| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Grady Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Callison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Rix (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Hinrichs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Rounds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lloyd Rathjen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Hutcheson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Page (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Arthur Rix inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | New Orleans | Don Hinrichs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Eddie McCanna (SF) Lloyd Rathjen, Eugene Moore | |
| 19:35 | New Orleans | Grady Gardiner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | David Page grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Grady Gardiner is called for the reach on Lawrence Giltner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Grady Gardiner, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin lays it up and in on a great pass from David Page | 31-31 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | Don Hinrichs buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Grady Gardiner | 33-31 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 18:36 | New Orleans | Joseph Rounds snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:31 | New Orleans | The pull-up jumper by Nicholas Callison is blocked by Shane Lundin | 33-31 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Eddie McCanna buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Shane Lundin | 33-34 |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | Shane Lundin denies the turnaround by Grady Gardiner | 33-34 |
| 17:45 | New Orleans | Grady Gardiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:28 | New Orleans | Joseph Rounds misses the jump hook near the basket | 33-34 |
| 17:27 | New Orleans | Grady Gardiner gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:16 | New Orleans | Don Hinrichs buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Callison | 36-34 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Eddie McCanna is open but misses the lay-in | 36-34 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | David Page tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 16:34 | New Orleans | Nicholas Callison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 16:32 | New Orleans | Arthur Rix grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:17 | New Orleans | Joseph Rounds misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 16:15 | New Orleans | Joseph Rounds gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:56 | New Orleans | Nicholas Callison scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-36 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Grady Gardiner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Callison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Rix (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Don Hinrichs (tiring) 7 pts. C - Joseph Rounds (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fairly fresh) SG - Leonard Hutcheson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie McCanna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Page (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane Lundin (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | David Page misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Don Hinrichs - foul #1 on Don Hinrichs, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Graham Baird (PG), David Tucker (SG), Matthew Loredo (SF), Michael Wyatt (PF), Fred Magnuson (C) Grady Gardiner, Nicholas Callison, Arthur Rix, Don Hinrichs, Joseph Rounds | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen (PG), Rodney Grandison (SG), Eugene Moore (SF), Charles Jones (C) Lawrence Giltner, Leonard Hutcheson, Eddie McCanna, Shane Lundin | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | David Page makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | David Page misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:30 | New Orleans | Fred Magnuson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:14 | New Orleans | Graham Baird is called for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Pennington (C) David Page | |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 14:51 | New Orleans | Matthew Loredo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:25 | New Orleans | Graham Baird hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 14:23 | New Orleans | Fred Magnuson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | Fred Magnuson travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson (SG) Rodney Grandison | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Matthew Loredo steals it from Leonard Hutcheson | 38-37 |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | David Tucker banks in the layup set up by Matthew Loredo | 40-37 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | David Tucker takes the ball from Leonard Hutcheson in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 13:22 | New Orleans | Michael Wyatt buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Graham Baird and he's hacked by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Sheldon Boman (PG), Robert Groth (SG), Arthur Rix (SF), Don Hinrichs (PF) Graham Baird, David Tucker, Matthew Loredo, Fred Magnuson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shane Lundin (C) Charles Pennington | |
| 13:22 | New Orleans | Michael Wyatt makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Arthur Rix is called for the reach on Leonard Hutcheson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Rix, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Robert Groth is called for the reach on Leonard Hutcheson - foul #1 on Robert Groth, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Page (PF) Charles Jones | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Sheldon Boman - foul #1 on Sheldon Boman, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Jones (PF) David Page | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:25 | New Orleans | Don Hinrichs is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Rounds (C) Michael Wyatt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodney Grandison (SG), David Page (PF) Leonard Hutcheson, Charles Jones | |
| 12:06 | New Orleans | Eugene Moore takes the ball from Sheldon Boman | 43-39 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Rodney Grandison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 11:42 | New Orleans | Arthur Rix grabs the board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Sheldon Boman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Groth (fairly fresh) SF - Arthur Rix (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Don Hinrichs (tiring) 7 pts. C - Joseph Rounds (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lloyd Rathjen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Grandison (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eugene Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Page (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane Lundin (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:36 | New Orleans | Robert Groth clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | David Page grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Rodney Grandison scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Moore | 43-42 |
| 11:00 | New Orleans | Sheldon Boman hits a floater from the left side | 45-42 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen's pass is intercepted by Robert Groth in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Sheldon Boman comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Lloyd Rathjen - foul #2 on Lloyd Rathjen, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nicholas Callison (SG), David Tucker (SF), Michael Wyatt (PF), Fred Magnuson (C) Robert Groth, Arthur Rix, Don Hinrichs, Joseph Rounds | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson (SG), Charles Jones (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Rodney Grandison, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Sheldon Boman makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Sheldon Boman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Eugene Moore hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lloyd Rathjen | 47-45 |
| 10:08 | New Orleans | Fred Magnuson scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Sheldon Boman | 49-45 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 09:56 | New Orleans | Sheldon Boman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:37 | New Orleans | David Tucker misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Charles Jones pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Eugene Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Charles Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Fred Magnuson swats the dunk try by Charles Jones | 49-45 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | Fred Magnuson gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:32 | New Orleans | Lloyd Rathjen picks off the pass by David Tucker | 49-45 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Grady Gardiner (PG), Graham Baird (SG), Arthur Rix (SF), Matthew Loredo (PF) Sheldon Boman, Nicholas Callison, David Tucker, Fred Magnuson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Lloyd Rathjen, Charles Jones, Charles Pennington | |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | Matthew Loredo hits a shot near the basket set up by Graham Baird | 51-45 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Eugene Moore scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Grady Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Graham Baird (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Arthur Rix (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Loredo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wyatt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fresh) SG - Leonard Hutcheson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Page (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Shane Lundin (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | Grady Gardiner scores on a 3 from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | Eugene Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 07:12 | New Orleans | Graham Baird grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 06:52 | New Orleans | Grady Gardiner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Eugene Moore gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin travels with the ball | 54-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Groth (PG), Nicholas Callison (SG), David Tucker (SF), Don Hinrichs (PF), Joseph Rounds (C) Grady Gardiner, Graham Baird, Arthur Rix, Matthew Loredo, Michael Wyatt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen (PG), Rodney Grandison (SG), Eddie McCanna (SF), Charles Jones (PF) Lawrence Giltner, Leonard Hutcheson, Eugene Moore, David Page | |
| 06:12 | New Orleans | Don Hinrichs drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Eddie McCanna misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 05:42 | New Orleans | Don Hinrichs snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 05:19 | New Orleans | David Tucker buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Groth | 59-48 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Charles Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Fred Magnuson (C) Joseph Rounds | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Leonard Hutcheson (SG), Eugene Moore (SF), David Page (PF) Lloyd Rathjen, Rodney Grandison, Eddie McCanna, Charles Jones | |
| 05:09 | New Orleans | Fred Magnuson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Shane Lundin - foul #2 on Shane Lundin, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Graham Baird (PG), Matthew Loredo (PF) Robert Groth, Don Hinrichs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:09 | New Orleans | Fred Magnuson makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 05:09 | New Orleans | Fred Magnuson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Page | 60-48 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | David Tucker is called for the reach on Lawrence Giltner - foul #1 on David Tucker, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Grady Gardiner (PG), Robert Groth (SG), Arthur Rix (SF), Don Hinrichs (PF), Michael Wyatt (C) Graham Baird, Nicholas Callison, David Tucker, Matthew Loredo, Fred Magnuson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen (PG) Lawrence Giltner | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Wyatt - foul #1 on Michael Wyatt, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Jones (PF), Charles Pennington (C) David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:31 | New Orleans | Robert Groth is fouled on the floor by Leonard Hutcheson - foul #2 on Leonard Hutcheson, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Rounds (C) Don Hinrichs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodney Grandison (SG), Eddie McCanna (SF), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Leonard Hutcheson, Eugene Moore, Charles Jones, Charles Pennington | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Grady Gardiner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Groth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Rix (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Wyatt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Rounds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lloyd Rathjen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Grandison (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eddie McCanna (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Page (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Shane Lundin (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Arthur Rix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 03:13 | New Orleans | Joseph Rounds pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 02:54 | New Orleans | Grady Gardiner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Rodney Grandison gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Robert Groth picks off the pass by Rodney Grandison in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| 02:48 | New Orleans | Arthur Rix hits the finger roll set up by Robert Groth | 62-50 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Rodney Grandison scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lloyd Rathjen | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:09 | New Orleans | Arthur Rix is fouled on the floor by Eddie McCanna - foul #2 on Eddie McCanna, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Graham Baird (PG), Nicholas Callison (SG), David Tucker (SF), Matthew Loredo (PF), Fred Magnuson (C) Grady Gardiner, Robert Groth, Arthur Rix, Michael Wyatt, Joseph Rounds | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Leonard Hutcheson (SG), Eugene Moore (SF), Charles Jones (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Lloyd Rathjen, Rodney Grandison, Eddie McCanna, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| 01:51 | New Orleans | Graham Baird misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Charles Jones pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Charles Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Grady Gardiner (PG), Arthur Rix (SF), Don Hinrichs (PF), Joseph Rounds (C) Graham Baird, David Tucker, Matthew Loredo, Fred Magnuson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen (PG), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Lawrence Giltner, Charles Jones, Charles Pennington | |
| 01:00 | New Orleans | Don Hinrichs misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-53 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Arthur Rix tips it in | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Nicholas Callison is called for the reach on David Page - foul #2 on Nicholas Callison, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Graham Baird (PG), David Tucker (SG), Matthew Loredo (SF), Michael Wyatt (PF), Fred Magnuson (C) Grady Gardiner, Nicholas Callison, Arthur Rix, Don Hinrichs, Joseph Rounds | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Rodney Grandison (SG), Eddie McCanna (SF), Charles Jones (C) Lloyd Rathjen, Leonard Hutcheson, Eugene Moore, Shane Lundin | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | David Page misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:51 | New Orleans | Michael Wyatt grabs the board | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Matthew Loredo is whistled for a carry | 64-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Pennington (C) David Page | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Charles Jones is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Jones, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Graham Baird runs out the clock | 64-53 |