| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fresh) SG - Martin Henderson (fresh) SF - Jeremy Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) C - Timothy Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fresh) SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) SF - John Moses (fresh) PF - James Hart (fresh) C - Lawrence Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson hits a 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | San Jose State | James Hicks lays it up and in | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Martin Henderson | 5-2 |
| 19:08 | San Jose State | James Hicks's pass is intercepted by Timothy Kelly in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 19:01 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darren Raasch - foul #1 on Darren Raasch, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 19:01 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 19:01 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 19:01 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 18:59 | San Jose State | James Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Situ - foul #1 on Alex Situ, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:36 | San Jose State | Kenneth Clark blocks the short jumper by Darren Raasch | 6-2 |
| 18:34 | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Hart - foul #1 on James Hart, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:28 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to James Hart | 6-2 |
| 18:09 | San Jose State | James Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by John Moses - foul #1 on John Moses, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin (PG), Cedric Nesbitt (SG), Carlos Guerrero (PF), Kevin Carini (C) Alex Situ, Martin Henderson, Kenneth Clark, Timothy Kelly | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Warren Streeter (SF), Antonio Martinez (C) John Moses, Lawrence Anderson | |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:34 | San Jose State | James Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (SG) Jeremy Wilkinson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (SG), Enrique Avila (PF) Darren Raasch, James Hart | |
| 17:14 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero is called for traveling | 8-2 |
| 16:54 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter lays it up and in set up by Antonio Martinez | 8-4 |
| 16:34 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Warren Streeter - foul #1 on Warren Streeter, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG), Andrew Farren (C) Dima Kapuscinski, Kevin Carini | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), James Hart (PF) James Hicks, Enrique Avila | |
| 16:34 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:34 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:10 | San Jose State | James Hart hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Guerrero - foul #1 on Carlos Guerrero, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Steven Wolfgram (SF), Timothy Kelly (C) Cedric Nesbitt, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Moses (SF), Lawrence Anderson (C) Warren Streeter, Antonio Martinez | |
| 16:10 | San Jose State | James Hart makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:10 | San Jose State | James Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:56 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-6 |
| 15:54 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Calvin Stricklin (fresh) SG - Martin Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Wolfgram (fresh) PF - Andrew Farren (fresh) C - Timothy Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Edward Grogg (fresh) SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) SF - John Moses (fresh) PF - James Hart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | San Jose State | James Hart makes the shot in the lane | 9-8 |
| 15:25 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Calvin Stricklin | 12-8 |
| 15:08 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Grogg | 12-10 |
| 14:39 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 14:37 | San Jose State | John Moses pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:35 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Wolfgram - foul #1 on Steven Wolfgram, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Cedric Nesbitt (SG), Jeremy Wilkinson (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Calvin Stricklin, Martin Henderson, Steven Wolfgram, Andrew Farren, Timothy Kelly | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Hicks (PG), Warren Streeter (SF), Enrique Avila (PF), Antonio Martinez (C) Edward Grogg, John Moses, James Hart, Lawrence Anderson | |
| 14:08 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 13:46 | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt's layup is rejected by Enrique Avila | 12-12 |
| 13:45 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Enrique Avila | 12-12 |
| 13:36 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez misses long on an open fadeaway in the lane | 12-12 |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 13:11 | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark misses the 3 from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 13:10 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 12:45 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 14-12 |
| 12:44 | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:37 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:35 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:11 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila misses badly on a floater in the lane | 14-12 |
| 12:09 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:04 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 16-12 |
| 11:47 | San Jose State | James Hicks blows the layup | 16-12 |
| 11:45 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch grabs the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (tiring) SG - Cedric Nesbitt (fairly fresh) SF - Jeremy Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Guerrero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darren Raasch (tiring) SF - Warren Streeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Enrique Avila (fairly fresh) C - Antonio Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | San Jose State | James Hicks misses the wide open turnaround from the right block | 16-12 |
| 11:19 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez snags the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 10:58 | San Jose State | James Hicks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carlos Guerrero - foul #2 on Carlos Guerrero, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin (PG), Martin Henderson (SG), Steven Wolfgram (SF), Kevin Carini (PF), Timothy Kelly (C) Alex Situ, Cedric Nesbitt, Jeremy Wilkinson, Kenneth Clark, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (SG), John Moses (SF), James Hart (PF), Lawrence Anderson (C) Darren Raasch, Warren Streeter, Enrique Avila, Antonio Martinez | |
| 10:58 | San Jose State | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:58 | San Jose State | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin misses the 3 from straight away | 16-13 |
| 10:35 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to James Hart | 16-13 |
| 10:17 | San Jose State | James Hart drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Grogg | 16-15 |
| 09:56 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| 09:29 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Calvin Stricklin - foul #1 on Calvin Stricklin, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| 09:29 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:29 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:13 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini's dunk attempt is rejected by Lawrence Anderson | 16-17 |
| 09:12 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini grabs the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 08:54 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly snags the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 08:47 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson is fouled on the floor by James Hart - foul #2 on James Hart, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (SG), Jeremy Wilkinson (SF), Andrew Farren (PF) Martin Henderson, Steven Wolfgram, Kevin Carini | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), James Fedler (PF) James Hicks, James Hart | |
| 08:29 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin is fouled on the floor by Edward Grogg - foul #1 on Edward Grogg, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG) Calvin Stricklin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 08:16 | New Orleans | Darren Raasch steals the ball from Jeremy Wilkinson | 16-17 |
| 08:12 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg lays it up and in on a great pass from Darren Raasch | 16-19 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | Lawrence Anderson steals it from Timothy Kelly | 16-19 |
| 07:53 | San Jose State | Dima Kapuscinski steals it from Darren Raasch in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| 07:52 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson banks in the layup set up by Dima Kapuscinski | 18-19 |
| 07:25 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Darren Raasch, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin (PG), Cedric Nesbitt (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF) Martin Henderson, Jeremy Wilkinson, Timothy Kelly | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Hicks (PG), Enrique Avila (PF), Antonio Martinez (C) Darren Raasch, James Fedler, Lawrence Anderson | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Calvin Stricklin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dima Kapuscinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cedric Nesbitt (fresh) PF - Kenneth Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Farren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Grogg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Moses (fairly fresh) PF - Enrique Avila (fresh) C - Antonio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:04 | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt double dribbles | 18-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG), Timothy Kelly (C) Dima Kapuscinski, Andrew Farren | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 07:02 | San Jose State | John Moses loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 06:57 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 06:56 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 06:34 | San Jose State | Timothy Kelly is called for the reach on James Hicks - foul #1 on Timothy Kelly, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Carini (C) Timothy Kelly | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 06:16 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Calvin Stricklin - foul #2 on Calvin Stricklin, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG) Calvin Stricklin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Warren Streeter (SF), James Fedler (PF) John Moses, Enrique Avila | |
| 06:16 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:16 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:16 | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 05:56 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (SG), Andrew Farren (C) Martin Henderson, Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 05:33 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg misses the easy open layup | 18-20 |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:09 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 18-20 |
| 05:08 | San Jose State | James Fedler gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:05 | San Jose State | Alex Situ picks off the pass by Warren Streeter in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 05:04 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alex Situ | 20-20 |
| 05:02 | San Jose State | James Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Situ - foul #2 on Alex Situ, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG), Steven Wolfgram (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF), Timothy Kelly (C) Alex Situ, Cedric Nesbitt, Kevin Carini, Andrew Farren | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Moses (SF), Enrique Avila (PF) Warren Streeter, Antonio Martinez | |
| 05:02 | San Jose State | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:02 | San Jose State | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:46 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Steven Wolfgram | 22-22 |
| 04:39 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg is hacked by Martin Henderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Henderson, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt (PG) Dima Kapuscinski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 04:39 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:39 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:39 | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:18 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 04:16 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 22-23 |
| 03:47 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Clark - foul #1 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Calvin Stricklin (SG), Jeremy Wilkinson (SF), Carlos Guerrero (PF), Andrew Farren (C) Cedric Nesbitt, Martin Henderson, Steven Wolfgram, Kenneth Clark, Timothy Kelly | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), James Hart (SF), Lawrence Anderson (C) Edward Grogg, John Moses, James Fedler | |
| 03:47 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 03:47 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:38 | New Orleans | Alex Situ misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-25 |
| 03:36 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:28 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 03:27 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:24 | San Jose State | James Hicks's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Wilkinson in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Wilkinson | 24-25 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Stricklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Guerrero (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Farren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Enrique Avila (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | San Jose State | James Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (SG), Kevin Carini (C) Alex Situ, Andrew Farren | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Warren Streeter (SF) Enrique Avila | |
| 03:10 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Dima Kapuscinski | 26-25 |
| 02:46 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter's floater is knocked away by Kevin Carini | 26-25 |
| 02:44 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 02:30 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-25 |
| 02:29 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 02:04 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson misses the easy layup | 26-25 |
| 02:02 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:51 | New Orleans | James Hart blocks the short jumper by Kevin Carini | 26-25 |
| 01:50 | San Jose State | James Hart snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 01:24 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson lays it up and in set up by James Hicks | 26-27 |
| 01:08 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin misses the fadeaway in the lane | 26-27 |
| 01:06 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero tips it home | 28-27 |
| 00:44 | San Jose State | James Hicks misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jeremy Wilkinson - foul #1 on Jeremy Wilkinson, team foul #11 | 28-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Martin Henderson (SG), Cedric Nesbitt (SF), Andrew Farren (PF), Timothy Kelly (C) Calvin Stricklin, Dima Kapuscinski, Jeremy Wilkinson, Carlos Guerrero, Kevin Carini | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Moses (SF), Enrique Avila (PF), Antonio Martinez (C) Warren Streeter, James Hart, Lawrence Anderson | |
| 00:44 | San Jose State | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:44 | San Jose State | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson is whistled for traveling | 28-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (PG) James Hicks | |
| 00:05 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila hits the follow up shot | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 28-31 |