| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) PF - George Geiger (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) SG - Charles Chamberlin (fresh) SF - Frank Mason (fresh) PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett loses the dribble to Frank Mason | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Mason banks in the layup | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | New Orleans | George Geiger banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Caraballo | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Caraballo takes the ball from Charles Chamberlin | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett's pass is intercepted by Frank Mason | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:37 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Mason buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Seiter and he's fouled by Phillip Valez - foul #1 on Phillip Valez, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Blaine Royer, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (SG), Todd Cooley (C) Charles Chamberlin, James Nelson | |
| 17:19 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Mason misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Quinn | 2-8 |
| 16:52 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Frank Mason - foul #1 on Frank Mason, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin (PF), Mack Robichaux (C) Frank Mason, Raymond Seiter | |
| 16:52 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:52 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana Tech | Mack Robichaux misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 3-8 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon tips it back up and in | 3-10 |
| 16:28 | New Orleans | Todd Cooley blocks the short jumper by Vernon Brown | 3-10 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Todd Cooley | 3-10 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley blows the layup | 3-10 |
| 15:59 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Chioke Alhusseini | 3-10 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Blaine Morris (fresh) SG - Herman Fossett (fresh) SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) C - James Cruse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sean Bragdon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Quinn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Cooley (fresh) PF - Kristopher Jasmin (fresh) C - Mack Robichaux (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini slams it home set up by Blaine Morris | 5-10 |
| 15:30 | Louisiana Tech | Mack Robichaux loses the dribble to Blaine Morris | 5-10 |
| 15:27 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini lays it up and in set up by Blaine Morris | 7-10 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Bragdon | 7-13 |
| 14:45 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from James Cruse | 9-13 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin hits the finger roll | 9-15 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Todd Cooley - foul #1 on Todd Cooley, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Herman Fossett, Chioke Alhusseini, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG), Charles Chamberlin (SG), Frank Mason (SF), Raymond Seiter (PF), James Nelson (C) Sean Bragdon, James Quinn, Todd Cooley, Kristopher Jasmin, Mack Robichaux | |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:10 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Nelson | 10-15 |
| 13:51 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter is called for a charge - foul #1 on Raymond Seiter, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG) Blaine Morris | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:39 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Phillip Valez - foul #2 on Phillip Valez, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Herman Fossett (SG), Vernon Brown (PF) Phillip Valez, George Geiger | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:31 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:18 | New Orleans | Charles Chamberlin is called for the reach on Herman Fossett - foul #1 on Charles Chamberlin, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (SG), George Geiger (PF) Herman Fossett, Vernon Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (PG) Eugene Lofgren | |
| 13:02 | New Orleans | James Caraballo hits a jumper from the left side | 12-16 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Mason hits the follow up shot | 12-18 |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Seiter | 12-18 |
| 12:27 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Mason gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Mason is fouled on the floor by Blaine Royer - foul #1 on Blaine Royer, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Herman Fossett (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (PF), James Cruse (C) Blaine Morris, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (PG) James Quinn | |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Vernon Brown (PF) James Caraballo, Chioke Alhusseini | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (SG), Todd Cooley (C) Charles Chamberlin, James Nelson | |
| 11:54 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer hits a floater from close range and the foul's on Frank Mason - foul #2 on Frank Mason, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Chioke Alhusseini (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Jeffrey Claude, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (SG), Kristopher Jasmin (C) Eugene Lofgren, Frank Mason | |
| 11:54 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Fossett (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 7 pts. C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Cooley (fresh) PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kristopher Jasmin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 11:37 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:10 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett banks in the layup and he's fouled by Kristopher Jasmin - foul #1 on Kristopher Jasmin, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), Vernon Brown (PF) James Caraballo, Herman Fossett, Chioke Alhusseini | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mack Robichaux (C) Raymond Seiter | |
| 11:10 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana Tech | Mack Robichaux misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 18-18 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mack Robichaux - foul #1 on Mack Robichaux, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), James Cruse (C) Jeffrey Claude, Blaine Morris, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin (SG), Christopher Farnham (PF), James Nelson (C) Sean Bragdon, Todd Cooley, Mack Robichaux | |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin misses the floater from the left side | 20-18 |
| 10:15 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown is hacked by Christopher Farnham - foul #1 on Christopher Farnham, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF) James Caraballo, Herman Fossett, Blaine Royer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG), Raymond Seiter (PF) James Quinn, Christopher Farnham | |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Raymond Seiter | 20-18 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Chioke Alhusseini - foul #1 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Herman Fossett (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Blaine Morris, Chioke Alhusseini, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (PG) Eugene Lofgren | |
| 09:38 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:38 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 09:23 | New Orleans | George Geiger connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin drills a jumper from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 08:55 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett tips it home | 24-20 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson hits a shot from the left wing set up by Sean Bragdon | 24-22 |
| 08:34 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett is whistled for a carry | 24-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) Jeffrey Claude, Herman Fossett, Blaine Royer, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (SG), Todd Cooley (SF), Mack Robichaux (C) Charles Chamberlin, Kristopher Jasmin, James Nelson | |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Mack Robichaux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 08:15 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 07:50 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley's floater is tipped away by James Cruse | 24-22 |
| 07:49 | New Orleans | James Cruse snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blaine Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) C - James Cruse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Cooley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Seiter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mack Robichaux (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 07:21 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini is denied on a layup by Raymond Seiter | 24-22 |
| 07:20 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini gets the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 07:08 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini clanks a turnaround in the paint | 24-22 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | Mack Robichaux gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:51 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Bragdon | 24-25 |
| 06:31 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Todd Cooley - foul #2 on Todd Cooley, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) James Caraballo, Blaine Morris, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin (SG), Kristopher Jasmin (SF), Christopher Farnham (PF), James Nelson (C) Sean Bragdon, Todd Cooley, Raymond Seiter, Mack Robichaux | |
| 06:31 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:31 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:31 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin is fouled on the floor by Steve Lovett - foul #1 on Steve Lovett, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Royer (SF) Chioke Alhusseini | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:02 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 06:01 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:39 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 05:38 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 04:56 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett is called for traveling | 25-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Blaine Morris (SG) Jeffrey Claude, Herman Fossett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (PG), Mack Robichaux (C) James Quinn, James Nelson | |
| 04:27 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 04:25 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to George Geiger | 25-28 |
| 03:56 | New Orleans | Christopher Farnham takes the ball from Blaine Morris | 25-28 |
| 03:38 | Louisiana Tech | Mack Robichaux hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Chamberlin | 25-30 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blaine Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Geiger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Steve Lovett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Chamberlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kristopher Jasmin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Farnham (fairly fresh) C - Mack Robichaux (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | New Orleans | George Geiger misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 03:08 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett tips it home | 27-30 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Mack Robichaux clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-30 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin hits the follow up shot | 27-32 |
| 02:25 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Lovett | 30-32 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Mack Robichaux misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-32 |
| 02:06 | New Orleans | George Geiger gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:56 | New Orleans | George Geiger can't connect on a floater in the lane | 30-32 |
| 01:54 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | Mack Robichaux is called for the reach on Steve Lovett - foul #2 on Mack Robichaux, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Vernon Brown (PF) James Caraballo, Blaine Morris, Blaine Royer, George Geiger | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (PG), Eugene Lofgren (SG), Frank Mason (SF), Raymond Seiter (PF), James Nelson (C) Sean Bragdon, Charles Chamberlin, Kristopher Jasmin, Christopher Farnham, Mack Robichaux | |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 01:13 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini lays it in set up by Jeffrey Claude | 34-32 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Claude | 36-34 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Royer (SF), James Cruse (C) Vernon Brown, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (PG) Eugene Lofgren | |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn misses the fullcourt shot | 39-34 |