| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Amado Conti (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter Graney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Bower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zoran Zavesky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Groves (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Ladwig (fresh) C - Fred Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | William Groves inbounds the ball | 33-17 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Jack Bower misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-17 |
| 19:41 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 33-17 |
| 19:18 | Davidson | Mark Joseph misses short on a runner near the basket | 33-17 |
| 19:17 | New Orleans | Robert Ladwig grabs the defensive rebound | 33-17 |
| 18:54 | New Orleans | Jack Bower drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-20 |
| 18:25 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-20 |
| 18:24 | New Orleans | Fred Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-20 |
| 18:22 | New Orleans | Peter Graney steps in front of the Robert Ladwig pass in the backcourt | 33-20 |
| 18:06 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-20 |
| 18:05 | Davidson | Amado Conti tips it but misses | 33-20 |
| 18:03 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre tips it back up and in | 35-20 |
| 18:01 | New Orleans | Jack Bower is hacked by Amado Conti in the backcourt - foul #2 on Amado Conti, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Davidson | Eugene Markert (PG), Dwight Brooks (SG), William Burner (PF), Michael Purvis (C) Amado Conti, Peter Graney, Mark Joseph, Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Duncan (SG), William Stanley (SF), James Lessman (PF), Michael Ellis (C) Zoran Zavesky, William Groves, Robert Ladwig, Fred Brown | |
| 17:56 | New Orleans | James Lessman lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Duncan | 35-22 |
| 17:37 | Davidson | Michael Purvis misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Michael Ellis - foul #1 on Michael Ellis, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| 17:37 | Davidson | Michael Purvis makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 17:37 | Davidson | Michael Purvis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 17:37 | New Orleans | Michael Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 17:21 | New Orleans | Jack Bower hits a wide open shot from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 17:17 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-24 |
| 17:08 | New Orleans | Kevin Duncan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-24 |
| 17:06 | Davidson | Eugene Markert snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 17:04 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-24 |
| Subs | Davidson | Mark Joseph (PF), John Phillips (C) William Burner, Michael Purvis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Pullen (SF) Kevin Duncan | |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Jack Bower misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Phillips - foul #3 on John Phillips, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Davidson | Rodger Merritt (PG), Dikembe Akre (C) Eugene Markert, John Phillips | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Zoran Zavesky (SG) William Stanley | |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Jack Bower makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Jack Bower misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 16:59 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:39 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-25 |
| 16:38 | New Orleans | James Lessman gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:12 | New Orleans | Zoran Zavesky can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-25 |
| 16:11 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:09 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by James Lessman - foul #2 on James Lessman, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Davidson | Amado Conti (PG), Peter Graney (SF) Dwight Brooks, Michael Gustafson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Ladwig (PF), John Hayes (C) James Lessman, Michael Ellis | |
| 15:49 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Peter Graney | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Amado Conti (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodger Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Graney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Joseph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Bower (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zoran Zavesky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Pullen (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Ladwig (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | New Orleans | Amado Conti is called for the reach on Jack Bower in the backcourt - foul #3 on Amado Conti, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Davidson | Eugene Markert (SG), William Burner (SF), Michael Purvis (PF), John Phillips (C) Rodger Merritt, Peter Graney, Mark Joseph, Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Duncan (PG), James Wheeler (SG), William Stanley (SF) Jack Bower, Zoran Zavesky, Charles Pullen | |
| 15:38 | New Orleans | John Hayes misses the jumper in the lane | 38-25 |
| 15:37 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to William Stanley | 38-25 |
| 15:27 | New Orleans | Kevin Duncan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-25 |
| 15:25 | New Orleans | John Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 15:07 | New Orleans | Kevin Duncan's floater is tipped away by John Phillips | 38-25 |
| 15:06 | Davidson | William Burner pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 14:37 | Davidson | Amado Conti is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 38-25 |
| 14:35 | New Orleans | John Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 14:08 | New Orleans | James Wheeler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-25 |
| 14:06 | New Orleans | John Hayes hits the follow up shot | 38-27 |
| 13:43 | Davidson | William Burner hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Amado Conti | 40-27 |
| 13:28 | New Orleans | Robert Ladwig hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-27 |
| 13:27 | New Orleans | John Hayes misses the tip | 40-27 |
| 13:26 | Davidson | John Phillips grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 13:22 | Davidson | Eugene Markert misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 13:20 | New Orleans | John Hayes pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 13:04 | New Orleans | Robert Ladwig makes the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Michael Purvis - foul #1 on Michael Purvis, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Davidson | Rodger Merritt (PG), Dwight Brooks (SG), Peter Graney (SF), Mark Joseph (PF), Dikembe Akre (C) Amado Conti, Eugene Markert, William Burner, Michael Purvis, John Phillips | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Lessman (PG), William Groves (SF), Fred Brown (C) Kevin Duncan, William Stanley, John Hayes | |
| 13:04 | New Orleans | Robert Ladwig makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:49 | Davidson | Peter Graney makes the 3 from straight away | 43-30 |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | James Lessman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Joseph - foul #2 on Mark Joseph, team foul #5 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Bower (PG), Zoran Zavesky (SG) James Wheeler, Robert Ladwig | |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | James Lessman misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | James Lessman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 12:29 | Davidson | Rodger Merritt double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-31 |
| 12:24 | New Orleans | James Lessman is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Bower | 43-33 |
| 11:59 | Davidson | The short jumper by Rodger Merritt is denied by James Lessman | 43-33 |
| 11:58 | New Orleans | Fred Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 11:40 | New Orleans | James Lessman lays it in set up by Jack Bower | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Rodger Merritt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwight Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Graney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Joseph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Bower (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zoran Zavesky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Groves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Lessman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Davidson | Jack Bower is called for the reach on Dwight Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Bower, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Davidson | Amado Conti (PG), Michael Gustafson (SF) Rodger Merritt, Dwight Brooks | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Pullen (SF), Michael Ellis (PF) William Groves, James Lessman | |
| 11:24 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Amado Conti | 46-35 |
| 11:22 | New Orleans | Michael Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-35 |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wheeler (SG) Zoran Zavesky | |
| 11:13 | Davidson | Peter Graney knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 48-35 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Charles Pullen can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 10:54 | New Orleans | Fred Brown grabs the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 10:47 | New Orleans | Charles Pullen double dribbles | 48-35 |
| 10:19 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:15 | New Orleans | James Wheeler is hacked by Dikembe Akre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Davidson | Rodger Merritt (PG), Dwight Brooks (SG), William Burner (C) Amado Conti, Peter Graney, Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Zoran Zavesky (SG), William Groves (SF), James Lessman (PF) James Wheeler, Charles Pullen, Michael Ellis | |
| 10:10 | New Orleans | Jack Bower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-35 |
| 09:52 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson hits a 3 from straight away set up by William Burner | 54-35 |
| 09:35 | New Orleans | Jack Bower makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 09:06 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 09:05 | New Orleans | James Lessman gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 08:51 | New Orleans | Fred Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 08:50 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 08:21 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 08:20 | New Orleans | Jack Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 08:01 | New Orleans | Jack Bower misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-38 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | James Lessman snags the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 07:52 | New Orleans | Jack Bower misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 07:50 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 07:21 | Davidson | William Burner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Gustafson | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Rodger Merritt (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Dwight Brooks (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gustafson (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Joseph (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Burner (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Bower (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zoran Zavesky (tiring) 2 pts. SF - William Groves (tiring) 3 pts. PF - James Lessman (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Brown (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | New Orleans | Mark Joseph steals it from Jack Bower in the backcourt | 56-38 |
| 06:55 | Davidson | Mark Joseph makes the jump hook from close range | 58-38 |
| 06:55 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-38 |
| Subs | Davidson | Amado Conti (PG), Eugene Markert (SG), Peter Graney (SF), Michael Purvis (PF), John Phillips (C) Rodger Merritt, Dwight Brooks, Michael Gustafson, Mark Joseph, William Burner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Duncan (PG), James Wheeler (SG), William Stanley (SF), Michael Ellis (PF), John Hayes (C) Jack Bower, Zoran Zavesky, William Groves, James Lessman, Fred Brown | |
| 06:45 | New Orleans | Kevin Duncan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-38 |
| 06:43 | Davidson | Michael Purvis pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 06:26 | Davidson | Peter Graney misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-38 |
| 06:25 | New Orleans | Michael Ellis pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | James Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Peter Graney - foul #1 on Peter Graney, team foul #7 | 58-38 |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | James Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | James Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 06:18 | Davidson | Eugene Markert is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Markert, team foul #8 | 58-40 |
| 06:10 | New Orleans | James Wheeler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | Michael Ellis tips it back up and in | 58-42 |
| 05:40 | Davidson | William Stanley is called for the reach on Eugene Markert - foul #2 on William Stanley, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Davidson | Michael Gustafson (SF), Dikembe Akre (C) Eugene Markert, John Phillips | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Bower (PG), Charles Pullen (SF), Robert Ladwig (PF) Kevin Duncan, William Stanley, John Hayes | |
| 05:19 | Davidson | Michael Purvis misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint | 58-42 |
| 05:18 | New Orleans | Robert Ladwig gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Charles Pullen misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 05:06 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Michael Purvis | 58-42 |
| 04:46 | Davidson | Peter Graney misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 04:45 | New Orleans | Jack Bower pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 04:41 | New Orleans | James Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-42 |
| Subs | Davidson | Mark Joseph (PF) Michael Purvis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Stanley (SF), James Lessman (C) Charles Pullen, Michael Ellis | |
| 04:23 | Davidson | The pull-up jumper by Mark Joseph is blocked by James Lessman | 58-42 |
| 04:21 | New Orleans | James Lessman grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 04:10 | New Orleans | Jack Bower clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 04:09 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 03:50 | Davidson | Peter Graney misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 58-42 |
| 03:49 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Lessman - foul #3 on James Lessman, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Davidson | Eugene Markert (PG), Dwight Brooks (SG), William Burner (SF), Michael Purvis (PF) Amado Conti, Peter Graney, Michael Gustafson, Mark Joseph | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Duncan (PG), Zoran Zavesky (SG), Charles Pullen (SF), John Hayes (C) Jack Bower, James Wheeler, William Stanley, Robert Ladwig | |
| 03:27 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 03:27 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre misses the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 03:27 | New Orleans | John Hayes pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | New Orleans | Kevin Duncan misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Burner - foul #2 on William Burner, team foul #9 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Davidson | John Phillips (C) Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Ellis (PF) James Lessman | |
| 03:16 | New Orleans | Kevin Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:16 | New Orleans | Kevin Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Eugene Markert (fresh) SG - Dwight Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Burner (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Purvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zoran Zavesky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Pullen (fresh) PF - Michael Ellis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Zoran Zavesky - foul #3 on Zoran Zavesky, team foul #6 | 59-44 |
| 02:59 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 02:59 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | Michael Ellis is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Duncan | 61-46 |
| 02:18 | Davidson | Eugene Markert loses the dribble to John Hayes | 61-46 |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | Charles Pullen can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 61-46 |
| 01:59 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to John Hayes | 61-46 |
| 01:42 | New Orleans | Zoran Zavesky hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 01:41 | Davidson | William Burner snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 01:12 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Burner | 64-46 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Michael Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 00:57 | New Orleans | Charles Pullen misses the tip | 64-46 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | John Hayes hits the follow up shot | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-48 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | John Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Zoran Zavesky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-48 |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Stanley (SF), James Lessman (PF) Charles Pullen, John Hayes | |
| 00:00 | Davidson | Eugene Markert runs out the clock | 64-48 |