| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) SG - Brent Winters (fresh) SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) C - William Donoghue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fresh) SG - George Sharpe (fresh) SF - Robert Dunphy (fresh) PF - Kevin Carini (fresh) C - Carlos Guerrero (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Stover | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero lays it up and in | 3-2 |
| 19:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Dunphy is called for the reach on Brent Winters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Dunphy, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson makes the fadeaway in the lane | 5-2 |
| 19:00 | New Orleans | George Sharpe can't connect on a runner in the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brent Winters | 7-2 |
| 18:23 | New Orleans | Alex Situ lays it up and in on a great pass from Carlos Guerrero and he's fouled by William Donoghue - foul #1 on William Donoghue, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 18:23 | New Orleans | Alex Situ makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 18:06 | New Orleans | Joseph Stover steals it from Robert Dunphy | 7-5 |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue lays it in on a nice dish by Johnny Sampson | 9-5 |
| 17:22 | New Orleans | Jay Davidson is called for the reach on Alex Situ - foul #1 on Jay Davidson, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Nicholas Reiss (SG), Paul Skillings (SF), Johnny Higdon (PF), Ronald Pinto (C) Joseph Stover, Brent Winters, Johnny Sampson, Jay Davidson, William Donoghue | |
| 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 | |
| 17:04 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski's layup is rejected by Johnny Higdon | 9-5 |
| 17:03 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren gets the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:45 | New Orleans | Nicholas Reiss is called for the reach on Brandon Meade - foul #1 on Nicholas Reiss, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| 16:27 | New Orleans | Brian Grove's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Pinto | 9-5 |
| 16:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss loses the dribble to Brandon Meade in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 16:13 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski drills a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Ronald Pinto - foul #1 on Ronald Pinto, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| 16:13 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto clanks a shot from the left block | 9-8 |
| 15:56 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Skillings | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) SG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) SF - Paul Skillings (fresh) PF - Johnny Higdon (fresh) C - Ronald Pinto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dima Kapuscinski (fresh) SG - Brandon Meade (fresh) SF - Ivan Mierzejewski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Farren (fresh) C - Brian Grove (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses long on a 3 from straight away | 9-8 |
| 15:46 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:23 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew Farren, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (PG), Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Robin Cosey (PF), William Donoghue (C) Arthur Lyman, Nicholas Reiss, Paul Skillings, Johnny Higdon, Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Kevin Carini (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Brandon Meade, Ivan Mierzejewski, Andrew Farren, Brian Grove | |
| 15:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 15:04 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:59 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Myers - foul #1 on Timothy Myers, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG) Timothy Myers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:59 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:59 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson blows the layup | 9-10 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:25 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski's pass is intercepted by Joseph Stover in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 14:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson is fouled on the floor by Robert Dunphy - foul #2 on Robert Dunphy, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson (PF), Johnny Higdon (C) Johnny Sampson, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Brandon Meade (SF), Andrew Farren (PF), Brian Grove (C) Dima Kapuscinski, Robert Dunphy, Kevin Carini, Carlos Guerrero | |
| 13:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey scores on a jump hook in the lane | 11-10 |
| 13:37 | New Orleans | Alex Situ knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Farren | 11-13 |
| 13:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Alex Situ takes the ball from Jay Davidson | 11-13 |
| 12:58 | New Orleans | George Sharpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Nicholas Reiss (SG), Paul Skillings (SF) Joseph Stover, Brent Winters, Robin Cosey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski (SF), Kevin Carini (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Brandon Meade, Andrew Farren, Brian Grove | |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Ivan Mierzejewski takes the ball from Nicholas Reiss | 11-13 |
| 12:16 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski loses the dribble to Nicholas Reiss | 11-13 |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman is hacked by Alex Situ - foul #1 on Alex Situ, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Ronald Pinto (PF) Arthur Lyman, Jay Davidson, Johnny Higdon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG) Alex Situ | |
| 11:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 11-13 |
| 11:38 | New Orleans | George Sharpe grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Pinto (fresh) C - Paul Skillings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dima Kapuscinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Sharpe (fairly fresh) SF - Ivan Mierzejewski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Carini (fairly fresh) C - Carlos Guerrero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | New Orleans | Brent Winters takes the ball from Kevin Carini | 11-13 |
| 11:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Guerrero - foul #1 on Carlos Guerrero, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG) Nicholas Reiss | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (SG), Andrew Farren (SF), Brian Grove (C) George Sharpe, Ivan Mierzejewski, Carlos Guerrero | |
| 11:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:45 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (SG), William Donoghue (C) Brent Winters, Paul Skillings | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson is hacked by Andrew Farren - foul #2 on Andrew Farren, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey (SF) Johnny Sampson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG) Andrew Farren | |
| 10:11 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue's floater is tipped away by Kevin Carini | 13-13 |
| 10:10 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:06 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robin Cosey - foul #1 on Robin Cosey, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Johnny Higdon (SF), Jay Davidson (PF) Joseph Stover, Robin Cosey, Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Walker (C) Kevin Carini | |
| 10:06 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:45 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue is hacked by Brandon Meade - foul #1 on Brandon Meade, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG) Timothy Myers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Ivan Mierzejewski (SF) Dima Kapuscinski, George Sharpe | |
| 09:45 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:45 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Christopher Walker | 13-15 |
| 09:30 | New Orleans | Alex Situ misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 09:29 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to William Donoghue | 13-15 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 09:11 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Higdon | 13-15 |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters is fouled on the floor by Ivan Mierzejewski - foul #1 on Ivan Mierzejewski, team foul #8 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Paul Skillings (C) Arthur Lyman, Jay Davidson, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG), Kevin Carini (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Brandon Meade, Brian Grove, Christopher Walker | |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:00 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:52 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 08:51 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini tips it home | 14-17 |
| 08:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters's pass is intercepted by Alex Situ in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 08:47 | New Orleans | Alex Situ lays it in | 14-19 |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carlos Guerrero - foul #2 on Carlos Guerrero, team foul #9 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto (PF) Johnny Higdon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Brandon Meade (SF), Brian Grove (C) Alex Situ, Ivan Mierzejewski, Carlos Guerrero | |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:19 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 08:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Carini picks off the pass by Johnny Sampson | 16-19 |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Carini | 16-22 |
| 07:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 07:41 | New Orleans | Brian Grove grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 07:19 | New Orleans | George Sharpe scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dima Kapuscinski | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Winters (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Sampson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Pinto (fairly fresh) C - Paul Skillings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dima Kapuscinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Sharpe (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Meade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Carini (tiring) 2 pts. C - Brian Grove (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover's pass is intercepted by George Sharpe in the backcourt | 16-25 |
| 07:08 | New Orleans | Brent Winters picks off the pass by George Sharpe | 16-25 |
| 06:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 06:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings snags the offensive board | 16-25 |
| 06:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Pinto | 19-25 |
| 06:13 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini misses the floater from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 06:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson is hacked by Dima Kapuscinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dima Kapuscinski, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Nicholas Reiss (SG), Jay Davidson (PF), William Donoghue (C) Joseph Stover, Brent Winters, Ronald Pinto, Paul Skillings | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Ivan Mierzejewski (SF), Christopher Walker (C) Dima Kapuscinski, George Sharpe, Brian Grove | |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:10 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:52 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alex Situ | 20-28 |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman is hacked by Brandon Meade - foul #2 on Brandon Meade, team foul #11 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon (SF) Johnny Sampson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG) Brandon Meade | |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:19 | New Orleans | George Sharpe is hacked by Nicholas Reiss - foul #2 on Nicholas Reiss, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (SG) Nicholas Reiss | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 05:19 | New Orleans | George Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:19 | New Orleans | George Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Ivan Mierzejewski takes the ball from Timothy Myers in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 05:15 | New Orleans | Alex Situ lays it in set up by Ivan Mierzejewski | 21-32 |
| 04:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Lyman | 23-32 |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | Timothy Myers steals it from George Sharpe | 23-32 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-32 |
| 04:01 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Ivan Mierzejewski | 23-32 |
| 03:51 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Brent Winters (SG), Robin Cosey (SF) Arthur Lyman, Timothy Myers, Johnny Higdon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (SG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Andrew Farren (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) George Sharpe, Ivan Mierzejewski, Kevin Carini, Christopher Walker | |
| 03:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters loses the dribble to Andrew Farren | 23-32 |
| 03:16 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy can't finish the layup | 23-32 |
| 03:15 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robin Cosey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Donoghue (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dima Kapuscinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Dunphy (fresh) PF - Andrew Farren (fresh) C - Carlos Guerrero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson tips it back up and in | 25-32 |
| 02:48 | New Orleans | Brent Winters steps in front of the Dima Kapuscinski pass | 25-32 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson misses the tip | 25-32 |
| 02:25 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue grabs the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Dima Kapuscinski takes the ball from Nicholas Reiss | 25-32 |
| 02:00 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski hits the finger roll | 25-34 |
| 01:54 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 25-34 |
| 01:52 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 01:31 | New Orleans | Alex Situ's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Paul Skillings (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Johnny Higdon (PF), Ronald Pinto (C) Nicholas Reiss, Brent Winters, Robin Cosey, Jay Davidson, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (SG), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF), Brian Grove (C) Alex Situ, Andrew Farren, Carlos Guerrero | |
| 01:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings is hacked by Brandon Meade in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Meade, team foul #12 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG) Brandon Meade | |
| 01:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:27 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:23 | New Orleans | George Sharpe can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Skillings - foul #1 on Paul Skillings, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| 01:23 | New Orleans | George Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:23 | New Orleans | George Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings is hacked by George Sharpe in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Sharpe, team foul #13 | 26-36 |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Johnny Sampson - foul #1 on Johnny Sampson, team foul #9 | 28-36 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Dunphy steps in front of the Joseph Stover pass | 28-37 |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy lays it up and in | 28-39 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | Brian Grove comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover misses the fullcourt shot | 28-39 |