| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Alex Millner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Clinton Mund (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Howard Ashmore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fagin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scottie Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sica (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Gary Decker snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | Alex Millner buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 18:50 | New Orleans | Scottie Brown is fouled on the floor by Alex Millner - foul #2 on Alex Millner, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:22 | New Orleans | Scottie Brown makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Donald Fagin | 30-29 |
| 18:09 | Florida State | William Greenman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 17:46 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore's 3 pointer is rejected by William Greenman | 30-29 |
| 17:45 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 17:31 | Florida State | Gary Decker buries a turnaround from close range | 32-31 |
| 17:11 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 17:10 | New Orleans | James Sica pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:41 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 16:40 | New Orleans | Joshua Smith misses the tip | 32-31 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Clinton Mund gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:31 | Florida State | Gary Decker buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Clinton Mund | 34-31 |
| 16:08 | New Orleans | Scottie Brown's floater is tipped away by Clinton Mund | 34-31 |
| 16:07 | Florida State | Clinton Mund snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:01 | Florida State | Gary Decker is hacked by Scottie Brown - foul #2 on Scottie Brown, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jackson Cramer (SG), Charles Bohner (SF), Nicholas Mecham (PF), Charles Holmes (C) Alex Millner, Kyle Johnson, Clinton Mund, Gary Decker | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 15:56 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackson Cramer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Bohner (fresh) PF - Nicholas Mecham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Howard Ashmore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fagin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scottie Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sica (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | New Orleans | Scottie Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jackson Cramer - foul #1 on Jackson Cramer, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 15:27 | New Orleans | Scottie Brown misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:27 | New Orleans | Scottie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:10 | Florida State | Nicholas Mecham loses the dribble to Howard Ashmore | 36-32 |
| 14:52 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 14:36 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alex Millner (PG), Kyle Johnson (SF), Clinton Mund (PF) William Greenman, Charles Bohner, Nicholas Mecham | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:36 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:36 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:14 | New Orleans | Kyle Johnson steals it from Howard Ashmore | 38-35 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kyle Johnson | 40-35 |
| 13:42 | New Orleans | Scottie Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 13:41 | Florida State | Kyle Johnson gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:30 | Florida State | Kyle Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-35 |
| 13:29 | Florida State | Kyle Johnson snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 13:19 | Florida State | Clinton Mund misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scottie Brown - foul #3 on Scottie Brown, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Greenman (SG), Gary Decker (C) Jackson Cramer, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 13:19 | Florida State | Clinton Mund makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:19 | Florida State | Clinton Mund misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:19 | Florida State | Kyle Johnson grabs the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 13:13 | Florida State | Kyle Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Fagin - foul #3 on Donald Fagin, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| 13:13 | Florida State | Kyle Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:13 | Florida State | Kyle Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:55 | New Orleans | Scottie Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-35 |
| 12:53 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Clinton Mund | 42-35 |
| 12:35 | Florida State | William Greenman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-35 |
| 12:34 | New Orleans | James Sica gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:18 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 12:17 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin tips it in | 42-37 |
| 12:01 | Florida State | The jumper by William Greenman is denied by Joshua Smith | 42-37 |
| 12:00 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin grabs the board | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Alex Millner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Mund (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Decker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Howard Ashmore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fagin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Scottie Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Sica (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | New Orleans | Joshua Smith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 11:34 | Florida State | Clinton Mund pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:17 | Florida State | William Greenman blows the layup | 42-37 |
| 11:16 | New Orleans | Joshua Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:09 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-37 |
| 11:08 | Florida State | William Greenman pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:52 | Florida State | Clinton Mund drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Alex Millner | 44-37 |
| 10:33 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jackson Cramer (SG), Charles Bohner (SF), Nicholas Mecham (PF) Alex Millner, Kyle Johnson, Clinton Mund | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Manning (SG), William Fair (SF), Gregory Andrews (PF), Edward Fields (C) Joshua Smith, Donald Fagin, Scottie Brown, James Sica | |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-37 |
| 10:19 | New Orleans | Gregory Andrews grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 09:55 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | Nicholas Mecham grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:45 | Florida State | William Greenman's pass is intercepted by Howard Ashmore | 44-37 |
| 09:42 | New Orleans | William Fair hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Howard Ashmore | 44-39 |
| 09:27 | Florida State | Stephen Manning is called for the reach on Jackson Cramer - foul #1 on Stephen Manning, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Holmes (C) Gary Decker | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joshua Smith (SG), Donald Fagin (SF) Stephen Manning, William Fair | |
| 09:10 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas Mecham | 46-39 |
| 08:46 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 08:37 | Florida State | William Greenman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 08:35 | New Orleans | Gregory Andrews grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 08:09 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 08:07 | Florida State | Charles Bohner gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 07:56 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Smith - foul #3 on Joshua Smith, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alex Millner (PG), Kyle Johnson (SF), Clinton Mund (PF) William Greenman, Charles Bohner, Nicholas Mecham | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Avery (PG), Scottie Brown (PF), James Sica (C) Howard Ashmore, Gregory Andrews, Edward Fields | |
| 07:56 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:56 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:56 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to James Sica | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Alex Millner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackson Cramer (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Kyle Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Mund (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Avery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Fagin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Scottie Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Sica (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | New Orleans | Scottie Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Bohner (SG), Gary Decker (C) Jackson Cramer, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 07:20 | Florida State | James Sica denies the turnaround by Gary Decker | 47-42 |
| 07:18 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Decker | 47-42 |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Charles Bohner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Smith - foul #4 on Joshua Smith, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore (PG) James Avery | |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Charles Bohner makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Charles Bohner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:45 | New Orleans | Clinton Mund takes the ball from Howard Ashmore | 49-42 |
| 06:31 | Florida State | Joshua Smith takes the ball from Charles Bohner | 49-42 |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Joshua Smith hits the finger roll | 49-44 |
| 06:13 | Florida State | Alex Millner misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 06:11 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:51 | New Orleans | Alex Millner steps in front of the Scottie Brown pass | 49-44 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | Alex Millner lays it up and in | 51-44 |
| 05:30 | New Orleans | Kyle Johnson is called for the reach on Donald Fagin - foul #2 on Kyle Johnson, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Greenman (SG), Charles Holmes (C) Charles Bohner, Gary Decker | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Manning (SG), Gregory Andrews (SF) Joshua Smith, Donald Fagin | |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | Scottie Brown hits the finger roll | 51-46 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Alex Millner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Sica - foul #2 on James Sica, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jackson Cramer (SF) Kyle Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edward Fields (C) James Sica | |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Alex Millner makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Alex Millner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 04:41 | New Orleans | Clinton Mund takes the ball from Stephen Manning | 53-46 |
| 04:33 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer misses the driving attempt near the basket | 53-46 |
| 04:31 | New Orleans | Edward Fields snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 04:13 | New Orleans | Clinton Mund swats the layup by Scottie Brown | 53-46 |
| 04:12 | Florida State | Alex Millner pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:08 | Florida State | William Greenman connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Holmes | 55-46 |
| 03:39 | New Orleans | Stephen Manning hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Howard Ashmore and he's fouled by Charles Holmes - foul #2 on Charles Holmes, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kyle Johnson (SF), Nicholas Mecham (PF), Gary Decker (C) Alex Millner, Clinton Mund, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joshua Smith (SG), Donald Fagin (SF), James Sica (C) Howard Ashmore, Scottie Brown, Edward Fields | |
| 03:39 | New Orleans | Stephen Manning makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Greenman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackson Cramer (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Kyle Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Mecham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Decker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Stephen Manning (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Fagin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Andrews (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Sica (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Florida State | Jackson Cramer misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 55-49 |
| 03:24 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Mecham | 55-49 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | William Greenman drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Decker and he's fouled by Stephen Manning - foul #2 on Stephen Manning, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Avery (PG) Stephen Manning | |
| 03:19 | Florida State | William Greenman makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:47 | Florida State | Nicholas Mecham misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alex Millner (PG), Clinton Mund (PF) Jackson Cramer, Nicholas Mecham | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore (PG), Scottie Brown (PF) James Avery, Gregory Andrews | |
| 02:25 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Alex Millner makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Greenman | 60-52 |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kyle Johnson - foul #3 on Kyle Johnson, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:22 | Florida State | Alex Millner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-54 |
| 01:21 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to James Sica | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:02 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Scottie Brown is denied by Gary Decker | 60-54 |
| 01:00 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Clinton Mund | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:59 | Florida State | Howard Ashmore is called for the reach on Clinton Mund in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Ashmore, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| 00:59 | Florida State | Clinton Mund misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:59 | Florida State | Clinton Mund misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:59 | New Orleans | James Sica grabs the board | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Donald Fagin's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Mund | 60-54 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Gary Decker snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 00:48 | Florida State | Gary Decker is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Ashmore - foul #4 on Howard Ashmore, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| 00:48 | Florida State | Gary Decker makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:48 | Florida State | Gary Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | William Greenman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:39 | Florida State | William Greenman is hacked by Joshua Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Smith, team foul #12 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Manning (SG) Joshua Smith | |
| 00:39 | Florida State | William Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:39 | Florida State | William Greenman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:39 | Florida State | Clinton Mund snags the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Clinton Mund is fouled on the floor by Scottie Brown - foul #4 on Scottie Brown, team foul #13 | 63-54 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Clinton Mund makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Clinton Mund makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | Howard Ashmore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-54 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | William Greenman snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Alex Millner runs out the clock | 65-54 |