| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Douthit (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Marvin Buckmaster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Tom Downing (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremiah Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Cantrell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Loop (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marvin Buckmaster - foul #1 on Marvin Buckmaster, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:45 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:45 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas State | Jeremiah Bennett steps in front of the Larry Douthit pass in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 19:37 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett lays it up and in | 39-37 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Loop steals the ball from Charles Bennett | 39-37 |
| 19:17 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 19:15 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop tips it home | 39-39 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Bennett | 42-39 |
| 18:40 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett hits a 3 from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeremy Cantrell - foul #1 on Jeremy Cantrell, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Curtin (PG), Byron Smith (SF) Freeman Atkison, Marvin Buckmaster | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Vickers (PG), James Sarabia (SG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Brian Goodwin (PF), Donald Garner (C) Tom Downing, Jeremiah Bennett, Kenneth Thompson, Jeremy Cantrell, Lawrence Loop | |
| 18:22 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 18:02 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Douthit - foul #2 on Larry Douthit, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts (SG), Tyler Slomkowski (PF) Larry Douthit, Christopher Baier | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 18:02 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:02 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Smith | 43-44 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith is hacked by Donald Garner - foul #1 on Donald Garner, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster (SF) Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 17:14 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith misses short on an open fadeaway from close range | 43-44 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Buckmaster | 43-44 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 17:04 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 16:49 | New Orleans | John Curtin steals it from Paul Vickers | 43-44 |
| 16:44 | Arkansas State | John Curtin banks in the layup | 45-44 |
| 16:29 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 45-46 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Tyler Slomkowski | 47-46 |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin banks in the layup | 47-48 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Curtin | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Curtin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marvin Buckmaster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Paul Vickers (tiring) 2 reb. SG - James Sarabia (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Goodwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Donald Garner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | New Orleans | Donald Garner drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Donald Garner steps in front of the John Curtin pass | 50-51 |
| 15:04 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin connects on the shot from the right block | 50-53 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas State | Peter Vanmeter is called for the reach on John Curtin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Vanmeter, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Larry Douthit (SG), Christopher Baier (SF), John Jones (PF), Charles Bennett (C) John Curtin, Brian Roberts, Marvin Buckmaster, Byron Smith, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Downing (PG), Jeremiah Bennett (SG), Kenneth Thompson (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Lawrence Loop (C) Paul Vickers, James Sarabia, Peter Vanmeter, Brian Goodwin, Donald Garner | |
| 14:53 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier slams it home on a great pass from John Jones | 52-53 |
| 14:49 | New Orleans | Tom Downing is hacked by Freeman Atkison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Freeman Atkison, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| 14:28 | New Orleans | Tom Downing misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Freeman Atkison - foul #2 on Freeman Atkison, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| 14:28 | New Orleans | Tom Downing makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 14:28 | New Orleans | Tom Downing makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas State | Tom Downing is called for the reach on Freeman Atkison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Downing, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Cantrell - foul #2 on Jeremy Cantrell, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 52-55 |
| 13:49 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 13:44 | New Orleans | John Jones steps in front of the Tom Downing pass | 52-55 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas State | John Jones loses the dribble to Kenneth Thompson | 52-55 |
| 13:00 | New Orleans | Tom Downing can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas State | Tom Downing picks off the pass by John Jones | 52-55 |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | Tom Downing hits the finger roll | 52-57 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett travels with the ball | 52-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Marvin Buckmaster (SF) Freeman Atkison, Christopher Baier | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Sarabia (PG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Thomas Frey (C) Tom Downing, Kenneth Thompson, Lawrence Loop | |
| 12:09 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Douthit - foul #3 on Larry Douthit, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| 12:09 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 12:09 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 11:55 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett tips it back up and in | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fresh) SG - Larry Douthit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Buckmaster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Sarabia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Cantrell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Frey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas State | John Jones grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett is fouled on the floor by Peter Vanmeter - foul #3 on Peter Vanmeter, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Curtin (SG), Byron Smith (SF) Larry Douthit, Marvin Buckmaster | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Downing (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SF) Jeremiah Bennett, Jeremy Cantrell | |
| 11:18 | Arkansas State | John Curtin lays it in set up by Charles Riley | 56-59 |
| 11:09 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson is denied on a dunk by John Jones | 56-59 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett is hacked by Peter Vanmeter - foul #4 on Peter Vanmeter, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit (SG), Tyler Slomkowski (PF) Charles Riley, John Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett (SG), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Lawrence Loop (C) James Sarabia, Peter Vanmeter, Thomas Frey | |
| 11:02 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 11:02 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 10:41 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas State | Jeremiah Bennett is called for the reach on John Curtin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremiah Bennett, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster (SF), Christopher Baier (PF) Byron Smith, Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 10:38 | Arkansas State | John Curtin makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas State | John Curtin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 10:20 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Douthit - foul #4 on Larry Douthit, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Grover Graham (PG) Larry Douthit | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin (C) Lawrence Loop | |
| 10:20 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 10:20 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas State | John Curtin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Sarabia (SG) Jeremiah Bennett | |
| 09:48 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell misses short on a floater from close range | 58-59 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster misses long on a shot from the left block | 58-59 |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | Tom Downing grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 09:05 | New Orleans | Tom Downing makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster misses the easy layup | 58-62 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 08:28 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell's fadeaway is rejected by Tyler Slomkowski | 60-62 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Curtin and he's fouled by Tom Downing - foul #3 on Tom Downing, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Byron Smith (SG), John Jones (PF), Charles Bennett (C) Grover Graham, John Curtin, Christopher Baier, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Vickers (PG), Jeremiah Bennett (SG), Donald Garner (PF), Thomas Frey (C) Tom Downing, James Sarabia, Kenneth Thompson, Jeremy Cantrell | |
| 08:20 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Donald Garner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeremiah Bennett and he's hacked by John Jones - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts (SG) Marvin Buckmaster | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter (PF) Brian Goodwin | |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Donald Garner makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Byron Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Charles Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Paul Vickers (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Jeremiah Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Garner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Thomas Frey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith is fouled on the floor by Peter Vanmeter - foul #5 on Peter Vanmeter, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit (SG) Brian Roberts | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson (SF) Peter Vanmeter | |
| 07:38 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 07:22 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Vickers | 65-68 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit travels in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Sarabia (PG), Brian Goodwin (PF), Lawrence Loop (C) Paul Vickers, Donald Garner, Thomas Frey | |
| 06:55 | New Orleans | James Sarabia knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-70 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Bennett - foul #2 on Jeremiah Bennett, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Downing (PG), Jeremy Cantrell (PF) James Sarabia, Kenneth Thompson | |
| 06:53 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 06:31 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell drills a floater from the left side | 67-72 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 06:12 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 05:57 | New Orleans | Tom Downing misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Cantrell | 67-72 |
| 05:38 | New Orleans | Tom Downing is fouled on the floor by Freeman Atkison - foul #3 on Freeman Atkison, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Brian Roberts (SG), Marvin Buckmaster (SF), Christopher Baier (PF) Freeman Atkison, Larry Douthit, Byron Smith, John Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Sarabia (SG), Kenneth Thompson (SF), Donald Garner (PF), Thomas Frey (C) Jeremiah Bennett, Brian Goodwin, Jeremy Cantrell, Lawrence Loop | |
| 05:38 | New Orleans | Tom Downing makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 05:38 | New Orleans | Tom Downing makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 05:11 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster throws it down | 69-74 |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Tom Downing knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Garner | 69-76 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Thompson - foul #3 on Kenneth Thompson, team foul #12 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit (SG), John Curtin (SF), John Jones (PF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Brian Roberts, Marvin Buckmaster, Christopher Baier, Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Vickers (PG), Brian Goodwin (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Lawrence Loop (C) Tom Downing, Kenneth Thompson, Donald Garner, Thomas Frey | |
| 04:28 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-76 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas State | John Jones grabs the board | 70-76 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas State | John Curtin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-76 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | John Curtin pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit misses long on a runner near the basket | 70-76 |
| 03:50 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop gets the rebound | 70-76 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Douthit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Curtin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Paul Vickers (fresh) 2 reb. SG - James Sarabia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Goodwin (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Jeremy Cantrell (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Loop (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers is fouled on the floor by Charles Riley - foul #1 on Charles Riley, team foul #9 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Byron Smith (SF), Christopher Baier (C) Charles Riley, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett (SG), Kenneth Thompson (SF), Donald Garner (PF) James Sarabia, Brian Goodwin, Jeremy Cantrell | |
| 03:28 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 03:28 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 03:28 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 70-77 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier is open and lays it up and in | 72-77 |
| 02:58 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-79 |
| 02:39 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Curtin | 74-79 |
| 02:21 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett is fouled on the floor by John Curtin - foul #1 on John Curtin, team foul #10 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Brian Roberts (SG), Charles Bennett (C) John Curtin, Larry Douthit, John Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Sarabia (PG), Brian Goodwin (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF) Paul Vickers, Kenneth Thompson, Donald Garner | |
| 02:21 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 02:21 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Freeman Atkison | 76-81 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett drills a floater from the left wing | 76-83 |
| 01:40 | Arkansas State | James Sarabia is called for the reach on Freeman Atkison in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Sarabia, team foul #13 | 76-83 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit (SG), Marvin Buckmaster (SF), John Jones (PF) Brian Roberts, Byron Smith, Christopher Baier | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Downing (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SF) James Sarabia, Brian Goodwin | |
| 01:40 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-83 |
| 01:40 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 01:40 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison misses the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 01:40 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop pulls down the rebound | 77-83 |
| 01:22 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 77-83 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas State | John Jones gets the rebound | 77-83 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster is hacked by Kenneth Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Thompson, team foul #14 | 77-83 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Thompson is blocked by Marvin Buckmaster | 79-83 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell grabs the offensive rebound | 79-83 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-83 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | New Orleans | Tom Downing misses long on a shot from the right side | 79-83 |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop gets the offensive rebound | 79-83 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop is hacked by Charles Bennett - foul #2 on Charles Bennett, team foul #11 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin (PF) Jeremy Cantrell | |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop misses the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett pulls down the rebound | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-84 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin grabs the defensive rebound | 79-84 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin is hacked by Freeman Atkison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Freeman Atkison, team foul #12 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Sarabia (SG) Jeremiah Bennett | |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 79-86 |
| 00:11 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop grabs the defensive rebound | 79-86 |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop is fouled in the backcourt by Freeman Atkison - foul #5 on Freeman Atkison, team foul #13 | 79-86 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Curtin (PG) Freeman Atkison | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop makes the 1st free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop makes the 2nd free throw | 79-88 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-88 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson pulls down the rebound | 79-88 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson runs out the clock | 79-88 |