| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Dearman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregg Tomasini (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Brace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bert Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Myles Condit (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | New Orleans | George Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 19:35 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to George Smith | 24-32 |
| 19:30 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns is hacked by William Brace - foul #2 on William Brace, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Ben Elton (PF) William Brace, Neil Thompson | |
| 19:21 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini knocks in the shot in the paint set up by George Smith and he's fouled by Ben Elton - foul #2 on Ben Elton, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF) Joseph Northrup | |
| 19:21 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Gregg Tomasini denies the turnaround by Neil Thompson | 27-32 |
| 18:53 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 18:33 | New Orleans | Ben Elton is called for the reach on Gregg Tomasini - foul #3 on Ben Elton, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero (C) George Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), William Brace (SG) Chuck Holt, Ben Elton | |
| 18:12 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-32 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Myles Condit | 27-32 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | William Brace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Augustus Zelnick (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF) Patrick Burns, Christopher McReath, Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:57 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 29-32 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | William Brace lays it in set up by Joseph Northrup | 29-34 |
| 17:29 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Smith (C) Gilberto Guerrero | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Willie Vivian (PF) William Brace, Neil Thompson | |
| 17:10 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:05 | New Orleans | Joseph Northrup is called for the reach on Augustus Zelnick - foul #3 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini (PF) Keith Sunderman | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG), Neil Thompson (SF) Joseph Northrup, Willie Vivian | |
| 16:55 | New Orleans | George Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Myles Condit - foul #2 on Myles Condit, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Roy Dearman (SF) Kevin Junior, Edwin Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:55 | New Orleans | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:55 | New Orleans | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | William Brace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher McReath (SG), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Augustus Zelnick, George Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Willie Vivian (PF) Chuck Holt, Neil Thompson | |
| 16:20 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Bert Gray snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Christopher McReath is called for the reach on Travis Pendleton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher McReath, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chuck Holt (PG), Neil Thompson (SF) Travis Pendleton, Willie Vivian | |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Myles Condit misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 31-34 |
| 15:55 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Dearman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregg Tomasini (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilberto Guerrero (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Chuck Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Myles Condit (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Patrick Burns, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF) Patrick Burns, Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini | |
| Subs | Purdue | Travis Pendleton (PG), Joseph Northrup (SG), Ben Elton (C) Chuck Holt, William Brace, Myles Condit | |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edwin Thomas - foul #2 on Edwin Thomas, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG), George Smith (C) Christopher McReath, Gilberto Guerrero | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:17 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:59 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 14:58 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 14:35 | Purdue | Edwin Thomas is called for the reach on Joseph Northrup - foul #3 on Edwin Thomas, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brendan Lee (PF) Edwin Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Myles Condit (C) Neil Thompson | |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Bert Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Christopher McReath (SG), Roy Dearman (SF), Gregg Tomasini (PF) Kevin Junior, Augustus Zelnick, Keith Sunderman, George Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:08 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Burns | 35-34 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Bert Gray can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 35-34 |
| 13:41 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:22 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman (SF), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Roy Dearman, Brendan Lee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF), Willie Vivian (PF) Bert Gray, Myles Condit | |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Neil Thompson is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 12:53 | New Orleans | Travis Pendleton steals it from Patrick Burns in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton is open and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Neil Thompson | 35-38 |
| 12:10 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher McReath | 37-38 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Ben Elton connects on the open jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Travis Pendleton | 37-40 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Sunderman (fairly fresh) PF - Gregg Tomasini (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilberto Guerrero (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Northrup (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Willie Vivian (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ben Elton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Willie Vivian - foul #1 on Willie Vivian, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Roy Dearman (SF), Brendan Lee (PF), George Smith (C) Patrick Burns, Keith Sunderman, Gregg Tomasini, Gilberto Guerrero | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SF), Bert Gray (PF), Myles Condit (C) Neil Thompson, Willie Vivian, Ben Elton | |
| 11:29 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:29 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Myles Condit snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Myles Condit buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Northrup | 37-42 |
| 10:38 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee hits a jumper from the left block | 39-42 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | William Brace is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Dearman - foul #1 on Roy Dearman, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG) Christopher McReath | |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF) Joseph Northrup | |
| 10:12 | Purdue | William Brace drills a 3 from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 09:57 | New Orleans | George Smith misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-45 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Myles Condit grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Bert Gray buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from William Brace | 39-47 |
| 09:21 | New Orleans | George Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Junior | 41-47 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | William Brace is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Travis Pendleton | 41-50 |
| 08:46 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from George Smith | 43-50 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | William Brace misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Augustus Zelnick - foul #2 on Augustus Zelnick, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Christopher McReath (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Gregg Tomasini (PF), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Kevin Junior, Augustus Zelnick, Roy Dearman, Brendan Lee, George Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (SG), Ben Elton (C) Neil Thompson, Myles Condit | |
| 08:17 | Purdue | William Brace misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | William Brace makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero tips it in | 45-51 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 07:36 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregg Tomasini (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilberto Guerrero (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Northrup (tiring) 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Brace (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bert Gray (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns is fouled on the floor by William Brace - foul #3 on William Brace, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Myles Condit (C) William Brace | |
| 07:15 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:15 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Bert Gray clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 06:46 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Christopher McReath | 47-51 |
| 06:30 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero lays it in | 49-51 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG), Roy Dearman (SF) Christopher McReath, Edwin Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF) Ben Elton | |
| 06:10 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 05:57 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-53 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Bert Gray pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Bert Gray hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Gregg Tomasini - foul #1 on Gregg Tomasini, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), George Smith (C) Patrick Burns, Gilberto Guerrero | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:20 | New Orleans | George Smith misses badly on a shot from close range | 49-54 |
| 05:19 | New Orleans | George Smith tips it home | 51-54 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas (SF) Roy Dearman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ben Elton (PF) Neil Thompson | |
| 04:58 | New Orleans | George Smith drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Gregg Tomasini | 53-54 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Bert Gray buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 04:39 | New Orleans | George Smith misses short on a floater from the left side | 53-57 |
| 04:38 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini tips it back up and in | 55-57 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Northrup | 55-59 |
| 03:58 | New Orleans | Bert Gray is called for the reach on Edwin Thomas - foul #2 on Bert Gray, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Christopher McReath (SG), Keith Sunderman (PF), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Kevin Junior, Augustus Zelnick, Gregg Tomasini, George Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (SF) Ben Elton | |
| 03:58 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 03:58 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Neil Thompson is hacked by Christopher McReath in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher McReath, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Dearman (SF) Edwin Thomas | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 57-61 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Dearman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Sunderman (fresh) C - Gilberto Guerrero (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Travis Pendleton (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Northrup (tired) 7 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Bert Gray (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Myles Condit (very tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the 3 from straight away | 57-61 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Neil Thompson tips it but misses | 57-61 |
| 03:05 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Myles Condit - foul #3 on Myles Condit, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Brendan Lee (C) Patrick Burns, Gilberto Guerrero | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG), Ben Elton (C) Joseph Northrup, Myles Condit | |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | William Brace gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Neil Thompson is called for traveling | 58-61 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Augustus Zelnick (SG), Gregg Tomasini (PF), George Smith (C) Kevin Junior, Christopher McReath, Keith Sunderman, Brendan Lee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Vivian (PF), Myles Condit (C) Neil Thompson, Ben Elton | |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | George Smith clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Myles Condit - foul #4 on Myles Condit, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (SG), Neil Thompson (SF) William Brace, Willie Vivian | |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 01:54 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:31 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Travis Pendleton - foul #4 on Travis Pendleton, team foul #11 | 60-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher McReath (SG) Augustus Zelnick | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-61 |
| 01:31 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:31 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-61 |
| 01:12 | New Orleans | George Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:57 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 61-61 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-61 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses short on a floater from the right side | 61-61 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Travis Pendleton tips it but misses | 61-61 |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | George Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher McReath | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 63-61 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 63-61 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | George Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |