| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Zwiener (fresh) SG - Ralph Tong (fresh) SF - Robert Pringle (fresh) PF - Steven Moore (fresh) C - Steven Kissner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fresh) SG - Christopher McReath (fresh) SF - James Bender (fresh) PF - Keith Sunderman (fresh) C - George Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Steven Kissner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle lays it up and in set up by Steven Zwiener | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | New Orleans | Steven Moore takes the ball from Christopher McReath in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Steven Moore tips it home | 4-0 |
| 19:03 | New Orleans | George Smith buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Steven Moore can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:41 | New Orleans | James Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | New Orleans | George Smith's pass is intercepted by Steven Zwiener in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener hits the finger roll | 6-2 |
| 18:04 | New Orleans | James Bender scores on a jump hook from close range | 6-4 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Ralph Tong scores on a floater from close range set up by Steven Zwiener | 8-4 |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman can't finish the layup | 8-4 |
| 17:38 | New Orleans | George Smith tips it but misses | 8-4 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | Steven Kissner pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Steven Moore clanks a shot from the left side | 8-4 |
| 17:15 | New Orleans | James Bender gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:48 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns is fouled on the floor by Steven Kissner - foul #1 on Steven Kissner, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Foster (PG), Jonathan Gust (SG), Charles Bergami (PF), Phillip Smiley (C) Steven Zwiener, Ralph Tong, Steven Moore, Steven Kissner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Augustus Zelnick (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Paul Franklin (PF), Brendan Lee (C) Patrick Burns, Christopher McReath, James Bender, Keith Sunderman, George Smith | |
| 16:30 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 8-4 |
| 16:29 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee tips it in | 8-6 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust travels in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 16:04 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kevin Junior | 8-9 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joel Foster (fresh) SG - Jonathan Gust (fresh) SF - Robert Pringle (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Bergami (fairly fresh) C - Phillip Smiley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Junior (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Augustus Zelnick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edwin Thomas (fresh) PF - Paul Franklin (fresh) C - Brendan Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle is whistled for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Tong (SF), Steven Moore (PF) Robert Pringle, Phillip Smiley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon (C) Paul Franklin | |
| 15:33 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior's layup is rejected by Steven Moore | 8-9 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Joel Foster's pass is intercepted by Kevin Junior | 8-9 |
| 15:25 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Tong - foul #1 on Ralph Tong, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener (PG), Robert Pringle (SF), Steven Kissner (C) Joel Foster, Jonathan Gust, Charles Bergami | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Christopher McReath (SG), Paul Franklin (PF) Kevin Junior, Augustus Zelnick, Brendan Lee | |
| 15:08 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Patrick Burns | 8-11 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Ralph Tong is hacked by Christopher McReath in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher McReath, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Bender (SF), George Smith (C) Edwin Thomas, Jonathan Ramon | |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Steven Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Zwiener | 10-11 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ralph Tong - foul #2 on Ralph Tong, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Foster (SG) Ralph Tong | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF), Brendan Lee (C) Patrick Burns, James Bender, Paul Franklin, George Smith | |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 14:01 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:57 | New Orleans | Joel Foster steals it from Christopher McReath in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Joel Foster connects on the open shot from the left side set up by Steven Zwiener | 12-13 |
| 13:20 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman is open and scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Kevin Junior | 12-15 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Kevin Junior steals it from Joel Foster in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 13:10 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edwin Thomas | 12-17 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle is called for traveling | 12-17 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust (PG), Charles Bergami (PF), Phillip Smiley (C) Steven Zwiener, Steven Moore, Steven Kissner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Augustus Zelnick (SG), James Bender (SF), Paul Franklin (PF), Jonathan Ramon (C) Kevin Junior, Christopher McReath, Edwin Thomas, Keith Sunderman, Brendan Lee | |
| 12:20 | New Orleans | Phillip Smiley picks off the pass by James Bender | 12-17 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Joel Foster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Charles Bergami grabs the offensive board | 12-17 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jonathan Gust (fresh) SG - Joel Foster (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Robert Pringle (tired) 2 pts. PF - Charles Bergami (fairly fresh) C - Phillip Smiley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Augustus Zelnick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Bender (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Ramon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Phillip Smiley connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Joel Foster | 14-17 |
| 11:28 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust hits a jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 11:15 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick is hacked by Joel Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Foster, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener (PG), Steven Moore (PF), Steven Kissner (C) Joel Foster, Robert Pringle, Phillip Smiley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman (PF), George Smith (C) Paul Franklin, Jonathan Ramon | |
| 10:51 | New Orleans | Steven Kissner steals it from Patrick Burns | 16-17 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Bergami | 19-17 |
| 10:09 | New Orleans | George Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Patrick Burns | 19-19 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Charles Bergami is called for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Bergami, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Foster (SG), Robert Pringle (SF), Phillip Smiley (C) Jonathan Gust, Charles Bergami, Steven Kissner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Christopher McReath (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Brendan Lee (PF) Patrick Burns, Augustus Zelnick, James Bender, Keith Sunderman | |
| 09:36 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Junior | 19-21 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Brendan Lee swats the short shot by Joel Foster | 19-21 |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | George Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:10 | New Orleans | George Smith is wide open but clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Phillip Smiley - foul #1 on Phillip Smiley, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Bergami (PF), Steven Kissner (C) Steven Moore, Phillip Smiley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Franklin (PF) Brendan Lee | |
| 09:10 | New Orleans | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:10 | New Orleans | George Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Charles Bergami grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Foster | 21-22 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | Steven Zwiener is called for the reach on Kevin Junior in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Zwiener, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust (SG) Joel Foster | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brendan Lee (C) George Smith | |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Franklin | 21-24 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia | Charles Bergami can't tip it in | 21-24 |
| 08:34 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Paul Franklin | 21-24 |
| 08:12 | New Orleans | Jonathan Gust steps in front of the Paul Franklin pass | 21-24 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Gust | 23-24 |
| 07:45 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee can't tip it in | 23-24 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Zwiener (very tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Gust (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pringle (very tired) 4 pts. PF - Charles Bergami (tired) 3 reb. C - Steven Kissner (very tired) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Junior (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher McReath (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Edwin Thomas (tired) PF - Paul Franklin (tiring) 2 pts. C - Brendan Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher McReath - foul #2 on Christopher McReath, team foul #2 | 23-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Foster (PG), Steven Moore (PF), Phillip Smiley (C) Steven Zwiener, Charles Bergami, Steven Kissner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Augustus Zelnick (SG), James Bender (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF), George Smith (C) Kevin Junior, Christopher McReath, Edwin Thomas, Paul Franklin, Brendan Lee | |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Steven Moore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steven Moore, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon (C) George Smith | |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | James Bender is hacked by Joel Foster - foul #2 on Joel Foster, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener (PG) Joel Foster | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | James Bender makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | James Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| 06:58 | New Orleans | James Bender scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 23-28 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Steven Moore can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Burns - foul #1 on Patrick Burns, team foul #3 | 23-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Kissner (C) Phillip Smiley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas (SF), George Smith (C) James Bender, Jonathan Ramon | |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Steven Moore makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Steven Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Kissner - foul #2 on Steven Kissner, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Bergami (C) Steven Kissner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-29 |
| 06:13 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Edwin Thomas | 25-29 |
| 05:54 | New Orleans | George Smith misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 25-29 |
| 05:53 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 05:53 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Smiley (C) Charles Bergami | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), James Bender (SF), Paul Franklin (PF), Brendan Lee (C) Patrick Burns, Edwin Thomas, Keith Sunderman, George Smith | |
| 05:34 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 25-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon (C) James Bender | |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Augustus Zelnick picks off the pass by Jonathan Gust | 25-29 |
| 04:40 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin hits a wide open floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Junior | 25-31 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Kevin Junior picks off the pass by Steven Zwiener in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 04:35 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Junior | 25-33 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Bergami (C) Phillip Smiley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF), George Smith (C) Augustus Zelnick, Paul Franklin, Brendan Lee, Jonathan Ramon | |
| 04:12 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Edwin Thomas picks off the pass by Jonathan Gust in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| 03:58 | New Orleans | Robert Pringle is called for the reach on Patrick Burns - foul #1 on Robert Pringle, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Foster (PG), Ralph Tong (SG), Steven Kissner (C) Steven Zwiener, Jonathan Gust, Charles Bergami | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher McReath (SG), James Bender (SF) Kevin Junior, Edwin Thomas | |
| 03:58 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:58 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Keith Sunderman blocks the short jumper by Steven Kissner | 25-34 |
| 03:39 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to George Smith | 25-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joel Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Tong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Pringle (very tired) 4 pts. PF - Steven Moore (very tired) 6 pts. C - Steven Kissner (tired) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Bender (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Sunderman (tiring) 2 pts. C - George Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | New Orleans | George Smith buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher McReath | 25-36 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Ralph Tong misses short on a floater in the paint | 25-36 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Steven Kissner gets the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | George Smith swats the layup by Steven Moore | 25-36 |
| 02:48 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to George Smith | 25-36 |
| 02:25 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath is hacked by Ralph Tong - foul #3 on Ralph Tong, team foul #12 | 25-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener (PG) Ralph Tong | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Paul Franklin (PF), Brendan Lee (C) Patrick Burns, James Bender, Keith Sunderman, George Smith | |
| 02:25 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:25 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Steven Kissner makes the shot from close range | 27-38 |
| 01:45 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Moore - foul #2 on Steven Moore, team foul #13 | 27-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Bergami (C) Steven Kissner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 01:45 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:45 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Steven Moore is fouled on the floor by Kevin Junior - foul #1 on Kevin Junior, team foul #4 | 27-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon (C) Paul Franklin | |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Charles Bergami is hacked by Jonathan Ramon - foul #1 on Jonathan Ramon, team foul #5 | 27-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Augustus Zelnick (SG) Kevin Junior, Christopher McReath | |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Augustus Zelnick blocks the short jumper by Robert Pringle | 27-40 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 00:52 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Foster - foul #3 on Joel Foster, team foul #14 | 27-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust (SG), Steven Kissner (C) Joel Foster, Charles Bergami | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman (PF) Jonathan Ramon | |
| 00:52 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:52 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Steven Zwiener is hacked by Patrick Burns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Burns, team foul #6 | 27-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Bender (SF) Edwin Thomas | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on James Bender - foul #1 on James Bender, team foul #7 | 27-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher McReath (SG), George Smith (C) Augustus Zelnick, Brendan Lee | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Robert Pringle misses the 3rd free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:35 | New Orleans | George Smith gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 00:08 | New Orleans | Steven Kissner is called for the reach on George Smith - foul #3 on Steven Kissner, team foul #15 | 29-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Smiley (C) Steven Kissner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Paul Franklin (PF) Patrick Burns, James Bender, Keith Sunderman | |
| 00:08 | New Orleans | George Smith misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:08 | New Orleans | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust is fouled on the floor by Christopher McReath - foul #3 on Christopher McReath, team foul #8 | 29-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG) Christopher McReath | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Jonathan Gust makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior misses the halfcourt shot | 31-42 |