| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Franklin Dorr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Gray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Sherrill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hoefer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) SG - Louis Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Horace Arocha (fresh) PF - Ronald Logston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Crump (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 19:40 | New Orleans | John Gray gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:20 | New Orleans | John Gray misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-32 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to David Hoefer | 33-32 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | Louis Mayo is called for the reach on Donald Ferguson - foul #2 on Louis Mayo, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:49 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Ferguson | 36-32 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha is called for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), Victor Shutts (SF) Franklin Dorr, John Gray | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs (C) Ian Crump | |
| 18:09 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 18:08 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:53 | Western Kentucky | Victor Shutts is called for the reach on Horace Arocha - foul #3 on Victor Shutts, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (PG), John Gray (SF), Ralph Jorgenson (PF), Dustin McCarthy (C) Donald Ferguson, Victor Shutts, Thomas Sherrill, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG), Paul Lee (SG), Lee Brennan (C) Charles Cox, Louis Mayo, Horace Arocha | |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 17:36 | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:29 | New Orleans | John Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Kenney | 39-32 |
| 17:24 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow loses the dribble to Robert Kenney in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 17:21 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney blows the dunk | 39-32 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Lee Brennan gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:15 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs travels in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump (C) Ronald Logston | |
| 17:06 | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr loses the dribble to Joe Blow | 39-32 |
| 16:46 | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Franklin Dorr - foul #2 on Franklin Dorr, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson (SG) Robert Kenney | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox (PG) Joe Blow | |
| 16:46 | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:30 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-35 |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs's pass is intercepted by John Gray | 42-35 |
| 16:01 | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr lays it up and in set up by John Gray | 44-35 |
| 15:57 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (PG), Victor Shutts (SF), Thomas Sherrill (PF), David Hoefer (C) Franklin Dorr, John Gray, Ralph Jorgenson, Dustin McCarthy | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo (SG), Horace Arocha (SF), Ronald Logston (PF), Shaun Arreguin (C) Paul Lee, George Burroughs, Lee Brennan, Ian Crump | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Shutts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Sherrill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hoefer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) SG - Louis Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Horace Arocha (fresh) PF - Ronald Logston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Arreguin (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | New Orleans | Victor Shutts knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Ferguson | 46-35 |
| 15:28 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 15:26 | New Orleans | John Smith gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:07 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill travels with the ball | 46-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), Ralph Jorgenson (SG) John Smith, Donald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG) Charles Cox | |
| 15:00 | Western Kentucky | Shaun Arreguin misses the wide open floater from close range | 46-35 |
| 14:58 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 14:54 | New Orleans | Victor Shutts blows the layup | 46-35 |
| 14:53 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 14:50 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo's pass is intercepted by Thomas Sherrill in the backcourt | 46-35 |
| 14:41 | New Orleans | David Hoefer misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Shaun Arreguin - foul #1 on Shaun Arreguin, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs (SF), Lee Brennan (C) Horace Arocha, Shaun Arreguin | |
| 14:41 | New Orleans | David Hoefer misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:41 | New Orleans | David Hoefer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:23 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 14:22 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston gets the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 14:08 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-35 |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 13:43 | New Orleans | Ronald Logston blocks the short jumper by Victor Shutts | 47-35 |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 13:23 | Western Kentucky | Lee Brennan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-35 |
| 13:22 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Robert Kenney | 47-35 |
| 13:05 | New Orleans | David Hoefer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Victor Shutts | 49-35 |
| 12:43 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 12:41 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo grabs the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 12:35 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr (PG), Donald Ferguson (SG), John Gray (SF), Dustin McCarthy (PF), Lance James (C) Robert Kenney, Ralph Jorgenson, Victor Shutts, Thomas Sherrill, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox (PG), Paul Lee (SG), Horace Arocha (SF), Joseph Harris (PF), Ian Crump (C) Joe Blow, Louis Mayo, George Burroughs, Ronald Logston, Lee Brennan | |
| 12:17 | New Orleans | John Gray drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 11:58 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 11:56 | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Franklin Dorr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin McCarthy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) SG - Paul Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Horace Arocha (fresh) PF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ian Crump (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | New Orleans | John Gray's pass is intercepted by Joseph Harris | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Cox and the foul's on Donald Ferguson - foul #1 on Donald Ferguson, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill (PF) Dustin McCarthy | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 11:05 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lance James and he's hacked by Joseph Harris - foul #2 on Joseph Harris, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (PG), Ralph Jorgenson (PF), David Hoefer (C) Franklin Dorr, Thomas Sherrill, Lance James | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (SG), Shaun Arreguin (C) Paul Lee, Ian Crump | |
| 11:05 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson misses the free throw | 54-38 |
| 11:05 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Harris pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:45 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 54-38 |
| 10:43 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Harris tips it home | 54-40 |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | John Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 10:22 | New Orleans | David Hoefer grabs the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 10:10 | New Orleans | David Hoefer can't finish the layup | 54-40 |
| 10:08 | New Orleans | David Hoefer tips it home | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:58 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Jorgenson is called for the reach on Joseph Harris - foul #2 on Ralph Jorgenson, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr (PG), Robert Kenney (SG), Dustin McCarthy (PF), Lance James (C) John Smith, Donald Ferguson, John Gray, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee (PG), Randolph Manke (SG), George Burroughs (SF), Ronald Logston (PF), Lee Brennan (C) Charles Cox, Joe Blow, Horace Arocha, Joseph Harris, Shaun Arreguin | |
| 09:43 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs drills a jumper from the right side | 56-42 |
| 09:22 | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy dunks the ball | 58-42 |
| 09:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Kenney is called for the reach on Randolph Manke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Kenney, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (SG), Thomas Sherrill (PF) Ralph Jorgenson, Lance James | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo (SG), Ian Crump (C) Randolph Manke, Lee Brennan | |
| 09:05 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs is open but misses the lay-in | 58-42 |
| 09:04 | New Orleans | John Smith grabs the board | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:37 | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr loses the dribble to Paul Lee | 58-42 |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee is hacked by Franklin Dorr - foul #3 on Franklin Dorr, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson (SG), Victor Shutts (SF), Lance James (C) John Smith, Robert Kenney, Dustin McCarthy | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox (PG), Lee Brennan (C) Paul Lee, Ian Crump | |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Ferguson - foul #2 on Donald Ferguson, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson (PF) Thomas Sherrill | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs gets the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Lee Brennan banks in the wide open layup | 58-45 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Franklin Dorr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Shutts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lance James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Logston (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:38 | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Charles Cox - foul #1 on Charles Cox, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (SG), Horace Arocha (SF), Shaun Arreguin (C) Louis Mayo, George Burroughs, Ronald Logston | |
| 07:38 | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:38 | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:38 | Western Kentucky | Shaun Arreguin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:25 | Western Kentucky | Lance James steps in front of the Horace Arocha pass | 58-45 |
| 07:05 | New Orleans | Victor Shutts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | Shaun Arreguin pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 06:59 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Cox | 58-48 |
| 06:40 | New Orleans | Charles Cox takes the ball from Donald Ferguson | 58-48 |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha misses the lay-in | 58-48 |
| 06:33 | Western Kentucky | Lee Brennan misses the tip | 58-48 |
| 06:31 | New Orleans | Lance James snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 06:07 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:51 | New Orleans | Lance James drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Ferguson | 61-48 |
| 05:51 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), John Gray (SF), Thomas Sherrill (PF), David Hoefer (C) Franklin Dorr, Victor Shutts, Ralph Jorgenson, Lance James | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo (SG), Ronald Logston (PF), Ian Crump (C) Joe Blow, Lee Brennan, Shaun Arreguin | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Cox and the foul's on David Hoefer - foul #1 on David Hoefer, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson (SG) Donald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG) Charles Cox | |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:18 | New Orleans | Joe Blow swats the layup by Ralph Jorgenson | 61-51 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-51 |
| 04:49 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:38 | New Orleans | David Hoefer loses the dribble to Joe Blow | 61-51 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 04:21 | New Orleans | David Hoefer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:12 | New Orleans | David Hoefer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (PG), Donald Ferguson (SG), Victor Shutts (SF), Dustin McCarthy (C) Robert Kenney, Ralph Jorgenson, John Gray, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox (PG), George Burroughs (SF), Lee Brennan (C) Joe Blow, Horace Arocha, Ian Crump | |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lance James (C) Thomas Sherrill | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:51 | New Orleans | John Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 03:49 | Western Kentucky | Lee Brennan grabs the board | 61-53 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Shutts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dustin McCarthy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance James (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Mayo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Logston (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo is hacked by Donald Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Ferguson, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 03:46 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:46 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:46 | New Orleans | Victor Shutts snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lee Brennan - foul #1 on Lee Brennan, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson (PF) Lance James | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (SG), Joseph Harris (SF) Louis Mayo, Ronald Logston | |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Shutts - foul #4 on Victor Shutts, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill (PF) Ralph Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Charles Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:04 | New Orleans | John Smith connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Ferguson | 65-55 |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | Lee Brennan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), Ralph Jorgenson (SF), David Hoefer (C) John Smith, Victor Shutts, Dustin McCarthy | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:42 | New Orleans | David Hoefer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Sherrill | 68-55 |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 02:24 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs snags the offensive board | 68-55 |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow is fouled on the floor by Donald Ferguson - foul #4 on Donald Ferguson, team foul #12 | 68-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (PG), Victor Shutts (SF), Lance James (C) Donald Ferguson, Thomas Sherrill, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee (SG), Randolph Manke (SF), Shaun Arreguin (C) Charles Cox, George Burroughs, Lee Brennan | |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:49 | New Orleans | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 01:47 | New Orleans | Lance James tips it home | 70-57 |
| 01:41 | Western Kentucky | Randolph Manke double dribbles | 70-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy (C) Lance James | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs (PF), Lee Brennan (C) Randolph Manke, Shaun Arreguin | |
| 01:15 | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Blow - foul #1 on Joe Blow, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| 01:15 | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:15 | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-57 |
| 00:55 | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 75-57 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Lee | 75-57 |
| 00:46 | Western Kentucky | Lee Brennan drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Paul Lee | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | John Smith misses short on a shot from the left block | 75-59 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Victor Shutts grabs the offensive board | 75-59 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | John Smith runs out the clock | 75-59 |