| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mark Price (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Mericle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Rutledge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jerry Weisgerber (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Grant Ewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Levine (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice inbounds the ball | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Levine - foul #1 on Harry Levine, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Mericle and he's fouled by Grant Ewart - foul #1 on Grant Ewart, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| 19:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price misses the free throw | 44-30 |
| 19:35 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to John Murray | 44-30 |
| 19:14 | New Orleans | Harry Levine hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Weisgerber | 44-32 |
| 19:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Brown steps in front of the Mark Price pass in the backcourt | 44-32 |
| 19:11 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart misses the lay-in | 44-32 |
| 19:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 18:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 18:52 | New Orleans | John Murray grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 18:34 | New Orleans | Harry Levine double dribbles | 44-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Patterson (PF) Robert Mericle | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Scott Whitehair (PG), Christopher Schwarze (SF), Jeff Jensen (PF), Marc Green (C) Jerry Weisgerber, Grant Ewart, Harry Levine, John Murray | |
| 18:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice is hacked by Christopher Schwarze in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Schwarze, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| 18:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade's layup is rejected by Jeff Jensen | 44-32 |
| 18:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge tips it but misses | 44-32 |
| 18:12 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 18:05 | New Orleans | Scott Whitehair knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Schwarze | 44-34 |
| 17:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade's pass is intercepted by Christopher Schwarze | 44-34 |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-34 |
| 17:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Richard Wade and he's hacked by Christopher Schwarze - foul #3 on Christopher Schwarze, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge (PG), Dwight Nicholson (SG), Elijah Cassell (C) Mark Price, Richard Wade, Brian Rutledge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber (PG), Grant Ewart (SF), John Murray (C) Stanley Brown, Christopher Schwarze, Marc Green | |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice misses the free throw | 46-34 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell gets the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 17:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Patterson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| 17:16 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber is fouled on the floor by Daniel Rice - foul #2 on Daniel Rice, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Larochelle (SF), Robert Mericle (PF) Daniel Rice, Raymond Patterson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donnie Foster (SG), Harry Levine (PF) Scott Whitehair, Jeff Jensen | |
| 16:54 | New Orleans | Dwight Nicholson steps in front of the Harry Levine pass | 46-34 |
| 16:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-34 |
| 16:39 | New Orleans | John Murray grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 16:21 | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell is open and scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Dwight Nicholson | 48-37 |
| 15:46 | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber is hacked by Elijah Cassell - foul #1 on Elijah Cassell, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price (PG), Richard Wade (SG), Raymond Patterson (PF) Timothy Arledge, Dwight Nicholson, Robert Mericle | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze (PG), Stanley Brown (SG), Edward O'Malley (SF), Marc Green (PF) Jerry Weisgerber, Grant Ewart, Harry Levine, John Murray | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mark Price (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Larochelle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Elijah Cassell (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Christopher Schwarze (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward O'Malley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Green (fresh) C - Donnie Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:30 | New Orleans | Edward O'Malley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 15:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Larochelle is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Price | 51-37 |
| 14:46 | New Orleans | Marc Green makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Christopher Schwarze | 51-39 |
| 14:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Patterson banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Richard Wade | 53-39 |
| 14:09 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 14:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade misses the wide open floater from the left block | 53-39 |
| 13:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price gets the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 13:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price connects on the 3 from the left corner | 56-39 |
| 13:05 | New Orleans | Elijah Cassell is called for the reach on Donnie Foster - foul #2 on Elijah Cassell, team foul #3 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge (PG), Dwight Nicholson (SG), Daniel Rice (SF), Robert Mericle (PF), Brian Rutledge (C) Mark Price, Richard Wade, Herman Larochelle, Raymond Patterson, Elijah Cassell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber (PG), Scott Whitehair (SG), Grant Ewart (SF), Harry Levine (PF), John Murray (C) Christopher Schwarze, Stanley Brown, Edward O'Malley, Marc Green, Donnie Foster | |
| 12:52 | New Orleans | John Murray misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 12:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 12:37 | New Orleans | Harry Levine gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Arledge - foul #1 on Timothy Arledge, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Grant Ewart - foul #2 on Grant Ewart, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen (PF) Harry Levine | |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 12:11 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 11:56 | New Orleans | Timothy Arledge steals it from Grant Ewart | 57-41 |
| 11:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 11:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice can't tip it in | 57-41 |
| 11:31 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Timothy Arledge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwight Nicholson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Mericle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Rutledge (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jerry Weisgerber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Whitehair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Grant Ewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:02 | New Orleans | Scott Whitehair knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Grant Ewart | 57-44 |
| 10:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Rutledge | 60-44 |
| 10:18 | New Orleans | Scott Whitehair clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dwight Nicholson - foul #2 on Dwight Nicholson, team foul #5 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price (PG), Richard Wade (SG) Timothy Arledge, Dwight Nicholson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stanley Brown (SG), Christopher Schwarze (SF), Harry Levine (PF), Donnie Foster (C) Jerry Weisgerber, Grant Ewart, Jeff Jensen, John Murray | |
| 10:18 | New Orleans | Scott Whitehair misses the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 10:18 | New Orleans | Scott Whitehair makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-45 |
| 10:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade hits the follow up shot | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:04 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown is hacked by Robert Mericle - foul #2 on Robert Mericle, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edward O'Malley (SF) Scott Whitehair | |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Harry Levine clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Mark Price - foul #3 on Mark Price, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell (PF) Robert Mericle | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Harry Levine makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Harry Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 09:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price is hacked by Christopher Schwarze in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Schwarze, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Murray (PG) Christopher Schwarze | |
| 09:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade buries a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Brian Murray - foul #2 on Brian Murray, team foul #7 | 64-47 |
| 09:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| 09:25 | New Orleans | Brian Rutledge is called for the reach on Stanley Brown - foul #3 on Brian Rutledge, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Patterson (PF) Brian Rutledge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Murray (C) Donnie Foster | |
| 09:25 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 09:25 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 09:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Patterson is hacked by Brian Murray - foul #3 on Brian Murray, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| 09:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 09:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 08:58 | New Orleans | Edward O'Malley lays it in set up by Brian Murray and he's hacked by Daniel Rice - foul #3 on Daniel Rice, team foul #9 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mericle (PF) Elijah Cassell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:58 | New Orleans | Edward O'Malley misses the free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Patterson snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-50 |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | John Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge (SG), Herman Larochelle (SF) Richard Wade, Daniel Rice | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Marc Green (C) John Murray | |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Murray - foul #4 on Brian Murray, team foul #9 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge (C) Raymond Patterson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber (PG), Donnie Foster (C) Brian Murray, Harry Levine | |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mericle gets the offensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 08:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward O'Malley steals the ball from Robert Mericle | 67-50 |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | Edward O'Malley dunks the ball | 67-52 |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Larochelle's pass is intercepted by Donnie Foster | 67-52 |
| 07:41 | New Orleans | Mark Price is called for the reach on Jerry Weisgerber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Price, team foul #10 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade (SG), Daniel Rice (SF), Elijah Cassell (PF), Raymond Patterson (C) Mark Price, Herman Larochelle, Robert Mericle, Brian Rutledge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze (SG), Grant Ewart (SF), Harry Levine (PF), Jeff Jensen (C) Stanley Brown, Edward O'Malley, Marc Green, Donnie Foster | |
| 07:41 | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 07:41 | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell loses the dribble to Christopher Schwarze | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Timothy Arledge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Wade (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Rice (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elijah Cassell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jerry Weisgerber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Schwarze (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Grant Ewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Levine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:15 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Patterson - foul #2 on Raymond Patterson, team foul #11 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dwight Nicholson (PG) Timothy Arledge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Murray (PG) Jerry Weisgerber | |
| 07:15 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:15 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Daniel Rice | 67-55 |
| 06:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Patterson buries a jumper from the left block set up by Richard Wade | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:36 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeff Jensen | 69-57 |
| 06:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice misses long on a shot from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:59 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeff Jensen, team foul #10 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price (PG), Timothy Arledge (SG), Herman Larochelle (SF), Robert Mericle (PF), Brian Rutledge (C) Dwight Nicholson, Richard Wade, Daniel Rice, Raymond Patterson, Elijah Cassell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Scott Whitehair (PG), Stanley Brown (SG), Donnie Foster (C) Brian Murray, Christopher Schwarze, Jeff Jensen | |
| 05:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Donnie Foster is called for the reach on Brian Rutledge - foul #3 on Donnie Foster, team foul #11 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edward O'Malley (SF), Marc Green (PF) Grant Ewart, Harry Levine | |
| 05:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Marc Green misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Robert Mericle - foul #3 on Robert Mericle, team foul #12 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Murray (C) Donnie Foster | |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Marc Green misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Marc Green misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 05:33 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Timothy Arledge | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| 05:12 | New Orleans | Marc Green comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 70-57 |
| 05:10 | New Orleans | Scott Whitehair can't tip it in | 70-57 |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mericle snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 04:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Scott Whitehair - foul #3 on Scott Whitehair, team foul #12 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell (PF) Robert Mericle | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Murray (PG), Christopher Schwarze (SF), Jeff Jensen (PF), Donnie Foster (C) Scott Whitehair, Edward O'Malley, Marc Green, John Murray | |
| 04:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:37 | New Orleans | Donnie Foster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 04:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Larochelle's pass is intercepted by Donnie Foster in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| 04:21 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brian Murray | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Larochelle's pass is intercepted by Brian Murray | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Timothy Arledge - foul #2 on Timothy Arledge, team foul #13 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dwight Nicholson (PG), Richard Wade (SG), Daniel Rice (SF), Raymond Patterson (C) Mark Price, Timothy Arledge, Herman Larochelle, Brian Rutledge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber (PG), Harry Levine (PF), John Murray (C) Brian Murray, Stanley Brown, Jeff Jensen | |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 03:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell gets the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 03:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Levine swats the short shot by Raymond Patterson | 71-61 |
| 03:18 | New Orleans | Harry Levine pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dwight Nicholson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Wade (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Rice (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elijah Cassell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jerry Weisgerber (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Schwarze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Harry Levine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | New Orleans | Raymond Patterson steals it from Jerry Weisgerber | 71-61 |
| 02:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-61 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | John Murray grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price (PG) Dwight Nicholson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stanley Brown (SG), Grant Ewart (SF), Jeff Jensen (PF) Donnie Foster, Christopher Schwarze, Harry Levine | |
| 02:20 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 02:18 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 02:04 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart misses short on a jump hook from close range | 71-61 |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown misses the tip | 71-61 |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:51 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen misses short on a jumper from close range | 71-61 |
| 01:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 01:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Patterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Rice | 71-61 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 71-61 |
| 01:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price grabs the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Grant Ewart is called for the reach on Mark Price - foul #3 on Grant Ewart, team foul #13 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge (SG), Herman Larochelle (SF) Richard Wade, Daniel Rice | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze (PG), Scott Whitehair (SG), Edward O'Malley (SF), Marc Green (C) Jerry Weisgerber, Stanley Brown, Grant Ewart, John Murray | |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Raymond Patterson is called for the reach on Scott Whitehair - foul #3 on Raymond Patterson, team foul #14 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dwight Nicholson (SG) Mark Price | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Scott Whitehair makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Scott Whitehair makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward O'Malley takes the ball from Timothy Arledge | 73-63 |
| 00:09 | New Orleans | Scott Whitehair jams it on a nice dish by Edward O'Malley | 73-65 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price (PG), Richard Wade (SG), Daniel Rice (SF), Robert Mericle (PF), Brian Rutledge (C) Timothy Arledge, Dwight Nicholson, Herman Larochelle, Raymond Patterson, Elijah Cassell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Weisgerber (PG), Stanley Brown (SG), Grant Ewart (SF), Harry Levine (PF), John Murray (C) Scott Whitehair, Christopher Schwarze, Edward O'Malley, Jeff Jensen, Marc Green | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Weisgerber is called for the reach on Robert Mericle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Weisgerber, team foul #14 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge (SG) Richard Wade | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mericle makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mericle makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | Harry Levine misses the lay-in | 75-65 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | John Murray snags the offensive board | 75-65 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | The clock runs out | 75-65 |