| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) PF - George Geiger (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Norman Stolle (fresh) SG - Brandon Shinkle (fresh) SF - Bradley Clardy (fresh) PF - Eldon Williams (fresh) C - Cory Tipler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | South Alabama | Cory Tipler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to George Geiger | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | New Orleans | James Caraballo is fouled on the floor by Norman Stolle - foul #1 on Norman Stolle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | New Orleans | George Geiger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | South Alabama | Bradley Clardy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Blaine Royer | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | New Orleans | Brandon Shinkle is called for the reach on Phillip Valez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Shinkle, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | New Orleans | James Caraballo connects on the open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Phillip Valez | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | South Alabama | Bradley Clardy misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | South Alabama | Bradley Clardy grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:38 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Bradley Clardy - foul #1 on Bradley Clardy, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Rico (PG), Manuel Womack (SG), William Phelps (SF), James Arnold (C) Norman Stolle, Brandon Shinkle, Bradley Clardy, Cory Tipler | |
| 17:38 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:38 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:38 | South Alabama | James Arnold grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | South Alabama | William Phelps's pass is intercepted by Blaine Royer | 3-0 |
| 17:04 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 17:02 | South Alabama | Robert Rico pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:57 | South Alabama | Robert Rico misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-0 |
| 16:56 | New Orleans | James Cruse gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:41 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 3-0 |
| 16:40 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:28 | South Alabama | William Phelps clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 16:26 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:11 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 16:10 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 15:51 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown can't finish the layup | 3-0 |
| 15:49 | South Alabama | Robert Rico snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Blaine Morris (fresh) SG - Herman Fossett (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) C - James Cruse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Rico (fresh) SG - Manuel Womack (fresh) SF - William Phelps (fairly fresh) PF - Eldon Williams (fairly fresh) C - James Arnold (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams hits a jumper from the right side set up by Manuel Womack | 3-2 |
| 15:38 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Blaine Morris, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Steve Lovett (C) Blaine Morris, Herman Fossett, Blaine Royer, James Cruse | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Norman Stolle (PG), Brandon Shinkle (SG), Bradley Clardy (SF), Henry Roundtree (PF), Cory Tipler (C) Robert Rico, Manuel Womack, William Phelps, Eldon Williams, James Arnold | |
| 15:30 | South Alabama | Bradley Clardy hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Norman Stolle | 3-4 |
| 15:18 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 15:17 | South Alabama | Bradley Clardy grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:13 | South Alabama | Norman Stolle is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 15:12 | South Alabama | Henry Roundtree gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:03 | South Alabama | James Caraballo steals the ball from Bradley Clardy | 3-4 |
| 14:56 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chioke Alhusseini | 5-4 |
| 14:49 | South Alabama | Brandon Shinkle misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 14:48 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 14:30 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Phillip Valez | 7-4 |
| 14:17 | South Alabama | Brandon Shinkle hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bradley Clardy | 7-7 |
| 14:13 | New Orleans | James Caraballo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), George Geiger (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Vernon Brown, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Rico (PG), Manuel Womack (SG), William Phelps (SF), James Arnold (PF) Norman Stolle, Brandon Shinkle, Bradley Clardy, Cory Tipler | |
| 13:54 | South Alabama | James Arnold's pass is intercepted by Blaine Morris | 7-7 |
| 13:36 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | James Cruse snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:26 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 13:24 | South Alabama | William Phelps gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:17 | South Alabama | The jumper by William Phelps is denied by George Geiger | 7-7 |
| 13:15 | South Alabama | James Arnold grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 12:58 | South Alabama | William Phelps travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Steve Lovett (C) Blaine Morris, Herman Fossett, George Geiger, James Cruse | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Norman Stolle (PG), Greg Morgan (SG), Eldon Williams (PF), Cory Tipler (C) Manuel Womack, William Phelps, James Arnold, Henry Roundtree | |
| 12:31 | New Orleans | James Caraballo is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Chioke Alhusseini and he's fouled by Norman Stolle - foul #2 on Norman Stolle, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Roach (PG), Brandon Shinkle (SG), Bradley Clardy (SF) Norman Stolle, Greg Morgan, Robert Rico | |
| 12:31 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:31 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:19 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Brandon Shinkle and he's fouled by Chioke Alhusseini - foul #1 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 12:19 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:10 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer is hacked by Brandon Shinkle - foul #2 on Brandon Shinkle, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Blaine Morris, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Greg Morgan (SG) Brandon Shinkle | |
| 11:54 | New Orleans | Bradley Clardy is called for the reach on Steve Lovett - foul #2 on Bradley Clardy, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), George Geiger (PF), James Cruse (C) Jeffrey Claude, Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Manuel Womack (SF) Bradley Clardy | |
| 11:35 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett double dribbles | 9-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), Vernon Brown (PF), Steve Lovett (C) James Caraballo, Herman Fossett, George Geiger, James Cruse | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Arnold (C) Cory Tipler | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jeffrey Claude (fresh) SG - Blaine Morris (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - David Roach (fresh) SG - Greg Morgan (fresh) SF - Manuel Womack (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eldon Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | South Alabama | David Roach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), George Geiger (PF), James Cruse (C) Jeffrey Claude, Blaine Morris, Blaine Royer, Vernon Brown, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Rico (SG) Greg Morgan | |
| 11:00 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Cruse | 11-10 |
| 10:42 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Roach | 11-12 |
| 10:26 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Roach - foul #1 on David Roach, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Steve Lovett (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, George Geiger, James Cruse | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Phelps (SF), Henry Roundtree (PF), Cory Tipler (C) David Roach, Eldon Williams, James Arnold | |
| 10:26 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:26 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:04 | South Alabama | Cory Tipler can't connect on a runner from close range | 13-12 |
| 10:02 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 09:36 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Herman Fossett | 16-12 |
| 09:12 | South Alabama | The short jumper by Cory Tipler is denied by Blaine Royer | 16-12 |
| 09:10 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Steve Lovett | 16-12 |
| 08:47 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett loses the dribble to Cory Tipler | 16-12 |
| 08:24 | South Alabama | Cory Tipler scores on a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Steve Lovett - foul #1 on Steve Lovett, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), George Geiger (PF), James Cruse (C) Blaine Morris, Herman Fossett, Chioke Alhusseini, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Roach (PG), Greg Morgan (SG), Eldon Williams (PF) Manuel Womack, William Phelps, Henry Roundtree | |
| 08:24 | South Alabama | Cory Tipler makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:07 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer's floater is tipped away by Eldon Williams | 16-15 |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | George Geiger tips it home | 18-15 |
| 07:41 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-15 |
| 07:39 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to David Roach | 18-15 |
| 07:34 | South Alabama | Blaine Royer steals it from Eldon Williams | 18-15 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Blaine Royer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Geiger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cruse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - David Roach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Greg Morgan (fresh) SF - Robert Rico (tiring) PF - Eldon Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Tipler (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:15 | New Orleans | James Caraballo can't finish the uncontested layup | 18-15 |
| 07:13 | South Alabama | Cory Tipler pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 07:07 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 18-15 |
| 07:05 | New Orleans | James Cruse snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 06:46 | New Orleans | Eldon Williams blocks the short jumper by James Caraballo | 18-15 |
| 06:44 | New Orleans | George Geiger gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:29 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer clanks a fadeaway from close range | 18-15 |
| 06:27 | South Alabama | Cory Tipler grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:21 | South Alabama | Cory Tipler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Rico | 18-17 |
| 06:06 | New Orleans | George Geiger knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Caraballo | 20-17 |
| 06:00 | South Alabama | Greg Morgan loses the dribble to James Cruse | 20-17 |
| 05:54 | New Orleans | James Caraballo is hacked by David Roach in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Roach, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (SG), Herman Fossett (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Phillip Valez, Blaine Royer, George Geiger, James Cruse | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Manuel Womack (PG), William Phelps (SF), James Arnold (PF), Henry Roundtree (C) David Roach, Greg Morgan, Eldon Williams, Cory Tipler | |
| 05:54 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:54 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:45 | South Alabama | James Arnold buries a floater in the paint | 22-19 |
| 05:42 | New Orleans | James Caraballo is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Womack - foul #1 on Manuel Womack, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG) Blaine Morris | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 05:42 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:42 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:42 | South Alabama | Henry Roundtree snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 05:13 | South Alabama | Robert Rico is whistled for a carry | 23-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Herman Fossett | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 05:03 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude is called for 10 seconds | 23-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Herman Fossett (SF) Chioke Alhusseini | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Eldon Williams (PF) Henry Roundtree | |
| 04:45 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Vernon Brown - foul #1 on Vernon Brown, team foul #4 | 23-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF) Blaine Morris, Herman Fossett | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 04:45 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:45 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:33 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez is called for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (SG), Blaine Royer (SF) Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 04:15 | South Alabama | William Phelps makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-24 |
| 04:01 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by William Phelps - foul #1 on William Phelps, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF) Jeffrey Claude, Blaine Morris, Blaine Royer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Greg Morgan (SG), Henry Roundtree (C) Robert Rico, James Arnold | |
| 04:01 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:49 | South Alabama | Henry Roundtree can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 26-24 |
| 03:48 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:25 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett's layup is rejected by Eldon Williams | 26-24 |
| 03:24 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Valez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vernon Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Steve Lovett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Manuel Womack (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) SF - William Phelps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eldon Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Henry Roundtree (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Norman Stolle (PG), Brandon Shinkle (SG), Bradley Clardy (SF) Manuel Womack, Greg Morgan, William Phelps | |
| 03:00 | South Alabama | Brandon Shinkle is open and lays it up and in and the foul's on Blaine Morris - foul #2 on Blaine Morris, team foul #5 | 26-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG) Blaine Morris | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Arnold (C) Henry Roundtree | |
| 03:00 | South Alabama | Brandon Shinkle makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:34 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer is alone and drills a runner in the lane | 28-27 |
| 02:18 | South Alabama | Eldon Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 02:17 | New Orleans | James Cruse grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Jeffrey Claude | 30-27 |
| 02:08 | South Alabama | Brandon Shinkle scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 02:06 | New Orleans | Bradley Clardy steals it from Blaine Royer in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 01:57 | South Alabama | James Arnold can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Claude - foul #1 on Jeffrey Claude, team foul #6 | 30-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Jeffrey Claude, Herman Fossett, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Roundtree (C) Eldon Williams | |
| 01:57 | South Alabama | James Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:57 | South Alabama | James Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 30-31 |
| 01:42 | New Orleans | George Geiger tips it in | 32-31 |
| 01:39 | South Alabama | Phillip Valez steals the ball from Norman Stolle in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 01:21 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett scores on a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Henry Roundtree - foul #1 on Henry Roundtree, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF) James Caraballo, Blaine Royer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Roach (PG), Cory Tipler (C) Norman Stolle, James Arnold | |
| 01:21 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:11 | South Alabama | Chioke Alhusseini is called for the reach on Bradley Clardy - foul #2 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #7 | 35-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG) Phillip Valez | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 01:11 | South Alabama | Bradley Clardy makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:11 | South Alabama | Bradley Clardy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:46 | New Orleans | George Geiger knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Blaine Morris | 37-33 |
| 00:19 | South Alabama | Cory Tipler steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Chioke Alhusseini, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Eldon Williams (PF) Henry Roundtree | |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-33 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Brandon Shinkle hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-33 |