| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Don Richard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Peachey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Spano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Roy Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Frechette (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Terry Apel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Richardson (fresh) SF - David Parisi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Tocco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Garry Courtright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | David Spano inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | New Orleans | David Spano is hacked by Willie Richardson - foul #1 on Willie Richardson, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| 19:16 | New Orleans | Joshua Frechette double dribbles | 31-20 |
| 18:58 | American U. | Garry Courtright comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Peachey - foul #1 on Nicholas Peachey, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| 18:58 | American U. | Garry Courtright makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 18:58 | American U. | Garry Courtright makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 18:32 | New Orleans | David Spano loses the ball out of bounds | 31-22 |
| 18:14 | American U. | Roy Vinson is called for the reach on David Parisi - foul #1 on Roy Vinson, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Harris (PG), Kelly Cort (PF), Randy Nelson (C) Don Richard, Roy Vinson, Joshua Frechette | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 17:50 | American U. | Jeffrey Tocco misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-22 |
| 17:49 | New Orleans | Randy Nelson grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 17:37 | New Orleans | David Parisi steps in front of the Nicholas Peachey pass | 31-22 |
| 17:08 | American U. | Terry Apel clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 17:06 | New Orleans | Nicholas Peachey grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 16:50 | New Orleans | Kelly Cort misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-22 |
| 16:48 | New Orleans | Kelly Cort gets the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 16:39 | New Orleans | Randy Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 16:38 | New Orleans | David Spano snags the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 16:32 | New Orleans | David Spano hits the finger roll | 33-22 |
| 16:07 | American U. | Garry Courtright clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-22 |
| 16:05 | American U. | Jeffrey Tocco grabs the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 15:50 | American U. | Terry Apel connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Parisi | 33-25 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Harris (fairly fresh) SG - Nicholas Peachey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Spano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kelly Cort (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Terry Apel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Willie Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - David Parisi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Tocco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Garry Courtright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | New Orleans | Kelly Cort buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Harris | 35-25 |
| 15:12 | American U. | David Parisi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 15:10 | American U. | Garry Courtright grabs the offensive board | 35-25 |
| 14:51 | American U. | David Parisi is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Parisi, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Don Richard (PG), Francis Tremaine (SG), Joshua Lapan (SF), Roy Vinson (PF), Joshua Frechette (C) John Harris, Nicholas Peachey, David Spano, Kelly Cort, Randy Nelson | |
| Subs | American U. | Andre Ricci (PG), Scott Jones (SG), Albert Dorsey (SF), Larry Dolly (PF), Craig Brunswick (C) Terry Apel, Willie Richardson, David Parisi, Jeffrey Tocco, Garry Courtright | |
| 14:25 | New Orleans | Don Richard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-25 |
| 14:02 | American U. | Andre Ricci knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Dorsey | 35-28 |
| 13:41 | New Orleans | Don Richard is hacked by Andre Ricci - foul #1 on Andre Ricci, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| 13:19 | New Orleans | Francis Tremaine can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 13:17 | American U. | Larry Dolly grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 12:51 | American U. | Albert Dorsey misses the easy open layup | 35-28 |
| 12:50 | American U. | Craig Brunswick tips it back up and in | 35-30 |
| 12:37 | New Orleans | Scott Jones is called for the reach on Joshua Frechette - foul #1 on Scott Jones, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kent Maag (PG), Nicholas Peachey (SG), John Harris (SF), Melvin Siu (C) Don Richard, Francis Tremaine, Joshua Lapan, Joshua Frechette | |
| Subs | American U. | Terry Apel (PG), Willie Richardson (SG), David Parisi (SF), Phillip Carr (PF), Garry Courtright (C) Andre Ricci, Scott Jones, Albert Dorsey, Larry Dolly, Craig Brunswick | |
| 12:24 | New Orleans | Kent Maag lays it up and in set up by John Harris | 37-30 |
| 12:19 | American U. | Willie Richardson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Richardson, team foul #5 | 37-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kelly Cort (PF), Randy Nelson (C) Roy Vinson, Melvin Siu | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 11:58 | New Orleans | Randy Nelson is called for traveling | 37-30 |
| 11:55 | American U. | Nicholas Peachey takes the ball from Terry Apel in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 11:33 | New Orleans | Kent Maag misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 11:31 | New Orleans | Kelly Cort hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kent Maag (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Peachey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Harris (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kelly Cort (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Terry Apel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Willie Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - David Parisi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Carr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Garry Courtright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | American U. | Terry Apel buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Parisi | 39-32 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Nicholas Peachey misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Phillip Carr - foul #1 on Phillip Carr, team foul #6 | 39-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Don Richard (PG), Joshua Lapan (PF), Joshua Frechette (C) Kent Maag, Kelly Cort, Randy Nelson | |
| Subs | American U. | Andre Ricci (PG), Scott Jones (SG), Albert Dorsey (SF), Larry Dolly (PF) Terry Apel, Willie Richardson, David Parisi, Garry Courtright | |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Nicholas Peachey misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Nicholas Peachey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 10:31 | American U. | Don Richard is called for the reach on Andre Ricci - foul #1 on Don Richard, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Spano (SF), Roy Vinson (PF) Nicholas Peachey, John Harris | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Tocco (PF) Phillip Carr | |
| 10:06 | American U. | Albert Dorsey connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Scott Jones | 40-34 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | David Spano's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Tocco | 40-34 |
| 09:50 | New Orleans | David Spano can't tip it in | 40-34 |
| 09:48 | American U. | Larry Dolly grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 09:46 | American U. | Scott Jones's pass is intercepted by Don Richard in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 09:45 | New Orleans | David Spano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Don Richard | 42-34 |
| 09:22 | American U. | Jeffrey Tocco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Harris (PG), Kelly Cort (PF), Randy Nelson (C) Don Richard, Roy Vinson, Joshua Frechette | |
| Subs | American U. | Terry Apel (PG), Craig Brunswick (C) Scott Jones, Larry Dolly | |
| 09:00 | New Orleans | Joshua Lapan misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-34 |
| 08:58 | American U. | Jeffrey Tocco gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 08:55 | American U. | Albert Dorsey is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Lapan - foul #4 on Joshua Lapan, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kent Maag (PG), Francis Tremaine (SG) Joshua Lapan, David Spano | |
| Subs | American U. | David Parisi (SF), Phillip Carr (C) Andre Ricci, Jeffrey Tocco | |
| 08:47 | American U. | Phillip Carr is fouled on the floor by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| 08:29 | American U. | Terry Apel misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 08:27 | American U. | Terry Apel snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 08:03 | American U. | David Parisi hits a 3 from straight away set up by Terry Apel | 42-37 |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | John Harris comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Parisi - foul #2 on David Parisi, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Don Richard (PG), Joshua Lapan (SF), Roy Vinson (PF), Melvin Siu (C) Kent Maag, Francis Tremaine, Kelly Cort, Randy Nelson | |
| Subs | American U. | Scott Jones (SG), Garry Courtright (C) Albert Dorsey, Phillip Carr | |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | John Harris makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | John Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 07:53 | American U. | Craig Brunswick pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 07:51 | American U. | David Parisi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Spano (SF), Joshua Frechette (C) John Harris, Melvin Siu | |
| Subs | American U. | Andre Ricci (PG) Terry Apel | |
| 07:43 | New Orleans | Roy Vinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | Joshua Frechette misses the tip | 43-37 |
| 07:40 | American U. | The rebound goes to Andre Ricci | 43-37 |
| 07:37 | American U. | Roy Vinson takes the ball from Scott Jones in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 07:20 | New Orleans | Joshua Frechette misses the easy layup | 43-37 |
| 07:19 | American U. | Scott Jones grabs the board | 43-37 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Don Richard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Lapan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Spano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roy Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Frechette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Andre Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Parisi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Craig Brunswick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Garry Courtright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | American U. | Craig Brunswick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 06:58 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to David Spano | 43-37 |
| 06:54 | New Orleans | Don Richard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 06:52 | American U. | Craig Brunswick gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 06:26 | American U. | Scott Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Brunswick | 43-40 |
| 06:18 | New Orleans | David Spano hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Richard | 45-40 |
| 06:16 | American U. | Andre Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kent Maag (PG), Nicholas Peachey (SG), John Harris (SF), Kelly Cort (PF), Randy Nelson (C) Don Richard, Joshua Lapan, David Spano, Roy Vinson, Joshua Frechette | |
| Subs | American U. | Terry Apel (PG), Willie Richardson (SG), Albert Dorsey (SF), Jeffrey Tocco (PF), Larry Dolly (C) Andre Ricci, Scott Jones, David Parisi, Craig Brunswick, Garry Courtright | |
| 05:58 | New Orleans | Kent Maag connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 05:30 | American U. | Terry Apel hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Albert Dorsey | 47-43 |
| 05:18 | New Orleans | Kent Maag can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Apel - foul #1 on Terry Apel, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| 05:18 | New Orleans | Kent Maag makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:18 | New Orleans | Kent Maag makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:49 | American U. | Terry Apel drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Richardson | 49-46 |
| 04:36 | New Orleans | Kent Maag buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Nicholas Peachey | 51-46 |
| 04:14 | American U. | Terry Apel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 04:13 | New Orleans | Nicholas Peachey gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | Willie Richardson is called for the reach on Nicholas Peachey - foul #3 on Willie Richardson, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Don Richard (PG), David Spano (SF), Roy Vinson (PF), Joshua Frechette (C) Kent Maag, John Harris, Kelly Cort, Randy Nelson | |
| Subs | American U. | Andre Ricci (PG), Scott Jones (SG), David Parisi (SF), Phillip Carr (PF), Garry Courtright (C) Terry Apel, Willie Richardson, Albert Dorsey, Jeffrey Tocco, Larry Dolly | |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | Nicholas Peachey makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | Nicholas Peachey misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:53 | American U. | Phillip Carr snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 03:51 | American U. | Don Richard steals it from Andre Ricci in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 03:50 | New Orleans | Don Richard lays it in | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | American U. | Andre Ricci misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 03:32 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Nicholas Peachey | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | David Spano can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by David Parisi - foul #3 on David Parisi, team foul #10 | 54-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joshua Lapan (SG) Nicholas Peachey | |
| Subs | American U. | Craig Brunswick (PF) Phillip Carr | |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | David Spano makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | David Spano makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Don Richard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Lapan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Spano (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roy Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Frechette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Andre Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Parisi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Craig Brunswick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Garry Courtright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | American U. | Craig Brunswick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 02:59 | New Orleans | David Spano pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 02:37 | New Orleans | Roy Vinson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 02:21 | American U. | Craig Brunswick misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Don Richard - foul #2 on Don Richard, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Harris (PG), Francis Tremaine (SG), Kelly Cort (PF), Melvin Siu (C) Don Richard, David Spano, Roy Vinson, Joshua Frechette | |
| Subs | American U. | Terry Apel (PG) Scott Jones | |
| 02:21 | American U. | Craig Brunswick makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:21 | American U. | Craig Brunswick misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:21 | New Orleans | Kelly Cort grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 01:56 | New Orleans | Francis Tremaine drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Harris and the foul's on Andre Ricci - foul #2 on Andre Ricci, team foul #11 | 61-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Nelson (C) Melvin Siu | |
| Subs | American U. | Willie Richardson (SG), Jeffrey Tocco (PF) Andre Ricci, Craig Brunswick | |
| 01:56 | New Orleans | Francis Tremaine makes the free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:47 | American U. | Jeffrey Tocco hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 62-47 |
| 01:46 | American U. | Garry Courtright hits the follow up shot | 62-49 |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | Kelly Cort misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Richardson - foul #4 on Willie Richardson, team foul #12 | 62-49 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kent Maag (PG) Francis Tremaine | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | Kelly Cort makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | Kelly Cort makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:17 | American U. | David Parisi misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Lapan - foul #5 on Joshua Lapan, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Francis Tremaine (SG) Joshua Lapan | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:17 | American U. | David Parisi misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:17 | American U. | David Parisi makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:01 | New Orleans | Kelly Cort misses the runner from the right block | 64-50 |
| 00:59 | American U. | The rebound goes to Terry Apel | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | American U. | Garry Courtright connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Richardson | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | John Harris is hacked by David Parisi - foul #4 on David Parisi, team foul #13 | 64-52 |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | John Harris makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | John Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:21 | American U. | Willie Richardson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Kelly Cort gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Kent Maag runs out the clock | 66-52 |