| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lawrence Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Doug Smith (fresh) SF - Chris Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Dollard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Ward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roy Dearman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregg Tomasini (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Burns | 26-34 |
| 19:35 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith loses the dribble to Roy Dearman in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 19:34 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roy Dearman | 26-36 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-36 |
| 19:12 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 18:57 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher McReath | 26-38 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas State | Gregg Tomasini steals the ball from Shawn Ward | 26-38 |
| 18:21 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 26-38 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward double dribbles | 26-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee (SF), Anthony Jones (C) Chris Wallace, Shawn Ward | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Christopher McReath, Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini, George Smith | |
| 17:46 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 17:45 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas tips it but misses | 26-38 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas State | Keith Sunderman steals the ball from Doug Smith | 26-38 |
| 17:13 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Patrick Burns | 26-40 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Augustus Zelnick - foul #1 on Augustus Zelnick, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder (PG), Charles Johnston (SG), Billy Morrison (C) Lawrence Carter, Doug Smith, Ronald Dollard | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini (PF) Keith Sunderman | |
| 16:58 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:58 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 16:41 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick Burns and he's fouled by Billy Morrison - foul #2 on Billy Morrison, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace (SF) Josiah Lee | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher McReath (SG), Roy Dearman (SF) Augustus Zelnick, Edwin Thomas | |
| 16:41 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero makes the free throw | 27-43 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas State | Billy Morrison is called for traveling | 27-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward (C) Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brendan Lee (C) Gilberto Guerrero | |
| 15:59 | New Orleans | Chris Wallace steals the ball from Gregg Tomasini | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bud Wilder (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Ward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roy Dearman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregg Tomasini (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Brendan Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Billy Morrison | 30-43 |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-43 |
| 15:38 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman tips it home | 30-45 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder hits a floater from the right side | 32-45 |
| 15:02 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns is fouled on the floor by Bud Wilder - foul #2 on Bud Wilder, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter (PG), Michael Dade (SG), Doug Smith (SF), Ronald Dollard (PF), Anthony Jones (C) Bud Wilder, Charles Johnston, Chris Wallace, Billy Morrison, Shawn Ward | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Augustus Zelnick (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF), George Smith (C) Patrick Burns, Christopher McReath, Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini, Brendan Lee | |
| 14:41 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 14:39 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Anthony Jones | 32-45 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Doug Smith and he's fouled by George Smith - foul #2 on George Smith, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero (SF) Edwin Thomas | |
| 14:23 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:54 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior is hacked by Lawrence Carter - foul #3 on Lawrence Carter, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee (C) Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brendan Lee (PF) Gilberto Guerrero | |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | George Smith misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Josiah Lee - foul #1 on Josiah Lee, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher McReath (SG), Gilberto Guerrero (SF) Augustus Zelnick, Keith Sunderman | |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | George Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Gilberto Guerrero - foul #1 on Gilberto Guerrero, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roy Dearman (SF) George Smith | |
| 13:11 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard steps out of bounds on the baseline | 35-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace (SF) Michael Dade | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini (PF) Brendan Lee | |
| 12:58 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 12:53 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-46 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Dollard | 35-46 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas State | Roy Dearman picks off the pass by Ronald Dollard | 35-46 |
| 12:40 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman hits the finger roll | 35-48 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas State | Kevin Junior takes the ball from Lawrence Carter in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| 12:11 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath buries a shot from the left block set up by Kevin Junior and he's hacked by Doug Smith - foul #3 on Doug Smith, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder (PG), Charles Johnston (SG), Sherwood Bailey (SF), Anthony Jones (PF), Shawn Ward (C) Lawrence Carter, Doug Smith, Chris Wallace, Ronald Dollard, Josiah Lee | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (PG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF), Brendan Lee (C) Kevin Junior, Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini, Gilberto Guerrero | |
| 12:11 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath makes the free throw | 35-51 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas State | Christopher McReath steps in front of the Sherwood Bailey pass in the backcourt | 35-51 |
| 12:08 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas lays it in set up by Christopher McReath | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:59 | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston's pass is intercepted by Edwin Thomas | 35-53 |
| 11:56 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath misses the easy layup | 35-53 |
| 11:54 | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston snags the defensive board | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bud Wilder (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Charles Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sherwood Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Ward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Augustus Zelnick (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Edwin Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Sunderman (fresh) C - Brendan Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-53 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 11:29 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Thomas - foul #1 on Edwin Thomas, team foul #4 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Dade (SG) Charles Johnston | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), George Smith (C) Christopher McReath, Brendan Lee | |
| 11:29 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 11:29 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 11:29 | New Orleans | George Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| 11:02 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas misses the easy layup | 36-53 |
| 11:01 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-53 |
| 10:55 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade can't tip it in | 36-53 |
| 10:53 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 10:48 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Sunderman | 36-56 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas State | Sherwood Bailey makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter (PG), Chris Wallace (SF), Ronald Dollard (PF), Josiah Lee (C) Bud Wilder, Sherwood Bailey, Anthony Jones, Shawn Ward | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher McReath (SG), Roy Dearman (SF), Gregg Tomasini (PF), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Augustus Zelnick, Edwin Thomas, Keith Sunderman, George Smith | |
| 10:13 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 09:48 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Dade - foul #4 on Michael Dade, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Doug Smith (SG) Michael Dade | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG) Patrick Burns | |
| 09:48 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 09:48 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Josiah Lee | 41-58 |
| 09:07 | New Orleans | Doug Smith steals it from Kevin Junior | 41-58 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith lays it in | 43-58 |
| 08:46 | New Orleans | Ronald Dollard swats the shot by Gregg Tomasini | 43-58 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Gilberto Guerrero - foul #2 on Gilberto Guerrero, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward (C) Josiah Lee | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Augustus Zelnick (SG), Brendan Lee (PF), George Smith (C) Kevin Junior, Christopher McReath, Gregg Tomasini, Gilberto Guerrero | |
| 08:40 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward grabs the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:31 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 46-58 |
| 08:17 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 08:11 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter travels in the backcourt | 46-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston (SG), Anthony Jones (PF) Chris Wallace, Ronald Dollard | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 07:51 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-58 |
| 07:50 | New Orleans | George Smith tips it in | 46-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lawrence Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doug Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Augustus Zelnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Dearman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brendan Lee (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Arkansas State | Patrick Burns takes the ball from Doug Smith in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| 07:28 | New Orleans | Roy Dearman buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Burns | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:22 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Doug Smith | 48-62 |
| 07:20 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Carter in the backcourt | 48-62 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-62 |
| 07:04 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Augustus Zelnick | 48-62 |
| 06:36 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-64 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-64 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones grabs the offensive board | 48-64 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith connects on the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Brendan Lee - foul #1 on Brendan Lee, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder (PG), Chris Wallace (SF), Ronald Dollard (PF), Billy Morrison (C) Lawrence Carter, Charles Johnston, Anthony Jones, Shawn Ward | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Christopher McReath (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Gregg Tomasini (PF), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Patrick Burns, Augustus Zelnick, Roy Dearman, Brendan Lee, George Smith | |
| 06:17 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith makes the free throw | 51-64 |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 51-64 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas State | Billy Morrison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 05:46 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Edwin Thomas | 51-64 |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Billy Morrison blocks the short jumper by Gilberto Guerrero | 51-64 |
| 05:30 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath snags the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Edwin Thomas is blocked by Ronald Dollard | 51-64 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas State | Billy Morrison gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher McReath - foul #2 on Christopher McReath, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Dade (SG), Josiah Lee (SF) Doug Smith, Chris Wallace | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman (SF), George Smith (C) Edwin Thomas, Gilberto Guerrero | |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 05:05 | New Orleans | Gregg Tomasini snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| 05:01 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-64 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on George Smith - foul #3 on George Smith, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones (C) Billy Morrison | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 04:53 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:53 | New Orleans | George Smith gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 04:30 | New Orleans | Josiah Lee picks off the pass by Keith Sunderman | 52-64 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas State | Kevin Junior is called for the reach on Bud Wilder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Junior, team foul #9 | 52-64 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:26 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 04:03 | New Orleans | George Smith scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Keith Sunderman | 53-66 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Dade | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bud Wilder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Dade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Josiah Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Dollard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Junior (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher McReath (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Keith Sunderman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregg Tomasini (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - George Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:32 | New Orleans | Michael Dade is called for the reach on Kevin Junior - foul #5 on Michael Dade, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter (PG), Charles Johnston (SG), Chris Wallace (SF), Billy Morrison (C) Bud Wilder, Michael Dade, Josiah Lee, Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Brendan Lee (PF), Gilberto Guerrero (C) Christopher McReath, Keith Sunderman, Gregg Tomasini, George Smith | |
| 03:32 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 03:32 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:57 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior is hacked by Chris Wallace - foul #2 on Chris Wallace, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward (C) Ronald Dollard | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:57 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:57 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:43 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-70 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace hits the follow up shot | 58-70 |
| 02:42 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Doug Smith (SG), Ronald Dollard (PF) Charles Johnston, Billy Morrison | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Roy Dearman (SF), Gregg Tomasini (PF) Kevin Junior, Edwin Thomas, Brendan Lee | |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero can't throw it down but he's fouled by Shawn Ward - foul #1 on Shawn Ward, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder (PG), Charles Johnston (SG), Anthony Jones (PF), Josiah Lee (C) Lawrence Carter, Chris Wallace, Ronald Dollard, Shawn Ward | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF) Patrick Burns, Roy Dearman, Gregg Tomasini | |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Gilberto Guerrero makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder double dribbles | 58-71 |
| 01:37 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-71 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith's pass is intercepted by Edwin Thomas | 58-71 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Junior | 58-73 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-73 |
| 00:35 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Junior and the foul's on Bud Wilder - foul #3 on Bud Wilder, team foul #10 | 58-75 |
| 00:35 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas misses the free throw | 58-75 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones gets the rebound | 58-75 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-75 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:09 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick is fouled on the floor by Charles Johnston - foul #2 on Charles Johnston, team foul #11 | 58-75 |
| 00:09 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 00:09 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston scores on a floater from the left side | 60-77 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior runs out the clock | 60-77 |