| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fresh) SG - Ron Vaccaro (fresh) SF - Percy Lollis (fresh) PF - Jonathan Arsenault (fresh) C - Alfred Scurlock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Paige (fresh) SG - Brandon Meade (fresh) SF - John Coleman (fresh) PF - Chris Michels (fresh) C - Christopher Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Christopher Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathan Arsenault - foul #1 on Jonathan Arsenault, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:49 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis misses the shot near the basket | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | New Orleans | Christopher Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | New Orleans | John Paige hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 0-1 |
| 19:10 | New Orleans | Chris Michels tips it home | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis's pass is intercepted by Brandon Meade | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade banks in the layup | 0-5 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault is hacked by Chris Michels in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Michels, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Michael Perry misses the easy open layup | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis tips it in | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | New Orleans | Michael Perry takes the ball from Brandon Meade in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro lays it up and in set up by Michael Perry | 4-5 |
| 17:59 | New Orleans | John Paige is fouled on the floor by Percy Lollis - foul #1 on Percy Lollis, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman (PG), Alvin Saucedo (SG), Billy Ball (SF), Scott Wehrenberg (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Michael Perry, Ron Vaccaro, Percy Lollis, Jonathan Arsenault, Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt (PG), Timmy Migues (SG), Vincent Budd (SF), Marcos Delacruz (PF), Travis Goldsberry (C) John Paige, Brandon Meade, John Coleman, Chris Michels, Christopher Walker | |
| 17:54 | New Orleans | Marcos Delacruz hits a wide open jumper in the paint | 4-7 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman hits a 3 from straight away set up by Billy Ball | 7-7 |
| 17:10 | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Timmy Migues | 7-10 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Leon Schmidt in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 17:07 | New Orleans | Vincent Budd banks in the layup on a great pass from Leon Schmidt | 7-12 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Vincent Budd - foul #1 on Vincent Budd, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Ron Vaccaro (SG), Gerald Prudhomme (SF), Jonathan Arsenault (PF), Alfred Scurlock (C) Wade Hoffman, Alvin Saucedo, Billy Ball, Scott Wehrenberg, Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Paige (PG), Brandon Meade (SG), Bernard Toth (SF), Chris Michels (PF), Christopher Walker (C) Leon Schmidt, Timmy Migues, Vincent Budd, Marcos Delacruz, Travis Goldsberry | |
| 16:23 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 7-12 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Michael Perry hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 16:02 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Paige | 9-14 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Vaccaro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Prudhomme (fresh) PF - Jonathan Arsenault (fairly fresh) C - Alfred Scurlock (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Paige (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Meade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernard Toth (fresh) PF - Chris Michels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Perry | 11-14 |
| 15:34 | New Orleans | John Paige's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Percy Lollis (SF) Gerald Prudhomme | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timmy Migues (SG), John Coleman (SF) Brandon Meade, Bernard Toth | |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on John Paige - foul #1 on John Paige, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo (SG) Ron Vaccaro | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock grabs the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 14:54 | New Mexico | Michael Perry's pass is intercepted by Timmy Migues | 11-14 |
| 14:52 | New Orleans | John Paige is hacked by Michael Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Perry, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Billy Ball (SF), Scott Wehrenberg (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Percy Lollis, Jonathan Arsenault, Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:40 | New Orleans | Timmy Migues misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico | Michael Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Michael Perry misses long on a shot from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 14:23 | New Orleans | John Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 14:19 | New Orleans | John Paige misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Billy Ball | 11-14 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico | Billy Ball hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Perry | 13-14 |
| 13:33 | New Orleans | Timmy Migues is fouled on the floor by Scott Wehrenberg - foul #1 on Scott Wehrenberg, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman (PG), Gerald Prudhomme (SG), Percy Lollis (SF), Jonathan Arsenault (PF), Alfred Scurlock (C) Michael Perry, Alvin Saucedo, Billy Ball, Scott Wehrenberg, Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt (PG), Brandon Meade (SG), Vincent Budd (SF), Travis Goldsberry (PF), Marcos Delacruz (C) John Paige, Timmy Migues, John Coleman, Chris Michels, Christopher Walker | |
| 13:20 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade's floater is tipped away by Alfred Scurlock | 13-14 |
| 13:18 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade can't tip it in | 13-14 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock loses the ball out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro (SG) Jonathan Arsenault | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timmy Migues (PG), Chris Michels (PF) Leon Schmidt, Travis Goldsberry | |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | Vincent Budd is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | Vincent Budd swats the shot by Gerald Prudhomme | 13-14 |
| 12:22 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Chris Michels | 13-14 |
| 12:01 | New Orleans | Chris Michels is open but comes up short on the runner from close range | 13-14 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gerald Prudhomme (fairly fresh) SG - Ron Vaccaro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Percy Lollis (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Wade Hoffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Alfred Scurlock (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Timmy Migues (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Meade (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Budd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Michels (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcos Delacruz (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman misses the easy open layup | 13-14 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | Timmy Migues is called for the reach on Percy Lollis - foul #1 on Timmy Migues, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Alvin Saucedo (SG), Billy Ball (SF), Jonathan Arsenault (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Gerald Prudhomme, Ron Vaccaro, Percy Lollis, Wade Hoffman, Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Paige (PG), Leon Schmidt (SG), Bernard Toth (SF), Travis Goldsberry (PF), Christopher Walker (C) Timmy Migues, Brandon Meade, Vincent Budd, Chris Michels, Marcos Delacruz | |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault drills a driving attempt from close range | 15-14 |
| 10:30 | New Orleans | Travis Goldsberry scores on a runner from the baseline | 15-16 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico | Michael Perry misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 10:05 | New Orleans | Travis Goldsberry pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:02 | New Orleans | Bernard Toth is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Perry - foul #2 on Michael Perry, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman (PG), Ron Vaccaro (SG), Scott Wehrenberg (PF) Michael Perry, Alvin Saucedo, Jonathan Arsenault | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (SG), John Coleman (SF), Chris Michels (PF) Leon Schmidt, Bernard Toth, Travis Goldsberry | |
| 09:44 | New Orleans | John Coleman knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Paige | 15-19 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | John Coleman steals it from Ron Vaccaro in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| 09:32 | New Orleans | John Coleman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Francis Tucker - foul #1 on Francis Tucker, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Percy Lollis (SF), Alfred Scurlock (C) Billy Ball, Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:32 | New Orleans | John Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:32 | New Orleans | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:15 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint | 17-20 |
| 08:58 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Scott Wehrenberg gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | John Paige snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 08:48 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Prudhomme (PG), Alvin Saucedo (SG), Billy Ball (SF), Jonathan Arsenault (PF) Wade Hoffman, Ron Vaccaro, Percy Lollis, Scott Wehrenberg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt (PG), Timmy Migues (SG), Bernard Toth (SF), Travis Goldsberry (PF), Marcos Delacruz (C) John Paige, Brandon Meade, John Coleman, Chris Michels, Christopher Walker | |
| 08:34 | New Orleans | Timmy Migues's pass is intercepted by Gerald Prudhomme | 17-20 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock is hacked by Timmy Migues - foul #2 on Timmy Migues, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Percy Lollis (SF), Scott Wehrenberg (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Billy Ball, Jonathan Arsenault, Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Paige (PG), Vincent Budd (SG), John Coleman (SF), Chris Michels (PF) Leon Schmidt, Timmy Migues, Bernard Toth, Marcos Delacruz | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gerald Prudhomme (fresh) SG - Alvin Saucedo (fresh) SF - Percy Lollis (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Scott Wehrenberg (fairly fresh) C - Francis Tucker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Paige (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Budd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Michels (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Goldsberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis buries a shot from the left side set up by Alvin Saucedo | 19-20 |
| 07:18 | New Orleans | Chris Michels hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Coleman and the foul's on Scott Wehrenberg - foul #2 on Scott Wehrenberg, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman (PG), Ron Vaccaro (SG), Billy Ball (SF), Jonathan Arsenault (PF) Gerald Prudhomme, Alvin Saucedo, Percy Lollis, Scott Wehrenberg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Walker (C) Travis Goldsberry | |
| 07:18 | New Orleans | Chris Michels misses the free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:18 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Billy Ball lays it up and in set up by Ron Vaccaro | 21-22 |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | John Paige is hacked by Wade Hoffman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wade Hoffman, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (SG) Vincent Budd | |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | John Paige makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | John Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | Billy Ball drills a shot in the lane | 23-24 |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade is called for traveling | 23-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Alvin Saucedo (SG), Percy Lollis (SF), Scott Wehrenberg (PF), Alfred Scurlock (C) Wade Hoffman, Ron Vaccaro, Billy Ball, Jonathan Arsenault, Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt (PG), Bernard Toth (SF), Marcos Delacruz (PF) John Paige, John Coleman, Chris Michels | |
| 06:18 | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo is hacked by Leon Schmidt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leon Schmidt, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | Scott Wehrenberg is called for a charge - foul #3 on Scott Wehrenberg, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault (PF) Scott Wehrenberg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Goldsberry (C) Christopher Walker | |
| 05:42 | New Orleans | Jonathan Arsenault denies the turnaround by Marcos Delacruz | 23-24 |
| 05:41 | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt grabs the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 05:25 | New Orleans | Alfred Scurlock is called for the reach on Travis Goldsberry - foul #1 on Alfred Scurlock, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro (SG), Gerald Prudhomme (SF) Alvin Saucedo, Percy Lollis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Paige (PG), Vincent Budd (SG), John Coleman (SF), Christopher Walker (C) Leon Schmidt, Brandon Meade, Bernard Toth, Marcos Delacruz | |
| 05:25 | New Orleans | Travis Goldsberry misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:25 | New Orleans | Travis Goldsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Michael Perry is fouled in the backcourt by John Paige - foul #2 on John Paige, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt (PG) John Paige | |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Michael Perry makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Michael Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:21 | New Orleans | Vincent Budd is hacked by Ron Vaccaro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ron Vaccaro, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Billy Ball (C) Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 05:21 | New Orleans | Vincent Budd makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:21 | New Orleans | Vincent Budd makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro can't finish the layup | 25-27 |
| 04:50 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Travis Goldsberry | 25-27 |
| 04:25 | New Orleans | Gerald Prudhomme steals the ball from John Coleman | 25-27 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico | Billy Ball buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ron Vaccaro | 27-27 |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ron Vaccaro - foul #2 on Ron Vaccaro, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo (SG), Percy Lollis (SF), Wade Hoffman (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Ron Vaccaro, Gerald Prudhomme, Jonathan Arsenault, Billy Ball | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timmy Migues (SG), Chris Michels (PF), Marcos Delacruz (C) John Coleman, Travis Goldsberry, Christopher Walker | |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Leon Schmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | Francis Tucker gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Saucedo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Percy Lollis (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Wade Hoffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Francis Tucker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Leon Schmidt (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timmy Migues (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Budd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Michels (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcos Delacruz (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Saucedo | 27-28 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Vincent Budd - foul #2 on Vincent Budd, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock (C) Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Paige (PG), Bernard Toth (SF) Leon Schmidt, Vincent Budd | |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:40 | New Orleans | John Paige can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Michael Perry - foul #3 on Michael Perry, team foul #13 | 29-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Prudhomme (PG), Billy Ball (SF) Michael Perry, Percy Lollis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Walker (C) Marcos Delacruz | |
| 02:40 | New Orleans | John Paige misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:40 | New Orleans | John Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 02:30 | New Orleans | Alfred Scurlock denies the turnaround by Chris Michels | 29-29 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 29-29 |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | John Paige gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 01:56 | New Orleans | Timmy Migues's pass is intercepted by Billy Ball in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Gerald Prudhomme hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billy Ball | 31-29 |
| 01:35 | New Orleans | Chris Michels hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Timmy Migues and the foul's on Wade Hoffman - foul #2 on Wade Hoffman, team foul #14 | 31-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro (SG), Percy Lollis (SF), Jonathan Arsenault (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Alvin Saucedo, Billy Ball, Wade Hoffman, Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (SG), John Coleman (SF), Travis Goldsberry (C) Timmy Migues, Bernard Toth, Christopher Walker | |
| 01:35 | New Orleans | Chris Michels misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:35 | New Orleans | John Coleman snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 31-31 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Gerald Prudhomme grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Gerald Prudhomme hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 00:28 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | John Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Gerald Prudhomme grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo (SG), Billy Ball (SF), Wade Hoffman (PF), Alfred Scurlock (C) Ron Vaccaro, Percy Lollis, Jonathan Arsenault, Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timmy Migues (PG), Vincent Budd (SF), Marcos Delacruz (PF), Christopher Walker (C) John Paige, John Coleman, Chris Michels, Travis Goldsberry | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Gerald Prudhomme clanks a halfcourt shot | 33-31 |