| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Dearman (fresh) PF - Gregg Tomasini (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lawrence Carter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Dade (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Chris Wallace (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Dollard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Shawn Ward (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 19:47 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Chris Wallace is called for the reach on Roy Dearman - foul #2 on Chris Wallace, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:22 | New Orleans | George Smith hits a floater in the lane | 35-30 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace is fouled on the floor by Roy Dearman - foul #2 on Roy Dearman, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 18:36 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:14 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Roy Dearman, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Augustus Zelnick (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Patrick Burns, Christopher McReath, Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini, George Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Doug Smith (SG), Josiah Lee (SF), Anthony Jones (C) Michael Dade, Chris Wallace, Shawn Ward | |
| 18:08 | Arkansas State | Kevin Junior steps in front of the Doug Smith pass in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 18:06 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Junior | 37-30 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 37-30 |
| 17:23 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Josiah Lee - foul #2 on Josiah Lee, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini (PF) Keith Sunderman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder (PG), Michael Dade (SG) Lawrence Carter, Ronald Dollard | |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade loses the dribble to Gregg Tomasini in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick's pass is intercepted by Michael Dade | 38-30 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas State | The jumper by Josiah Lee is denied by Gregg Tomasini | 38-30 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Augustus Zelnick - foul #1 on Augustus Zelnick, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Christopher McReath (SG), Keith Sunderman (SF), Brendan Lee (PF), George Smith (C) Kevin Junior, Augustus Zelnick, Edwin Thomas, Gregg Tomasini, Gilberto Guerrero | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter (PG), Chris Wallace (SF), Ronald Dollard (PF), Shawn Ward (C) Bud Wilder, Doug Smith, Anthony Jones, Josiah Lee | |
| 16:03 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Sunderman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brendan Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lawrence Carter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Dade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chris Wallace (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Dollard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Shawn Ward (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 15:32 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Carter and the foul's on Christopher McReath - foul #1 on Christopher McReath, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Dearman (SF) Brendan Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Doug Smith (SG) Michael Dade | |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:49 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns loses the dribble to Lawrence Carter | 40-34 |
| 14:46 | Arkansas State | Patrick Burns is called for the reach on Lawrence Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Burns, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini (PF), Brendan Lee (C) Keith Sunderman, George Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Billy Morrison (C) Shawn Ward | |
| 14:32 | Arkansas State | Billy Morrison misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 14:30 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:08 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Doug Smith - foul #1 on Doug Smith, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (SG) Christopher McReath | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder (PG), Charles Johnston (SG), Sherwood Bailey (SF), Anthony Jones (PF) Lawrence Carter, Doug Smith, Chris Wallace, Ronald Dollard | |
| 14:08 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:08 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:59 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 13:37 | New Orleans | Bud Wilder is called for the reach on Patrick Burns - foul #1 on Bud Wilder, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Patrick Burns, Brendan Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward (C) Billy Morrison | |
| 13:13 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bud Wilder - foul #2 on Bud Wilder, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman (PF), George Smith (C) Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter (PG), Michael Dade (SG), Doug Smith (SF), Ronald Dollard (PF) Bud Wilder, Charles Johnston, Sherwood Bailey, Anthony Jones | |
| 13:13 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:13 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade clanks a shot from the left side | 44-34 |
| 13:01 | New Orleans | George Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:37 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Augustus Zelnick | 46-34 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 12:27 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to George Smith | 46-34 |
| 12:03 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 11:46 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward tips it in | 48-36 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Junior (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Augustus Zelnick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Guerrero (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Sunderman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lawrence Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Doug Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Dollard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | New Orleans | Lawrence Carter steals it from Gilberto Guerrero | 48-36 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Carter | 48-38 |
| 10:53 | New Orleans | George Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Augustus Zelnick | 50-38 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Ward | 50-41 |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Dade - foul #2 on Michael Dade, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Christopher McReath (SG), Roy Dearman (SF), Brendan Lee (C) Kevin Junior, Augustus Zelnick, Gilberto Guerrero, George Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder (PG), Charles Johnston (SG), Chris Wallace (SF), Anthony Jones (PF), Josiah Lee (C) Lawrence Carter, Michael Dade, Doug Smith, Ronald Dollard, Shawn Ward | |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace loses the dribble to Roy Dearman | 52-41 |
| 09:44 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Dearman | 54-41 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-41 |
| 09:24 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Roy Dearman | 54-41 |
| 09:04 | New Orleans | Anthony Jones steals the ball from Christopher McReath | 54-41 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | Patrick Burns steals the ball from Bud Wilder | 54-41 |
| 08:30 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman lays it in on a nice dish by Brendan Lee and he's hacked by Chris Wallace - foul #3 on Chris Wallace, team foul #7 | 56-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini (PF), George Smith (C) Keith Sunderman, Brendan Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter (PG), Sherwood Bailey (SF), Ronald Dollard (PF), Billy Morrison (C) Bud Wilder, Chris Wallace, Anthony Jones, Josiah Lee | |
| 08:30 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman misses the free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Billy Morrison | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:23 | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston hits a shot near the basket set up by Billy Morrison | 56-43 |
| 08:16 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gregg Tomasini | 58-43 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by Ronald Dollard is denied by George Smith | 58-43 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | George Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | George Smith misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Billy Morrison - foul #2 on Billy Morrison, team foul #8 | 58-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas (SF) Roy Dearman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Doug Smith (SG), Chris Wallace (SF), Anthony Jones (C) Charles Johnston, Sherwood Bailey, Billy Morrison | |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | George Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | George Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher McReath (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gregg Tomasini (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lawrence Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doug Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chris Wallace (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Dollard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 06:51 | New Orleans | George Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher McReath | 60-45 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Thomas - foul #1 on Edwin Thomas, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brendan Lee (C) George Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Dade (SG) Doug Smith | |
| 06:30 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Edwin Thomas - foul #2 on Edwin Thomas, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Doug Smith (SF), Josiah Lee (PF), Billy Morrison (C) Chris Wallace, Ronald Dollard, Anthony Jones | |
| 06:30 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:06 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 60-46 |
| 06:04 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Tomasini | 60-46 |
| 05:44 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Morrison - foul #3 on Billy Morrison, team foul #9 | 60-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Augustus Zelnick (SG), Roy Dearman (SF), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Patrick Burns, Christopher McReath, Edwin Thomas, Brendan Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder (PG), Ronald Dollard (PF) Lawrence Carter, Billy Morrison | |
| 05:44 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 05:44 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 05:27 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gilberto Guerrero | 62-46 |
| 05:05 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Doug Smith - foul #2 on Doug Smith, team foul #10 | 62-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace (SF), Shawn Ward (C) Michael Dade, Josiah Lee | |
| 05:05 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:05 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 04:52 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter (PG) Bud Wilder | |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior blows the layup | 64-46 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | New Orleans | Shawn Ward steals it from Roy Dearman | 64-49 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Junior (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Augustus Zelnick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Dearman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gregg Tomasini (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gilberto Guerrero (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lawrence Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doug Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chris Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Dollard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-49 |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 03:10 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick is hacked by Chris Wallace - foul #4 on Chris Wallace, team foul #11 | 64-49 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF), Brendan Lee (C) Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini, Gilberto Guerrero | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder (PG), Charles Johnston (SG), Josiah Lee (SF), Anthony Jones (PF), Billy Morrison (C) Lawrence Carter, Doug Smith, Chris Wallace, Ronald Dollard, Shawn Ward | |
| 03:10 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 03:10 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Billy Morrison | 66-52 |
| 02:32 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Keith Sunderman | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Junior - foul #3 on Kevin Junior, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:00 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick's floater is tipped away by Billy Morrison | 68-54 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by Bud Wilder is denied by Brendan Lee | 68-54 |
| 01:53 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:24 | New Orleans | Charles Johnston steals the ball from Augustus Zelnick | 68-54 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bud Wilder | 68-57 |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | Brendan Lee is called for the reach on Charles Johnston - foul #2 on Brendan Lee, team foul #9 | 71-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero (C) Brendan Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Doug Smith (SF) Billy Morrison | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman loses the dribble to Doug Smith | 71-58 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith slams it home | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior runs out the clock | 71-60 |