| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fresh) SG - George Sharpe (fresh) SF - Robert Dunphy (fresh) PF - Kevin Carini (fresh) C - Carlos Guerrero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fresh) SG - Charles Barber (fresh) SF - Bojan Mayeski (fresh) PF - Melvin Hicks (fresh) C - Baran Smolenski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero loses the dribble to Melvin Hicks | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | South Florida | Carlos Guerrero blocks the jumper by Melvin Hicks | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | George Sharpe drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | South Florida | Charles Barber is hacked by Robert Dunphy - foul #1 on Robert Dunphy, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG) Alex Situ | |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (PG), George Hoffer (SG), Richard Walkowiak (SF), Goran Sieligowski (PF), Larry McCaffrey (C) Douglas Shaw, Charles Barber, Bojan Mayeski, Melvin Hicks, Baran Smolenski | |
| 17:24 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey clanks a shot near the basket | 2-0 |
| 17:23 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:06 | New Orleans | Richard Walkowiak takes the ball from Dima Kapuscinski | 2-0 |
| 16:37 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (SG), Andrew Farren (SF), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF), Brian Grove (C) George Sharpe, Robert Dunphy, Kevin Carini, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (PG), Bojan Mayeski (SF), Melvin Hicks (PF) John Kantor, Richard Walkowiak, Goran Sieligowski | |
| 16:15 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:02 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:01 | New Orleans | Brian Grove grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 15:50 | New Orleans | Brian Grove misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry McCaffrey - foul #1 on Larry McCaffrey, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG) Dima Kapuscinski | |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (SG), Charles Barber (SF), Goran Sieligowski (PF), Baran Smolenski (C) George Hoffer, Bojan Mayeski, Melvin Hicks, Larry McCaffrey | |
| 15:50 | New Orleans | Brian Grove makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 15:50 | New Orleans | Brian Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fresh) SG - Brandon Meade (fresh) SF - Andrew Farren (fresh) PF - Ivan Mierzejewski (fresh) C - Brian Grove (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fresh) SG - John Kantor (fresh) SF - Charles Barber (fresh) PF - Goran Sieligowski (fresh) C - Baran Smolenski (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | South Florida | John Kantor connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Shaw | 4-2 |
| 15:04 | New Orleans | Brian Grove misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 15:03 | New Orleans | Brian Grove grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 14:47 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Brian Grove is denied by Baran Smolenski | 4-2 |
| 14:46 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 14:44 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw's pass is intercepted by Andrew Farren in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 14:25 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 14:24 | South Florida | John Kantor grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 14:19 | South Florida | Charles Barber is hacked by Andrew Farren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Farren, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Kevin Carini (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Brandon Meade, Andrew Farren, Ivan Mierzejewski, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | South Florida | George Hoffer (SG), Bojan Mayeski (SF), Melvin Hicks (PF), Larry McCaffrey (C) John Kantor, Charles Barber, Goran Sieligowski, Baran Smolenski | |
| 13:59 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 13:41 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-2 |
| 13:40 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 13:11 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Shaw | 4-5 |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero misses the turnaround near the basket | 4-5 |
| 12:49 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 12:23 | South Florida | Alex Situ steps in front of the Melvin Hicks pass | 4-5 |
| 12:19 | New Orleans | Alex Situ can't finish the layup | 4-5 |
| 12:17 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 11:57 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Shaw | 4-8 |
| 11:44 | New Orleans | George Sharpe loses the dribble to George Hoffer | 4-8 |
| 11:41 | South Florida | George Hoffer jams it | 4-10 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fairly fresh) SG - George Sharpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Dunphy (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Carini (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Guerrero (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Hoffer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bojan Mayeski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Melvin Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry McCaffrey (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | New Orleans | Alex Situ is fouled on the floor by Douglas Shaw - foul #1 on Douglas Shaw, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Brandon Meade (SG), Andrew Farren (SF), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF), Brian Grove (C) Alex Situ, George Sharpe, Robert Dunphy, Kevin Carini, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Barber (SG), Richard Walkowiak (SF), Goran Sieligowski (PF), Baran Smolenski (C) George Hoffer, Bojan Mayeski, Melvin Hicks, Larry McCaffrey | |
| 11:02 | New Orleans | Brian Grove lays it up and in | 6-10 |
| 10:44 | South Florida | Goran Sieligowski hits the easy wide open finger roll | 6-12 |
| 10:30 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 10:29 | South Florida | Goran Sieligowski pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 10:01 | South Florida | Richard Walkowiak drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Barber | 6-14 |
| 09:42 | New Orleans | Brian Grove misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Goran Sieligowski - foul #1 on Goran Sieligowski, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Brandon Meade, Andrew Farren, Ivan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski (SF), Melvin Hicks (PF) Richard Walkowiak, Goran Sieligowski | |
| 09:42 | New Orleans | Brian Grove makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 09:42 | New Orleans | Brian Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 09:21 | South Florida | Dima Kapuscinski steps in front of the Charles Barber pass | 8-14 |
| 09:16 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski lays it in | 10-14 |
| 08:50 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski is fouled on the floor by Robert Dunphy - foul #2 on Robert Dunphy, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Farren (SF), Kevin Carini (PF) Robert Dunphy, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (SG), Larry McCaffrey (C) Charles Barber, Baran Smolenski | |
| 08:25 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-14 |
| 08:24 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw tips it back up and in | 10-16 |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | George Sharpe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-16 |
| 08:02 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren tips it but misses | 10-16 |
| 08:01 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 07:59 | South Florida | George Sharpe is called for the reach on John Kantor in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Sharpe, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Brandon Meade (SG), Christopher Walker (C) Dima Kapuscinski, George Sharpe, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Barber (SG), Baran Smolenski (C) John Kantor, Larry McCaffrey | |
| 07:37 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks is open but misses the lay-in | 10-16 |
| 07:35 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fairly fresh) SG - Brandon Meade (fresh) SF - Andrew Farren (fresh) PF - Kevin Carini (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Barber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bojan Mayeski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Melvin Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Baran Smolenski (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | Alex Situ scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Walker | 12-16 |
| 07:11 | South Florida | Kevin Carini is called for the reach on Melvin Hicks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Carini, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski (SF), Brian Grove (C) Andrew Farren, Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (SG), Larry McCaffrey (C) Charles Barber, Baran Smolenski | |
| 06:56 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 06:54 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey hits the follow up shot | 12-18 |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Bojan Mayeski - foul #1 on Bojan Mayeski, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), George Sharpe (SG), Carlos Guerrero (C) Alex Situ, Brandon Meade, Kevin Carini | |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Barber (SG), Goran Sieligowski (PF), Baran Smolenski (C) John Kantor, Melvin Hicks, Larry McCaffrey | |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:26 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Grove - foul #1 on Brian Grove, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| 06:26 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 06:26 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 06:26 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 06:12 | New Orleans | Brian Grove is hacked by Baran Smolenski - foul #1 on Baran Smolenski, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Farren (SF) Ivan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | South Florida | Melvin Hicks (PF) Goran Sieligowski | |
| 05:58 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 14-19 |
| 05:57 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 05:36 | South Florida | Dima Kapuscinski is called for the reach on Douglas Shaw - foul #1 on Dima Kapuscinski, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (SG), Goran Sieligowski (PF), Larry McCaffrey (C) Charles Barber, Melvin Hicks, Baran Smolenski | |
| 05:36 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 05:36 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 05:30 | New Orleans | Bojan Mayeski takes the ball from Dima Kapuscinski | 14-19 |
| 05:27 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski misses the lay-in | 14-19 |
| 05:25 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Brian Grove | 14-19 |
| 05:02 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren loses the ball out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (SG), Kevin Carini (PF), Christopher Walker (C) George Sharpe, Brian Grove, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Barber (SG), Richard Walkowiak (SF), Melvin Hicks (PF), Baran Smolenski (C) John Kantor, Bojan Mayeski, Goran Sieligowski, Larry McCaffrey | |
| 04:56 | South Florida | Charles Barber is hacked by Brandon Meade in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Meade, team foul #8 | 14-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski (SF) Andrew Farren | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 04:56 | South Florida | Charles Barber misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 04:56 | South Florida | Baran Smolenski gets the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 04:35 | South Florida | Richard Walkowiak misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 04:34 | South Florida | Baran Smolenski hits the follow up shot | 14-21 |
| 04:17 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 04:15 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Baran Smolenski | 14-21 |
| 03:47 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw loses the dribble to Christopher Walker | 14-21 |
| 03:30 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Kevin Carini is blocked by Melvin Hicks | 14-21 |
| 03:28 | South Florida | Melvin Hicks snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dima Kapuscinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Meade (fresh) SF - Ivan Mierzejewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Carini (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Barber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Walkowiak (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Baran Smolenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | South Florida | Baran Smolenski scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Barber | 14-23 |
| 02:54 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-23 |
| 02:53 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini snags the offensive board | 14-23 |
| 02:35 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade double dribbles | 14-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), George Sharpe (SG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Andrew Farren (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Dima Kapuscinski, Brandon Meade, Ivan Mierzejewski, Kevin Carini, Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | South Florida | John Kantor (SG), Bojan Mayeski (SF), Goran Sieligowski (PF), Larry McCaffrey (C) Charles Barber, Richard Walkowiak, Melvin Hicks, Baran Smolenski | |
| 02:09 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw is hacked by Robert Dunphy - foul #3 on Robert Dunphy, team foul #9 | 14-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Grove (PF) Robert Dunphy | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 02:09 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 02:09 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 01:55 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Alex Situ | 16-25 |
| 01:30 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Brian Grove gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 01:04 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 00:59 | South Florida | Bojan Mayeski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bojan Mayeski, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (PG) Alex Situ | |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Barber (SG), Melvin Hicks (PF) John Kantor, Goran Sieligowski | |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Barber - foul #1 on Charles Barber, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG) Brandon Meade | |
| Subs | South Florida | George Hoffer (SG) Charles Barber | |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 00:15 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-28 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Brian Grove hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 18-28 |