| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) SF - Sipho Ali (fresh) PF - Joe Baker (fresh) C - Gary Gipson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - James Hedrick (fresh) PF - Harold Casey (fresh) C - Richard Spengler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Joe Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:52 | New Orleans | Joe Baker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Harold Casey connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Little | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Harold Casey comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Joe Baker - foul #1 on Joe Baker, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | New Orleans | Joe Baker is hacked by Harold Casey - foul #1 on Harold Casey, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Burton | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses long on a runner from the right block | 3-4 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Michael Little tips it in | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | New Orleans | Joe Baker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:17 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Sipho Ali | 3-6 |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | Michael Little snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Spengler | 3-8 |
| 16:31 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 16:30 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Little | 3-8 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by James Hedrick and he's hacked by Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Robert Barry (PF), Daniel Wilson (C) Manuel Barker, Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Joe Baker, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (SF), Joseph Depasquale (PF), Lee Tindle (C) James Hedrick, Harold Casey, Richard Spengler | |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:54 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-11 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale grabs the board | 3-11 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Colburn (fresh) SG - Wendell Boerger (fresh) SF - William Dooley (fresh) PF - Robert Barry (fresh) C - Daniel Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lancaster (fresh) PF - Joseph Depasquale (fresh) C - Lee Tindle (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Wendell Boerger takes the ball from Joseph Depasquale | 3-11 |
| 15:30 | New Orleans | William Dooley is called for traveling | 3-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG) Michael Little | |
| 15:09 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cecil Barkley | 3-13 |
| 15:05 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-13 |
| 15:03 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Wilson | 3-13 |
| 14:57 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-13 |
| 14:56 | New Orleans | William Dooley grabs the offensive board | 3-13 |
| 14:46 | New Orleans | William Dooley makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Barry | 5-13 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Lee Tindle | 5-15 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lee Tindle - foul #1 on Lee Tindle, team foul #2 | 5-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Joe Baker (PF), Gary Gipson (C) Wendell Boerger, William Dooley, Robert Barry, Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), James Hedrick (SF), Harold Casey (PF), Richard Spengler (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Lancaster, Joseph Depasquale, Lee Tindle | |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Michael Little buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cecil Barkley | 7-17 |
| 13:26 | New Orleans | Harold Casey is called for the reach on Gregory Colburn - foul #2 on Harold Casey, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF) Gregory Colburn, Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Joe Baker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Tindle (PF) Harold Casey | |
| 13:17 | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-17 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the board | 7-17 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-17 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Michael Little snags the offensive board | 7-17 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle blows the dunk | 7-17 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | Michael Little snags the offensive board | 7-17 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Wendell Boerger steals the ball from Richard Spengler | 7-17 |
| 11:50 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-17 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wendell Boerger (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - William Dooley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Gary Gipson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cecil Barkley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hedrick (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lee Tindle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Manuel Barker steals the ball from Michael Little | 9-17 |
| 11:12 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cecil Barkley - foul #1 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Joe Baker (PF) Manuel Barker, Wendell Boerger, William Dooley, Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Lancaster (SF), Joseph Depasquale (PF) Cecil Barkley, James Hedrick, Richard Spengler | |
| 11:12 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:12 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles clanks a runner in the lane | 10-17 |
| 10:54 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:33 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Little and the foul's on Kenneth Burton - foul #1 on Kenneth Burton, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Robert Barry (C) Gregory Colburn, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hedrick (SG), Casey McGunagle (C) Michael Little, Lee Tindle | |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:46 | New Orleans | Robert Barry buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Sipho Ali | 12-20 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster misses the lay-in | 12-20 |
| 09:27 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Kenneth Burton | 12-20 |
| 09:15 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali buries a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Michael Lancaster - foul #1 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Richard Spengler (C) Michael Lancaster, Casey McGunagle | |
| 09:15 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:35 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton's pass is intercepted by Richard Spengler | 15-20 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Pickles | 15-23 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali is whistled for traveling | 15-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Gary Gipson (C) Manuel Barker, Robert Barry | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), Michael Lancaster (SF), Lee Tindle (PF) Cecil Barkley, James Hedrick, Joseph Depasquale | |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Michael Little can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Tindle | 15-23 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Colburn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Burton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sipho Ali (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Baker (fairly fresh) C - Gary Gipson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lancaster (fresh) PF - Lee Tindle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses short on a 3 from straight away | 15-23 |
| 07:21 | New Orleans | Joe Baker gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:17 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 07:15 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali hits the follow up shot | 17-23 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Richard Spengler | 17-25 |
| 06:41 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-25 |
| 06:40 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali misses the tip | 17-25 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Little and he's fouled by Kenneth Burton - foul #2 on Kenneth Burton, team foul #4 | 17-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF) Gregory Colburn, Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (PG), James Hedrick (SF), Harold Casey (PF) Philip Pickles, Michael Lancaster, Richard Spengler | |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle makes the free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Harold Casey takes the ball from Wendell Boerger | 17-28 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | James Hedrick is fouled on the floor by William Dooley - foul #1 on William Dooley, team foul #5 | 17-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Sipho Ali (SF), Robert Barry (PF), Daniel Wilson (C) William Dooley, Joe Baker, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (SF), Joseph Depasquale (C) Michael Little, Lee Tindle | |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-28 |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 05:28 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 05:26 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger tips it back up and in | 19-28 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley is fouled on the floor by Robert Barry - foul #1 on Robert Barry, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Dooley (SF), Joe Baker (PF), Gary Gipson (C) Sipho Ali, Robert Barry, Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG) Michael Lancaster | |
| 04:50 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Casey | 19-31 |
| 04:36 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker loses the dribble to James Hedrick | 19-31 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | James Hedrick throws it down | 19-33 |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Philip Pickles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Barker, team foul #7 | 22-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Sipho Ali (SF) Manuel Barker, William Dooley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), Michael Lancaster (SF), Richard Spengler (C) Cecil Barkley, James Hedrick, Joseph Depasquale | |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:13 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Joe Baker | 22-33 |
| 03:56 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gregory Colburn, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), Daniel Wilson (C) Gregory Colburn, Wendell Boerger, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster is hacked by Sipho Ali - foul #1 on Sipho Ali, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Barry (PF), Gary Gipson (C) Joe Baker, Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Tindle (PF) Harold Casey | |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster gets the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sipho Ali (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Barry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Gipson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Lancaster (fresh) PF - Lee Tindle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Michael Little drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 02:49 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali is hacked by Michael Lancaster - foul #2 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #6 | 22-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Dooley (SF), Joe Baker (PF), Daniel Wilson (C) Sipho Ali, Robert Barry, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (PG), James Hedrick (SF), Joseph Depasquale (PF) Philip Pickles, Michael Lancaster, Lee Tindle | |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 22-35 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Little | 22-35 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Kenneth Burton is called for the reach on Michael Little - foul #3 on Kenneth Burton, team foul #10 | 22-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Gary Gipson (C) Manuel Barker, Kenneth Burton, William Dooley, Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Casey (PF) Joseph Depasquale | |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Michael Little makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:12 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 01:50 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG) Gregory Colburn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG) Cecil Barkley | |
| 01:28 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Little | 22-38 |
| 01:21 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wendell Boerger | 24-38 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles buries a turnaround from the right block set up by James Hedrick | 24-40 |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | Joe Baker makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Hedrick - foul #1 on James Hedrick, team foul #7 | 26-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), William Dooley (SF), Daniel Wilson (C) Manuel Barker, Sipho Ali, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Michael Lancaster (SF), Joseph Depasquale (C) Michael Little, James Hedrick, Richard Spengler | |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | Joe Baker misses the free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Harold Casey | 26-40 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Cecil Barkley | 26-42 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Joe Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-42 |