| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Sikes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alvin Alcantar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Recio (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Dearman (fresh) PF - Gregg Tomasini (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Lacefield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler loses the dribble to Alvin Alcantar | 32-32 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | Lee Recio knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Alvin Alcantar | 32-34 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-34 |
| 18:57 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 18:53 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lee Recio and he's fouled by Marvin Sikes - foul #1 on Marvin Sikes, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts (SG), Boyce Mandeville (PF), Clayton Kemp (C) Lee Recio, Gregg Tomasini, Anthony Lacefield | |
| 18:53 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Theodore Caple and he's fouled by Alvin Alcantar - foul #1 on Alvin Alcantar, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lee Recio (SG), Gilberto Guerrero (PF) Alvin Alcantar, Boyce Mandeville | |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:11 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 35-37 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton (SG), Jerry Fitchett (PF), Phillip Smith (C) Theodore Caple, Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar (PG), Boyce Mandeville (PF) Lee Recio, Clayton Kemp | |
| 17:45 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Roberts is called for the reach on Patrick Burton - foul #3 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Paul Lawrence (C) Thomas Lyon, Marvin Sikes | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lee Recio (SG), Anthony Lacefield (C) Gregory Roberts, Boyce Mandeville | |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:47 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Recio | 35-39 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple (SG), Ronald Tyler (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Patrick Burton, Phillip Smith, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville (PF), Clayton Kemp (C) Gilberto Guerrero, Anthony Lacefield | |
| 16:10 | New Orleans | Lee Recio knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Alvin Alcantar | 35-41 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jerry Fitchett | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Fitchett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alvin Alcantar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Recio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Dearman (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Boyce Mandeville (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | New Orleans | Lee Recio comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Tyler - foul #1 on Ronald Tyler, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Marvin Sikes (SF) Stephen Haggerty, Jerry Fitchett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts (PG), Gregg Tomasini (PF), Anthony Lacefield (C) Alvin Alcantar, Boyce Mandeville, Clayton Kemp | |
| 15:37 | New Orleans | Lee Recio misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:37 | New Orleans | Lee Recio misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Nichols | 37-41 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes throws it down set up by Thomas Lyon and the foul's on Gregory Roberts - foul #4 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith (PF), Paul Lawrence (C) Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar (PG), Bobby Elsner (SG), Clayton Kemp (C) Gregory Roberts, Lee Recio, Anthony Lacefield | |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:43 | New Orleans | Paul Lawrence is called for the reach on Roy Dearman - foul #2 on Paul Lawrence, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton (SG) Theodore Caple | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero (PF), Anthony Lacefield (C) Gregg Tomasini, Clayton Kemp | |
| 14:26 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby Elsner and he's fouled by Thomas Lyon - foul #2 on Thomas Lyon, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville (PF), Clayton Kemp (C) Alvin Alcantar, Anthony Lacefield | |
| 14:26 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 14:05 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gilberto Guerrero | 40-44 |
| 13:49 | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville lays it up and in | 40-46 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Elsner - foul #4 on Bobby Elsner, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), Jerry Fitchett (SF), Ronald Tyler (PF) Thomas Lyon, Patrick Burton, Marvin Sikes, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar (PG), Lee Recio (SG), Gregg Tomasini (PF), Anthony Lacefield (C) Gilberto Guerrero, Bobby Elsner, Boyce Mandeville, Clayton Kemp | |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:19 | New Orleans | Theodore Caple steps in front of the Gregg Tomasini pass | 42-46 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple lays it in | 44-46 |
| 12:47 | New Orleans | Lee Recio hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-48 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stephen Haggerty | 47-48 |
| 12:04 | New Orleans | Lee Recio is denied on a layup by Ronald Tyler | 47-48 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Dearman - foul #3 on Roy Dearman, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Marvin Sikes (SF), Paul Wooldridge (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Stephen Haggerty, Theodore Caple, Jerry Fitchett, Ronald Tyler, Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Leader (SF), Boyce Mandeville (PF), Clayton Kemp (C) Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini, Anthony Lacefield | |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sikes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wooldridge (fresh) C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alvin Alcantar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Recio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Leader (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boyce Mandeville (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Recio | 50-50 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 11:08 | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:48 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lyon - foul #3 on Thomas Lyon, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple (SG) Patrick Burton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Dearman (SF), Gilberto Guerrero (PF), Anthony Lacefield (C) Robert Leader, Boyce Mandeville, Clayton Kemp | |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar double dribbles | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett (PF) Paul Wooldridge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini (PF) Gilberto Guerrero | |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett misses the easy layup | 50-50 |
| 10:17 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gregg Tomasini | 50-50 |
| 10:10 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar loses the dribble to Wayne Nichols | 50-50 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes is fouled on the floor by Roy Dearman - foul #4 on Roy Dearman, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Ronald Tyler (PF), Paul Lawrence (C) Thomas Lyon, Jerry Fitchett, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts (PG), Robert Leader (SF), Gilberto Guerrero (PF) Alvin Alcantar, Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini | |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 09:32 | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Roberts steps in front of the Marvin Sikes pass in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | Robert Leader hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Tyler - foul #2 on Ronald Tyler, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton (SG), Jerry Fitchett (SF) Theodore Caple, Marvin Sikes | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar (PG), Frank Wilson (SF), Boyce Mandeville (PF), Clayton Kemp (C) Gregory Roberts, Lee Recio, Gilberto Guerrero, Anthony Lacefield | |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | Robert Leader makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | Robert Leader misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler tips it home | 55-51 |
| 08:32 | New Orleans | A charge is called on Frank Wilson - foul #2 on Frank Wilson, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Phillip Smith (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Stephen Haggerty, Ronald Tyler, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lee Recio (SG), Gregg Tomasini (PF), Anthony Lacefield (C) Frank Wilson, Boyce Mandeville, Clayton Kemp | |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Alcantar - foul #2 on Alvin Alcantar, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:30 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:14 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield hits a jumper from the right side | 55-53 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Alvin Alcantar picks off the pass by Wayne Nichols | 55-53 |
| 07:29 | New Orleans | Wayne Nichols takes the ball from Lee Recio | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Fitchett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alvin Alcantar (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Lee Recio (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Leader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregg Tomasini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Lacefield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith connects on the 3 from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 06:46 | New Orleans | Robert Leader can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Fitchett - foul #1 on Jerry Fitchett, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), Marvin Sikes (SF), Ronald Tyler (PF), Paul Lawrence (C) Thomas Lyon, Patrick Burton, Jerry Fitchett, Phillip Smith, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts (PG), Bobby Elsner (SG), Boyce Mandeville (PF), Clayton Kemp (C) Alvin Alcantar, Lee Recio, Gregg Tomasini, Anthony Lacefield | |
| 06:46 | New Orleans | Robert Leader makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:46 | New Orleans | Robert Leader misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence connects on the jump hook from the right block | 60-54 |
| 06:06 | New Orleans | Robert Leader connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Dearman (SF) Robert Leader | |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero (C) Clayton Kemp | |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler clanks a turnaround from close range | 60-56 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes tips it in | 62-56 |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Lawrence - foul #3 on Paul Lawrence, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Paul Wooldridge (PF) Stephen Haggerty, Ronald Tyler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clayton Kemp (C) Boyce Mandeville | |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 05:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge snags the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Lyon | 64-57 |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Clayton Kemp misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Lawrence - foul #4 on Paul Lawrence, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton (SG), Jerry Fitchett (SF), Phillip Smith (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Theodore Caple, Marvin Sikes, Paul Wooldridge, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini (PF) Gilberto Guerrero | |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Clayton Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Clayton Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield (C) Clayton Kemp | |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts is fouled on the floor by Phillip Smith - foul #2 on Phillip Smith, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 03:57 | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler (PF) Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville (PF) Gregg Tomasini | |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-60 |
| 03:34 | New Orleans | Thomas Lyon is called for the reach on Roy Dearman - foul #4 on Thomas Lyon, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG) Thomas Lyon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini (PF) Boyce Mandeville | |
| 03:34 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:34 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Nichols | 64-61 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols clanks a shot from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 03:04 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gregg Tomasini | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Fitchett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bobby Elsner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roy Dearman (very tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gregg Tomasini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Lacefield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), Marvin Sikes (SF) Stephen Haggerty, Patrick Burton, Jerry Fitchett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Leader (SF), Boyce Mandeville (PF), Clayton Kemp (C) Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini, Anthony Lacefield | |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple is whistled for traveling | 64-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Dearman (SF), Gregg Tomasini (PF), Anthony Lacefield (C) Robert Leader, Boyce Mandeville, Clayton Kemp | |
| 02:19 | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Elsner | 64-64 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon is hacked by Gregory Roberts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar (PG), Robert Leader (SF), Boyce Mandeville (PF), Clayton Kemp (C) Gregory Roberts, Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini, Anthony Lacefield | |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler grabs the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-64 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 67-67 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler can't tip it in | 67-67 |
| 01:26 | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:03 | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bobby Elsner - foul #5 on Bobby Elsner, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lee Recio (SG), Roy Dearman (SF), Gregg Tomasini (PF), Anthony Lacefield (C) Bobby Elsner, Robert Leader, Boyce Mandeville, Clayton Kemp | |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Theodore Caple steps in front of the Lee Recio pass | 69-67 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon banks in the layup on a great pass from Theodore Caple | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | Lee Recio is hacked by Marvin Sikes - foul #2 on Marvin Sikes, team foul #12 | 71-67 |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | Lee Recio makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | Lee Recio makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Recio - foul #2 on Lee Recio, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:08 | New Orleans | Lee Recio misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 00:07 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Lee Recio comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes runs out the clock | 73-69 |