| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sipho Ali (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Barry (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | New Orleans | William Ostroski steps in front of the Robert Barry pass | 21-25 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson hits the follow up shot | 21-27 |
| 18:58 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-27 |
| 18:57 | New Orleans | Joe Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 18:33 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-27 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson is fouled on the floor by Joe Baker - foul #2 on Joe Baker, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF) Manuel Barker, Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Joe Baker | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 18:08 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski banks in the layup | 24-29 |
| 17:49 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-29 |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | Robert Barry hits the follow up shot | 26-29 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Williams | 26-32 |
| 17:15 | New Orleans | William Dooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Wendell Boerger picks off the pass by Mark Williams | 26-32 |
| 16:26 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 16:24 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:16 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 16:15 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Daniel Wilson | 26-32 |
| 15:48 | New Orleans | Robert Barry hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Dooley | 28-32 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Colburn (fresh) SG - Wendell Boerger (fresh) SF - William Dooley (fresh) PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Barry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby is whistled for traveling | 28-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Joe Baker (PF), Gary Gipson (C) Gregory Colburn, Wendell Boerger, William Dooley, Daniel Wilson, Robert Barry | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Jason Warner (SG), Timothy Fields (SF), John Mayhall (PF), Richard Gradowski (C) Ben Eby, Mark Williams, Lawrence Moodie, William Ostroski, Michael Wilson | |
| 15:10 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 15:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Fields and he's fouled by Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 15:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:47 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 14:45 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Severin | 30-37 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton is hacked by Jason Warner - foul #2 on Jason Warner, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Barry (C) Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie (SF), William Ostroski (PF) Timothy Fields, Richard Gradowski | |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | William Ostroski denies the turnaround by Robert Barry | 30-37 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jason Warner | 30-39 |
| 13:05 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Manuel Barker | 33-39 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner loses the dribble to Sipho Ali | 33-39 |
| 12:45 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sipho Ali | 35-39 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 12:31 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Joe Baker | 35-39 |
| 12:26 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to William Ostroski | 35-39 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Barry steals the ball from John Mayhall | 35-39 |
| 11:39 | New Orleans | Joe Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-39 |
| 11:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner grabs the board | 35-39 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Burton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sipho Ali (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Baker (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Barry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Severin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Mayhall (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski is called for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Gary Gipson (C) Manuel Barker, Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Robert Barry | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Timothy Fields (SF), Michael Wilson (C) William Severin, Jason Warner, Lawrence Moodie, John Mayhall | |
| 11:06 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ben Eby - foul #1 on Ben Eby, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF) Wendell Boerger, William Dooley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski (PF) William Ostroski | |
| 11:06 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:06 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Williams | 36-41 |
| 10:10 | New Orleans | Mark Williams takes the ball from Gary Gipson | 36-41 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby misses the easy layup | 36-41 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson tips it but misses | 36-41 |
| 10:05 | New Orleans | Joe Baker grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 09:37 | New Orleans | Timothy Fields denies the turnaround by Gregory Colburn | 36-41 |
| 09:35 | New Orleans | Joe Baker can't tip it in | 36-41 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Ben Eby and he's hacked by Joe Baker - foul #3 on Joe Baker, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF), Robert Barry (C) Gregory Colburn, Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Joe Baker, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski (PF) Timothy Fields | |
| 09:07 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 08:49 | New Orleans | William Dooley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-44 |
| 08:28 | New Orleans | William Dooley grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | Robert Barry is hacked by Ben Eby - foul #2 on Ben Eby, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Joe Baker (PF) Wendell Boerger, William Dooley, Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Jason Warner (SG), Lawrence Moodie (SF), John Mayhall (C) Ben Eby, Mark Williams, Richard Gradowski, Michael Wilson | |
| 07:43 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 07:18 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Burton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sipho Ali (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Baker (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Barry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Severin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - John Mayhall (fresh) | |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | Joe Baker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Severin | 45-48 |
| 06:24 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker is hacked by Jason Warner - foul #3 on Jason Warner, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF) Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Michael Wilson (C) William Severin, Jason Warner, John Mayhall | |
| 06:02 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger is hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson (PF) Joe Baker | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 05:24 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Moodie | 45-51 |
| 04:55 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker is hacked by Lawrence Moodie - foul #2 on Lawrence Moodie, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Joe Baker (PF), Gary Gipson (C) Wendell Boerger, William Dooley, Daniel Wilson, Robert Barry | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall (PF) William Ostroski | |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | John Mayhall picks off the pass by Gary Gipson | 45-51 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Lawrence Moodie | 45-53 |
| 04:05 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton drills a shot from the right side | 47-53 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Robert Barry (C) Manuel Barker, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner (SG), Timothy Fields (SF), William Ostroski (PF) Mark Williams, Lawrence Moodie, Michael Wilson | |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-53 |
| 03:22 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Baker | 47-53 |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton is fouled on the floor by John Mayhall - foul #1 on John Mayhall, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), William Dooley (SF) Gregory Colburn, Sipho Ali | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG) Ben Eby | |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Burton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dooley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Barry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Severin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Fields (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - John Mayhall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:48 | New Orleans | William Dooley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Mayhall - foul #2 on John Mayhall, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger (SG) Kenneth Burton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson (C) John Mayhall | |
| 02:48 | New Orleans | William Dooley misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 02:48 | New Orleans | William Dooley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | Robert Barry gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | William Dooley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 02:08 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 01:57 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger connects on the 3 from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF) Wendell Boerger, William Dooley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Lawrence Moodie (SF) William Severin, Jason Warner, Timothy Fields | |
| 01:49 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Ben Eby and the foul's on Kenneth Burton - foul #1 on Kenneth Burton, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:20 | New Orleans | Joe Baker loses the dribble to Lawrence Moodie | 50-56 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Baker steals it from William Ostroski | 50-56 |
| 00:42 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Burton | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Burton is called for the reach on Mark Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Burton, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams is fouled on the floor by Sipho Ali - foul #1 on Sipho Ali, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson is fouled on the floor by Robert Barry - foul #2 on Robert Barry, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | Joe Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | Lawrence Moodie steps in front of the Manuel Barker pass | 52-58 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Burton - foul #3 on Kenneth Burton, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Barker - foul #2 on Manuel Barker, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:12 | New Orleans | Joe Baker misses the jumper from the baseline | 52-62 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby runs out the clock | 52-62 |