| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Kenneth Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Gibney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hubert Martindale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Travis Zablonski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Allen Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Zinser (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Micheals (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | New Orleans | Kenneth Collins steps in front of the Michael Micheals pass | 28-38 |
| 19:43 | Middle Tenn. State | David Puckett misses the easy layup | 28-38 |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 19:17 | New Orleans | Travis Zablonski is called for the reach on Roland Smith - foul #2 on Travis Zablonski, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:01 | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Collins - foul #1 on Kenneth Collins, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| 19:01 | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:01 | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 18:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins can't finish the layup | 28-40 |
| 18:48 | New Orleans | Roland Smith snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | Roland Smith lays it up and in set up by Gregory Zinser | 28-42 |
| 18:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Williams steals the ball from David Puckett | 28-42 |
| 18:01 | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 17:59 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals can't tip it in | 28-42 |
| 17:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins is hacked by Paul Bates in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Bates, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins (PG), Horace Goetsch (SG), Frank Mayo (SF), Jeffrey Wendolski (PF), Wayne Brennan (C) Kenneth Collins, Travis Gibney, David Puckett, Hubert Martindale, Travis Zablonski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dwayne Jansen (PG), Louis Custard (SG), Michael Micco (SF), Roy Adams (PF), Clyde Roth (C) Allen Williams, Paul Bates, Gregory Zinser, Michael Micheals, Roland Smith | |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins slams it home and he's fouled by Roy Adams - foul #1 on Roy Adams, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:24 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Louis Custard is denied by Jeffrey Wendolski | 31-42 |
| 17:23 | New Orleans | Roy Adams can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 17:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Horace Goetsch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Wendolski | 34-42 |
| 16:46 | New Orleans | Louis Custard misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 16:44 | New Orleans | Dwayne Jansen can't tip it in | 34-42 |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Wayne Brennan | 34-42 |
| 16:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Brennan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Collins | 37-42 |
| 16:08 | New Orleans | Clyde Roth clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:43 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Wayne Brennan is denied by Clyde Roth | 37-42 |
| 15:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Brennan | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Goetsch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Mayo (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Wendolski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Wayne Brennan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dwayne Jansen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Custard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Micco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Adams (fairly fresh) C - Clyde Roth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Frank Mayo | 40-42 |
| 15:11 | New Orleans | Dwayne Jansen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 15:10 | New Orleans | Clyde Roth tips it back up and in | 40-44 |
| 14:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Mayo is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 42-44 |
| 14:33 | New Orleans | Dwayne Jansen can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 14:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Wendolski clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Adams - foul #2 on Roy Adams, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins (PG), Travis Gibney (SG), David Puckett (SF), Travis Zablonski (C) Michael Collins, Horace Goetsch, Frank Mayo, Wayne Brennan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Allen Williams (PG), Paul Bates (SG), Gregory Zinser (SF), Michael Micheals (PF), Roland Smith (C) Dwayne Jansen, Louis Custard, Michael Micco, Roy Adams, Clyde Roth | |
| 14:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Wendolski misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Wendolski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:02 | New Orleans | Roland Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Travis Zablonski - foul #3 on Travis Zablonski, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale (PF) Jeffrey Wendolski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:02 | New Orleans | Roland Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:02 | New Orleans | Roland Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Gibney misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Micheals - foul #3 on Michael Micheals, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| 13:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Gibney misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Gibney makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:21 | New Orleans | Roland Smith hits a floater from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Gibney can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 13:09 | Middle Tenn. State | David Puckett misses the tip | 44-47 |
| 13:08 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 12:58 | New Orleans | Allen Williams buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Micheals | 44-49 |
| 12:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 12:39 | New Orleans | Paul Bates grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 12:34 | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Paul Bates | 44-51 |
| 12:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Gibney is fouled on the floor by Roland Smith - foul #1 on Roland Smith, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins (SG), Alfred Lovett (SF), Leroy Brashear (C) Travis Gibney, David Puckett, Travis Zablonski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leon Lund (SG), Thomas Howard (SF) Paul Bates, Gregory Zinser | |
| 12:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy Brashear misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 12:01 | New Orleans | Roland Smith gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:55 | New Orleans | Allen Williams is whistled for traveling | 44-51 |
| 11:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Collins | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Kenneth Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hubert Martindale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Leroy Brashear (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Allen Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Lund (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Micheals (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roland Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | New Orleans | Allen Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 11:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 11:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins is hacked by Leon Lund in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Lund, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Gibney (SG), David Puckett (SF), Travis Zablonski (C) Kenneth Collins, Michael Collins, Hubert Martindale | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Bates (SG), Gregory Zinser (SF) Allen Williams, Thomas Howard | |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Alfred Lovett and he's fouled by Roland Smith - foul #2 on Roland Smith, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Horace Goetsch (PG) Alfred Lovett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Micco (C) Roland Smith | |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Leon Lund misses short on a shot from close range | 50-51 |
| 10:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Horace Goetsch grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 10:35 | Middle Tenn. State | David Puckett comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-51 |
| 10:34 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Michael Micco | 50-51 |
| 10:17 | New Orleans | Leon Lund is fouled on the floor by Leroy Brashear - foul #1 on Leroy Brashear, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins (PG), Jeffrey Wendolski (PF) Horace Goetsch, Leroy Brashear | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Allen Williams (PG), Louis Custard (SG) Leon Lund, Paul Bates | |
| 10:05 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals is called for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Brennan (C) Travis Zablonski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Howard (SF) Gregory Zinser | |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins makes the wide open jumper from close range set up by Travis Gibney | 52-51 |
| 09:46 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 09:45 | New Orleans | Thomas Howard snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | Michael Micco blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wendolski - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wendolski, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins (PG), Frank Mayo (SF) Travis Gibney, David Puckett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dwayne Jansen (PG), Clyde Roth (C) Allen Williams, Michael Micheals | |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | Michael Micco makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | Michael Micco makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Mayo drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Dwayne Jansen - foul #2 on Dwayne Jansen, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Horace Goetsch (SG), Hubert Martindale (PF), Travis Zablonski (C) Michael Collins, Jeffrey Wendolski, Wayne Brennan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser (SF), Roland Smith (C) Thomas Howard, Michael Micco | |
| 09:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Mayo misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:06 | New Orleans | Roland Smith grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 08:49 | New Orleans | Roland Smith misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-53 |
| 08:48 | New Orleans | Louis Custard misses the tip | 54-53 |
| 08:47 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Travis Zablonski | 54-53 |
| 08:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Mayo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 08:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Mayo is open and lays it up and in set up by Travis Zablonski | 56-53 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | Horace Goetsch is called for the reach on Gregory Zinser - foul #1 on Horace Goetsch, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins (PG), Travis Gibney (SG), David Puckett (SF), Leroy Brashear (C) Kenneth Collins, Horace Goetsch, Frank Mayo, Travis Zablonski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leon Lund (PG), Paul Bates (SG), Michael Micheals (PF) Dwayne Jansen, Louis Custard, Clyde Roth | |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Roland Smith connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Paul Bates and he's fouled by Leroy Brashear - foul #2 on Leroy Brashear, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Wendolski (PF), Wayne Brennan (C) Hubert Martindale, Leroy Brashear | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Roland Smith makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 07:33 | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser scores on a shot from the right side | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Gibney (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Wendolski (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Wayne Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Leon Lund (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Zinser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Micheals (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roland Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Brennan is whistled for traveling | 56-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Howard (SF), Michael Micco (C) Gregory Zinser, Roland Smith | |
| 07:03 | New Orleans | Paul Bates misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 07:02 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Micheals | 56-58 |
| 06:51 | New Orleans | Michael Micco hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wendolski - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wendolski, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins (PG), Leroy Brashear (C) Michael Collins, Wayne Brennan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Allen Williams (PG), Roy Adams (C) Paul Bates, Michael Micheals | |
| 06:51 | New Orleans | Michael Micco makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 06:51 | New Orleans | Michael Micco makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins drills a shot from the right side | 58-60 |
| 06:05 | New Orleans | Leon Lund blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wendolski - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wendolski, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins (SG), Frank Mayo (SF), Travis Zablonski (C) Travis Gibney, David Puckett, Jeffrey Wendolski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser (SF), Michael Micheals (PF), Clyde Roth (C) Thomas Howard, Michael Micco, Roy Adams | |
| 06:05 | New Orleans | Leon Lund makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:05 | New Orleans | Leon Lund makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Mayo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | Clyde Roth pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:42 | New Orleans | Kenneth Collins swats the short shot by Gregory Zinser | 58-62 |
| 05:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy Brashear pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:16 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Leroy Brashear is blocked by Clyde Roth | 58-62 |
| 05:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins lays it up and in | 60-62 |
| 04:36 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Leroy Brashear - foul #3 on Leroy Brashear, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Gibney (SG), David Puckett (SF), Hubert Martindale (PF), Wayne Brennan (C) Kenneth Collins, Frank Mayo, Leroy Brashear, Travis Zablonski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dwayne Jansen (PG), Paul Bates (SG), Louis Custard (SF), Roy Adams (C) Allen Williams, Leon Lund, Gregory Zinser, Clyde Roth | |
| 04:36 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:36 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Jansen - foul #3 on Dwayne Jansen, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roland Smith (C) Michael Micheals | |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:10 | New Orleans | Louis Custard can't connect on a shot from the right side | 62-63 |
| 04:08 | Middle Tenn. State | David Puckett snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dwayne Jansen - foul #4 on Dwayne Jansen, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Wendolski (C) Wayne Brennan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Micco (PF) Roy Adams | |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:55 | New Orleans | Roland Smith grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | Louis Custard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Wendolski snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 03:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Bates is called for the reach on Travis Gibney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bates, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Horace Goetsch (PG) Michael Collins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 03:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Gibney makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Gibney makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Horace Goetsch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Gibney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hubert Martindale (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Wendolski (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dwayne Jansen (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Custard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Micco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | Dwayne Jansen is hacked by Horace Goetsch - foul #2 on Horace Goetsch, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins (PG) Travis Gibney | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Howard (SF) Paul Bates | |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | Dwayne Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | Dwayne Jansen misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:23 | Middle Tenn. State | David Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Mayo (SF) David Puckett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 03:13 | New Orleans | Louis Custard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Allen Williams (PG) Dwayne Jansen | |
| 02:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 64-64 |
| 02:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Wendolski tips it in | 66-64 |
| 02:57 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Gibney (SG), David Puckett (SF), Travis Zablonski (C) Horace Goetsch, Frank Mayo, Jeffrey Wendolski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Bates (SG), Gregory Zinser (SF), Roy Adams (C) Louis Custard, Thomas Howard, Roland Smith | |
| 02:43 | New Orleans | Roy Adams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Zinser | 66-67 |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-67 |
| 02:07 | New Orleans | Michael Micco connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Bates | 69-70 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale grabs the offensive board | 69-70 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Gibney misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 01:34 | New Orleans | Roy Adams snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 01:34 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Micheals (PF), Roland Smith (C) Michael Micco, Roy Adams | |
| 01:21 | New Orleans | Allen Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 01:19 | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser tips it home | 69-72 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins's pass is intercepted by Paul Bates in the backcourt | 69-72 |
| 01:15 | New Orleans | Paul Bates banks in the layup | 69-74 |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Williams is called for the reach on Kenneth Collins - foul #3 on Allen Williams, team foul #12 | 69-74 |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:46 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Gibney - foul #2 on Travis Gibney, team foul #12 | 70-74 |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | David Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski's floater is tipped away by Roland Smith | 70-74 |
| 00:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski hits the follow up shot | 72-74 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Paul Bates is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Gibney - foul #3 on Travis Gibney, team foul #13 | 72-74 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Paul Bates makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Paul Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Roland Smith - foul #3 on Roland Smith, team foul #13 | 72-75 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals is hacked by Kenneth Collins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Collins, team foul #14 | 74-75 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | David Puckett hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Travis Zablonski | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Roland Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Hubert Martindale | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Kenneth Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Gibney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Puckett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hubert Martindale (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Travis Zablonski (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Allen Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Bates (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Zinser (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Micheals (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roland Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins is fouled on the floor by Allen Williams - foul #4 on Allen Williams, team foul #14 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Custard (SG), Michael Micco (C) Paul Bates, Roland Smith | |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:15 | New Orleans | Michael Micco misses long on a jumper from the right block | 79-77 |
| 04:13 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals tips it home | 79-79 |
| 03:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Micheals - foul #4 on Michael Micheals, team foul #15 | 79-79 |
| 03:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 03:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale misses the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 03:56 | New Orleans | Michael Micco snags the defensive board | 80-79 |
| 03:42 | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Williams | 80-82 |
| 03:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Micheals steals the ball from Travis Gibney | 80-82 |
| 03:13 | New Orleans | Allen Williams is fouled on the floor by Hubert Martindale - foul #2 on Hubert Martindale, team foul #15 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins (SG), Frank Mayo (SF), Jeffrey Wendolski (PF), Wayne Brennan (C) Travis Gibney, David Puckett, Hubert Martindale, Travis Zablonski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dwayne Jansen (SG), Thomas Howard (SF), Roy Adams (PF), Clyde Roth (C) Louis Custard, Gregory Zinser, Michael Micheals, Michael Micco | |
| 03:13 | New Orleans | Allen Williams misses the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 03:13 | New Orleans | Allen Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Wendolski can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Dwayne Jansen - foul #5 on Dwayne Jansen, team foul #16 | 80-83 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Horace Goetsch (SG) Kenneth Collins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leon Lund (PG), Paul Bates (SG) Allen Williams, Dwayne Jansen | |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Wendolski makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Wendolski makes the 2nd free throw | 82-83 |
| 02:58 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-83 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins (PG), Travis Gibney (SG), David Puckett (SF) Michael Collins, Horace Goetsch, Frank Mayo | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Custard (PG), Gregory Zinser (SF), Michael Micheals (PF), Roland Smith (C) Leon Lund, Thomas Howard, Roy Adams, Clyde Roth | |
| 02:41 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Paul Bates | 82-85 |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-85 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale (PF), Travis Zablonski (C) Jeffrey Wendolski, Wayne Brennan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Allen Williams (PG) Louis Custard | |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 82-85 |
| 02:29 | New Orleans | Paul Bates snags the defensive board | 82-85 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Bates and the foul's on Hubert Martindale - foul #3 on Hubert Martindale, team foul #16 | 82-87 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals makes the free throw | 82-88 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 84-88 |
| 01:42 | New Orleans | Kenneth Collins steals it from Gregory Zinser | 84-88 |
| 01:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins can't finish the layup | 84-88 |
| 01:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski misses the tip | 84-88 |
| 01:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski snags the offensive board | 84-88 |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Micheals takes the ball from Hubert Martindale | 84-88 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 84-88 |
| 01:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins grabs the board | 84-88 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Zablonski misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 84-88 |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals grabs the defensive rebound | 84-88 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Kenneth Collins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Travis Gibney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Puckett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hubert Martindale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Travis Zablonski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Allen Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Bates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Zinser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Micheals (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Roland Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:38 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Collins - foul #3 on Kenneth Collins, team foul #17 | 84-88 |
| 00:38 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals makes the 1st free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:38 | New Orleans | Michael Micheals makes the 2nd free throw | 84-90 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins is hacked by Allen Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Allen Williams, team foul #17 | 84-90 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Custard (PG) Allen Williams | |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins makes the 1st free throw | 85-90 |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Kenneth Collins is called for the reach on Gregory Zinser in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Collins, team foul #18 | 86-90 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Micco (PF) Michael Micheals | |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser makes the 1st free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Gregory Zinser misses the 2nd free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:31 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Hubert Martindale | 86-91 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | David Puckett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 86-91 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Michael Micco pulls down the rebound | 86-91 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-91 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Adams (C) Roland Smith | |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Paul Bates is hacked by Travis Gibney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Gibney, team foul #19 | 86-91 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Paul Bates makes the 1st free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Paul Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 86-93 |
| 00:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Collins is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Collins, team foul #20 | 86-93 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins (PG) Kenneth Collins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Micheals (PF) Roy Adams | |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Louis Custard is hacked by Hubert Martindale - foul #4 on Hubert Martindale, team foul #21 | 86-93 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Louis Custard makes the 1st free throw | 86-94 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Louis Custard misses the 2nd free throw | 86-94 |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Travis Zablonski | 86-94 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-94 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | David Puckett pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-94 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Hubert Martindale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-94 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. 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 | Louis Custard runs out the clock | 86-94 |