New Orleans | James Wydra is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 13:49 | South Alabama | Matthew Soboleski misses the jumper near the basket | 14-13 |
| 13:48 | New Orleans | James Wydra grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | Derek Brown hits a runner near the basket and the foul's on Edward Fielding - foul #1 on Edward Fielding, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson (PG), Emmett Harris (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), Steven Maes (PF), Ian West (C) James Mason, John Hicks, Edward Fielding, Justin Blackwell, Matthew Soboleski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Earl Johnson (PF) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius | |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | Derek Brown misses the free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:35 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Maes | 14-15 |
| 13:20 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Hakiziana Abdelwahed - foul #1 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Curtis Houde (C) Derek Brown | |
| 13:20 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:20 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:20 | South Alabama | Ian West grabs the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 13:11 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Emmett Harris | 18-15 |
| 12:58 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 18-15 |
| 12:57 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:37 | New Orleans | Myron Pennington steals the ball from Freddie Crowley | 18-15 |
| 12:14 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris misses short on an open floater in the paint | 18-15 |
| 12:12 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 12:05 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells double dribbles in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), David Wojtanowski (SF) Emmett Harris, Myron Pennington | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Derek Brown (C) Curtis Houde | |
| 11:53 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski misses the wide open jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Earl Johnson - foul #2 on Earl Johnson, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley, Earl Johnson | |
| 11:53 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:53 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:45 | New Orleans | Derek Brown misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 20-15 |
| 11:43 | South Alabama | Ian West pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tommy Davidson (tiring) 5 pts. SF - David Wojtanowski (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Steven Maes (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian West (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Graham (tiring) SF - Charles Suzuki (tiring) 5 pts. PF - James Cornelius (tiring) 2 reb. C - Derek Brown (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle hits a floater in the paint | 22-15 |
| 11:33 | New Orleans | James Wydra is hacked by Ian West in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ian West, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Mason (SG), Matthew Soboleski (PF) Tommy Davidson, Steven Maes | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Charles Suzuki | |
| 11:20 | New Orleans | Derek Brown travels with the ball | 22-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Curtis Houde (C) Derek Brown | |
| 11:18 | South Alabama | Ian West loses the dribble to Curtis Houde in the backcourt | 22-15 |
| 11:00 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 10:58 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski grabs the board | 22-15 |
| 10:53 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Tuttle and the foul's on Freddie Crowley - foul #1 on Freddie Crowley, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), Justin Blackwell (PF) James Mason, Matthew Soboleski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), Derek Brown (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde | |
| 10:53 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski makes the free throw | 25-15 |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Justin Blackwell picks off the pass by James Wydra | 25-15 |
| 10:12 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 25-15 |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | Derek Brown pulls down the rebound | 25-15 |
| 09:55 | New Orleans | Derek Brown lays it in on a great pass from James Wydra | 25-17 |
| 09:55 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Mason (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), Steven Maes (PF), Edward Fielding (C) Brian Tuttle, John Hicks, David Wojtanowski, Justin Blackwell, Ian West | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius, Derek Brown | |
| 09:46 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-17 |
| 09:45 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde gets the rebound | 25-17 |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Davidson - foul #2 on Tommy Davidson, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (SG) Tommy Davidson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 09:28 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 09:24 | South Alabama | James Mason is hacked by Hakiziana Abdelwahed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Matthew Soboleski (C) Steven Maes | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), James Cornelius (PF), Derek Brown (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Curtis Houde, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 09:11 | South Alabama | James Mason makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Myron Pennington | 28-17 |
| 09:00 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells is hacked by Emmett Harris - foul #1 on Emmett Harris, team foul #7 | 28-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), Justin Blackwell (C) Emmett Harris, Myron Pennington | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Freddie Crowley, James Cornelius, Derek Brown | |
| 09:00 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 09:00 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 09:00 | South Alabama | Justin Blackwell gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 08:38 | South Alabama | James Mason is fouled on the floor by Kevin Wells - foul #1 on Kevin Wells, team foul #7 | 28-18 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG) Brian Tuttle | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Derek Brown (C) Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki, Curtis Houde, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 08:38 | South Alabama | James Mason makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 08:38 | South Alabama | James Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 08:38 | New Orleans | James Cornelius grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 08:13 | New Orleans | James Wydra drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 07:52 | South Alabama | John Hicks makes the floater from the right wing set up by Matthew Soboleski and the foul's on Mark Graham - foul #1 on Mark Graham, team foul #8 | 31-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), Myron Pennington (SF), Steven Maes (PF), Ian West (C) James Mason, Edward Fielding, Justin Blackwell, Matthew Soboleski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, James Cornelius, Derek Brown | |
| 07:52 | South Alabama | John Hicks makes the free throw | 32-20 |
| 07:35 | New Orleans | James Wydra is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 07:33 | South Alabama | John Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 32-20 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hicks (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Pennington (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Maes (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian West (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Wells (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Charles Suzuki (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Houde (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jarek Zulauf (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Wells - foul #2 on Kevin Wells, team foul #9 | 32-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF) James Wydra, Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki | |
| 07:31 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 07:31 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 07:12 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Salvatore Giordano | 34-22 |
| 07:07 | South Alabama | John Hicks can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 07:06 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington grabs the offensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 06:57 | South Alabama | John Hicks misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-22 |
| 06:56 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde grabs the board | 34-22 |
| 06:39 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley scores on a 3 from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 06:20 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle is fouled on the floor by Mark Graham - foul #2 on Mark Graham, team foul #10 | 34-25 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (SG), David Wojtanowski (SF), Justin Blackwell (PF), Matthew Soboleski (C) John Hicks, Myron Pennington, Steven Maes, Ian West | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Derek Brown (C) Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-25 |
| 06:20 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 06:20 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 06:02 | New Orleans | Derek Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-25 |
| 06:00 | New Orleans | Derek Brown snags the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | James Wydra is fouled on the floor by Emmett Harris - foul #2 on Emmett Harris, team foul #8 | 36-25 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Mason (PG), John Hicks (SG), Edward Fielding (PF) Brian Tuttle, Emmett Harris, Matthew Soboleski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | James Wydra misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 05:47 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Justin Blackwell | 36-25 |
| 05:41 | South Alabama | Justin Blackwell hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block set up by James Mason | 38-25 |
| 05:25 | New Orleans | Derek Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Justin Blackwell - foul #1 on Justin Blackwell, team foul #9 | 38-25 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ian West (C) Justin Blackwell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 05:25 | New Orleans | Derek Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 05:25 | New Orleans | Derek Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 05:25 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 05:08 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 05:07 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 04:52 | New Orleans | James Wydra misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano gets the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 04:41 | New Orleans | James Cornelius snags the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 04:32 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Salvatore Giordano | 38-28 |
| 04:30 | South Alabama | James Mason is hacked by James Wydra in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wydra, team foul #11 | 38-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), Myron Pennington (SF), Matthew Soboleski (PF), Justin Blackwell (C) John Hicks, David Wojtanowski, Edward Fielding, Ian West | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (PF) Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius | |
| 04:30 | South Alabama | James Mason makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 04:30 | South Alabama | James Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley is hacked by Myron Pennington - foul #1 on Myron Pennington, team foul #10 | 40-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Cornelius (PF) Derek Brown | |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 03:59 | South Alabama | Matthew Soboleski is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Myron Pennington | 42-30 |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson (PG), Emmett Harris (SG), Steven Maes (PF) Brian Tuttle, James Mason, Justin Blackwell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Earl Johnson (PF), Derek Brown (C) James Wydra, Salvatore Giordano, James Cornelius, Curtis Houde | |
| 03:14 | South Alabama | Hakiziana Abdelwahed takes the ball from Matthew Soboleski | 42-30 |
| 03:10 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed lays it in | 42-32 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Tommy Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Emmett Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Myron Pennington (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Maes (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Soboleski (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Wells (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Freddie Crowley (tired) 9 pts. PF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derek Brown (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | South Alabama | Derek Brown is called for the reach on Tommy Davidson - foul #1 on Derek Brown, team foul #12 | 42-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), David Wojtanowski (SF), Edward Fielding (PF), Ian West (C) Emmett Harris, Myron Pennington, Steven Maes, Matthew Soboleski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Freddie Crowley, Derek Brown | |
| 02:53 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 02:53 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Wojtanowski - foul #2 on David Wojtanowski, team foul #11 | 44-32 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 02:20 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 02:19 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 02:04 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 02:04 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-34 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Mason (SG), Emmett Harris (SF) John Hicks, David Wojtanowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF), Derek Brown (C) Charles Suzuki, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 01:57 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-34 |
| 01:56 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Derek Brown | 44-34 |
| 01:50 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 01:49 | South Alabama | Ian West grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 01:46 | South Alabama | James Mason is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Wells - foul #3 on Kevin Wells, team foul #13 | 44-34 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Justin Blackwell (PF) Edward Fielding | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Graham (SG), Curtis Houde (C) Kevin Wells, Derek Brown | |
| 01:46 | South Alabama | James Mason makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 01:46 | South Alabama | James Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Mark Graham is fouled on the floor by Tommy Davidson - foul #3 on Tommy Davidson, team foul #12 | 46-34 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), Steven Maes (PF) Tommy Davidson, Ian West | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), Derek Brown (C) Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde | |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Mark Graham makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Mark Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 01:28 | South Alabama | Justin Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 01:24 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Emmett Harris | 49-35 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Mark Graham clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Justin Blackwell - foul #2 on Justin Blackwell, team foul #13 | 49-35 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), Matthew Soboleski (PF), Edward Fielding (C) James Mason, Emmett Harris, Steven Maes, Justin Blackwell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (C) Charles Suzuki, Derek Brown | |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Mark Graham misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Mark Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 00:53 | South Alabama | Hakiziana Abdelwahed steals the ball from John Hicks in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 00:36 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 00:34 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle is fouled in the backcourt by Freddie Crowley - foul #2 on Freddie Crowley, team foul #14 | 49-36 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde | |
| 00:34 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 00:34 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Edward Fielding - foul #2 on Edward Fielding, team foul #14 | 51-38 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Mason (PG), David Wojtanowski (SF), Justin Blackwell (PF), Ian West (C) Brian Tuttle, Myron Pennington, Matthew Soboleski, Edward Fielding | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF), Derek Brown (C) Charles Suzuki, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 00:02 | South Alabama | John Hicks clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson gets the rebound | 51-39 |