| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Henry Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Grant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Kenneth Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Frey (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter inbounds the ball | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey's layup is rejected by Tyler Slomkowski | 34-47 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | John Jones grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas State | John Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Henry Clark | 36-47 |
| 19:04 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 19:03 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter tips it home | 36-49 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Riley | 36-49 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas State | John Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 18:24 | New Orleans | David Jacobson gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 18:18 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas State | John Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Frey - foul #2 on Thomas Frey, team foul #1 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Grover Graham (SG), Gary Manchester (PF), Cecil Lowery (C) Charles Riley, Henry Clark, John Jones, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (PG), Donald Garner (SG), Brian Goodwin (SF), Lawrence Loop (PF), Paul Vickers (C) David Jacobson, Kenneth Thompson, Peter Vanmeter, Jeremy Cantrell, Thomas Frey | |
| 17:58 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 17:37 | New Orleans | Freeman Atkison is called for the reach on Richard Barreiro - foul #1 on Freeman Atkison, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Sneed (SF) Tyler Grant | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 17:21 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 17:19 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop snags the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 16:55 | New Orleans | Grover Graham steps in front of the Richard Barreiro pass | 37-49 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester is whistled for a carry | 37-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde (SF) Cecil Lowery | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Patrick Taylor (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Joseph Reeves (C) Donald Garner, Brian Goodwin, Lawrence Loop, Paul Vickers | |
| 16:19 | New Orleans | David Jacobson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-49 |
| 16:17 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro tips it in | 37-51 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Grover Graham | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grover Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Budde (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gary Manchester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Richard Barreiro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Cantrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Reeves (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Sneed - foul #1 on Ronald Sneed, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Henry Clark (SG), John Jones (PF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Freeman Atkison, Grover Graham, Ronald Sneed, Gary Manchester | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson (SG), Peter Vanmeter (SF) David Jacobson, Patrick Taylor | |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 15:38 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley is hacked by Peter Vanmeter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Vanmeter, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG) Richard Barreiro | |
| 15:25 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark is hacked by Joseph Reeves - foul #1 on Joseph Reeves, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Suter (SF) Lloyd Budde | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Vickers (PF), Thomas Frey (C) Jeremy Cantrell, Joseph Reeves | |
| 15:12 | Arkansas State | John Jones connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Riley | 41-53 |
| 14:47 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 14:45 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 14:38 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 14:25 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Charles Riley | 41-53 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Thompson picks off the pass by Henry Clark in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson hits a shot from the left block | 41-55 |
| 13:44 | Arkansas State | James Suter drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-55 |
| 13:29 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey knocks in the floater from the right block | 44-57 |
| 13:12 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark is hacked by Paul Vickers - foul #3 on Paul Vickers, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Grover Graham (SG), Tyler Grant (SF), Gary Manchester (PF), Cecil Lowery (C) Charles Riley, Henry Clark, James Suter, John Jones, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (PG), Donald Garner (SG), Brian Goodwin (SF), Lawrence Loop (PF), Joseph Reeves (C) David Jacobson, Kenneth Thompson, Peter Vanmeter, Paul Vickers, Thomas Frey | |
| 13:05 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-57 |
| 13:04 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 12:50 | New Orleans | Donald Garner knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Goodwin | 44-59 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Joseph Reeves | 44-59 |
| 12:11 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin misses the easy layup | 44-59 |
| 12:09 | New Orleans | Donald Garner can't tip it in | 44-59 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Freeman Atkison | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grover Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Grant (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Manchester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Cecil Lowery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Barreiro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Donald Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Goodwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Loop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Reeves (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| 11:43 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin hits the follow up shot | 46-61 |
| 11:24 | Arkansas State | Brian Goodwin is called for the reach on Tyler Grant - foul #2 on Brian Goodwin, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Lloyd Budde (SG), Ronald Sneed (SF), John Jones (PF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Freeman Atkison, Grover Graham, Tyler Grant, Gary Manchester, Cecil Lowery | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson (SG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Thomas Frey (C) Donald Garner, Brian Goodwin, Lawrence Loop, Joseph Reeves | |
| 11:09 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Riley | 49-61 |
| 10:53 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey's pass is intercepted by John Jones | 49-61 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas State | Richard Barreiro steals it from Tyler Slomkowski | 49-61 |
| 10:04 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Vanmeter | 49-63 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Thompson is called for the reach on John Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Thompson, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Henry Clark (SG) Lloyd Budde | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Patrick Taylor (SF), Lawrence Loop (C) Richard Barreiro, Peter Vanmeter, Thomas Frey | |
| 09:50 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 09:39 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson is whistled for traveling | 52-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant (SF), Gary Manchester (C) Ronald Sneed, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Vickers (SG), Joseph Reeves (C) Kenneth Thompson, Lawrence Loop | |
| 09:21 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Riley and the foul's on Jeremy Cantrell - foul #3 on Jeremy Cantrell, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Cecil Lowery (C) Charles Riley, John Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:21 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 09:08 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers's layup is rejected by Cecil Lowery | 55-63 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 08:59 | New Orleans | Joseph Reeves gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:48 | New Orleans | Patrick Taylor misses long on a shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 08:46 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Reeves | 55-63 |
| 08:32 | New Orleans | Freeman Atkison steals the ball from David Jacobson | 55-63 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas State | Paul Vickers picks off the pass by Freeman Atkison in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| 08:21 | New Orleans | Joseph Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 08:20 | New Orleans | Patrick Taylor snags the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 08:09 | New Orleans | David Jacobson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 55-63 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant misses the tip | 55-63 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | David Jacobson gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Manchester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Cecil Lowery (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Paul Vickers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Cantrell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Reeves (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:54 | New Orleans | Patrick Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant is fouled on the floor by Patrick Taylor - foul #2 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde (PG), Grover Graham (SG), Ronald Sneed (PF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Freeman Atkison, Henry Clark, Gary Manchester, Cecil Lowery | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Garner (PG), Richard Barreiro (SG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Brian Goodwin (PF), Lawrence Loop (C) David Jacobson, Paul Vickers, Patrick Taylor, Jeremy Cantrell, Joseph Reeves | |
| 07:48 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 07:48 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 07:29 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Sneed - foul #2 on Ronald Sneed, team foul #3 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Jones (PF) Tyler Grant | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 07:29 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 07:29 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde's pass is intercepted by Richard Barreiro in the backcourt | 55-64 |
| 07:22 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro can't finish the layup | 55-64 |
| 07:21 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Grover Graham | 58-64 |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-64 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 58-64 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Slomkowski | 58-64 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 06:21 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 06:06 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter loses the dribble to Ronald Sneed | 58-64 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas State | John Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 05:49 | New Orleans | Donald Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:40 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro connects on the shot from the right side | 58-66 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ronald Sneed | 60-66 |
| 05:20 | New Orleans | Donald Garner is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Garner, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Henry Clark (SG), James Suter (SF), Gary Manchester (PF), Cecil Lowery (C) Lloyd Budde, Grover Graham, Ronald Sneed, John Jones, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson (SG), Patrick Taylor (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Joseph Reeves (C) Donald Garner, Peter Vanmeter, Brian Goodwin, Lawrence Loop | |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | James Suter knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Riley and the foul's on Patrick Taylor - foul #3 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Paul Vickers (PF), Thomas Frey (C) Richard Barreiro, Jeremy Cantrell, Joseph Reeves | |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | James Suter makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:48 | New Orleans | Patrick Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 04:46 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson hits the follow up shot | 63-68 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas State | James Suter is hacked by Patrick Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas State | James Suter misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas State | James Suter misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Paul Vickers | 63-68 |
| 04:27 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Suter | 66-68 |
| 04:01 | New Orleans | David Jacobson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Frey | 66-71 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-71 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery tips it but misses | 66-71 |
| 03:49 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Suter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Manchester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Cecil Lowery (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Kenneth Thompson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Vickers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Frey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 03:33 | New Orleans | David Jacobson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 03:27 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Patrick Taylor makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Thompson | 69-73 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas State | Thomas Frey swats the short shot by Cecil Lowery | 69-73 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley can't tip it in | 69-73 |
| 02:52 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers grabs the board | 69-73 |
| 02:52 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Grover Graham (SG), Tyler Grant (SF), John Jones (PF), Ronald Sneed (C) Henry Clark, James Suter, Gary Manchester, Cecil Lowery | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Garner (PG), Richard Barreiro (SG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Joseph Reeves (C) David Jacobson, Kenneth Thompson, Patrick Taylor, Paul Vickers, Thomas Frey | |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | Donald Garner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Riley - foul #3 on Charles Riley, team foul #4 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG) Charles Riley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | Donald Garner makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | Donald Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Henry Clark (SG), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Freeman Atkison, Grover Graham, Ronald Sneed | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop (C) Joseph Reeves | |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Riley | 71-75 |
| 01:56 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell lays it in set up by Donald Garner and the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #5 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SG), Thomas Frey (C) Richard Barreiro, Donald Garner, Lawrence Loop | |
| 01:56 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell makes the free throw | 71-78 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Jones | 74-78 |
| 01:24 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell's pass is intercepted by Charles Riley | 74-78 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant dunks the ball set up by Charles Riley | 76-78 |
| 01:16 | New Orleans | David Jacobson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-78 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas State | Thomas Frey denies the turnaround by Henry Clark | 76-78 |
| 00:59 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 76-78 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Tyler Slomkowski | 76-78 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas State | Thomas Frey steps in front of the Tyler Grant pass in the backcourt | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson is hacked by Charles Riley - foul #4 on Charles Riley, team foul #6 | 76-78 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson is hacked by Tyler Slomkowski - foul #3 on Tyler Slomkowski, team foul #7 | 76-78 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas State | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 76-79 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Riley | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-79 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski grabs the board | 79-79 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Henry Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Grant (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Kenneth Thompson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Frey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Arkansas State | John Jones wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-79 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro (PG), Donald Garner (SG), Lawrence Loop (C) David Jacobson, Kenneth Thompson, Thomas Frey | |
| 04:44 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter clanks a turnaround from close range | 79-79 |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop tips it home | 79-81 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas State | John Jones connects on the open jumper near the basket set up by Charles Riley | 81-81 |
| 04:06 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 81-81 |
| 04:05 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop grabs the offensive rebound | 81-81 |
| 03:50 | New Orleans | Richard Barreiro can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 81-81 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas State | John Jones gets the rebound | 81-81 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeremy Cantrell - foul #4 on Jeremy Cantrell, team foul #12 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Grover Graham (SG), Ronald Sneed (SF), Gary Manchester (PF), Cecil Lowery (C) Henry Clark, Tyler Grant, John Jones, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Vickers (SG), Brian Goodwin (PF), Joseph Reeves (C) Donald Garner, Jeremy Cantrell, Lawrence Loop | |
| 03:44 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 03:26 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-81 |
| 03:24 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley gets the rebound | 83-81 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-81 |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Joseph Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 83-81 |
| 02:52 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Richard Barreiro | 83-83 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Henry Clark (SG), Tyler Grant (SF), John Jones (PF) Charles Riley, Grover Graham, Ronald Sneed, Cecil Lowery | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Garner (SG), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Thomas Frey (C) Paul Vickers, Brian Goodwin, Joseph Reeves | |
| 02:35 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 83-83 |
| 02:33 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter pulls down the rebound | 83-83 |
| 02:11 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Richard Barreiro | 83-85 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-85 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Freeman Atkison, Gary Manchester | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 01:47 | Arkansas State | John Jones misses long on an open floater from the right block | 83-85 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski tips it in | 85-85 |
| 01:30 | New Orleans | Donald Garner clanks a floater in the lane | 85-85 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 85-85 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Riley and he's hacked by Jeremy Cantrell - foul #5 on Jeremy Cantrell, team foul #13 | 87-85 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Jacobson (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SG), Lawrence Loop (PF) Richard Barreiro, Donald Garner, Jeremy Cantrell | |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark makes the free throw | 88-85 |
| 01:08 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tyler Grant - foul #1 on Tyler Grant, team foul #8 | 88-85 |
| 01:08 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 01:08 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-87 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | John Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 88-87 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | David Jacobson gets the rebound | 88-87 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fresh) 12 pts. 9 ast. 4 pf. SG - Henry Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Grant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Jacobson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Kenneth Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Loop (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Frey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 00:39 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey misses badly on a shot in the lane | 88-87 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Tyler Slomkowski | 88-87 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski is hacked by David Jacobson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Jacobson, team foul #14 | 88-87 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski misses the 1st free throw | 88-87 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 89-87 |
| 00:20 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey misses the lay-in | 89-87 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark gets the rebound | 89-87 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark is fouled in the backcourt by David Jacobson - foul #3 on David Jacobson, team foul #15 | 89-87 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Thomas Frey | 90-87 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | David Jacobson is fouled on the floor by Charles Riley - foul #5 on Charles Riley, team foul #9 | 90-87 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG) Charles Riley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | David Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 90-88 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | David Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 90-89 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison runs out the clock | 90-89 |