| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Graham (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Freddie Crowley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Houde (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jarek Zulauf (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Wojtanowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Maes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Styborski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | South Alabama | Mark Graham steals the ball from David Wojtanowski in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 19:48 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-40 |
| 19:47 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 19:35 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 19:33 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 19:15 | New Orleans | Mark Graham clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-40 |
| 19:13 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley tips it in | 44-40 |
| 19:08 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 19:04 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde travels in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Edward Fielding (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), John Richardson (PF), David Simpson (C) Brian Tuttle, David Wojtanowski, Steven Maes, Lewis Styborski | |
| 18:55 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Edward Fielding, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF) Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG) Edward Fielding | |
| 18:32 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Hakiziana Abdelwahed | 46-43 |
| 18:13 | South Alabama | Jarek Zulauf denies the turnaround by John Richardson | 46-43 |
| 18:11 | New Orleans | Mark Graham snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 18:06 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-43 |
| 18:04 | South Alabama | John Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 17:54 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson is called for 10 seconds | 46-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF) Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski (SF), Steven Maes (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Myron Pennington, John Richardson, David Simpson | |
| 17:34 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Suzuki | 49-43 |
| 17:19 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 17:17 | New Orleans | James Cornelius grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 16:52 | New Orleans | Brian Tuttle is called for the reach on Kevin Wells - foul #2 on Brian Tuttle, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Myron Pennington (SF), Lewis Styborski (C) David Wojtanowski, Joe Puckett | |
| 16:40 | New Orleans | James Cornelius connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Wydra | 51-43 |
| 16:17 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski misses the jumpshot from the right side | 51-43 |
| 16:15 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski snags the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 15:56 | South Alabama | Steven Maes connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Tommy Davidson | 51-45 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Graham (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Freddie Crowley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cornelius (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Reynaldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Davidson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Myron Pennington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Maes (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Styborski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), Curtis Houde (PF) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, James Cornelius | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), John Hicks (SG), Edward Fielding (SF), John Richardson (PF) Brian Tuttle, Tommy Davidson, Myron Pennington, Steven Maes | |
| 15:16 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski loses the dribble to Curtis Houde | 51-45 |
| 15:11 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 15:09 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 14:50 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Styborski | 51-48 |
| 14:42 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 14:40 | New Orleans | Reynaldo Rossi tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 14:24 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 14:22 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is fouled on the floor by Emmett Harris - foul #4 on Emmett Harris, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), James Cornelius (PF) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki, Curtis Houde | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), David Wojtanowski (SF), David Simpson (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Emmett Harris, Edward Fielding, John Richardson, Lewis Styborski | |
| 13:34 | New Orleans | James Cornelius is whistled for traveling | 53-48 |
| 13:25 | South Alabama | James Cornelius picks off the pass by David Simpson | 53-48 |
| 13:06 | New Orleans | James Cornelius misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Simpson - foul #1 on David Simpson, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson (PG), Myron Pennington (SF), Steven Maes (PF), Lewis Styborski (C) Brian Tuttle, David Wojtanowski, David Simpson, Joe Puckett | |
| 13:06 | New Orleans | James Cornelius misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:06 | New Orleans | James Cornelius misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:06 | South Alabama | Steven Maes pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 13:04 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 12:52 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 12:51 | South Alabama | John Hicks pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:45 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 12:43 | New Orleans | Reynaldo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:38 | New Orleans | James Wydra is hacked by Tommy Davidson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Davidson, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), Curtis Houde (PF) Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, James Cornelius | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 12:26 | New Orleans | James Wydra can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 12:24 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:01 | South Alabama | Steven Maes scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy Davidson | 53-51 |
| 11:59 | New Orleans | James Wydra is hacked by Tommy Davidson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Davidson, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), James Cornelius (PF) James Wydra, Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki, Curtis Houde | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), David Wojtanowski (SF), Edward Fielding (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Tommy Davidson, Myron Pennington, Steven Maes, Lewis Styborski | |
| 11:40 | New Orleans | Brian Tuttle steps in front of the Mark Graham pass | 53-51 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Graham (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Freddie Crowley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cornelius (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Reynaldo Rossi (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hicks (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Wojtanowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Fielding (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Joe Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 11:32 | New Orleans | James Cornelius pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 11:27 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley is open but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 53-51 |
| 11:25 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley can't tip it in | 53-51 |
| 11:24 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 11:09 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley double dribbles | 53-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), Curtis Houde (PF) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, James Cornelius | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson (PG), Myron Pennington (SF), John Richardson (PF), David Simpson (C) Brian Tuttle, John Hicks, David Wojtanowski, Joe Puckett | |
| 11:00 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Fielding | 53-54 |
| 10:54 | New Orleans | James Wydra is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Davidson - foul #4 on Tommy Davidson, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF) Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG) Tommy Davidson | |
| 10:54 | New Orleans | James Wydra makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:54 | New Orleans | James Wydra makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:32 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle clanks a driving attempt from close range | 55-54 |
| 10:31 | New Orleans | Reynaldo Rossi gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:08 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde banks in the layup on a great pass from James Wydra | 57-54 |
| 10:05 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 10:05 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde | |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), Steven Maes (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Edward Fielding, John Richardson, David Simpson | |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | James Cornelius hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Brian Tuttle - foul #3 on Brian Tuttle, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG) Hakiziana Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | James Cornelius misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:43 | South Alabama | Steven Maes snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 09:39 | South Alabama | James Wydra is called for the reach on Brian Tuttle in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wydra, team foul #1 | 59-54 |
| 09:25 | South Alabama | John Hicks misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Suzuki - foul #3 on Charles Suzuki, team foul #2 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Graham (SG) Kevin Wells | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Edward Fielding (PG), David Wojtanowski (SF), John Richardson (PF), Lewis Styborski (C) Brian Tuttle, Myron Pennington, Steven Maes, Joe Puckett | |
| 09:25 | South Alabama | John Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:25 | South Alabama | John Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:08 | New Orleans | James Cornelius hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 59-56 |
| 09:07 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Lewis Styborski | 59-56 |
| 09:04 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Styborski, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 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, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 08:39 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 59-56 |
| 08:37 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:17 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Curtis Houde, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), Myron Pennington (SF), Steven Maes (PF) Edward Fielding, David Wojtanowski, John Richardson | |
| 08:15 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington is hacked by Charles Suzuki in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Suzuki, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF) Charles Suzuki | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 08:10 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski misses the wide open shot in the lane | 59-56 |
| 08:08 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to James Cornelius | 59-56 |
| 07:49 | New Orleans | James Cornelius misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 07:48 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Lewis Styborski | 59-56 |
| 07:48 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Freddie Crowley, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), David Simpson (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Brian Tuttle, John Hicks, Steven Maes, Lewis Styborski | |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-59 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Graham (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Charles Suzuki (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Cornelius (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jarek Zulauf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Emmett Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tommy Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Myron Pennington (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | New Orleans | Myron Pennington takes the ball from Mark Graham | 59-59 |
| 06:58 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Wydra - foul #2 on James Wydra, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Edward Fielding (PF), Lewis Styborski (C) David Simpson, Joe Puckett | |
| 06:58 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:58 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:58 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson misses the 3rd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:58 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:40 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Curtis Houde | 61-60 |
| 06:21 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Emmett Harris | 61-62 |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Hakiziana Abdelwahed and he's hacked by Myron Pennington - foul #2 on Myron Pennington, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), James Cornelius (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Curtis Houde, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), David Wojtanowski (SF), Steven Maes (PF), John Richardson (C) Emmett Harris, Myron Pennington, Edward Fielding, Lewis Styborski | |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 06:10 | South Alabama | Freddie Crowley is called for the reach on Tommy Davidson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Freddie Crowley, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF) Freddie Crowley | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 05:57 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 05:55 | South Alabama | John Richardson grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 05:38 | South Alabama | John Hicks hits a wide open shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 05:20 | New Orleans | James Wydra misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 05:19 | South Alabama | Steven Maes gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 05:13 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-64 |
| 05:11 | South Alabama | Steven Maes grabs the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 05:05 | South Alabama | John Richardson misses the wide open runner in the paint | 64-64 |
| 05:03 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:48 | New Orleans | James Wydra connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 04:46 | South Alabama | John Hicks travels in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), Edward Fielding (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), David Simpson (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Tommy Davidson, John Hicks, David Wojtanowski, Steven Maes, John Richardson | |
| 04:31 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed misses short on an open shot from the left side | 67-64 |
| 04:30 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 04:14 | South Alabama | David Simpson is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 67-64 |
| 04:13 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Puckett | 67-64 |
| 04:00 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 03:59 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 03:30 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-64 |
| 03:29 | South Alabama | David Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Wells (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Freddie Crowley (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Houde (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Reynaldo Rossi (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Fielding (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Myron Pennington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Simpson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Puckett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | South Alabama | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is called for the reach on Edward Fielding - foul #2 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), David Wojtanowski (SF), Lewis Styborski (C) Brian Tuttle, Myron Pennington, David Simpson, Joe Puckett | |
| 03:24 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:24 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:22 | New Orleans | James Wydra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 02:57 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski misses the shot from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 02:56 | New Orleans | James Cornelius grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:51 | New Orleans | James Wydra drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Graham | 70-66 |
| 02:39 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 70-66 |
| 02:38 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson grabs the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 02:30 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Edward Fielding and he's fouled by Mark Graham - foul #2 on Mark Graham, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), Steven Maes (PF) Emmett Harris, Edward Fielding | |
| 02:30 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:15 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde tips it back up and in | 72-69 |
| 01:59 | South Alabama | John Hicks's pass is intercepted by Freddie Crowley | 72-69 |
| 01:36 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 01:35 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde snags the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 01:24 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Hakiziana Abdelwahed | 74-69 |
| 01:24 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Jarek Zulauf (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG) Tommy Davidson | |
| 01:06 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-69 |
| 01:04 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:52 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-69 |
| 00:52 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-69 |
| 00:45 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to David Wojtanowski | 77-69 |
| 00:42 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski is fouled on the floor by James Wydra - foul #3 on James Wydra, team foul #9 | 77-69 |
| 00:42 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski misses the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:42 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf is fouled in the backcourt by John Hicks - foul #4 on John Hicks, team foul #11 | 77-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Cornelius (PF) Curtis Houde | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:33 | South Alabama | Steven Maes hits a wide open shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Tuttle | 79-71 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | James Wydra is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Tuttle - foul #4 on Brian Tuttle, team foul #12 | 79-71 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | James Wydra makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | James Wydra makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:27 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 81-71 |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | James Cornelius grabs the board | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | James Wydra runs out the clock | 81-71 |