| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Dominick Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Buffum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Waters (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hassel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Ryan Johannes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Sandy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Bechtold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Willbanks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters inbounds the ball | 40-46 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Buffum and he's fouled by Samuel Sandy - foul #3 on Samuel Sandy, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney (SF) Samuel Sandy | |
| 19:41 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 19:28 | New Orleans | Walter Wheeler misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 19:26 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to George Stafford | 43-46 |
| 19:24 | SE Missouri State | Ryan Johannes picks off the pass by Carl Buffum in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 19:11 | New Orleans | Gerald Bechtold connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 18:50 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dominick Morse | 46-48 |
| 18:38 | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney's pass is intercepted by Dominick Morse | 46-48 |
| 18:35 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse hits the finger roll | 48-48 |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | Ryan Johannes is whistled for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Etheredge (PF), Duane Moylan (C) George Stafford, William Hassel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Terry Green (PG), James Roberts (SG), Dennis Simpson (PF), Dean Mello (C) Ryan Johannes, Walter Wheeler, Gerald Bechtold, Kevin Willbanks | |
| 18:06 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse is hacked by Dean Mello - foul #1 on Dean Mello, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Karl Reasoner (PG), Randy Holley (SG), David Knox (SF) Dominick Morse, Carl Buffum, Stephen Waters | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wilbur Dolloff (SF) Stephen Whitney | |
| 17:56 | SE Missouri State | James Etheredge scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 17:42 | New Orleans | Terry Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 17:40 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Randy Holley | 50-48 |
| 17:24 | SE Missouri State | Karl Reasoner is hacked by James Roberts - foul #3 on James Roberts, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Wheeler (SG) James Roberts | |
| 17:19 | SE Missouri State | David Knox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-48 |
| 17:17 | New Orleans | Wilbur Dolloff pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | Dean Mello can't finish the layup | 50-48 |
| 17:08 | SE Missouri State | Randy Holley grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 17:01 | SE Missouri State | James Etheredge connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Duane Moylan and he's hacked by Dennis Simpson - foul #1 on Dennis Simpson, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse (PG), Carl Buffum (SG), Stephen Waters (SF), William Hassel (C) Karl Reasoner, Randy Holley, David Knox, Duane Moylan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ryan Johannes (PG), Gerald Bechtold (PF), Kevin Willbanks (C) Terry Green, Dennis Simpson, Dean Mello | |
| 17:01 | SE Missouri State | James Etheredge makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 16:45 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kevin Willbanks, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | George Stafford (PF) James Etheredge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney (SF) Wilbur Dolloff | |
| 16:26 | SE Missouri State | William Hassel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-48 |
| 16:05 | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney makes the floater from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 15:52 | SE Missouri State | George Stafford misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 53-50 |
| 15:50 | SE Missouri State | William Hassel grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Dominick Morse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Buffum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stephen Waters (fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hassel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Ryan Johannes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Wheeler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Whitney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Bechtold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Willbanks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | SE Missouri State | George Stafford scores on a runner from the right block set up by Carl Buffum | 55-50 |
| 15:24 | New Orleans | Walter Wheeler hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Whitney | 55-52 |
| 15:04 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Johannes - foul #3 on Ryan Johannes, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Randy Holley (SG), David Knox (SF), Troy Patel (PF), Duane Moylan (C) Carl Buffum, Stephen Waters, George Stafford, William Hassel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Terry Green (PG), James Roberts (SG), Samuel Sandy (SF), Dennis Simpson (PF), Dean Mello (C) Ryan Johannes, Walter Wheeler, Stephen Whitney, Gerald Bechtold, Kevin Willbanks | |
| 15:04 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 15:04 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 14:41 | New Orleans | Dean Mello comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 14:40 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 14:16 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 14:14 | SE Missouri State | Troy Patel pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 14:02 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 14:01 | New Orleans | Samuel Sandy gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 13:47 | New Orleans | Samuel Sandy comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 57-52 |
| 13:45 | SE Missouri State | Duane Moylan snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 13:40 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Knox | 59-52 |
| 13:28 | New Orleans | Dennis Simpson is hacked by Duane Moylan - foul #2 on Duane Moylan, team foul #1 | 59-52 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Karl Reasoner (PG), Carl Buffum (SG), Stephen Waters (SF), James Etheredge (C) Dominick Morse, David Knox, Troy Patel, Duane Moylan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ryan Johannes (PG), Walter Wheeler (SG), Wilbur Dolloff (SF), Gerald Bechtold (PF), Kevin Willbanks (C) Terry Green, James Roberts, Samuel Sandy, Dennis Simpson, Dean Mello | |
| 13:09 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Holley | 59-52 |
| 13:08 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 13:05 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum is hacked by Walter Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Wheeler, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | George Stafford (PF) Randy Holley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 13:05 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 13:05 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 12:53 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 12:52 | New Orleans | Walter Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 12:47 | New Orleans | Ryan Johannes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 12:21 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-54 |
| 12:20 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gerald Bechtold | 61-54 |
| 12:01 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Johannes | 61-57 |
| 11:51 | SE Missouri State | George Stafford misses long on an open floater near the basket | 61-57 |
| 11:49 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Kevin Willbanks | 61-57 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Karl Reasoner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Buffum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Stephen Waters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Stafford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Etheredge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Ryan Johannes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Wheeler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Wilbur Dolloff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gerald Bechtold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Willbanks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Wilbur Dolloff | 61-60 |
| 11:23 | SE Missouri State | Karl Reasoner is hacked by Ryan Johannes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan Johannes, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Randy Holley (SG), David Knox (SF), Troy Patel (PF), William Hassel (C) Carl Buffum, Stephen Waters, George Stafford, James Etheredge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Terry Green (PG), James Roberts (SG), Samuel Sandy (SF), Dennis Simpson (PF), Stephen Whitney (C) Ryan Johannes, Walter Wheeler, Wilbur Dolloff, Gerald Bechtold, Kevin Willbanks | |
| 11:23 | SE Missouri State | Karl Reasoner makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 11:23 | SE Missouri State | Karl Reasoner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | James Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 11:02 | New Orleans | Dennis Simpson tips it in | 63-62 |
| 10:44 | SE Missouri State | Troy Patel misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Samuel Sandy - foul #4 on Samuel Sandy, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Leonard Harris (PG) Karl Reasoner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dean Mello (C) Samuel Sandy | |
| 10:44 | SE Missouri State | Troy Patel makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 10:44 | SE Missouri State | Troy Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 10:26 | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney blows the layup but the foul's on David Knox - foul #2 on David Knox, team foul #2 | 65-62 |
| 10:26 | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 10:26 | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 10:04 | SE Missouri State | Leonard Harris comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 10:02 | New Orleans | Dennis Simpson gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Dennis Simpson misses long on a jumper from the right block | 65-63 |
| 09:38 | SE Missouri State | Randy Holley gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 09:16 | SE Missouri State | David Knox double dribbles | 65-63 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse (PG), Carl Buffum (SG), Stephen Waters (SF), George Stafford (PF), Duane Moylan (C) Leonard Harris, Randy Holley, David Knox, Troy Patel, William Hassel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wilbur Dolloff (PG), Walter Wheeler (SG), Casey Grasty (SF), Gerald Bechtold (PF), Kevin Willbanks (C) Terry Green, James Roberts, Stephen Whitney, Dennis Simpson, Dean Mello | |
| 08:58 | New Orleans | Casey Grasty clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-63 |
| 08:57 | SE Missouri State | Duane Moylan snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 08:55 | SE Missouri State | Casey Grasty is called for the reach on Stephen Waters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casey Grasty, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| 08:55 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 08:55 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 08:39 | New Orleans | Wilbur Dolloff comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-63 |
| 08:37 | New Orleans | Gerald Bechtold hits the follow up shot | 67-65 |
| 08:27 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters is alone and drills a jumper from close range set up by Dominick Morse | 69-65 |
| 08:12 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | Walter Wheeler tips it home | 69-67 |
| 07:57 | SE Missouri State | 3 seconds is called on George Stafford | 69-67 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Knox (SG), James Etheredge (PF) Carl Buffum, George Stafford | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ryan Johannes (PG), Samuel Sandy (SF) Wilbur Dolloff, Casey Grasty | |
| 07:45 | New Orleans | Walter Wheeler misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 07:43 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Dominick Morse (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Waters (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Etheredge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Duane Moylan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Ryan Johannes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Wheeler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Samuel Sandy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Gerald Bechtold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Willbanks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | SE Missouri State | Walter Wheeler is called for the reach on Stephen Waters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Wheeler, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Randy Holley (SG), William Hassel (C) David Knox, Duane Moylan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Roberts (SG) Walter Wheeler | |
| 07:41 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 07:41 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 07:20 | New Orleans | Gerald Bechtold banks in the layup | 71-69 |
| 07:02 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Bechtold swats the short shot by William Hassel | 71-69 |
| 07:01 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Holley | 71-69 |
| 06:47 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Dominick Morse | 73-69 |
| 06:31 | New Orleans | Samuel Sandy connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Johannes | 73-71 |
| 06:09 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Waters | 75-71 |
| 06:02 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-71 |
| 06:01 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Randy Holley | 75-71 |
| 05:49 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-71 |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Ryan Johannes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 78-71 |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Sandy | 78-71 |
| 05:26 | New Orleans | Gerald Bechtold hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Randy Holley - foul #2 on Randy Holley, team foul #3 | 78-71 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Karl Reasoner (PG), Carl Buffum (SG), David Knox (SF), Troy Patel (PF), Duane Moylan (C) Dominick Morse, Randy Holley, Stephen Waters, James Etheredge, William Hassel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Terry Green (PG), Wilbur Dolloff (SG), Stephen Whitney (SF), Dennis Simpson (C) Ryan Johannes, James Roberts, Samuel Sandy, Kevin Willbanks | |
| 05:26 | New Orleans | Gerald Bechtold misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 05:26 | New Orleans | Gerald Bechtold makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 05:24 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Buffum, team foul #4 | 78-72 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dean Mello (C) Gerald Bechtold | |
| 05:09 | New Orleans | Terry Green clanks a shot from the right side | 78-72 |
| 05:07 | SE Missouri State | Troy Patel snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 04:53 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Karl Reasoner | 80-72 |
| 04:30 | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney lays it up and in | 80-74 |
| 04:16 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Carl Buffum, team foul #5 | 80-74 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | George Stafford (PF) Duane Moylan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Wheeler (SG) Wilbur Dolloff | |
| 04:02 | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney comes up short on the shot from close range | 80-74 |
| 04:00 | New Orleans | Dean Mello tips it home | 80-76 |
| 03:58 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Whitney - foul #2 on Stephen Whitney, team foul #12 | 80-76 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Leonard Harris (PG), William Hassel (C) Karl Reasoner, Troy Patel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Casey Grasty (SF), Gerald Bechtold (PF) Stephen Whitney, Dean Mello | |
| 03:58 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 03:58 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | Terry Green misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 81-76 |
| 03:36 | New Orleans | Gerald Bechtold gets the offensive rebound | 81-76 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Leonard Harris (fresh) SG - Carl Buffum (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hassel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Terry Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Wheeler (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Casey Grasty (fresh) PF - Gerald Bechtold (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | New Orleans | Terry Green misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Leonard Harris - foul #1 on Leonard Harris, team foul #6 | 81-76 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Randy Holley (SG), Stephen Waters (SF), Duane Moylan (C) Carl Buffum, David Knox, William Hassel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wilbur Dolloff (SF), Kevin Willbanks (C) Casey Grasty, Gerald Bechtold | |
| 03:19 | New Orleans | Terry Green makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 03:19 | New Orleans | Terry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 02:56 | SE Missouri State | Duane Moylan is by himself and knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Stephen Waters and he's hacked by Wilbur Dolloff - foul #2 on Wilbur Dolloff, team foul #13 | 83-78 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Roberts (PG), Samuel Sandy (SF) Terry Green, Walter Wheeler | |
| 02:56 | SE Missouri State | Duane Moylan makes the free throw | 84-78 |
| 02:54 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-78 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse (PG), Carl Buffum (SG), Troy Patel (C) Leonard Harris, Randy Holley, Duane Moylan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney (PF), Dean Mello (C) Dennis Simpson, Kevin Willbanks | |
| 02:49 | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Roberts | 84-81 |
| 02:33 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 84-81 |
| 02:32 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Stephen Whitney | 84-81 |
| 02:09 | New Orleans | Samuel Sandy misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 84-81 |
| 02:08 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse pulls down the rebound | 84-81 |
| 01:55 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 84-81 |
| 01:54 | SE Missouri State | Troy Patel tips it in | 86-81 |
| 01:54 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-81 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | William Hassel (C) Troy Patel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ryan Johannes (PG), Walter Wheeler (SG), Gerald Bechtold (PF), Kevin Willbanks (C) James Roberts, Wilbur Dolloff, Stephen Whitney, Dean Mello | |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 86-81 |
| 01:23 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Bechtold | 86-81 |
| 01:14 | New Orleans | Ryan Johannes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 86-81 |
| 01:12 | SE Missouri State | George Stafford gets the rebound | 86-81 |
| 00:58 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side set up by Carl Buffum | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 88-81 |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Samuel Sandy tips it in | 88-83 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse is hacked by Walter Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Wheeler, team foul #14 | 88-83 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Randy Holley (SF), Troy Patel (C) Stephen Waters, William Hassel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:39 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:39 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | Ryan Johannes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 90-83 |
| 00:32 | SE Missouri State | Troy Patel gets the rebound | 90-83 |
| 00:32 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-83 |
| 00:29 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse is hacked by Ryan Johannes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ryan Johannes, team foul #15 | 90-83 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Terry Green (PG) Ryan Johannes | |
| 00:29 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse makes the 1st free throw | 91-83 |
| 00:29 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 92-83 |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | Walter Wheeler drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Bechtold | 92-86 |
| 00:21 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Wheeler - foul #4 on Walter Wheeler, team foul #16 | 92-86 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Knox (SF) George Stafford | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:21 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum makes the 1st free throw | 93-86 |
| 00:21 | SE Missouri State | Carl Buffum makes the 2nd free throw | 94-86 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Walter Wheeler makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Sandy | 94-89 |
| 00:15 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 94-89 |
| 00:13 | SE Missouri State | Troy Patel is hacked by Walter Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Wheeler, team foul #17 | 94-89 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Roberts (SG) Walter Wheeler | |
| 00:13 | SE Missouri State | Troy Patel makes the 1st free throw | 95-89 |
| 00:13 | SE Missouri State | Troy Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 96-89 |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 96-89 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Waters (SF), George Stafford (PF), William Hassel (C) David Knox, Randy Holley, Troy Patel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 96-92 |
| 00:05 | SE Missouri State | Terry Green is called for the reach on Dominick Morse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Green, team foul #18 | 96-92 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Knox (SF), Randy Holley (PF) Stephen Waters, George Stafford | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:05 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse makes the 1st free throw | 97-92 |
| 00:05 | SE Missouri State | Dominick Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 98-92 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 98-92 |