| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Fields (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sipho Ali (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Baker (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Gipson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Mark Williams | 30-28 |
| 19:20 | New Orleans | William Ostroski is called for the reach on Sipho Ali - foul #2 on William Ostroski, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger (SG) Kenneth Burton | |
| 18:58 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger loses the dribble to Ben Eby | 30-28 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby lays it up and in | 32-28 |
| 18:39 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Timothy Fields | 32-28 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 18:10 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:59 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), William Dooley (SF), Robert Barry (PF), Daniel Wilson (C) Manuel Barker, Wendell Boerger, Sipho Ali, Joe Baker, Gary Gipson | |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:31 | New Orleans | William Dooley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:30 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:08 | New Orleans | Michael Wilson takes the ball from Robert Barry | 34-28 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana Tech | William Dooley is called for the reach on Timothy Fields - foul #1 on William Dooley, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Jason Warner (SG), John Mayhall (C) Ben Eby, Mark Williams, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Sipho Ali (SF), Joe Baker (PF), Gary Gipson (C) Gregory Colburn, William Dooley, Robert Barry, Daniel Wilson | |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner slams it home on a great pass from John Mayhall and the foul's on Gary Gipson - foul #2 on Gary Gipson, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:55 | New Orleans | Joe Baker snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 16:40 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 16:31 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Sipho Ali | 36-28 |
| 16:12 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski (SF), Michael Wilson (C) Timothy Fields, William Ostroski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), William Dooley (SF) Manuel Barker, Sipho Ali | |
| 16:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner is whistled for traveling | 36-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG) William Severin | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Gradowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mayhall (fresh) C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Colburn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Dooley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Baker (fresh) 6 reb. C - Gary Gipson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams (SG), Lawrence Moodie (SF) Jason Warner, Richard Gradowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF) Gregory Colburn, Kenneth Burton, William Dooley, Joe Baker | |
| 15:07 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 15:06 | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:46 | New Orleans | Michael Wilson steals the ball from Manuel Barker | 36-31 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Moodie | 39-31 |
| 14:23 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger is hacked by Lawrence Moodie - foul #4 on Lawrence Moodie, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Timothy Fields (SF), William Ostroski (PF), Richard Gradowski (C) Ben Eby, Lawrence Moodie, John Mayhall, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), William Dooley (SF), Joe Baker (PF), Robert Barry (C) Manuel Barker, Wendell Boerger, Sipho Ali, Daniel Wilson, Gary Gipson | |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | The pull-up jumper by Joe Baker is blocked by Richard Gradowski | 39-31 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski lays it up and in | 41-31 |
| 13:29 | New Orleans | William Severin picks off the pass by William Dooley | 41-31 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 13:11 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to William Dooley | 41-31 |
| 12:56 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-31 |
| 12:54 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Barry | 41-31 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski tips it back up and in | 43-31 |
| 12:22 | New Orleans | William Dooley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Ostroski - foul #3 on William Ostroski, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Jason Warner (SG), Michael Wilson (C) William Severin, Mark Williams, Richard Gradowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), Daniel Wilson (PF), Gary Gipson (C) Gregory Colburn, Kenneth Burton, Joe Baker, Robert Barry | |
| 12:22 | New Orleans | William Dooley misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 12:22 | New Orleans | William Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Wendell Boerger - foul #3 on Wendell Boerger, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Joe Baker (PF) Wendell Boerger, William Dooley, Daniel Wilson | |
| 12:02 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sipho Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Baker (fresh) 6 reb. C - Gary Gipson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 11:37 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson misses the tip | 44-32 |
| 11:35 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 11:07 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields loses the dribble to Joe Baker | 44-32 |
| 10:50 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson loses the dribble to Ben Eby | 44-32 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Ostroski | 47-32 |
| 10:31 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali's pass is intercepted by Jason Warner | 47-32 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner hits the finger roll | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:00 | New Orleans | Michael Wilson steals the ball from Joe Baker | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:40 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ben Eby | 52-32 |
| 09:31 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Gipson - foul #3 on Gary Gipson, team foul #5 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Richard Gradowski (SF), John Mayhall (PF) Ben Eby, Jason Warner, Timothy Fields, William Ostroski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger (SG), Daniel Wilson (PF) Kenneth Burton, Joe Baker | |
| 09:05 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 08:58 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-32 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams pulls down the rebound | 53-32 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mayhall | 55-32 |
| 08:26 | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 55-32 |
| 08:25 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson tips it back up and in | 55-34 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams clanks a shot from the right wing | 55-34 |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Daniel Wilson | 55-34 |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson misses the shot near the basket | 55-34 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson gets the rebound | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Severin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Gradowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mayhall (fresh) C - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Boerger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sipho Ali (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Gipson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Louisiana Tech | Wendell Boerger takes the ball from William Severin | 55-34 |
| 07:24 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger lays it in | 55-36 |
| 07:12 | Louisiana Tech | Sipho Ali is called for the reach on Richard Gradowski - foul #3 on Sipho Ali, team foul #6 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Lawrence Moodie (SF), William Ostroski (PF) William Severin, Richard Gradowski, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), William Dooley (SF), Joe Baker (PF), Robert Barry (C) Manuel Barker, Wendell Boerger, Sipho Ali, Daniel Wilson, Gary Gipson | |
| 06:55 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-36 |
| 06:41 | New Orleans | Ben Eby steals it from William Dooley | 58-36 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie loses the ball out of bounds | 58-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Jason Warner (SG), Timothy Fields (SF), Richard Gradowski (PF) Ben Eby, Mark Williams, Lawrence Moodie, William Ostroski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger (SG), Daniel Wilson (C) Kenneth Burton, Joe Baker | |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-36 |
| 05:54 | New Orleans | Robert Barry hits the follow up shot | 58-38 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Severin | 60-38 |
| 05:19 | New Orleans | Robert Barry misses long on a jumper from the left side | 60-38 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin pulls down the rebound | 60-38 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin drills a jumpshot from the left side | 62-38 |
| 04:39 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Fields - foul #2 on Timothy Fields, team foul #4 | 62-38 |
| 04:39 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger makes the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 04:39 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall buries a 3 from the left wing | 65-40 |
| 04:03 | New Orleans | Robert Barry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Mayhall - foul #1 on John Mayhall, team foul #5 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Peterson (PG) William Severin | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 04:03 | New Orleans | Robert Barry makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 04:03 | New Orleans | Robert Barry misses the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall grabs the board | 65-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Louisiana Tech | Wendell Boerger takes the ball from Jason Warner | 65-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Douglas Peterson (fresh) SG - Jason Warner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gradowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Mayhall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Colburn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wendell Boerger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Dooley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Barry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Robert Barry connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 65-43 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-43 |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger snags the defensive board | 65-43 |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | Robert Barry blows the layup | 65-43 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner pulls down the rebound | 65-43 |
| 03:03 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall is hacked by William Dooley in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Dooley, team foul #7 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), James Semon (SG) Douglas Peterson, Jason Warner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 03:03 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 03:03 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall makes the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 02:37 | New Orleans | William Dooley scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gregory Colburn | 67-46 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields misses long on an open turnaround near the basket | 67-46 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields gets the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 67-46 |
| 01:49 | New Orleans | William Dooley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 01:35 | New Orleans | Richard Gradowski swats the layup by William Dooley | 67-46 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana Tech | Wendell Boerger steals the ball from Timothy Fields in the backcourt | 67-46 |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn throws it down set up by Wendell Boerger | 67-48 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin is fouled on the floor by Robert Barry - foul #1 on Robert Barry, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner (SG) James Semon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin misses the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:59 | New Orleans | William Dooley gets the rebound | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jason Warner | 70-48 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Robert Barry scores on a floater from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin runs out the clock | 70-50 |