| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesus Perez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kendall Costilla (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Kramer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rolando Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Frank Biggs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Beedle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Eason (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lesley Vallo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Croll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Kendall Costilla inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | New Orleans | Dennis Kramer misses the easy open layup | 35-37 |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Rolando Morris takes the ball from Rodney Croll | 35-37 |
| 19:11 | New Orleans | Jesus Perez makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kendall Costilla and he's fouled by Lesley Vallo - foul #2 on Lesley Vallo, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvador Garcia (SF), Seymour Crow (PF) Kendall Costilla, Dennis Kramer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn (PG), Jeffery Jennings (SG), Glenn Phipps (PF), Quentin Whisler (C) Frank Biggs, Michael Beedle, Lesley Vallo, Rodney Croll | |
| 19:11 | New Orleans | Jesus Perez makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 18:55 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 18:39 | New Orleans | Seymour Crow misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-37 |
| 18:37 | Southern Mississippi | Quentin Whisler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:18 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps is alone and drills a floater from the left block set up by Jeffery Jennings | 38-39 |
| 18:03 | New Orleans | Salvador Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo (PG), Damek Szydlowski (SG), Kendall Costilla (SF), Dennis Kramer (PF), Lawrence Dickerson (C) Aldo Rossi, Jesus Perez, Salvador Garcia, Seymour Crow, Rolando Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David West (PG), Michael Beedle (SG), William Flatt (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF), Rodney Croll (C) Lawrence Conn, Jeffery Jennings, Mark Eason, Glenn Phipps, Quentin Whisler | |
| 18:01 | Southern Mississippi | David West throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 17:52 | New Orleans | Dennis Kramer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 17:50 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:33 | Southern Mississippi | David West misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 17:31 | Southern Mississippi | David West can't tip it in | 38-39 |
| 17:29 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Dennis Kramer | 38-39 |
| 17:27 | New Orleans | William Flatt picks off the pass by Kendall Costilla in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 17:13 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses the easy layup | 38-39 |
| 17:12 | New Orleans | Lawrence Dickerson gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:07 | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski's pass is intercepted by William Flatt | 38-39 |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | William Flatt misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | William Flatt gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | William Flatt can't tip it in | 38-39 |
| 16:31 | New Orleans | Dennis Kramer grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 16:13 | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:59 | New Orleans | Kendall Costilla misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 15:57 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lesley Vallo | 38-39 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Orlando Castillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damek Szydlowski (tiring) SF - Kendall Costilla (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Kramer (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Dickerson (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David West (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Michael Beedle (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Flatt (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lesley Vallo (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Croll (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Russo (PG), Brett Locke (SG), Salvador Garcia (SF), Seymour Crow (PF), Rolando Morris (C) Orlando Castillo, Damek Szydlowski, Kendall Costilla, Dennis Kramer, Lawrence Dickerson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Lawrence Conn (SG), Gary Smith (SF), Jeffery Jennings (PF), Glenn Phipps (C) David West, Michael Beedle, William Flatt, Lesley Vallo, Rodney Croll | |
| 15:38 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-39 |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:21 | Southern Mississippi | Salvador Garcia steals the ball from Jeffery Jennings | 38-39 |
| 15:18 | New Orleans | Andre Russo's pass is intercepted by Frank Biggs in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith misses the easy layup | 38-39 |
| 15:14 | New Orleans | Salvador Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:57 | New Orleans | Lawrence Conn steals the ball from Rolando Morris | 38-39 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn connects on the open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Biggs | 38-41 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Gary Smith denies the turnaround by Salvador Garcia | 38-41 |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 14:04 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Rolando Morris | 38-41 |
| 13:46 | New Orleans | Seymour Crow is whistled for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Aldo Rossi (PG), Jesus Perez (SG), Kendall Costilla (SF), Dennis Kramer (PF) Andre Russo, Brett Locke, Salvador Garcia, Seymour Crow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle (SG), Mark Eason (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF), Quentin Whisler (C) Lawrence Conn, Gary Smith, Jeffery Jennings, Glenn Phipps | |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:33 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris is hacked by Quentin Whisler - foul #3 on Quentin Whisler, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 13:15 | New Orleans | Jesus Perez can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Beedle - foul #2 on Michael Beedle, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| 13:15 | New Orleans | Jesus Perez misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:15 | New Orleans | Jesus Perez misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Quentin Whisler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:57 | Southern Mississippi | Quentin Whisler lays it in set up by Mark Eason | 38-45 |
| 12:38 | New Orleans | Jesus Perez misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 12:36 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Rolando Morris | 38-45 |
| 12:17 | New Orleans | Aldo Rossi is hacked by Frank Biggs - foul #1 on Frank Biggs, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo (SG), Seymour Crow (C) Jesus Perez, Rolando Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David West (PG), Jeffery Jennings (SG), Rodney Croll (C) Frank Biggs, Michael Beedle, Quentin Whisler | |
| 12:07 | New Orleans | Aldo Rossi misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-45 |
| 12:05 | New Orleans | Aldo Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:51 | New Orleans | Seymour Crow can't finish the layup | 38-45 |
| 11:49 | New Orleans | Seymour Crow tips it home | 40-45 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orlando Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kendall Costilla (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Kramer (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Seymour Crow (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David West (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Jennings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mark Eason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lesley Vallo (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Croll (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Orlando Castillo is called for the reach on David West in the backcourt - foul #2 on Orlando Castillo, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvador Garcia (SF), Lawrence Dickerson (C) Kendall Costilla, Dennis Kramer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn (PG), Glenn Phipps (PF) David West, Lesley Vallo | |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings misses the fadeaway from the left side | 40-45 |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll tips it home | 40-47 |
| 11:14 | New Orleans | Aldo Rossi connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Orlando Castillo | 42-47 |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps can't finish the layup but the foul's on Seymour Crow - foul #3 on Seymour Crow, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski (SG), Kendall Costilla (SF), Dennis Kramer (PF), Rolando Morris (C) Aldo Rossi, Salvador Garcia, Seymour Crow, Lawrence Dickerson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David West (PG), Michael Beedle (SG), William Flatt (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF) Lawrence Conn, Jeffery Jennings, Mark Eason, Rodney Croll | |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:47 | New Orleans | Dennis Kramer gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 10:31 | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | David West grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Rolando Morris steps in front of the Michael Beedle pass | 42-48 |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Russo (PG), Jesus Perez (SG), Brett Locke (SF) Orlando Castillo, Damek Szydlowski, Kendall Costilla | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Quentin Whisler (C) Glenn Phipps | |
| 09:53 | New Orleans | Jesus Perez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvador Garcia (PF) Dennis Kramer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith (PG), Jeffery Jennings (SG) David West, Michael Beedle | |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | William Flatt is hacked by Brett Locke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brett Locke, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason (SF) William Flatt | |
| 09:41 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason is hacked by Brett Locke - foul #4 on Brett Locke, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski (SG), Kendall Costilla (SF) Jesus Perez, Brett Locke | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lawrence Dickerson (C) Rolando Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Glenn Phipps (PF), Rodney Croll (C) Gary Smith, Lesley Vallo, Quentin Whisler | |
| 09:25 | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 09:13 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs travels with the ball | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Aldo Rossi (PG), Seymour Crow (PF) Andre Russo, Kendall Costilla | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:54 | New Orleans | Seymour Crow drills a shot from the left side set up by Damek Szydlowski and he's fouled by Glenn Phipps - foul #2 on Glenn Phipps, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jesus Perez (SG) Damek Szydlowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn (PG), Michael Beedle (SG) Frank Biggs, Jeffery Jennings | |
| 08:54 | New Orleans | Seymour Crow misses the free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Glenn Phipps | 44-48 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jesus Perez picks off the pass by Lawrence Conn in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 08:32 | New Orleans | Jesus Perez can't finish the layup | 44-48 |
| 08:30 | New Orleans | Lawrence Dickerson tips it home | 46-48 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll makes the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Lawrence Dickerson - foul #3 on Lawrence Dickerson, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo (PG), Kendall Costilla (SF), Dennis Kramer (PF), Rolando Morris (C) Aldo Rossi, Salvador Garcia, Seymour Crow, Lawrence Dickerson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David West (PG), Gary Smith (SG), William Flatt (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF) Lawrence Conn, Michael Beedle, Mark Eason, Glenn Phipps | |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll misses the free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:08 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:06 | New Orleans | Gary Smith is called for the reach on Jesus Perez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Quentin Whisler (C) Rodney Croll | |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris misses the easy layup but the foul's on Quentin Whisler - foul #4 on Quentin Whisler, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Russo (PG), Brett Locke (SF) Jesus Perez, Kendall Costilla | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Quentin Whisler gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 07:45 | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brett Locke and he's hacked by William Flatt - foul #2 on William Flatt, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| 07:45 | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo misses the free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andre Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orlando Castillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Locke (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Kramer (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Rolando Morris (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David West (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) SF - William Flatt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lesley Vallo (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Quentin Whisler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | David West hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Andre Russo - foul #1 on Andre Russo, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski (SG) Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings (SG), Mark Eason (SF) Gary Smith, William Flatt | |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | David West misses the free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:16 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Brett Locke | 48-52 |
| 07:14 | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo is hacked by David West in the backcourt - foul #2 on David West, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG) David West | |
| 07:14 | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:14 | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo hits a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Dennis Kramer - foul #3 on Dennis Kramer, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Aldo Rossi (PG), Kendall Costilla (SF) Orlando Castillo, Brett Locke | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps (C) Quentin Whisler | |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:44 | New Orleans | Kendall Costilla clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings is fouled in the backcourt by Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jesus Perez (SG), Seymour Crow (PF), Lawrence Dickerson (C) Damek Szydlowski, Dennis Kramer, Rolando Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle (SG) Lesley Vallo | |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:16 | New Orleans | Jesus Perez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 06:14 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 06:12 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Biggs, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo (PG), Salvador Garcia (PF) Aldo Rossi, Seymour Crow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn (PG), William Flatt (SF), Rodney Croll (C) Frank Biggs, Mark Eason, Jeffery Jennings | |
| 06:00 | New Orleans | Salvador Garcia is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Orlando Castillo | 52-57 |
| 05:55 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski (SG), Brett Locke (SF), Rolando Morris (C) Jesus Perez, Kendall Costilla, Lawrence Dickerson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David West (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Lesley Vallo (PF) Lawrence Conn, Michael Beedle, Glenn Phipps | |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | William Flatt connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Lesley Vallo | 52-59 |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski's pass is intercepted by Gary Smith | 52-59 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Damek Szydlowski steals the ball from David West in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-59 |
| 05:07 | New Orleans | Brett Locke tips it home | 54-59 |
| 04:49 | Southern Mississippi | William Flatt blows the wide open layup | 54-59 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Flatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses short on a jumper from the right block | 54-59 |
| 04:28 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski is hacked by Rodney Croll in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Croll, team foul #11 | 54-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Russo (PG), Kendall Costilla (SF), Dennis Kramer (PF), Seymour Crow (C) Orlando Castillo, Brett Locke, Salvador Garcia, Rolando Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn (PG), Jeffery Jennings (SG), Mark Eason (SF), Glenn Phipps (PF), Quentin Whisler (C) David West, Gary Smith, William Flatt, Lesley Vallo, Rodney Croll | |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-59 |
| 04:05 | New Orleans | Damek Szydlowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:46 | New Orleans | Mark Eason picks off the pass by Kendall Costilla | 55-59 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason hits the finger roll | 55-61 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andre Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damek Szydlowski (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kendall Costilla (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Kramer (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Seymour Crow (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Conn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Jennings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mark Eason (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Glenn Phipps (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Quentin Whisler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | Jeffery Jennings takes the ball from Dennis Kramer in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings is hacked by Damek Szydlowski - foul #1 on Damek Szydlowski, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Aldo Rossi (PG), Jesus Perez (SG), Lawrence Dickerson (C) Andre Russo, Damek Szydlowski, Seymour Crow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Michael Beedle (SG) Lawrence Conn, Glenn Phipps | |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:12 | New Orleans | Dennis Kramer's fadeaway is rejected by Quentin Whisler | 55-63 |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings hits the finger roll | 55-65 |
| 02:41 | New Orleans | Jesus Perez blows the wide open dunk | 55-65 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Jesus Perez | 55-65 |
| 02:26 | New Orleans | Kendall Costilla buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle connects on the 3 from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 01:49 | New Orleans | Kendall Costilla connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 01:49 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rolando Morris (C) Lawrence Dickerson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo (PF), Rodney Croll (C) Jeffery Jennings, Quentin Whisler | |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason misses short on a floater from the right block | 61-68 |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:26 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Croll - foul #2 on Rodney Croll, team foul #12 | 61-68 |
| 01:26 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris misses the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 01:26 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Kramer - foul #4 on Dennis Kramer, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-68 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:12 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris grabs the board | 62-69 |
| 00:52 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Aldo Rossi tips it in | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle connects on the jumper from the left wing | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Kendall Costilla throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-71 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Rolando Morris is called for the reach on Frank Biggs - foul #1 on Rolando Morris, team foul #11 | 64-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings (SG) Michael Beedle | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jesus Perez is called for the reach on Jeffery Jennings in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesus Perez, team foul #12 | 64-73 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 64-73 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:07 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris double dribbles in the backcourt | 64-75 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Orlando Castillo (PG), Damek Szydlowski (SG), Salvador Garcia (SF), Seymour Crow (PF), Lawrence Dickerson (C) Aldo Rossi, Jesus Perez, Kendall Costilla, Dennis Kramer, Rolando Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David West (PG), William Flatt (SF), Glenn Phipps (PF), Quentin Whisler (C) Frank Biggs, Mark Eason, Lesley Vallo, Rodney Croll | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | David West runs out the clock | 64-75 |