| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Randell Carlin (fresh) SG - Michael Carter (fresh) SF - Scott Cordon (fresh) PF - Brandon Scott (fresh) C - Charles Chandler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Louis Lybarger (fresh) SG - Michael Labrie (fresh) SF - Patrick Bauer (fresh) PF - Eric Hewes (fresh) C - Paul Wittig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer 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) | |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Michael Carter picks off the pass by Paul Wittig | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | South Alabama | Michael Carter banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Carter - foul #1 on Michael Carter, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Brandon Scott | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | South Alabama | Randell Carlin misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | South Alabama | Scott Cordon grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | South Alabama | Brandon Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | South Alabama | Brandon Scott pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | South Alabama | Randell Carlin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | South Alabama | Brandon Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | South Alabama | Charles Chandler scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Louis Lybarger and he's hacked by Michael Carter - foul #2 on Michael Carter, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Courtney (PG), Curtis Bob (SG), Michael Noland (SF), Ryan McAlexander (PF), Robert Tijerina (C) Randell Carlin, Michael Carter, Scott Cordon, Brandon Scott, Charles Chandler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman (PG), Rick Bailey (SG), Ron Shiver (PF), Eric Carr (C) Louis Lybarger, Michael Labrie, Eric Hewes, Paul Wittig | |
| 17:51 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | South Alabama | Ryan McAlexander comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Eric Carr | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey is hacked by Curtis Bob - foul #1 on Curtis Bob, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold (C) Patrick Bauer | |
| 16:49 | New Orleans | Eric Carr misses short on a runner from the right block | 4-3 |
| 16:47 | South Alabama | Ryan McAlexander snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:40 | South Alabama | David Courtney is hacked by Patrick Forsman - foul #1 on Patrick Forsman, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randell Carlin (PG), Brandon Scott (PF) David Courtney, Michael Noland | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG), Michael Labrie (SG), Johnny Taylor (SF), Eric Hewes (PF) Patrick Forsman, Rick Bailey, Ron Shiver, Eric Carr | |
| 16:16 | South Alabama | Ryan McAlexander comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 4-3 |
| 16:14 | South Alabama | Randell Carlin can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 16:12 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes connects on the runner from the right block set up by Travis Wilson | 4-5 |
| 15:58 | South Alabama | Michael Labrie picks off the pass by Randell Carlin in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Randell Carlin (fresh) SG - Curtis Bob (fairly fresh) SF - Ryan McAlexander (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Tijerina (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Labrie (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Taylor (fresh) PF - Eric Hewes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clyde Arnold (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | New Orleans | Travis Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brandon King (SG), Scott Cordon (SF), Charles Chandler (C) Curtis Bob, Ryan McAlexander, Robert Tijerina | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Wittig (C) Clyde Arnold | |
| 15:33 | South Alabama | Johnny Taylor is called for the reach on Brandon Scott - foul #1 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Courtney (SG), Michael Noland (PF) Randell Carlin, Brandon Scott | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Ron Shiver (SF) Travis Wilson, Michael Labrie | |
| 15:07 | South Alabama | Scott Cordon misses the turnaround from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 15:05 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Johnny Taylor | 4-5 |
| 14:59 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver is fouled on the floor by Scott Cordon - foul #1 on Scott Cordon, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brandon Scott (PF) Charles Chandler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman (PG), Rick Bailey (SG) Louis Lybarger, Johnny Taylor | |
| 14:45 | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 14:43 | South Alabama | Michael Noland grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 14:38 | South Alabama | Scott Cordon clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Ron Shiver - foul #1 on Ron Shiver, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randell Carlin (PG), Charles Chandler (C) Brandon King, Michael Noland | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:38 | South Alabama | Scott Cordon makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:38 | South Alabama | Scott Cordon makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:34 | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 14:26 | South Alabama | David Courtney buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Randell Carlin | 9-5 |
| 14:05 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig loses the dribble to Randell Carlin | 9-5 |
| 14:02 | South Alabama | Paul Wittig is called for the reach on Randell Carlin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Wittig, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Curtis Bob (SG), Ryan McAlexander (C) David Courtney, Charles Chandler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG), Michael Labrie (SG), Patrick Bauer (SF), Eric Carr (C) Patrick Forsman, Rick Bailey, Ron Shiver, Paul Wittig | |
| 13:45 | South Alabama | Ryan McAlexander makes the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Eric Carr - foul #1 on Eric Carr, team foul #5 | 11-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Tijerina (C) Scott Cordon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Johnny Taylor (SF), Clyde Arnold (C) Travis Wilson, Patrick Bauer, Eric Hewes | |
| 13:45 | South Alabama | Ryan McAlexander makes the free throw | 12-5 |
| 13:38 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ron Shiver (PF) Eric Carr | |
| 13:19 | South Alabama | Michael Labrie takes the ball from Randell Carlin | 12-5 |
| 13:17 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brandon King (SG), Michael Noland (SF), Charles Chandler (C) Curtis Bob, Ryan McAlexander, Brandon Scott | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Wittig (C) Clyde Arnold | |
| 12:50 | South Alabama | Charles Chandler misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Louis Lybarger | 12-5 |
| 12:43 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Chandler - foul #1 on Charles Chandler, team foul #5 | 12-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Courtney (SG), Scott Cordon (SF), Brandon Scott (PF) Randell Carlin, Robert Tijerina, Charles Chandler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman (PG), Rick Bailey (SG), Patrick Bauer (SF), Eric Hewes (PF) Louis Lybarger, Michael Labrie, Johnny Taylor, Ron Shiver | |
| 12:43 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:43 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:43 | South Alabama | Michael Noland grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:21 | South Alabama | Brandon Scott makes the wide open shot from the right block | 14-6 |
| 12:07 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Cordon - foul #2 on Scott Cordon, team foul #6 | 14-6 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randell Carlin (PG), Curtis Bob (SG), Ryan McAlexander (SF), Charles Chandler (C) Brandon King, David Courtney, Scott Cordon, Michael Noland | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG), Eric Carr (PF), Clyde Arnold (C) Patrick Forsman, Eric Hewes, Paul Wittig | |
| 12:07 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:07 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 12:07 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer makes the 3rd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:04 | South Alabama | Ryan McAlexander is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Bauer - foul #1 on Patrick Bauer, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| 11:50 | South Alabama | Brandon Scott can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Rick Bailey - foul #1 on Rick Bailey, team foul #7 | 14-8 |
| 11:50 | South Alabama | Brandon Scott makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:50 | South Alabama | Brandon Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Randell Carlin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Bob (fresh) SF - Ryan McAlexander (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rick Bailey (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Bauer (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Eric Carr (fresh) C - Clyde Arnold (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ryan McAlexander - foul #1 on Ryan McAlexander, team foul #7 | 16-8 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Courtney (SG) Curtis Bob | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Labrie (SG), Eric Hewes (PF) Rick Bailey, Clyde Arnold | |
| 11:33 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 11:33 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:29 | South Alabama | David Courtney's pass is intercepted by Travis Wilson in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| 11:12 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-9 |
| 11:11 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes can't tip it in | 16-9 |
| 11:09 | New Orleans | Eric Carr tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 11:00 | South Alabama | Travis Wilson picks off the pass by Charles Chandler | 16-11 |
| 10:48 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes connects on the jump hook in the lane | 16-13 |
| 10:27 | South Alabama | Charles Chandler buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Randell Carlin | 18-13 |
| 10:17 | New Orleans | Charles Chandler denies the turnaround by Travis Wilson | 18-13 |
| 10:15 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes gets the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:15 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-13 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brandon King (PG), Curtis Bob (SG), Michael Noland (SF), Robert Tijerina (C) Randell Carlin, David Courtney, Ryan McAlexander, Charles Chandler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Rick Bailey (SG), Johnny Taylor (SF), Ron Shiver (PF), Clyde Arnold (C) Travis Wilson, Michael Labrie, Patrick Bauer, Eric Hewes, Eric Carr | |
| 10:10 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 10:09 | South Alabama | Brandon Scott snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 10:03 | South Alabama | Robert Tijerina misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 18-13 |
| 10:02 | South Alabama | Michael Noland tips it back up and in | 20-13 |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon King - foul #1 on Brandon King, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:59 | South Alabama | Curtis Bob grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:53 | South Alabama | Curtis Bob is hacked by Johnny Taylor - foul #2 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Wittig (C) Johnny Taylor | |
| 09:53 | South Alabama | Curtis Bob makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:53 | South Alabama | Curtis Bob makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:30 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Rick Bailey | 22-17 |
| 09:06 | South Alabama | Brandon King loses the ball out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randell Carlin (PG), David Courtney (SG), Ryan McAlexander (PF), Charles Chandler (C) Brandon King, Curtis Bob, Brandon Scott, Robert Tijerina | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman (PG), Eric Hewes (PF) Louis Lybarger, Clyde Arnold | |
| 08:42 | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 08:40 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver grabs the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:34 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey comes up short on the floater in the lane | 22-17 |
| 08:32 | South Alabama | Charles Chandler snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 08:26 | South Alabama | Michael Noland misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 08:24 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | Michael Noland is called for the reach on Rick Bailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Noland, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brandon Scott (PF) Ryan McAlexander | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:15 | South Alabama | Patrick Forsman steals it from Michael Noland in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 08:00 | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 07:34 | South Alabama | Brandon Scott knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Randell Carlin | 25-22 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Randell Carlin (tiring) 3 ast. SG - David Courtney (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Michael Noland (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Scott (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Chandler (tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Forsman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rick Bailey (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Shiver (tiring) PF - Eric Hewes (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wittig (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:32 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Noland - foul #2 on Michael Noland, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Curtis Bob (SG), Ryan McAlexander (SF), Robert Tijerina (C) David Courtney, Michael Noland, Charles Chandler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Michael Labrie (SG), Eric Carr (C) Patrick Forsman, Ron Shiver, Paul Wittig | |
| 07:32 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:32 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:15 | South Alabama | Randell Carlin is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 06:53 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie's pass is intercepted by Brandon Scott | 28-24 |
| 06:34 | South Alabama | Randell Carlin loses the dribble to Eric Hewes | 28-24 |
| 06:15 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brandon Scott - foul #1 on Brandon Scott, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brandon King (PG), David Courtney (SG), Charles Chandler (C) Randell Carlin, Curtis Bob, Robert Tijerina | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG), Patrick Bauer (SF), Clyde Arnold (C) Louis Lybarger, Rick Bailey, Eric Carr | |
| 06:15 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 06:15 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:00 | South Alabama | Charles Chandler comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 05:59 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 05:50 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 05:49 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer gets the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:34 | New Orleans | Travis Wilson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 05:27 | South Alabama | David Courtney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Curtis Bob (SG), Robert Tijerina (PF) David Courtney, Brandon Scott | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Ron Shiver (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Travis Wilson, Eric Hewes, Clyde Arnold | |
| 05:09 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer comes up short on the floater from the right side | 28-28 |
| 05:08 | South Alabama | Brandon King gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 05:03 | South Alabama | Brandon King scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan McAlexander | 31-28 |
| 05:01 | New Orleans | Brandon King is called for the reach on Louis Lybarger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon King, team foul #12 | 31-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randell Carlin (PG), David Courtney (SG) Brandon King, Ryan McAlexander | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold (PF) Patrick Bauer | |
| 05:01 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:01 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:01 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Tijerina | 31-28 |
| 04:59 | South Alabama | David Courtney's pass is intercepted by Ron Shiver in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 04:57 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger lays it in set up by Ron Shiver | 31-30 |
| 04:54 | South Alabama | David Courtney is hacked by Ron Shiver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Shiver, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman (PG), Patrick Bauer (SF) Louis Lybarger, Ron Shiver | |
| 04:54 | South Alabama | David Courtney misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:54 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 04:33 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold is fouled on the floor by David Courtney - foul #1 on David Courtney, team foul #13 | 31-30 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brandon Scott (PF) Charles Chandler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 04:33 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:33 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:09 | South Alabama | Brandon Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 04:08 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 03:46 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 03:44 | South Alabama | Curtis Bob gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 03:44 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brandon King (PG), Michael Carter (SG), Scott Cordon (SF), Michael Noland (PF), Ryan McAlexander (C) Randell Carlin, David Courtney, Curtis Bob, Brandon Scott, Robert Tijerina | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG), Johnny Taylor (SG), Ron Shiver (SF), Eric Hewes (PF), Eric Carr (C) Patrick Forsman, Michael Labrie, Patrick Bauer, Clyde Arnold, Paul Wittig | |
| 03:39 | South Alabama | Brandon King is fouled in the backcourt by Ron Shiver - foul #3 on Ron Shiver, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rick Bailey (SG) Ron Shiver | |
| 03:39 | South Alabama | Brandon King makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:39 | South Alabama | Brandon King makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:12 | New Orleans | Brandon King picks off the pass by Eric Hewes | 33-32 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brandon King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Cordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Noland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan McAlexander (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rick Bailey (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Taylor (fresh) PF - Eric Hewes (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Carr (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | South Alabama | Michael Carter connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Noland | 36-32 |
| 02:37 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor blows the layup | 36-32 |
| 02:35 | South Alabama | Michael Noland pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 02:30 | South Alabama | Brandon King hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Carter and he's hacked by Eric Hewes - foul #1 on Eric Hewes, team foul #11 | 38-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brandon Scott (PF) Ryan McAlexander | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Michael Labrie (SG), Paul Wittig (C) Travis Wilson, Rick Bailey, Eric Carr | |
| 02:30 | South Alabama | Brandon King makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 02:12 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes is fouled on the floor by Michael Noland - foul #3 on Michael Noland, team foul #14 | 39-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randell Carlin (PG), Charles Chandler (C) Brandon King, Michael Noland | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:12 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:12 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:43 | South Alabama | Michael Carter is fouled on the floor by Johnny Taylor - foul #3 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #12 | 39-34 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rick Bailey (SG), Patrick Bauer (SF), Clyde Arnold (PF) Michael Labrie, Johnny Taylor, Eric Hewes | |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-34 |
| 01:43 | South Alabama | Michael Carter makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:43 | South Alabama | Michael Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey's pass is intercepted by Michael Carter in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 01:40 | South Alabama | Randell Carlin can't finish the layup | 41-34 |
| 01:39 | South Alabama | Randell Carlin gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 01:28 | South Alabama | Brandon Scott is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 01:26 | South Alabama | Scott Cordon tips it back up and in | 43-34 |
| 01:24 | New Orleans | Randell Carlin takes the ball from Patrick Bauer in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| 01:21 | South Alabama | Michael Carter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randell Carlin | 45-34 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer is whistled for a carry | 45-34 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Curtis Bob (SG), Robert Tijerina (PF), Ryan McAlexander (C) Michael Carter, Brandon Scott, Charles Chandler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Labrie (SG), Eric Carr (C) Rick Bailey, Paul Wittig | |
| 01:03 | South Alabama | Scott Cordon travels in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman (PG) Louis Lybarger | |
| 00:54 | New Orleans | Eric Carr comes up short on the shot from the right side | 45-34 |
| 00:53 | South Alabama | Robert Tijerina pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 00:49 | South Alabama | Randell Carlin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Bob | 48-34 |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Clyde Arnold | 48-36 |
| 00:05 | South Alabama | Randell Carlin is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Curtis Bob and he's hacked by Patrick Forsman - foul #2 on Patrick Forsman, team foul #13 | 50-36 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brandon King (SG), Brandon Scott (PF), Charles Chandler (C) Curtis Bob, Robert Tijerina, Ryan McAlexander | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Rick Bailey (SG), Eric Hewes (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Patrick Forsman, Michael Labrie, Eric Carr, Clyde Arnold | |
| 00:05 | South Alabama | Randell Carlin makes the free throw | 51-36 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 51-36 |