| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) SG - Charles Sorensen (fresh) SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) PF - Charles Pauline (fresh) C - Andrew Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) SF - Sipho Ali (fresh) PF - Joe Baker (fresh) C - Robert Barry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Joe Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Andrew Thomas | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Andrew Thomas | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | New Orleans | Robert Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Barry - foul #1 on Robert Barry, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton's pass is intercepted by Charles Pauline | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling drills a shot from the left block set up by Michael Stillings | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | New Orleans | Robert Barry misses the easy layup | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles Pauline | 4-0 |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 17:12 | New Orleans | Joe Baker pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:57 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 16:56 | New Orleans | Joe Baker tips it home | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Sipho Ali picks off the pass by Andrew Thomas | 4-2 |
| 16:38 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker slams it home on a nice dish by Sipho Ali | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen blows the layup | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Barry steals it from Andrew Thomas | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Sorensen (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Ebling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Pauline (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Burton (fairly fresh) SF - Sipho Ali (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Barry (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-7 |
| 15:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Charles Sorensen | 6-7 |
| 15:11 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton is whistled for a carry | 6-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Donald Woods (SG), Sidney Thomas (SF), Paul Smith (PF), Theodore Jackson (C) Michael Stillings, Charles Sorensen, Walter Ebling, Charles Pauline, Andrew Thomas | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF), Gary Gipson (C) Manuel Barker, Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Joe Baker, Robert Barry | |
| 14:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith is hacked by Daniel Wilson - foul #1 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 14:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by Daniel Wilson - foul #2 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joe Baker (PF) Daniel Wilson | |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:21 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:16 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Theodore Jackson pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 13:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Gipson blocks the jumper by Theodore Jackson | 6-7 |
| 13:31 | New Orleans | William Dooley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:16 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 12:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joe Baker - foul #1 on Joe Baker, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), Charles Sorensen (SG), Walter Ebling (SF), Charles Pauline (PF) Brian Burdine, Donald Woods, Sidney Thomas, Theodore Jackson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Barry (C) Joe Baker | |
| 12:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:58 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:43 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 12:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 12:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Sorensen | 9-9 |
| 12:11 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson is hacked by Charles Pauline - foul #1 on Charles Pauline, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas (C) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF) Gregory Colburn, Wendell Boerger, William Dooley | |
| 11:54 | New Orleans | Robert Barry's layup is rejected by Charles Pauline | 9-9 |
| 11:53 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Sorensen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Pauline (fresh) C - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sipho Ali (fresh) PF - Gary Gipson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Barry (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-9 |
| 11:39 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker misses the tip | 9-9 |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 11:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline misses the tip | 9-9 |
| 11:22 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gary Gipson | 9-9 |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Walter Ebling | 9-9 |
| 10:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 9-9 |
| 10:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline tips it back up and in | 11-9 |
| 10:40 | New Orleans | Charles Sorensen is called for the reach on Manuel Barker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Sorensen, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods (SG), Sidney Thomas (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Charles Sorensen, Walter Ebling, Charles Pauline | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Joe Baker (PF) Manuel Barker, Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Robert Barry | |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | Sidney Thomas takes the ball from Gregory Colburn | 11-9 |
| 10:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas tips it but misses | 11-9 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 09:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith misses long on a floater from the left side | 11-9 |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 09:36 | New Orleans | Sidney Thomas steals the ball from Wendell Boerger | 11-9 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Gipson - foul #1 on Gary Gipson, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Walter Ebling (SF), Charles Pauline (PF) Michael Stillings, Sidney Thomas, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Robert Barry (C) Gregory Colburn, Wendell Boerger, William Dooley, Gary Gipson | |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 09:12 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | Joe Baker is fouled on the floor by Charles Pauline - foul #2 on Charles Pauline, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen (SG), Sidney Thomas (PF), Theodore Jackson (C) Donald Woods, Charles Pauline, Andrew Thomas | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | Robert Barry lays it up and in set up by Manuel Barker and the foul's on Theodore Jackson - foul #1 on Theodore Jackson, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith (PF) Theodore Jackson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | Robert Barry misses the free throw | 11-11 |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 08:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 08:21 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Joe Baker | 11-11 |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | Joe Baker blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG) Brian Burdine | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | Joe Baker makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | Joe Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 07:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Sorensen | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Sorensen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney Thomas (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sipho Ali (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | New Orleans | Michael Stillings takes the ball from Robert Barry | 14-13 |
| 07:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen is hacked by Kenneth Burton - foul #1 on Kenneth Burton, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (SG), Donald Woods (SF), Theodore Jackson (C) Charles Sorensen, Walter Ebling, Sidney Thomas | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gary Gipson (C) Joe Baker | |
| 06:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 06:49 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Jackson | 14-13 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 06:25 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Sipho Ali | 14-13 |
| 06:19 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Burton | 14-16 |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Michael Stillings - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen (SG), Andrew Thomas (C) Brian Burdine, Theodore Jackson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Joe Baker (PF) Manuel Barker, Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Gary Gipson | |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 05:42 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn is fouled on the floor by Michael Stillings - foul #1 on Michael Stillings, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Walter Ebling (SF) Michael Stillings, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF) Gregory Colburn, Wendell Boerger, William Dooley | |
| 05:23 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton is fouled on the floor by Donald Woods - foul #1 on Donald Woods, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas (PF) Donald Woods | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), William Dooley (SF) Manuel Barker, Sipho Ali | |
| 05:23 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 05:23 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-18 |
| 04:59 | New Orleans | William Dooley snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | William Dooley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charles Sorensen, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), Donald Woods (SG) Brian Burdine, Charles Sorensen | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Gary Gipson (C) Gregory Colburn, Kenneth Burton, William Dooley, Robert Barry | |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Joe Baker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-18 |
| 04:17 | New Orleans | Joe Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 03:55 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 16-21 |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-21 |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Woods | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sidney Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Boerger (fresh) SF - Sipho Ali (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Gipson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Michael Stillings and the foul's on Sipho Ali - foul #1 on Sipho Ali, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen (SG), Charles Pauline (PF), Paul Smith (C) Donald Woods, Sidney Thomas, Andrew Thomas | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG), Daniel Wilson (PF), Robert Barry (C) Wendell Boerger, Joe Baker, Gary Gipson | |
| 03:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 02:56 | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 19-23 |
| 02:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 02:16 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 01:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith makes the shot from the left side | 21-23 |
| 01:42 | New Orleans | Robert Barry's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Ebling | 21-23 |
| 01:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 01:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Pauline, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Donald Woods (SF), Andrew Thomas (C) Michael Stillings, Walter Ebling, Charles Pauline | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Joe Baker (PF) Manuel Barker, Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Robert Barry | |
| 01:13 | New Orleans | William Dooley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 01:12 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles Sorensen | 21-23 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas tips it in | 23-23 |
| 00:20 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Joe Baker hits the follow up shot | 23-25 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas is denied on a layup by Joe Baker | 23-25 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods tips it back up and in | 25-25 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | William Dooley hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 25-25 |