| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) PF - Charles Mack (fresh) C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) SF - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) PF - Blaine Royer (fresh) C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Vincent Munsey - foul #1 on Vincent Munsey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gilberto Caballero | 1-0 |
| 18:39 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez can't connect on a shot from the left side | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd hits the follow up shot | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris travels with the ball | 1-2 |
| 18:07 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:06 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero hits the follow up shot | 1-4 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack makes the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Vincent Munsey - foul #2 on Vincent Munsey, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Jeffrey Claude (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Adam Poole (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Vincent Munsey, Stephen Floyd, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Gibson | 3-6 |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris tips it home | 5-6 |
| 16:44 | New Orleans | Adam Poole knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Gibson | 5-9 |
| 16:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Chioke Alhusseini is called for the reach on Dennis Robinson - foul #1 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero (C) Steve Lovett | |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 16:15 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses the turnaround near the basket | 7-9 |
| 16:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Chioke Alhusseini is called for the reach on Dennis Robinson - foul #2 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney (PG), Charles Harvey (SG), Frederick Fenster (SF), Nathanael Jacobs (PF), Kenneth Rusk (C) Patrick Smith, Christopher Jackson, Dennis Robinson, Charles Mack, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd (SG), Carmelo Lopez (SF), Blaine Royer (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Jeffrey Claude, Chioke Alhusseini, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - William Charney (fresh) SG - Charles Harvey (fresh) SF - Frederick Fenster (fresh) PF - Nathanael Jacobs (fresh) C - Kenneth Rusk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) PF - Blaine Royer (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathanael Jacobs misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:30 | New Orleans | Charles Harvey is called for the reach on Stephen Floyd - foul #1 on Charles Harvey, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero (C) Steve Lovett | |
| 15:09 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Adam Poole (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Blaine Royer, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 14:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathanael Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith (PG), Charles Mack (PF) Charles Harvey, Nathanael Jacobs | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Royer (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Eric Gibson, Carmelo Lopez, Adam Poole, Steve Lovett | |
| 14:31 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 7-9 |
| 14:30 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 14:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack clanks a 3 from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:51 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 7-11 |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Kibby steps in front of the William Charney pass | 7-11 |
| 13:27 | New Orleans | Frederick Fenster is called for the reach on Blaine Royer - foul #1 on Frederick Fenster, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Jonathan Harris (C) William Charney, Frederick Fenster, Kenneth Rusk | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SF), Adam Poole (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Jeffrey Claude, Blaine Royer, Michael Kibby, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 13:02 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 7-11 |
| 13:01 | New Orleans | Adam Poole hits the follow up shot | 7-13 |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 7-13 |
| 12:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack snags the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-13 |
| 12:28 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Floyd | 7-16 |
| 12:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 7-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney (PG), Frederick Fenster (PF) Patrick Smith, Charles Mack | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Royer (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Stephen Floyd, Adam Poole, Steve Lovett | |
| 11:41 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez is hacked by Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG) Eric Gibson | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - William Charney (fresh) SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frederick Fenster (fresh) C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jeffrey Claude (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Kibby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses the easy layup | 7-16 |
| 11:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 7-16 |
| 11:17 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 10:57 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez clanks a 3 from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 10:55 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby hits the follow up shot | 7-18 |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-18 |
| 10:40 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Claude, team foul #5 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith (PG), Charles Mack (PF), Kenneth Rusk (C) Christopher Jackson, Dennis Robinson, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Adam Poole (PF) Jeffrey Claude, Blaine Royer, Michael Kibby | |
| 10:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Charney | 9-18 |
| 09:51 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-20 |
| 09:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 11-20 |
| 09:33 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Poole | 11-22 |
| 09:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 09:12 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson snags the defensive board | 11-22 |
| 09:06 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson's floater is tipped away by Charles Mack | 11-22 |
| 09:05 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses the tip | 11-22 |
| 09:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk pulls down the rebound | 11-22 |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-22 |
| 08:22 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gilberto Caballero | 14-25 |
| 08:01 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney is hacked by Stephen Floyd - foul #1 on Stephen Floyd, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Jonathan Harris (C) William Charney, Frederick Fenster, Kenneth Rusk | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Royer (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Eric Gibson, Carmelo Lopez, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack can't connect on a jumper from close range | 14-25 |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer grabs the defensive rebound | 14-25 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Mack (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jeffrey Claude (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Kibby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Lovett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Claude | 14-27 |
| 07:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Lovett steps in front of the Patrick Smith pass | 14-27 |
| 07:23 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer clanks a floater in the lane | 14-27 |
| 07:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 16-27 |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Christopher Jackson - foul #2 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #4 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey (SG), Nathanael Jacobs (PF) Christopher Jackson, Charles Mack | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Adam Poole (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Jeffrey Claude, Michael Kibby, Steve Lovett | |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd makes the free throw | 16-30 |
| 06:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG) Stephen Floyd | |
| 06:25 | New Orleans | Charles Harvey steals the ball from Adam Poole | 16-30 |
| 06:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey lays it up and in | 18-30 |
| 06:04 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-33 |
| 05:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney (PG), Charles Mack (PF) Patrick Smith, Nathanael Jacobs | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Michael Kibby (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Eric Gibson, Carmelo Lopez, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 05:34 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd comes up short on the shot from the left side | 18-33 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey grabs the board | 18-33 |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-33 |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer pulls down the rebound | 18-33 |
| 04:57 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby can't finish the layup | 18-33 |
| 04:55 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Kibby | 18-33 |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathan Harris - foul #1 on Jonathan Harris, team foul #5 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster (SF), Kenneth Rusk (C) Dennis Robinson, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG), Adam Poole (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Jeffrey Claude, Stephen Floyd, Michael Kibby | |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 04:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles Mack | 18-34 |
| 04:26 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney misses the jumper from the left wing | 18-34 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack can't tip it in | 18-34 |
| 04:24 | New Orleans | Adam Poole pulls down the rebound | 18-34 |
| 04:02 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler (SG) Charles Harvey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG) Steve Lovett, Adam Poole | |
| 03:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-34 |
| 03:50 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero snags the defensive board | 18-34 |
| 03:27 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Fenster | 18-34 |
| 03:26 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Gibson | 18-34 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - William Charney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Chandler (fresh) SF - Frederick Fenster (fresh) PF - Charles Mack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Rusk (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Lopez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Blaine Royer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Rusk - foul #1 on Kenneth Rusk, team foul #6 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Jonathan Harris (C) William Charney, Jim Chandler, Charles Mack, Kenneth Rusk | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Stephen Floyd, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer | |
| 03:04 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 03:04 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| 03:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster grabs the defensive rebound | 18-35 |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-35 |
| 02:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith snags the offensive board | 18-35 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Adam Poole - foul #1 on Adam Poole, team foul #7 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG), Michael Kibby (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Eric Gibson, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby is hacked by Dennis Robinson - foul #1 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #7 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd (SG), Gilberto Caballero (C) Carmelo Lopez, Erasmo Russo | |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby misses the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 02:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster grabs the board | 20-35 |
| 02:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Patrick Smith | 23-35 |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-35 |
| 01:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 01:33 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Harris | 23-35 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 25-35 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn (SF), Charles Mack (PF), Kenneth Rusk (C) Dennis Robinson, Frederick Fenster, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG), Blaine Royer (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Stephen Floyd, Michael Kibby, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Chioke Alhusseini is called for the reach on Patrick Smith - foul #3 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Adam Poole (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Chioke Alhusseini, Steve Lovett | |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Rusk - foul #2 on Kenneth Rusk, team foul #8 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney (SG) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (SG) Blaine Royer | |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey misses long on a halfcourt shot | 29-37 |