| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roy Rosenberg (fresh) SG - John Adair (fresh) SF - James Mann (fresh) PF - James Raffaele (fresh) C - Martin Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Thompson (fresh) SF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) PF - Jeremy Cantrell (fresh) C - Thomas Frey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | New Orleans | James Mann steals it from Peter Vanmeter | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | New Orleans | Martin Hall is called for the reach on Jeremy Cantrell - foul #1 on Martin Hall, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from David Jacobson | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter drills a driving attempt near the basket | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Frey is called for the reach on Roy Rosenberg - foul #1 on Thomas Frey, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair travels with the ball | 0-4 |
| 17:37 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Hall - foul #2 on Martin Hall, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), Walton Davis (SG), Nicholas Curtis (SF), Andrew Rose (PF), Marty Frederick (C) Roy Rosenberg, John Adair, James Mann, James Raffaele, Martin Hall | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (PG), Donald Garner (SG), Lawrence Loop (PF), Paul Vickers (C) David Jacobson, Kenneth Thompson, Jeremy Cantrell, Thomas Frey | |
| 17:37 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis is open and buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Gilbert and he's fouled by Lawrence Loop - foul #1 on Lawrence Loop, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin (SF) Peter Vanmeter | |
| 17:17 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:02 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:00 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop misses the tip | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Andrew Rose | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:54 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:34 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 3-6 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Nicholas Curtis | 3-6 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert misses short on a shot from the right side | 3-6 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:11 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Loop blocks the short jumper by Andrew Rose | 3-6 |
| 16:10 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:03 | New Orleans | Walton Davis steals the ball from Richard Barreiro in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 15:53 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert loses the ball out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg (PG), John Adair (SG), James Mann (SF), James Raffaele (PF), Omar Johnson (C) Charles Gilbert, Walton Davis, Nicholas Curtis, Andrew Rose, Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SG), Patrick Taylor (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Joseph Reeves (C) Richard Barreiro, Donald Garner, Brian Goodwin, Lawrence Loop, Paul Vickers | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roy Rosenberg (fresh) SG - John Adair (fresh) SF - James Mann (fresh) PF - James Raffaele (fresh) C - Omar Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) PF - Jeremy Cantrell (fresh) C - Joseph Reeves (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | New Orleans | David Jacobson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 15:34 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:32 | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter (SF) Patrick Taylor | |
| 15:19 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 15:18 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson hits the follow up shot | 3-8 |
| 15:02 | Louisiana Tech | David Jacobson steals it from James Mann | 3-8 |
| 14:52 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-8 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele is called for traveling in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick (C) Omar Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Taylor (SF), Thomas Frey (C) Peter Vanmeter, Joseph Reeves | |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson lays it up and in | 3-10 |
| 14:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann is hacked by Patrick Taylor - foul #1 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis (SF) James Mann | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (SG) Kenneth Thompson | |
| 13:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 3-10 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele grabs the offensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair lays it up and in set up by James Raffaele | 5-10 |
| 13:36 | New Orleans | John Adair picks off the pass by Richard Barreiro in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair lays it in | 7-10 |
| 13:20 | New Orleans | David Jacobson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 13:18 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey hits the follow up shot | 7-12 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Jeremy Cantrell is called for the reach on John Adair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Cantrell, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), Walton Davis (SG), James Mann (SF), Andrew Rose (PF), Omar Johnson (C) Roy Rosenberg, John Adair, Nicholas Curtis, James Raffaele, Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Vickers (SG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Brian Goodwin (PF), Joseph Reeves (C) David Jacobson, Patrick Taylor, Jeremy Cantrell, Thomas Frey | |
| 12:57 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Vickers is called for the reach on Walton Davis - foul #1 on Paul Vickers, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Garner (PG), Lawrence Loop (PF) Richard Barreiro, Brian Goodwin | |
| 12:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Rose | 9-12 |
| 12:34 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-12 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana Tech | Omar Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Vickers is called for the reach on James Mann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Vickers, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis (SG) Walton Davis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SG), Brian Goodwin (PF), Thomas Frey (C) Donald Garner, Paul Vickers, Lawrence Loop, Joseph Reeves | |
| 12:17 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Goodwin blocks the short jumper by Charles Gilbert | 9-12 |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:13 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson is hacked by Nicholas Curtis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Curtis, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg (PG), Marty Frederick (C) Charles Gilbert, Omar Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 11:59 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin loses the ball out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Adair (SG) James Mann | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 11:50 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Roy Rosenberg | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roy Rosenberg (tiring) 1 ast. SG - John Adair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Curtis (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Rose (fairly fresh) C - Marty Frederick (tiring) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Barreiro (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Goodwin (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Frey (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | New Orleans | Andrew Rose is called for the reach on Richard Barreiro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Rose, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele (PF) Andrew Rose | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop (PF) Brian Goodwin | |
| 11:24 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro makes the shot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Barreiro - foul #1 on Richard Barreiro, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (SG), James Mann (SF), Omar Johnson (C) John Adair, Nicholas Curtis, Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Garner (PG), Jeremy Cantrell (PF) Richard Barreiro, Thomas Frey | |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:06 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 10:44 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:26 | New Orleans | Donald Garner buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Thompson | 13-16 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), John Adair (SG), Nicholas Curtis (SF), Andrew Rose (PF), Marty Frederick (C) Roy Rosenberg, Walton Davis, James Mann, James Raffaele, Omar Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Richard Barreiro (SG), Patrick Taylor (SF), Brian Goodwin (PF), Joseph Reeves (C) Donald Garner, Kenneth Thompson, Peter Vanmeter, Jeremy Cantrell, Lawrence Loop | |
| 10:15 | New Orleans | David Jacobson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Jacobson, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick Taylor - foul #2 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #9 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell (PF) Patrick Taylor | |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:51 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair loses the ball out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter (SF) Brian Goodwin | |
| 09:42 | New Orleans | David Jacobson is hacked by Nicholas Curtis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Curtis, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Mann (SF) Nicholas Curtis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:26 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Marty Frederick | 17-22 |
| 08:58 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-25 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Vanmeter is called for the reach on Charles Gilbert - foul #1 on Peter Vanmeter, team foul #10 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele (PF), Omar Johnson (C) Andrew Rose, Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Garner (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SG), Lawrence Loop (PF), Thomas Frey (C) David Jacobson, Richard Barreiro, Jeremy Cantrell, Joseph Reeves | |
| 08:54 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:31 | New Orleans | Donald Garner is open but misses the lay-in | 19-25 |
| 08:30 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey grabs the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 08:08 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Donald Garner | 19-27 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Gilbert | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Gilbert (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Adair (tired) 8 pts. SF - James Mann (tired) 2 pts. PF - James Raffaele (tired) 3 reb. C - Omar Johnson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Donald Garner (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Thompson (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Vanmeter (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Lawrence Loop (tiring) 4 reb. C - Thomas Frey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline | 21-29 |
| 07:26 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg (PG), Walton Davis (SG), Andrew Rose (PF), Marty Frederick (C) Charles Gilbert, John Adair, James Raffaele, Omar Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Richard Barreiro (SG), Brian Goodwin (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Joseph Reeves (C) Donald Garner, Kenneth Thompson, Peter Vanmeter, Lawrence Loop, Thomas Frey | |
| 07:22 | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 07:07 | New Orleans | David Jacobson double dribbles | 21-29 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick is whistled for a carry | 21-29 |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | James Mann is called for the reach on Brian Goodwin - foul #1 on James Mann, team foul #6 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Adair (SG), Omar Johnson (C) Walton Davis, Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Garner (SG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Thomas Frey (C) David Jacobson, Brian Goodwin, Joseph Reeves | |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | Donald Garner connects on the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Andrew Rose - foul #2 on Andrew Rose, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele (PF) Andrew Rose | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop (PF) Jeremy Cantrell | |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | Donald Garner makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Frey - foul #2 on Thomas Frey, team foul #11 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell (PF) Thomas Frey | |
| 05:49 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 05:40 | New Orleans | Donald Garner misses the wide open floater in the lane | 23-32 |
| 05:38 | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 23-32 |
| 05:30 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 05:24 | New Orleans | Donald Garner misses long on a floater near the basket | 23-32 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele is open and scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Roy Rosenberg | 25-32 |
| 05:02 | New Orleans | Donald Garner is called for 10 seconds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), Walton Davis (SG), Marty Frederick (C) Roy Rosenberg, John Adair, Omar Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SG), Brian Goodwin (SF), Joseph Reeves (C) Donald Garner, Richard Barreiro, Peter Vanmeter, Jeremy Cantrell | |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Jacobson - foul #2 on David Jacobson, team foul #12 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (PG) David Jacobson | |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:53 | New Orleans | Joseph Reeves gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | Joseph Reeves is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell (PF) Lawrence Loop | |
| 04:34 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 04:32 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 04:32 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-32 |
| 04:28 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro loses the dribble to Charles Gilbert in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert can't finish the layup | 25-32 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 04:07 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 03:58 | New Orleans | Charles Gilbert steals the ball from Brian Goodwin | 25-32 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis throws it down on a nice dish by Charles Gilbert | 27-32 |
| 03:50 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg (PG), John Adair (SG), Nicholas Curtis (SF), Andrew Rose (PF), Martin Hall (C) Charles Gilbert, Walton Davis, James Mann, James Raffaele, Marty Frederick | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Donald Garner (SG), Patrick Taylor (SF), Paul Vickers (PF), Thomas Frey (C) Richard Barreiro, Kenneth Thompson, Brian Goodwin, Jeremy Cantrell, Joseph Reeves | |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose misses the wide open jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Vickers - foul #3 on Paul Vickers, team foul #13 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop (PF) Paul Vickers | |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roy Rosenberg (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Adair (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Nicholas Curtis (fresh) PF - Andrew Rose (fresh) 4 pts. C - Martin Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Donald Garner (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) PF - Lawrence Loop (tiring) 4 reb. C - Thomas Frey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | New Orleans | David Jacobson is called for 10 seconds | 29-32 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Hall is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 29-32 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Hall | 29-32 |
| 03:03 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Frey is called for the reach on Martin Hall - foul #3 on Thomas Frey, team foul #14 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson (SG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Joseph Reeves (C) Donald Garner, Patrick Taylor, Thomas Frey | |
| 03:03 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Hall misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:03 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:48 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | Joseph Reeves misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Hall snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 30-32 |
| 02:23 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:07 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Reeves and the foul's on Andrew Rose - foul #3 on Andrew Rose, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), Walton Davis (SG), James Raffaele (PF) Roy Rosenberg, John Adair, Andrew Rose | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (PG), Donald Garner (SG), Patrick Taylor (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF) David Jacobson, Kenneth Thompson, Peter Vanmeter, Joseph Reeves | |
| 02:07 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop misses the free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Garner is called for the reach on Walton Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Garner, team foul #15 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Reeves (C) Lawrence Loop | |
| 02:04 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Hall grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Raffaele, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Brian Goodwin (PF), Lawrence Loop (C) Donald Garner, Patrick Taylor, Jeremy Cantrell, Joseph Reeves | |
| 00:51 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Jacobson | 31-37 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis is hacked by Richard Barreiro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Barreiro, team foul #16 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Roy Rosenberg (PG), Omar Johnson (PF) Charles Gilbert, James Raffaele | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson (SG) Richard Barreiro | |
| 00:49 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:47 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop loses the dribble to Omar Johnson in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis misses badly on a shot from the left side | 32-37 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 00:25 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter tips it home | 32-39 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Omar Johnson is alone and drills a floater from the right block set up by Roy Rosenberg | 34-39 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-39 |