| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Frank Stevenson (fresh) SG - Jefferson Danowski (fresh) SF - Dean Johnson (fresh) PF - Scott Lilly (fresh) C - Ray Lawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) PF - George Geiger (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett is fouled on the floor by Frank Stevenson - foul #1 on Frank Stevenson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | New Orleans | George Geiger hits the finger roll set up by Phillip Valez | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Stevenson | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steve Lovett - foul #1 on Steve Lovett, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses the floater from the right block | 4-4 |
| 18:24 | New Orleans | George Geiger tips it in | 4-6 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by George Geiger - foul #1 on George Geiger, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:43 | New Orleans | Jefferson Danowski steals the ball from Steve Lovett | 6-6 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly's floater is tipped away by Steve Lovett | 6-6 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:11 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 17:10 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to George Geiger | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | New Orleans | James Caraballo connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Blaine Royer | 6-8 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Stevenson | 8-8 |
| 16:12 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer is fouled on the floor by Dean Johnson - foul #1 on Dean Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), Herman Fossett (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Blaine Royer, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| 15:55 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:54 | New Orleans | James Cruse grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Frank Stevenson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jefferson Danowski (fresh) SF - Dean Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jeffrey Claude (fresh) SG - Blaine Morris (fresh) SF - Herman Fossett (fresh) PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) C - James Cruse (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | New Orleans | James Cruse hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Blaine Morris | 8-10 |
| 15:40 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-10 |
| 15:38 | New Orleans | James Cruse pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:18 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 15:17 | New Orleans | James Cruse tips it back up and in | 8-12 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Jeffrey Claude - foul #1 on Jeffrey Claude, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Douglas Cardona (SG), Geoffrey Loessberg (PF), Milton Keyser (C) Jefferson Danowski, Scott Lilly, Ray Lawson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 15:00 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:42 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Blaine Morris | 9-15 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas State | Douglas Cardona clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 14:17 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 14:06 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas State | Douglas Cardona double dribbles | 9-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Martin Jackson (SG), Scott Lilly (PF) Frank Stevenson, Dean Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Royer (SF) Jeffrey Claude | |
| 13:45 | New Orleans | James Cruse is called for 5 seconds | 9-15 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-15 |
| 13:33 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:13 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 9-15 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | Martin Jackson loses the dribble to Blaine Morris | 9-15 |
| 13:02 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Blaine Morris | 9-17 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Cardona | 12-17 |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Geoffrey Loessberg - foul #1 on Geoffrey Loessberg, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson (PG), Jefferson Danowski (SG), Dean Johnson (SF), Ray Lawson (C) Douglas Cardona, Martin Jackson, Milton Keyser, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Steve Lovett (C) Blaine Morris, Herman Fossett, James Cruse | |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Scott Lilly | 12-18 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas State | Phillip Valez takes the ball from Jefferson Danowski | 12-18 |
| 12:20 | New Orleans | James Caraballo lays it in set up by Phillip Valez | 12-20 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Phillip Valez - foul #1 on Phillip Valez, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Faust (PF) Scott Lilly | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Geiger (PF) Vernon Brown | |
| 12:16 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:16 | New Orleans | George Geiger gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 12:01 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Caraballo and he's fouled by Jefferson Danowski - foul #1 on Jefferson Danowski, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg (PF) Michael Faust | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 12:01 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez makes the free throw | 12-23 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Herman Fossett (SF), Vernon Brown (PF) Blaine Royer, George Geiger | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Frank Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jefferson Danowski (fresh) SF - Dean Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Fossett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | New Orleans | The jump hook by James Caraballo is blocked by Ray Lawson | 12-23 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| 11:23 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg is hacked by Steve Lovett - foul #2 on Steve Lovett, team foul #5 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), George Geiger (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Herman Fossett, Vernon Brown, Steve Lovett | |
| 11:13 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank Stevenson | 15-23 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris is hacked by Dean Johnson - foul #2 on Dean Johnson, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser (SF), Scott Lilly (PF) Dean Johnson, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Vernon Brown (PF) Jeffrey Claude, Blaine Morris, George Geiger | |
| 10:43 | New Orleans | James Caraballo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-23 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 10:13 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-23 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson tips it home | 17-23 |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 09:41 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown hits the follow up shot | 17-25 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Vernon Brown - foul #1 on Vernon Brown, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Douglas Cardona (PG), Martin Jackson (SG), Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Frank Stevenson, Jefferson Danowski, Ray Lawson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), Herman Fossett (SF), George Geiger (PF) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Blaine Royer, Vernon Brown | |
| 09:14 | Arkansas State | George Geiger swats the layup by Geoffrey Loessberg | 17-25 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser grabs the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly clanks a 3 from straight away | 17-25 |
| 08:59 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | Scott Lilly is called for the reach on Herman Fossett - foul #1 on Scott Lilly, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty (C) Scott Lilly | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG) Jeffrey Claude | |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-25 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Faust (SF) Milton Keyser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Blaine Royer (SF), Steve Lovett (C) Phillip Valez, Herman Fossett, James Cruse | |
| 07:50 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Douglas Cardona (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Jackson (fresh) SF - Michael Faust (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darrell Beatty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blaine Morris (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Geiger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Michael Faust comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 07:43 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:36 | New Orleans | George Geiger misses long on a runner in the lane | 17-25 |
| 07:34 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Martin Jackson | 17-25 |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | Blaine Royer steals the ball from Michael Faust | 17-25 |
| 07:25 | New Orleans | James Caraballo lays it up and in on a great pass from Blaine Royer | 17-27 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas State | Michael Faust hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 07:05 | Arkansas State | Martin Jackson grabs the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas State | Douglas Cardona knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 06:29 | New Orleans | James Caraballo loses the ball out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson (PG), Jefferson Danowski (SG), Milton Keyser (SF), Scott Lilly (PF), Ray Lawson (C) Douglas Cardona, Martin Jackson, Michael Faust, Geoffrey Loessberg, Darrell Beatty | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Herman Fossett (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Blaine Morris, Blaine Royer, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| 06:24 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Claude steals the ball from Frank Stevenson in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 06:19 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeffrey Claude, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG) Jeffrey Claude | |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Herman Fossett is called for the reach on Ray Lawson - foul #1 on Herman Fossett, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | James Caraballo buries a floater from the right side and he's hacked by Jefferson Danowski - foul #2 on Jefferson Danowski, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Faust (SG) Jefferson Danowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Royer (SF) Herman Fossett | |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses the free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-29 |
| 05:31 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Lilly | 22-29 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas State | James Cruse swats the layup by Michael Faust | 22-29 |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:50 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez is fouled on the floor by Michael Faust - foul #1 on Michael Faust, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Douglas Cardona (SG) Michael Faust | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Herman Fossett (SF), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) James Caraballo, Blaine Royer, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| 04:50 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:50 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | Blaine Morris steals it from Douglas Cardona | 22-31 |
| 04:15 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the runner from the baseline | 22-33 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas State | Douglas Cardona hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Steve Lovett | 22-33 |
| 03:47 | New Orleans | George Geiger scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Herman Fossett and the foul's on Scott Lilly - foul #2 on Scott Lilly, team foul #9 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski (SG), Dean Johnson (SF), Geoffrey Loessberg (PF), Darrell Beatty (C) Douglas Cardona, Milton Keyser, Scott Lilly, Ray Lawson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Royer (SF) Blaine Morris, Phillip Valez | |
| 03:47 | New Orleans | George Geiger makes the free throw | 22-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Frank Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jefferson Danowski (fresh) SF - Dean Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darrell Beatty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jeffrey Claude (fresh) SG - Herman Fossett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Geiger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson travels with the ball | 22-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG), Vernon Brown (PF) Herman Fossett, George Geiger | |
| 03:20 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Steve Lovett | 22-39 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg's pass is intercepted by Vernon Brown | 22-39 |
| 02:48 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses the runner from the right block | 22-39 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas State | Vernon Brown denies the turnaround by Frank Stevenson | 22-39 |
| 02:41 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-39 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty pulls down the rebound | 22-39 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski misses long on a runner from close range | 22-39 |
| 02:16 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 02:11 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez clanks a floater from the right side | 22-39 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg pulls down the rebound | 22-39 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-39 |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Steve Lovett | 22-39 |
| 01:45 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Claude | 22-41 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas State | Vernon Brown denies the turnaround by Dean Johnson | 22-41 |
| 01:26 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer snags the defensive board | 22-41 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett lays it in on a great pass from Blaine Royer | 22-43 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-43 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg gets the offensive rebound | 22-43 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Claude - foul #3 on Jeffrey Claude, team foul #9 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Douglas Cardona (PG), Martin Jackson (SG), Milton Keyser (SF), Scott Lilly (PF) Frank Stevenson, Jefferson Danowski, Dean Johnson, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), Herman Fossett (SF), George Geiger (PF) Jeffrey Claude, Phillip Valez, Blaine Royer, Vernon Brown | |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty misses the 1st free throw | 22-43 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | George Geiger clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-43 |