| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Cyrus Koga (fresh) SG - Clyde Wotring (fresh) SF - Willie Garner (fresh) PF - James Olson (fresh) C - Maurice Orcutt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fresh) SG - Christopher McReath (fresh) SF - James Bender (fresh) PF - Keith Sunderman (fresh) C - George Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Maurice Orcutt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher McReath - foul #1 on Christopher McReath, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | James Olson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Louisiana Tech | Maurice Orcutt misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Louisiana Tech | Maurice Orcutt gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Bender - foul #1 on James Bender, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Keith Sunderman | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | New Orleans | George Smith blows the layup | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Olson grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman is fouled on the floor by James Olson - foul #1 on James Olson, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | New Orleans | James Olson is called for the reach on Christopher McReath - foul #2 on James Olson, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gerard Hobbs (PF) James Olson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 18:33 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Gerard Hobbs | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | New Orleans | George Smith grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:49 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Burns | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher McReath is called for the reach on Clyde Wotring in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher McReath, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicolas Wade (PG), Harvey Irwin (SG), Scott Manning (C) Cyrus Koga, Clyde Wotring, Maurice Orcutt | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG) Christopher McReath | |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | Harvey Irwin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Manning | 7-2 |
| 17:23 | New Orleans | George Smith makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Burns | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana Tech | Harvey Irwin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Charles (PG) Willie Garner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas (SF) James Bender | |
| 17:06 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns misses short on a floater from the right side | 7-4 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Gerard Hobbs | 7-4 |
| 16:44 | Louisiana Tech | Gerard Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Manning tips it but misses | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:34 | New Orleans | George Smith misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Scott Manning - foul #1 on Scott Manning, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga (PG), Walter McDonald (C) Wesley Charles, Gerard Hobbs | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Paul Franklin (PF) Patrick Burns, Keith Sunderman | |
| 16:34 | New Orleans | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:34 | New Orleans | George Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:34 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Manning snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Harvey Irwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:08 | New Orleans | George Smith grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:46 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by George Smith and he's hacked by Walter McDonald - foul #1 on Walter McDonald, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring (SG), Willie Garner (SF), David Felix (PF) Nicolas Wade, Harvey Irwin, Scott Manning | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Bender (SF), Brendan Lee (C) Edwin Thomas, George Smith | |
| 15:46 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Cyrus Koga (fresh) SG - Clyde Wotring (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Garner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Felix (fresh) C - Walter McDonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Junior (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Augustus Zelnick (fairly fresh) SF - James Bender (fresh) PF - Paul Franklin (fresh) C - Brendan Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:30 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:14 | New Orleans | James Bender makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Junior | 7-10 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:56 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 14:43 | New Orleans | James Bender misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Garner - foul #1 on Willie Garner, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Charles (PG), Gerard Hobbs (PF), Maurice Orcutt (C) Cyrus Koga, David Felix, Walter McDonald | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Keith Sunderman (PF) Kevin Junior, Paul Franklin | |
| 14:43 | New Orleans | James Bender makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:43 | New Orleans | James Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clyde Wotring | 10-12 |
| 14:13 | New Orleans | James Bender connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Keith Sunderman | 10-14 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana Tech | Brendan Lee steps in front of the Willie Garner pass | 10-14 |
| 13:42 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Augustus Zelnick | 10-16 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana Tech | Brendan Lee steps in front of the Maurice Orcutt pass | 10-16 |
| 13:01 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick blows the layup but the foul's on Gerard Hobbs - foul #1 on Gerard Hobbs, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga (PG), Nicolas Wade (SG), Harvey Irwin (SF), David Felix (PF), Scott Manning (C) Wesley Charles, Clyde Wotring, Willie Garner, Gerard Hobbs, Maurice Orcutt | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Edwin Thomas (SF), George Smith (C) Patrick Burns, James Bender, Brendan Lee | |
| 13:01 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:01 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana Tech | Nicolas Wade is hacked by Augustus Zelnick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Augustus Zelnick, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG) Augustus Zelnick | |
| 12:44 | Louisiana Tech | Nicolas Wade can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Junior - foul #1 on Kevin Junior, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Franklin (PF) Keith Sunderman | |
| 12:44 | Louisiana Tech | Nicolas Wade makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana Tech | Nicolas Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | George Smith scores on a runner from the left block | 12-20 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana Tech | David Felix scores on a floater from the right block and the foul's on Paul Franklin - foul #1 on Paul Franklin, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon (C) George Smith | |
| 12:06 | Louisiana Tech | David Felix misses the free throw | 14-20 |
| 12:06 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 11:46 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cyrus Koga - foul #1 on Cyrus Koga, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walter McDonald (C) David Felix | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Bender (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF) Edwin Thomas, Paul Franklin | |
| 11:46 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:46 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:46 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Manning grabs the board | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Cyrus Koga (fairly fresh) SG - Nicolas Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harvey Irwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Manning (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter McDonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Junior (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Sunderman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Ramon (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana Tech | Nicolas Wade hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Manning | 16-21 |
| 11:13 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Sunderman | 16-23 |
| 10:46 | Louisiana Tech | Walter McDonald misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga grabs the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Harvey Irwin is hacked by James Bender - foul #2 on James Bender, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Charles (PG), Willie Garner (SF), David Felix (PF), Gerard Hobbs (C) Cyrus Koga, Nicolas Wade, Scott Manning, Walter McDonald | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Brendan Lee (PF), George Smith (C) Kevin Junior, James Bender, Keith Sunderman, Jonathan Ramon | |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Harvey Irwin misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Gerard Hobbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana Tech | Harvey Irwin is fouled on the floor by Augustus Zelnick - foul #2 on Augustus Zelnick, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (SG), Paul Franklin (PF) Augustus Zelnick, Brendan Lee | |
| 10:09 | Louisiana Tech | Harvey Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana Tech | Harvey Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 18-23 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by George Smith - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring (SG) Harvey Irwin | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:45 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:36 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin loses the dribble to Clyde Wotring | 19-23 |
| 09:20 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Charles connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Clyde Wotring | 22-23 |
| 08:54 | New Orleans | Willie Garner swats the short shot by Patrick Burns | 22-23 |
| 08:52 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas can't tip it in | 22-23 |
| 08:51 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas tips it in | 22-25 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner's floater is tipped away by George Smith | 22-25 |
| 08:37 | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-25 |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 08:06 | New Orleans | Gerard Hobbs swats the layup by George Smith | 22-25 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | David Felix grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Edwin Thomas | 22-25 |
| 07:52 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas blows the layup but he's hacked by Willie Garner - foul #2 on Willie Garner, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga (PG), Nicolas Wade (SG), Harvey Irwin (SF), Scott Manning (PF), Maurice Orcutt (C) Wesley Charles, Clyde Wotring, Willie Garner, David Felix, Gerard Hobbs | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brendan Lee (PF), Jonathan Ramon (C) Paul Franklin, George Smith | |
| 07:52 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:52 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Nicolas Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 07:28 | Louisiana Tech | Maurice Orcutt grabs the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Cyrus Koga (fresh) SG - Nicolas Wade (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harvey Irwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Manning (fresh) 3 reb. C - Maurice Orcutt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (tired) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Junior (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brendan Lee (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Ramon (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Manning misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 07:01 | New Orleans | Maurice Orcutt blocks the short jumper by Kevin Junior | 22-27 |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee can't tip it in | 22-27 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Manning gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 06:47 | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-27 |
| 06:45 | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 06:40 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-27 |
| 06:38 | Louisiana Tech | Nicolas Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga is whistled for a carry | 22-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring (SG), Walter McDonald (C) Cyrus Koga, Maurice Orcutt | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Franklin (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF) Edwin Thomas, Jonathan Ramon | |
| 06:01 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Junior | 22-29 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Manning makes the wide open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Clyde Wotring | 24-29 |
| 05:29 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 05:27 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman can't connect on a runner from the left block | 24-29 |
| 05:15 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin tips it in | 24-31 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Walter McDonald is hacked by Patrick Burns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Burns, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga (PG), Wesley Charles (SF), Gerard Hobbs (PF) Nicolas Wade, Harvey Irwin, Scott Manning | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas (SF), George Smith (C) Paul Franklin, Brendan Lee | |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Walter McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Walter McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:05 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Walter McDonald - foul #2 on Walter McDonald, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Maurice Orcutt (C) Walter McDonald | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 05:05 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:05 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Gerard Hobbs makes the wide open jumper from the right wing set up by Cyrus Koga and he's hacked by Keith Sunderman - foul #1 on Keith Sunderman, team foul #11 | 28-32 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Gerard Hobbs makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:33 | New Orleans | George Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana Tech | Gerard Hobbs gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Charles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 04:18 | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana Tech | Gerard Hobbs misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 03:56 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 03:49 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clyde Wotring - foul #1 on Clyde Wotring, team foul #10 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner (SF), James Olson (PF), Walter McDonald (C) Wesley Charles, Gerard Hobbs, Maurice Orcutt | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher McReath (SG), James Bender (SF), Jonathan Ramon (C) Patrick Burns, Edwin Thomas, George Smith | |
| 03:49 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:49 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (PG) Kevin Junior | |
| 03:24 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher McReath | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Cyrus Koga (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Wotring (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Garner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Olson (fresh) C - Walter McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Augustus Zelnick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Bender (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Sunderman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jonathan Ramon (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring is hacked by James Bender in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Bender, team foul #12 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Scott Manning (C) Walter McDonald | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Franklin (SF), Brendan Lee (PF) James Bender, Keith Sunderman | |
| 03:22 | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:22 | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:22 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Paul Franklin | 29-36 |
| 03:01 | New Orleans | Clyde Wotring steals the ball from Brendan Lee | 29-36 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Wotring lays it up and in | 31-36 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick is fouled on the floor by Cyrus Koga - foul #2 on Cyrus Koga, team foul #11 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicolas Wade (SG) Clyde Wotring | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman (PF) Jonathan Ramon | |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:46 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana Tech | Nicolas Wade can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 02:19 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Paul Franklin and he's fouled by Scott Manning - foul #2 on Scott Manning, team foul #12 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Charles (PG), David Felix (PF), Walter McDonald (C) Cyrus Koga, James Olson, Scott Manning | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Smith (C) Brendan Lee | |
| 02:19 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana Tech | Walter McDonald gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner loses the dribble to Christopher McReath in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 02:15 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher McReath | 31-41 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | Walter McDonald can't finish the uncontested layup | 31-41 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner grabs the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | David Felix is called for traveling | 31-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gerard Hobbs (PF) Willie Garner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas (SF) Paul Franklin | |
| 01:35 | New Orleans | George Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Keith Sunderman | 31-43 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana Tech | George Smith swats the short shot by David Felix | 31-43 |
| 01:11 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Keith Sunderman | 31-43 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | George Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Felix - foul #1 on David Felix, team foul #13 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga (PG), Harvey Irwin (SG), Willie Garner (SF), James Olson (PF), Scott Manning (C) Wesley Charles, Nicolas Wade, David Felix, Gerard Hobbs, Walter McDonald | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Franklin (SF), Brendan Lee (PF) Edwin Thomas, Keith Sunderman | |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon (C) George Smith | |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Harvey Irwin grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Cyrus Koga clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-45 |