| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Horton (fresh) SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) SF - Darrell Manns (fresh) PF - Thomas Sherrill (fresh) C - Like Chiou (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Carl Chicoine (fresh) SG - Patrick Dalton (fresh) SF - Earl Elliott (fresh) PF - Charles Langenfeld (fresh) C - Herman Grice (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Like Chiou wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | New Orleans | Like Chiou buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Darrell Manns | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Ferguson - foul #1 on Donald Ferguson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine misses long on an open floater from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | New Orleans | Like Chiou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton clanks a turnaround near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Grice grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Carl Chicoine and he's hacked by Thomas Sherrill - foul #1 on Thomas Sherrill, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Patrick Dalton - foul #1 on Patrick Dalton, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | UL-Lafayette | Darrell Manns takes the ball from Patrick Dalton in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | New Orleans | Like Chiou grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:14 | New Orleans | Carl Chicoine is called for the reach on Joseph Horton - foul #1 on Carl Chicoine, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), John Gray (SG), Antonio Goldman (SF), David Hoefer (PF) Joseph Horton, Donald Ferguson, Darrell Manns, Thomas Sherrill | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 17:01 | New Orleans | David Hoefer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | New Orleans | Like Chiou grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | John Gray misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:25 | UL-Lafayette | Like Chiou is called for the reach on Carl Chicoine - foul #1 on Like Chiou, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (SF) Like Chiou | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Brown (PF) Charles Langenfeld | |
| 16:06 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine scores on a floater from the left side | 4-7 |
| 15:45 | New Orleans | John Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:44 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Kenney (fresh) SG - John Gray (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Antonio Goldman (fresh) C - David Hoefer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Carl Chicoine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Dalton (fairly fresh) SF - Earl Elliott (fairly fresh) PF - John Brown (fresh) C - Herman Grice (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Gray - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (PG), Donald Ferguson (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), Thomas Sherrill (PF) Robert Kenney, John Gray, John Smith, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley (PG), Ronald Pegram (PF), Albert Sheedy (C) Carl Chicoine, Earl Elliott, Herman Grice | |
| 15:39 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:39 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:27 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Antonio Goldman is blocked by Albert Sheedy | 4-9 |
| 15:26 | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Pegram pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:10 | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Pegram misses short on a floater from the right side | 4-9 |
| 15:08 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 14:46 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 14:44 | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Pegram snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 14:38 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 4-9 |
| 14:36 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman is hacked by Albert Sheedy - foul #1 on Albert Sheedy, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Gray (SG), John Smith (SF), David Hoefer (PF), Like Chiou (C) Donald Ferguson, Darrell Manns, Thomas Sherrill, Antonio Goldman | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine (PG), Earl Elliott (SF), Charles Langenfeld (PF), Herman Grice (C) Patrick Dalton, John Brown, Ronald Pegram, Albert Sheedy | |
| 13:57 | New Orleans | John Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 13:56 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 13:43 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Horton takes the ball from Melvin Wansley | 4-9 |
| 13:34 | New Orleans | A charge is called on David Hoefer - foul #1 on David Hoefer, team foul #5 | 4-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG) Joseph Horton | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 13:17 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott is open and buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Melvin Wansley | 4-11 |
| 13:05 | New Orleans | John Gray hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-11 |
| 13:03 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill (PF) David Hoefer | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Brown (SG) Melvin Wansley | |
| 12:38 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Langenfeld - foul #1 on Charles Langenfeld, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (PG), Donald Ferguson (SG), Darrell Manns (SF) Robert Kenney, John Gray, John Smith | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Ronald Pegram (C) Carl Chicoine, Herman Grice | |
| 12:38 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:38 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:25 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Sherrill - foul #2 on Thomas Sherrill, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman (PF) Thomas Sherrill | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 12:25 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:25 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:09 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 12:08 | UL-Lafayette | Charles Langenfeld snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 11:48 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott blows the layup but he's fouled by Darrell Manns - foul #1 on Darrell Manns, team foul #7 | 9-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Hoefer (PF) Antonio Goldman | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton (SG), Albert Sheedy (C) John Brown, Charles Langenfeld | |
| 11:48 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:48 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:26 | New Orleans | Albert Sheedy blocks the short jumper by David Hoefer | 9-14 |
| 11:25 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) SF - Darrell Manns (fairly fresh) PF - David Hoefer (fresh) C - Like Chiou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) SG - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Elliott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Pegram (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Sheedy (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:04 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 11:02 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:45 | New Orleans | David Hoefer misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Dalton - foul #2 on Patrick Dalton, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), John Gray (SG), John Smith (SF) Joseph Horton, Donald Ferguson, Darrell Manns | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine (PG), Melvin Wansley (SG), Herman Grice (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Patrick Dalton, Ronald Pegram | |
| 10:45 | New Orleans | David Hoefer makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | New Orleans | David Hoefer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:43 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine is hacked by Robert Kenney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Kenney, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman (PF) David Hoefer | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 10:43 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:43 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:18 | New Orleans | John Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 10:16 | UL-Lafayette | Albert Sheedy gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:11 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine misses the easy layup | 13-16 |
| 10:09 | New Orleans | Like Chiou pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:05 | New Orleans | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 10:04 | New Orleans | Like Chiou tips it in | 15-16 |
| 09:52 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Albert Sheedy | 15-19 |
| 09:31 | New Orleans | John Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-19 |
| 09:29 | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:05 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott's pass is intercepted by Robert Kenney | 15-19 |
| 09:02 | New Orleans | John Smith lays it in set up by Robert Kenney | 17-19 |
| 08:45 | UL-Lafayette | Albert Sheedy is open and buries a runner from the left block | 17-21 |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Herman Grice - foul #1 on Herman Grice, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), David Hoefer (PF) Robert Kenney, John Gray, Antonio Goldman | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Brown (SG), Dikembe Abdelaziz (SF), Charles Langenfeld (PF), Ronald Pegram (C) Melvin Wansley, Earl Elliott, Albert Sheedy, Herman Grice | |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:33 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Charles Langenfeld | 18-21 |
| 08:28 | UL-Lafayette | Dikembe Abdelaziz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 08:21 | New Orleans | David Hoefer drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 08:18 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Horton is called for the reach on Carl Chicoine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Horton, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| 08:18 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | David Hoefer snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 07:57 | UL-Lafayette | Dikembe Abdelaziz grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 07:48 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine is fouled on the floor by Darrell Manns - foul #2 on Darrell Manns, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman (SF) Darrell Manns | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 07:48 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:48 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:34 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 07:20 | UL-Lafayette | Antonio Goldman takes the ball from John Brown | 24-23 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Horton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Goldman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Hoefer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Like Chiou (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Carl Chicoine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) PF - Charles Langenfeld (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Pegram (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | David Hoefer comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 24-23 |
| 06:58 | New Orleans | Like Chiou grabs the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 06:35 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:33 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown loses the dribble to Antonio Goldman in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| 06:04 | New Orleans | David Hoefer is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), John Smith (SF) Joseph Horton, Antonio Goldman | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley (PG), Earl Elliott (SF), Herman Grice (C) Carl Chicoine, Dikembe Abdelaziz, Ronald Pegram | |
| 06:04 | New Orleans | David Hoefer misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:04 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Grice grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:43 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 05:41 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Donald Ferguson | 24-23 |
| 05:28 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 05:16 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by John Brown | 26-25 |
| 05:04 | New Orleans | John Smith makes the 3 from straight away | 29-25 |
| 04:44 | UL-Lafayette | John Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 04:42 | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley tips it but misses | 29-25 |
| 04:41 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 04:27 | New Orleans | Herman Grice picks off the pass by David Hoefer | 29-25 |
| 04:25 | UL-Lafayette | Like Chiou is called for the reach on Earl Elliott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Like Chiou, team foul #11 | 29-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (PG), John Gray (SG), Antonio Goldman (PF) Robert Kenney, Donald Ferguson, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine (PG), Albert Sheedy (PF), James Pope (C) John Brown, Charles Langenfeld, Herman Grice | |
| 04:25 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:25 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:25 | New Orleans | David Hoefer pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 04:06 | New Orleans | Earl Elliott denies the turnaround by Antonio Goldman | 29-25 |
| 04:05 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 03:47 | UL-Lafayette | Albert Sheedy hits the finger roll set up by Melvin Wansley and he's fouled by John Gray - foul #2 on John Gray, team foul #12 | 29-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SF), Thomas Sherrill (PF) John Smith, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton (SG) Melvin Wansley | |
| 03:47 | UL-Lafayette | Albert Sheedy makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:26 | New Orleans | John Gray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-28 |
| 03:25 | UL-Lafayette | Albert Sheedy snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 03:20 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Elliott | 29-30 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Manns (fresh) PF - Thomas Sherrill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Antonio Goldman (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Carl Chicoine (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Elliott (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Albert Sheedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Pope (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 02:56 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:43 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Horton is called for the reach on Carl Chicoine - foul #2 on Joseph Horton, team foul #13 | 29-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson (SG), Like Chiou (C) John Gray, Antonio Goldman | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Dikembe Abdelaziz (SF), Ronald Pegram (PF), Herman Grice (C) Earl Elliott, Albert Sheedy, James Pope | |
| 02:43 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:43 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:30 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Donald Ferguson | 31-32 |
| 02:19 | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Pegram misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 02:17 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 02:11 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 02:09 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Grice snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 01:48 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dalton knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 31-34 |
| 01:22 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Darrell Manns is blocked by Ronald Pegram | 31-34 |
| 01:20 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Patrick Dalton | 31-34 |
| 01:18 | UL-Lafayette | Donald Ferguson steps in front of the Patrick Dalton pass in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 01:17 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton lays it up and in set up by Donald Ferguson | 33-34 |
| 01:01 | UL-Lafayette | Carl Chicoine is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), John Gray (SG), Antonio Goldman (C) Joseph Horton, Donald Ferguson, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley (PG), Earl Elliott (SF), Charles Langenfeld (PF), Albert Sheedy (C) Carl Chicoine, Dikembe Abdelaziz, Ronald Pegram, Herman Grice | |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 00:23 | UL-Lafayette | Earl Elliott misses the easy layup | 36-34 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | John Gray misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-34 |
| 00:01 | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | UL-Lafayette | Melvin Wansley hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-34 |