| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alvin Alcantar (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Recio (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Dearman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gregg Tomasini (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wendell Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Olafemi Azimi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Witmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman inbounds the ball | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield scores on a floater from the right side set up by Alvin Alcantar | 49-30 |
| 19:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Wendell Bell hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Smith | 49-33 |
| 19:15 | New Orleans | Lee Recio comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 19:14 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Wendell Bell | 49-33 |
| 18:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Wendell Bell drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 49-35 |
| 18:34 | New Orleans | Lee Recio can't finish the layup | 49-35 |
| 18:32 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini tips it home | 51-35 |
| 18:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Wendell Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-35 |
| 18:15 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 17:58 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar is called for a charge - foul #1 on Alvin Alcantar, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts (PG), Bobby Elsner (SG), Robert Leader (SF), Boyce Mandeville (PF), Clayton Kemp (C) Alvin Alcantar, Lee Recio, Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini, Anthony Lacefield | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Doris (PG), Mark Jackson (SF), Ross Thao (PF), Kyle Dale (C) Wendell Bell, Richard Cartwright, Olafemi Azimi, Joe Witmer | |
| 17:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Doris scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Jackson | 51-38 |
| 17:30 | New Orleans | Clayton Kemp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-38 |
| 17:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Doris loses the dribble to Gregory Roberts in the backcourt | 51-38 |
| 17:13 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Roberts | 53-38 |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Doris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wendell Bell (PG) James Smith | |
| 16:57 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-38 |
| 16:55 | New Orleans | Robert Leader tips it back up and in | 55-38 |
| 16:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Dale misses the turnaround from close range | 55-38 |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 16:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Wendell Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 16:17 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Boyce Mandeville | 55-38 |
| 16:04 | New Orleans | Robert Leader misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Doris - foul #2 on Rodney Doris, team foul #1 | 55-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar (PG), Anthony Lacefield (C) Gregory Roberts, Clayton Kemp | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith (SG), Richard Cartwright (SF), Olafemi Azimi (PF), Joe Witmer (C) Rodney Doris, Mark Jackson, Ross Thao, Kyle Dale | |
| 16:04 | New Orleans | Robert Leader makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 16:04 | New Orleans | Robert Leader makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 15:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Joe Witmer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 15:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Olafemi Azimi tips it home | 57-40 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alvin Alcantar (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Elsner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Leader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boyce Mandeville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Lacefield (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wendell Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Olafemi Azimi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Witmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield can't finish the layup | 57-40 |
| 15:27 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Wendell Bell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 14:55 | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville hits a turnaround from close range set up by Alvin Alcantar | 59-43 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Olafemi Azimi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 14:45 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 14:24 | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Lacefield and he's fouled by Wendell Bell - foul #2 on Wendell Bell, team foul #2 | 61-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts (PG), Lee Recio (SG), Roy Dearman (SF), Clayton Kemp (C) Alvin Alcantar, Bobby Elsner, Robert Leader, Anthony Lacefield | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler (PG), Rodney Doris (SG), Randall Lamontagne (PF) Wendell Bell, James Smith, Joe Witmer | |
| 14:24 | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville makes the free throw | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Recio is called for the reach on Robert Keeler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Recio, team foul #2 | 62-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini (PF) Boyce Mandeville | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 14:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall Lamontagne buries a floater from close range set up by Robert Keeler | 62-45 |
| 13:56 | New Orleans | Lee Recio drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 13:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Recio takes the ball from Olafemi Azimi | 65-45 |
| 13:19 | New Orleans | Lee Recio misses the 3 from the left corner | 65-45 |
| 13:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Cartwright pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 13:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lee Recio - foul #3 on Lee Recio, team foul #3 | 65-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar (PG), Bobby Elsner (SG), Frank Wilson (PF), Anthony Lacefield (C) Gregory Roberts, Lee Recio, Gregg Tomasini, Clayton Kemp | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jackson (SF), Ross Thao (PF), Kyle Dale (C) Richard Cartwright, Randall Lamontagne, Olafemi Azimi | |
| 13:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 13:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 12:52 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-47 |
| 12:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Elsner is called for the reach on Rodney Doris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Elsner, team foul #4 | 67-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts (PG), Boyce Mandeville (PF) Alvin Alcantar, Roy Dearman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wendell Bell (PG), James Smith (SG) Robert Keeler, Rodney Doris | |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Roberts picks off the pass by Kyle Dale | 67-47 |
| 12:31 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner lays it up and in set up by Gregory Roberts | 69-47 |
| 12:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Wendell Bell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 69-47 |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner pulls down the rebound | 69-47 |
| 11:53 | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville misses the floater near the basket | 69-47 |
| 11:52 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner grabs the offensive rebound | 69-47 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bobby Elsner (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) PF - Boyce Mandeville (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Lacefield (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wendell Bell (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Thao (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Dale (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | New Orleans | Kyle Dale steps in front of the Gregory Roberts pass | 69-47 |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jackson is hacked by Frank Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Wilson, team foul #5 | 69-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar (PG), Lee Recio (SG), Roy Dearman (SF), Gregg Tomasini (PF), Clayton Kemp (C) Gregory Roberts, Bobby Elsner, Frank Wilson, Boyce Mandeville, Anthony Lacefield | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler (PG), Rodney Doris (SF), Randall Lamontagne (PF), Joe Witmer (C) Wendell Bell, Mark Jackson, Ross Thao, Kyle Dale | |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 69-47 |
| 11:06 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman grabs the board | 69-47 |
| 10:44 | New Orleans | Clayton Kemp hits a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Joe Witmer - foul #2 on Joe Witmer, team foul #3 | 71-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Leader (SF), Frank Wilson (PF) Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Cartwright (SF), Olafemi Azimi (C) James Smith, Joe Witmer | |
| 10:44 | New Orleans | Clayton Kemp misses the free throw | 71-47 |
| 10:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Doris pulls down the rebound | 71-47 |
| 10:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler is fouled on the floor by Clayton Kemp - foul #1 on Clayton Kemp, team foul #6 | 71-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Dearman (SF) Robert Leader | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Olafemi Azimi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-47 |
| 10:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall Lamontagne tips it back up and in | 71-49 |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar misses the shot from just outside the lane | 71-49 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | Frank Wilson tips it home | 73-49 |
| 09:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Doris hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-51 |
| 09:17 | New Orleans | Clayton Kemp knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 75-51 |
| 09:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall Lamontagne buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Frank Wilson - foul #3 on Frank Wilson, team foul #7 | 75-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts (PG), Bobby Elsner (SG), Robert Leader (SF), Gregg Tomasini (PF), Anthony Lacefield (C) Alvin Alcantar, Lee Recio, Roy Dearman, Frank Wilson, Clayton Kemp | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wendell Bell (PG), James Smith (SG), Mark Jackson (SF), Joe Witmer (C) Robert Keeler, Rodney Doris, Richard Cartwright, Olafemi Azimi | |
| 09:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall Lamontagne misses the free throw | 75-53 |
| 09:05 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gregg Tomasini | 75-53 |
| 08:52 | New Orleans | Robert Leader is hacked by Wendell Bell - foul #3 on Wendell Bell, team foul #4 | 75-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Thao (PF) Randall Lamontagne | |
| 08:44 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 75-53 |
| 08:31 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Joe Witmer - foul #3 on Joe Witmer, team foul #6 | 75-53 |
| 08:31 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 08:31 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield misses the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 08:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Thao grabs the board | 75-53 |
| 08:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jackson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 75-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Olafemi Azimi (PF) Ross Thao | |
| 08:15 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Roberts | 77-53 |
| 08:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Joe Witmer is fouled on the floor by Anthony Lacefield - foul #1 on Anthony Lacefield, team foul #8 | 77-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar (PG), Lee Recio (SG), Boyce Mandeville (PF) Gregory Roberts, Bobby Elsner, Gregg Tomasini | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Joe Witmer misses the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 08:00 | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville grabs the board | 77-53 |
| 07:54 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar is hacked by Wendell Bell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wendell Bell, team foul #7 | 77-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Frank Wilson (SF) Robert Leader | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Dale (C) Joe Witmer | |
| 07:54 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar misses the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 07:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Dale snags the defensive board | 77-53 |
| 07:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jackson is hacked by Frank Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Wilson, team foul #9 | 77-53 |
| 07:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 07:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alvin Alcantar (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Recio (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Boyce Mandeville (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Lacefield (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wendell Bell (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Olafemi Azimi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | New Orleans | Lee Recio lays it in on a nice dish by Alvin Alcantar | 79-55 |
| 07:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jackson makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Wendell Bell | 79-57 |
| 07:01 | New Orleans | Lee Recio scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Alcantar | 82-57 |
| 06:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Wendell Bell clanks a 3 from straight away | 82-57 |
| 06:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Olafemi Azimi tips it in | 82-59 |
| 06:26 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Kyle Dale - foul #3 on Kyle Dale, team foul #8 | 82-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts (PG), Bobby Elsner (SG), Robert Leader (SF), Gregg Tomasini (PF) Alvin Alcantar, Lee Recio, Frank Wilson, Boyce Mandeville | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler (PG), Rodney Doris (SG), Ross Thao (SF), Randall Lamontagne (PF) Wendell Bell, James Smith, Mark Jackson, Olafemi Azimi | |
| 06:26 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 82-59 |
| 06:26 | New Orleans | Anthony Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 83-59 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Dale scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Keeler | 83-61 |
| 05:49 | New Orleans | Robert Keeler is called for the reach on Robert Leader - foul #4 on Robert Keeler, team foul #9 | 83-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clayton Kemp (C) Anthony Lacefield | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joe Witmer (C) Kyle Dale | |
| 05:49 | New Orleans | Robert Leader makes the 1st free throw | 84-61 |
| 05:49 | New Orleans | Robert Leader misses the 2nd free throw | 84-61 |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Randall Lamontagne | 84-61 |
| 05:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler misses the floater from the left wing | 84-61 |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner grabs the board | 84-61 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Randall Lamontagne - foul #4 on Randall Lamontagne, team foul #10 | 84-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar (PG), Lee Recio (SG), Roy Dearman (SF) Gregory Roberts, Bobby Elsner, Robert Leader | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Cartwright (SF) Ross Thao | |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini misses the 1st free throw | 84-61 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini misses the 2nd free throw | 84-61 |
| 05:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall Lamontagne snags the defensive board | 84-61 |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Alvin Alcantar steals the ball from Robert Keeler | 84-61 |
| 04:57 | New Orleans | Alvin Alcantar banks in the layup | 86-61 |
| 04:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall Lamontagne comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 86-61 |
| 04:36 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman gets the rebound | 86-61 |
| 04:30 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini misses badly on a runner near the basket | 86-61 |
| 04:29 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini grabs the offensive board | 86-61 |
| 04:05 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Lee Recio | 88-61 |
| 04:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Alvin Alcantar steals the ball from Robert Keeler in the backcourt | 88-61 |
| 03:46 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini is hacked by Randall Lamontagne - foul #5 on Randall Lamontagne, team foul #11 | 88-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts (PG), Bobby Elsner (SG), Robert Leader (SF), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Alvin Alcantar, Lee Recio, Roy Dearman, Clayton Kemp | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Thao (SF), Olafemi Azimi (PF), Kyle Dale (C) Richard Cartwright, Randall Lamontagne, Joe Witmer | |
| 03:46 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini makes the 1st free throw | 89-61 |
| 03:46 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini misses the 2nd free throw | 89-61 |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Olafemi Azimi grabs the defensive rebound | 89-61 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bobby Elsner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Leader (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregg Tomasini (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gilberto Guerrero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Keeler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Doris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ross Thao (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Olafemi Azimi (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Dale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Olafemi Azimi can't finish the layup | 89-61 |
| 03:30 | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts gets the rebound | 89-61 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero misses short on a shot from the right side | 89-61 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Olafemi Azimi grabs the board | 89-61 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Leader is called for the reach on Robert Keeler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Leader, team foul #10 | 89-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville (PF) Gregg Tomasini | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jackson (SF) Ross Thao | |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler misses the 1st free throw | 89-61 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler misses the 2nd free throw | 89-61 |
| 03:10 | New Orleans | Robert Leader gets the rebound | 89-61 |
| 03:08 | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #11 | 89-61 |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Dale connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Keeler | 89-63 |
| 02:30 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Bobby Elsner is blocked by Kyle Dale | 89-63 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jackson gets the rebound | 89-63 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Elsner is called for the reach on Rodney Doris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Elsner, team foul #12 | 89-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Frank Wilson (SF), Clayton Kemp (C) Robert Leader, Gilberto Guerrero | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Doris makes the 1st free throw | 89-64 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Doris makes the 2nd free throw | 89-65 |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Rodney Doris - foul #3 on Rodney Doris, team foul #12 | 89-65 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Thao (SF) Kyle Dale | |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner makes the 1st free throw | 90-65 |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner makes the 2nd free throw | 91-65 |
| 01:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler can't connect on a shot from close range | 91-65 |
| 01:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Thao tips it back up and in | 91-67 |
| 01:22 | New Orleans | Bobby Elsner hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Roberts | 93-67 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Frank Wilson - foul #5 on Frank Wilson, team foul #13 | 93-67 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Leader (SF) Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Dale (C) Ross Thao | |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler makes the 1st free throw | 93-68 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler misses the 2nd free throw | 93-68 |
| 01:00 | New Orleans | Boyce Mandeville gets the rebound | 93-68 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Leader | 95-68 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Keeler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 95-68 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Dale gets the offensive rebound | 95-68 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Olafemi Azimi misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 95-68 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Doris | 95-68 |
| 00:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jackson makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Doris | 95-71 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Gregory Roberts runs out the clock | 95-71 |