| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Brian Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Grant Ewart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeff Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boyd Frady (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Bullock (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nicholas Borden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Tillberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock inbounds the ball | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett's pass is intercepted by Stanley Brown in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 19:54 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown blows the layup | 36-45 |
| 19:53 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 19:48 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Borden, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry (PF) Nicholas Borden | |
| 19:33 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-45 |
| 19:32 | Western Illinois | Terry Tillberg pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 19:28 | Western Illinois | Stanley Brown is called for the reach on Michael Garrett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Brown, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze (SG) Stanley Brown | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 19:20 | Western Illinois | John Murray steals it from Louis Bullock | 36-45 |
| 19:04 | New Orleans | John Murray clanks a fadeaway from close range | 36-45 |
| 19:03 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen can't tip it in | 36-45 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher McMurry | 36-45 |
| 18:55 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 18:47 | New Orleans | Christopher McMurry blocks the short jumper by Jeff Jensen | 36-45 |
| 18:45 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 18:29 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timothy Matthews (PG), Harry Levine (SF), Edward O'Malley (PF), Donnie Foster (C) Brian Murray, Grant Ewart, Jeff Jensen, John Murray | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (PG), Bryan Baker (PF), Curtis Shaffer (C) Michael Garrett, Boyd Frady, Terry Tillberg | |
| 18:10 | New Orleans | Milford Fitzgibbon is called for the reach on Christopher Schwarze - foul #1 on Milford Fitzgibbon, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady (SG), Royce Williams (SF) Christopher McMurry, Louis Bullock | |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | Curtis Shaffer picks off the pass by Edward O'Malley | 36-45 |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon's pass is intercepted by Harry Levine in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 17:43 | New Orleans | Timothy Matthews lays it in set up by Harry Levine | 38-45 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady's floater is tipped away by Donnie Foster | 38-45 |
| 17:37 | Western Illinois | Curtis Shaffer snags the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 17:32 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Grant Ewart (SF), John Murray (C) Christopher Schwarze, Harry Levine | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:08 | New Orleans | John Murray knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Edward O'Malley and the foul's on Curtis Shaffer - foul #1 on Curtis Shaffer, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Murray (PG), Jeff Jensen (PF) Timothy Matthews, Edward O'Malley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett (PG), Christopher McMurry (SG), Timothy Liriano (PF), Terry Tillberg (C) Milford Fitzgibbon, Boyd Frady, Bryan Baker, Curtis Shaffer | |
| 17:08 | New Orleans | John Murray misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 17:08 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:56 | New Orleans | John Murray clanks a floater from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 16:54 | New Orleans | John Murray gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:43 | New Orleans | Timothy Liriano steals it from Donnie Foster | 40-45 |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donnie Foster - foul #1 on Donnie Foster, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Zittel (PG), Christopher Schwarze (SG) Brian Murray, Donnie Foster | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock (SF) Royce Williams | |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:05 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Keith Zittel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Schwarze (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grant Ewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeff Jensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Murray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Garrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher McMurry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - Louis Bullock (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Liriano (fresh) 1 pts. C - Terry Tillberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Western Illinois | Jeff Jensen is called for the reach on Terry Tillberg - foul #1 on Jeff Jensen, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stanley Brown (SG), Edward O'Malley (PF), Harry Levine (C) Keith Zittel, Jeff Jensen, John Murray | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (PG), Boyd Frady (SG), Nicholas Borden (PF), Curtis Shaffer (C) Michael Garrett, Christopher McMurry, Timothy Liriano, Terry Tillberg | |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 15:36 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:12 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown is fouled on the floor by Curtis Shaffer - foul #2 on Curtis Shaffer, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Murray (PG), John Murray (C) Christopher Schwarze, Grant Ewart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bryan Baker (C) Curtis Shaffer | |
| 14:49 | New Orleans | Harry Levine misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 40-46 |
| 14:48 | New Orleans | Edward O'Malley grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Louis Bullock takes the ball from Harry Levine | 40-46 |
| 14:11 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Brian Murray snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 13:54 | New Orleans | John Murray misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:34 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock buries a floater from the right side | 40-48 |
| 13:11 | New Orleans | Bryan Baker is called for the reach on Stanley Brown - foul #1 on Bryan Baker, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timothy Matthews (PG), Christopher Schwarze (SG), Grant Ewart (SF), Jeff Jensen (PF), Donnie Foster (C) Brian Murray, Stanley Brown, Harry Levine, Edward O'Malley, John Murray | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett (PG), Christopher McMurry (SG), Royce Williams (SF), Timothy Liriano (PF), Terry Tillberg (C) Milford Fitzgibbon, Boyd Frady, Louis Bullock, Nicholas Borden, Bryan Baker | |
| 12:57 | New Orleans | Donnie Foster misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-48 |
| 12:55 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett is hacked by Christopher Schwarze in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Schwarze, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Royce Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 12:38 | Western Illinois | Terry Tillberg tips it home | 40-50 |
| 12:19 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 12:17 | Western Illinois | Terry Tillberg snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 12:11 | Western Illinois | Royce Williams is hacked by Grant Ewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Grant Ewart, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry drills a jumper from close range | 40-52 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Schwarze (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Grant Ewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeff Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Foster (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher McMurry (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Royce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Liriano (fresh) 1 pts. C - Terry Tillberg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze misses the lay-in | 40-52 |
| 11:43 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher McMurry | 40-52 |
| 11:37 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 11:35 | Western Illinois | Terry Tillberg grabs the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 11:18 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 11:17 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 11:13 | New Orleans | Michael Garrett takes the ball from Grant Ewart | 40-52 |
| 11:01 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Jensen | 40-52 |
| 10:59 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Grant Ewart | 40-52 |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Timothy Liriano misses the shot from the baseline | 43-52 |
| 10:30 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:16 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Terry Tillberg gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:09 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Terry Tillberg and he's hacked by Grant Ewart - foul #4 on Grant Ewart, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Murray (PG), Stanley Brown (SG), Harry Levine (SF), Edward O'Malley (PF), John Murray (C) Timothy Matthews, Christopher Schwarze, Grant Ewart, Jeff Jensen, Donnie Foster | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock (SF), Nicholas Borden (PF), Curtis Shaffer (C) Royce Williams, Timothy Liriano, Terry Tillberg | |
| 10:09 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:44 | New Orleans | Harry Levine hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 45-55 |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | John Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 09:04 | New Orleans | John Murray's layup is rejected by Louis Bullock | 45-55 |
| 09:03 | New Orleans | Harry Levine grabs the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:52 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown's pass is intercepted by Louis Bullock | 45-55 |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-55 |
| 08:42 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry can't tip it in | 45-55 |
| 08:41 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:27 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock drills a floater in the lane set up by Michael Garrett | 45-57 |
| 08:13 | New Orleans | Brian Murray buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Murray | 47-57 |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Stanley Brown is called for the reach on Christopher McMurry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Brown, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Zittel (PG), Christopher Schwarze (SG), Jeff Jensen (PF) Brian Murray, Stanley Brown, Edward O'Malley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (PG), Boyd Frady (SG), James Hoeft (SF), Bryan Baker (C) Michael Garrett, Louis Bullock, Nicholas Borden, Curtis Shaffer | |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:43 | New Orleans | James Hoeft steps in front of the Christopher Schwarze pass | 47-59 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Keith Zittel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Schwarze (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Levine (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Jensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Murray (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Milford Fitzgibbon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boyd Frady (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hoeft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher McMurry (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Bryan Baker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | Keith Zittel is called for the reach on Milford Fitzgibbon - foul #3 on Keith Zittel, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stanley Brown (SG), Grant Ewart (SF), Donnie Foster (C) Christopher Schwarze, Harry Levine, John Murray | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Terry Tillberg (C) Christopher McMurry | |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 07:10 | New Orleans | Milford Fitzgibbon steals the ball from Stanley Brown | 47-61 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon lays it up and in | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:48 | New Orleans | Keith Zittel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 06:47 | New Orleans | Donnie Foster tips it home | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Murray (PG) Keith Zittel | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Royce Williams (PG), Louis Bullock (SF), Timothy Liriano (PF) Milford Fitzgibbon, James Hoeft, Bryan Baker | |
| 06:34 | New Orleans | Brian Murray's pass is intercepted by Timothy Liriano | 49-63 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | Timothy Liriano misses short on an open floater near the basket | 49-63 |
| 06:03 | New Orleans | Donnie Foster grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 05:52 | New Orleans | Brian Murray can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Bullock - foul #3 on Louis Bullock, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timothy Matthews (SG), Christopher Schwarze (SF), Edward O'Malley (PF), John Murray (C) Stanley Brown, Grant Ewart, Jeff Jensen, Donnie Foster | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden (PF), Curtis Shaffer (C) Timothy Liriano, Terry Tillberg | |
| 05:52 | New Orleans | Brian Murray makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 05:52 | New Orleans | Brian Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Murray - foul #1 on John Murray, team foul #9 | 51-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stanley Brown (SG) Brian Murray | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (PG) Royce Williams | |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | John Murray is hacked by Curtis Shaffer - foul #3 on Curtis Shaffer, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Hoeft (SF) Louis Bullock | |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | John Murray misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | John Murray snags the offensive board | 51-65 |
| 04:59 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 04:58 | Western Illinois | James Hoeft grabs the board | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden is hacked by John Murray - foul #2 on John Murray, team foul #10 | 51-65 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Zittel (PG), Grant Ewart (SF), Jeff Jensen (PF), Donnie Foster (C) Timothy Matthews, Christopher Schwarze, Edward O'Malley, John Murray | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bryan Baker (C) Curtis Shaffer | |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown is hacked by Nicholas Borden - foul #4 on Nicholas Borden, team foul #8 | 51-67 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Royce Williams (PG), Louis Bullock (SF), Timothy Liriano (PF) Milford Fitzgibbon, James Hoeft, Nicholas Borden | |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 03:50 | Western Illinois | Timothy Liriano lays it in set up by Royce Williams | 53-69 |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Grant Ewart | 55-69 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Keith Zittel (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Grant Ewart (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeff Jensen (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Royce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boyd Frady (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Liriano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Bryan Baker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Western Illinois | Grant Ewart steals the ball from Boyd Frady | 55-69 |
| 03:14 | New Orleans | Keith Zittel buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Donnie Foster | 57-69 |
| 02:52 | Western Illinois | Bryan Baker comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 57-69 |
| 02:50 | New Orleans | Donnie Foster snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 02:33 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Zittel | 60-69 |
| 02:33 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Murray (PG), Timothy Matthews (SG), Christopher Schwarze (SF), Edward O'Malley (PF), John Murray (C) Keith Zittel, Stanley Brown, Grant Ewart, Jeff Jensen, Donnie Foster | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett (PG), Christopher McMurry (SG), Nicholas Borden (PF), Terry Tillberg (C) Royce Williams, Boyd Frady, Timothy Liriano, Bryan Baker | |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Michael Garrett | 60-71 |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-71 |
| 01:59 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 01:55 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Christopher McMurry | 60-73 |
| 01:36 | New Orleans | Brian Murray misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-73 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | Terry Tillberg pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 01:07 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-73 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden grabs the offensive rebound | 60-73 |
| 00:51 | Western Illinois | Terry Tillberg is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | New Orleans | John Murray scores on a 3 from straight away | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett is hacked by Brian Murray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Murray, team foul #11 | 63-75 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Harry Levine (SF), Donnie Foster (C) Brian Murray, John Murray | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (SG), Royce Williams (SF), Bryan Baker (C) Louis Bullock, Nicholas Borden, Terry Tillberg | |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Harry Levine | 65-77 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Bryan Baker makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Milford Fitzgibbon and the foul's on Donnie Foster - foul #2 on Donnie Foster, team foul #12 | 65-79 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Curtis Shaffer (C) Michael Garrett | |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Bryan Baker makes the free throw | 65-80 |
| 00:07 | New Orleans | Timothy Matthews travels with the ball | 65-80 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon runs out the clock | 65-80 |