| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Paige (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Sharpe (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Dunphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Mierzejewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Grove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Donoghue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | New Orleans | John Paige misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to William Donoghue | 39-39 |
| 19:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Dunphy - foul #1 on Robert Dunphy, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 19:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by George Sharpe - foul #2 on George Sharpe, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 19:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:31 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:26 | New Orleans | George Sharpe can't finish the layup | 39-40 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Arthur Lyman | 39-40 |
| 19:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| 18:38 | New Orleans | John Paige hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Donoghue - foul #2 on William Donoghue, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 18:38 | New Orleans | John Paige makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:38 | New Orleans | John Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Ivan Mierzejewski blocks the short jumper by Johnny Sampson | 41-40 |
| 18:14 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 18:06 | New Orleans | Johnny Sampson swats the layup by Brian Grove | 41-40 |
| 18:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 17:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 17:48 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:31 | New Orleans | Brent Winters picks off the pass by John Paige | 41-40 |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | George Sharpe steals the ball from Brent Winters | 41-40 |
| 17:13 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski can't finish the layup | 41-40 |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 16:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos makes the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Ivan Mierzejewski - foul #2 on Ivan Mierzejewski, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timmy Migues (PG), Brandon Meade (SG), John Coleman (SF), Chris Michels (PF), Christopher Walker (C) John Paige, George Sharpe, Robert Dunphy, Ivan Mierzejewski, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Paul Skillings (SG), Robin Cosey (SF), Efren Human (C) Arthur Lyman, Brent Winters, Johnny Sampson, William Donoghue | |
| 16:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:39 | New Orleans | Chris Michels gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:19 | New Orleans | Jason Valdovinos steals it from John Coleman | 41-42 |
| 16:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings is fouled on the floor by Brandon Meade - foul #2 on Brandon Meade, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott (SF) Jason Valdovinos | |
| 16:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scotty Denney | 41-44 |
| 15:44 | New Orleans | John Coleman comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 15:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Timmy Migues (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Meade (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Michels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Skillings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marvin Scott (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robin Cosey (fresh) 7 pts. C - Efren Human (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott misses short on an open floater in the lane | 41-44 |
| 15:24 | New Orleans | Chris Michels snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 15:20 | New Orleans | Timmy Migues travels in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG), Marcos Delacruz (C) John Coleman, Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne (C) Efren Human | |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 15:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 14:51 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 14:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney is hacked by Timmy Migues in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timmy Migues, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt (PG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF) Timmy Migues, Brandon Meade, Chris Michels | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Jason Valdovinos (PF) Scotty Denney, Paul Skillings, Marvin Scott, Robin Cosey | |
| 14:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Lyman | 41-48 |
| 14:09 | New Orleans | George Sharpe can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Brent Winters - foul #2 on Brent Winters, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Paige (PG), Christopher Walker (C) Leon Schmidt, Marcos Delacruz | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 14:09 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:09 | New Orleans | George Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John Paige - foul #2 on John Paige, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timmy Migues (SG), John Coleman (PF) George Sharpe, Ivan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:39 | New Orleans | Arthur Lyman steals the ball from Timmy Migues | 42-49 |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 42-49 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos tips it but misses | 42-49 |
| 13:29 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Valdovinos | 42-49 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Valdovinos | 42-52 |
| 12:57 | New Orleans | Timmy Migues can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 12:55 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy gets the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:37 | New Orleans | John Paige hits the finger roll | 44-52 |
| 12:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson hits the finger roll | 44-54 |
| 12:05 | New Orleans | Christopher Walker drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Timmy Migues | 47-54 |
| 11:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos banks in the layup set up by Arthur Lyman | 47-56 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Paige (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timmy Migues (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Dunphy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Winters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Sampson (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Jason Valdovinos (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hearne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | New Orleans | John Paige misses the jumpshot from the left side | 47-56 |
| 11:23 | New Orleans | Christopher Walker snags the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 11:03 | New Orleans | Timmy Migues misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 11:01 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy tips it in | 49-56 |
| 10:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos misses the easy open layup | 49-56 |
| 10:42 | New Orleans | Christopher Walker grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 10:27 | New Orleans | Timmy Migues makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Coleman | 52-56 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Robert Dunphy - foul #2 on Robert Dunphy, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (PG), George Sharpe (SG), Chris Michels (SF), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF), Brian Grove (C) John Paige, Timmy Migues, Robert Dunphy, John Coleman, Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Paul Skillings (SG), Robin Cosey (PF), William Donoghue (C) Arthur Lyman, Brent Winters, Jason Valdovinos, John Hearne | |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:10 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Brian Grove | 52-57 |
| 09:56 | New Orleans | Paul Skillings picks off the pass by Chris Michels | 52-57 |
| 09:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott (SF) Johnny Sampson | |
| 09:26 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 09:24 | New Orleans | Brian Grove grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 09:03 | New Orleans | Brian Grove comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 09:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings loses the dribble to Brandon Meade in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by George Sharpe | 54-57 |
| 08:22 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue can't finish the layup | 54-57 |
| 08:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 07:52 | New Orleans | George Sharpe hits the finger roll set up by Brandon Meade | 56-57 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 07:47 | New Orleans | Brian Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:34 | New Orleans | George Sharpe is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on George Sharpe, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt (PG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Marcos Delacruz (C) Brandon Meade, Chris Michels, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG), Efren Human (C) Marvin Scott, William Donoghue | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Leon Schmidt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Sharpe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Dunphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Mierzejewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcos Delacruz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Skillings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robin Cosey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Efren Human (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Middle Tenn. State | George Sharpe takes the ball from Scotty Denney in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 07:11 | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 07:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-57 |
| 07:03 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Robert Dunphy | 56-57 |
| 06:49 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Sharpe | 58-57 |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Dunphy is called for the reach on Robin Cosey - foul #3 on Robert Dunphy, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timmy Migues (PG), Brian Grove (C) Leon Schmidt, Marcos Delacruz | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Johnny Sampson (SF) Scotty Denney, Paul Skillings | |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:07 | New Orleans | Timmy Migues connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ivan Mierzejewski - foul #3 on Ivan Mierzejewski, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Paige (PG), Brandon Meade (SF) George Sharpe, Robert Dunphy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos (PF), William Donoghue (C) Robin Cosey, Efren Human | |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:29 | New Orleans | Brian Grove's pass is intercepted by Arthur Lyman | 60-61 |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Timmy Migues pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | Timmy Migues loses the dribble to Jason Valdovinos | 60-61 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 60-61 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue grabs the offensive board | 60-61 |
| 04:04 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue drills a driving attempt from the left block | 60-63 |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | Brian Grove misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Arthur Lyman - foul #1 on Arthur Lyman, team foul #3 | 60-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt (PG), George Sharpe (SG), John Coleman (SF), Chris Michels (PF) John Paige, Timmy Migues, Brandon Meade, Ivan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Paul Skillings (SF), Marvin Scott (PF), John Hearne (C) Arthur Lyman, Johnny Sampson, Jason Valdovinos, William Donoghue | |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | Brian Grove misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | Brian Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:48 | Middle Tenn. State | George Sharpe picks off the pass by Scotty Denney in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| 03:38 | New Orleans | Chris Michels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | Brian Grove hits the follow up shot | 63-63 |
| 03:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Paul Skillings | 63-65 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Leon Schmidt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Sharpe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Michels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Grove (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brent Winters (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Skillings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hearne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | New Orleans | Brian Grove hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Leon Schmidt | 65-65 |
| 03:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney loses the dribble to George Sharpe in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 02:51 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney is hacked by Leon Schmidt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Schmidt, team foul #11 | 65-65 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy (SF), Christopher Walker (C) John Coleman, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey (PF) Brent Winters | |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:30 | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 02:28 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Dunphy | 65-67 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Chris Michels knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Leon Schmidt | 67-67 |
| 01:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Scott | 67-70 |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | George Sharpe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 67-70 |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney knocks in the runner from the baseline | 67-72 |
| 01:06 | New Orleans | Christopher Walker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 01:04 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy snags the offensive board | 67-72 |
| 00:49 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 00:48 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Scotty Denney | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Schmidt - foul #3 on Leon Schmidt, team foul #12 | 67-72 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Paige (PG), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF), Brian Grove (C) Leon Schmidt, Chris Michels, Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson (SF) Marvin Scott | |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | New Orleans | Brian Grove can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 67-74 |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski misses the tip | 67-74 |
| 00:35 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to George Sharpe | 67-74 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | George Sharpe comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-74 |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Grove | 67-74 |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | John Paige drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Sharpe | 70-74 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Brent Winters (SG), William Donoghue (C) Scotty Denney, Robin Cosey, John Hearne | |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | George Sharpe is called for the reach on Arthur Lyman in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Sharpe, team foul #13 | 70-74 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | George Sharpe connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-76 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Paige is called for the reach on Arthur Lyman in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Paige, team foul #14 | 73-76 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:11 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-78 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to William Donoghue | 73-78 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue is hacked by John Paige in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Paige, team foul #15 | 73-78 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-80 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings pulls down the rebound | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman runs out the clock | 73-80 |