| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mathew Davis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SG - Robert Sloat (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) PF - Matthew Schurman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Powell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jeremy Cantrell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Frey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell is hacked by Matthew Schurman - foul #3 on Matthew Schurman, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Brickner (PF) Matthew Schurman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 19:31 | New Orleans | David Jacobson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 18:46 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey makes the jumpshot from the left side | 35-35 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Brickner and he's fouled by David Jacobson - foul #3 on David Jacobson, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Ezzell (SF) Jose Hernandez | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (PG), Donald Garner (SG), Lawrence Loop (C) David Jacobson, Kenneth Thompson, Thomas Frey | |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:07 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Loop | 38-38 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 17:51 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:34 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 17:32 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop tips it home | 38-40 |
| 17:03 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat is fouled on the floor by Donald Garner - foul #1 on Donald Garner, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF) Robert Sloat, Anthony Brickner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson (SG), Brian Goodwin (SF), Paul Vickers (PF), Thomas Frey (C) Donald Garner, Peter Vanmeter, Jeremy Cantrell, Lawrence Loop | |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jose Hernandez | 40-40 |
| 16:24 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro is hacked by Mathew Davis - foul #2 on Mathew Davis, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Brickner (PF) Jeffrey Ezzell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Anthony Brickner snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis comes up short on the runner near the basket | 40-40 |
| 15:56 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mathew Davis (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 stl. SG - Harold Rooker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Brickner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Powell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Barreiro (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Brian Goodwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Vickers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Frey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-40 |
| 15:50 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Rooker, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mike Good (SF), Matthew Schurman (PF) Jose Hernandez, Anthony Brickner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Donald Garner (SF), Lawrence Loop (PF) Richard Barreiro, Brian Goodwin, Thomas Frey | |
| 15:18 | New Orleans | David Jacobson clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Powell - foul #2 on Scott Powell, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter (SF), Joseph Reeves (C) Kenneth Thompson, Paul Vickers | |
| 15:18 | New Orleans | David Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:18 | New Orleans | David Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | Scott Powell can't finish the layup | 40-42 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman tips it in | 42-42 |
| 14:23 | New Orleans | Joseph Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Sloat (SG), Jeffrey Ezzell (SF) Harold Rooker, Mike Good | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson (SG), Jeremy Cantrell (PF) Donald Garner, Lawrence Loop | |
| 14:21 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Ezzell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 14:05 | New Orleans | Scott Powell blocks the short jumper by Peter Vanmeter | 42-42 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Scott Powell snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Powell | 45-42 |
| 13:28 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Schurman - foul #4 on Matthew Schurman, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Anthony Brickner (C) Mathew Davis, Matthew Schurman, Scott Powell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Vickers (SG), Thomas Frey (C) Kenneth Thompson, Joseph Reeves | |
| 13:28 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:28 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 13:07 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:52 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jose Hernandez | 45-43 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat travels with the ball | 45-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mike Good (SF), Scott Powell (C) Jose Hernandez, Jeffrey Ezzell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (PG), Donald Garner (SG), Brian Goodwin (SF), Lawrence Loop (PF) David Jacobson, Paul Vickers, Peter Vanmeter, Jeremy Cantrell | |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro loses the dribble to Harold Rooker | 45-43 |
| 12:13 | South Carolina | Scott Powell drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Mike Good | 47-43 |
| 12:03 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina | Anthony Brickner gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina | Scott Powell dunks the ball | 49-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Sloat (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Good (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Brickner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Scott Powell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Barreiro (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Goodwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Loop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Frey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin travels with the ball | 49-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mathew Davis (PG) Robert Sloat | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson (SG), Paul Vickers (PF), Joseph Reeves (C) Donald Garner, Lawrence Loop, Thomas Frey | |
| 11:28 | South Carolina | Anthony Brickner's pass is intercepted by Brian Goodwin in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 11:11 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Anthony Brickner snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker blows the layup | 49-43 |
| 10:38 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Brian Goodwin | 49-43 |
| 10:26 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Richard Barreiro | 49-45 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 09:57 | New Orleans | Joseph Reeves grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 09:53 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Good - foul #1 on Mike Good, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brant Connor (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Jeffrey Ezzell (PF) Harold Rooker, Mike Good, Anthony Brickner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Donald Garner (SG), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Lawrence Loop (C) Richard Barreiro, Kenneth Thompson, Paul Vickers, Joseph Reeves | |
| 09:53 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:53 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Ezzell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis makes the wide open 3 from straight away | 52-46 |
| 08:39 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Powell - foul #3 on Scott Powell, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Sloat (SG), Anthony Brickner (C) Brant Connor, Scott Powell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson (SG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Thomas Frey (C) David Jacobson, Donald Garner, Brian Goodwin | |
| 08:39 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:39 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jose Hernandez and he's hacked by Lawrence Loop - foul #2 on Lawrence Loop, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Powell (C) Jeffrey Ezzell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Paul Vickers (PF) Lawrence Loop, Jeremy Cantrell | |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:48 | New Orleans | David Jacobson hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Thompson | 55-50 |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 57-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mathew Davis (tiring) 30 pts. 3 stl. SG - Robert Sloat (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Brickner (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Scott Powell (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Paul Vickers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Frey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Peter Vanmeter picks off the pass by Robert Sloat | 57-53 |
| 06:46 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Vanmeter | 57-55 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 06:08 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey misses long on a floater in the paint | 59-55 |
| 06:07 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter tips it home | 59-57 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina | Kenneth Thompson picks off the pass by Mathew Davis in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 06:03 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson misses the dunk attempt | 59-57 |
| 06:01 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 59-57 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | David Jacobson is called for the reach on Mathew Davis - foul #4 on David Jacobson, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG), Brant Connor (SG), Jeffrey Ezzell (SF), Matthew Schurman (PF) Mathew Davis, Robert Sloat, Jose Hernandez, Scott Powell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (PG), Donald Garner (SG), Patrick Taylor (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Lawrence Loop (C) David Jacobson, Kenneth Thompson, Peter Vanmeter, Paul Vickers, Thomas Frey | |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 05:02 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Ezzell pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Donald Garner picks off the pass by Jeffrey Ezzell in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 04:33 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell hits the finger roll set up by Donald Garner | 59-59 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | Richard Barreiro is called for the reach on Harold Rooker - foul #3 on Richard Barreiro, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mike Good (SF) Anthony Brickner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin (SF) Patrick Taylor | |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Brant Connor | 61-59 |
| 03:41 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop double dribbles | 61-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Sloat (SG), Scott Powell (C) Brant Connor, Jeffrey Ezzell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Joseph Reeves (C) Donald Garner, Jeremy Cantrell, Lawrence Loop | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Scott Powell's layup is rejected by Brian Goodwin | 61-59 |
| 03:18 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro grabs the board | 61-59 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Sloat (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Good (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Schurman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Powell (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Barreiro (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Brian Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Reeves (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | New Orleans | David Jacobson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mathew Davis (PG) Robert Sloat | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell (PF) Brian Goodwin | |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman scores on a jumper in the lane | 63-59 |
| 02:31 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-59 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Sloat (SG), Jeffrey Ezzell (SF), Anthony Brickner (C) Harold Rooker, Mike Good, Scott Powell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Garner (PG), Paul Vickers (SG), Thomas Frey (C) David Jacobson, Richard Barreiro, Joseph Reeves | |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 01:44 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell travels with the ball | 63-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Hernandez (SF), Scott Powell (C) Jeffrey Ezzell, Anthony Brickner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SG) Donald Garner, Paul Vickers | |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-59 |
| 01:15 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:06 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell blows the layup | 63-59 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell tips it home | 63-61 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis tips it in | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | David Jacobson clanks a shot from close range | 65-61 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis is hacked by David Jacobson in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Jacobson, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (PG) David Jacobson | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis is fouled on the floor by Richard Barreiro - foul #4 on Richard Barreiro, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman grabs the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Thomas Frey is called for the reach on Matthew Schurman - foul #1 on Thomas Frey, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell snags the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 00:12 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Barreiro - foul #5 on Richard Barreiro, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Ezzell (PF) Matthew Schurman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Garner (PG) Richard Barreiro | |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:09 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Thomas Frey | 68-61 |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | The clock runs out | 68-61 |