| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fresh) SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fresh) C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hugh Landy (fresh) SG - Richard Matlock (fresh) SF - Robert Leland (fresh) PF - Thomas Skipper (fresh) C - Jack Morris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | New Orleans | Adam Poole tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | UAB | Richard Matlock misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | UAB | Thomas Skipper tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Blaine Royer | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | UAB | Richard Matlock misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Hugh Landy grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | UAB | Richard Matlock connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Hugh Landy out of a doubleteam | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | New Orleans | Thomas Skipper is called for the reach on Adam Poole - foul #1 on Thomas Skipper, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Thomas Skipper gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | UAB | Hugh Landy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Carmelo Lopez | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | New Orleans | Jack Morris swats the layup by Gilberto Caballero | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses long on a jumper from the right block | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero lays it in and the foul's on Hugh Landy - foul #1 on Hugh Landy, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Michael Kibby (PF) Hector Zamora, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | UAB | Brian Pine (PF) Thomas Skipper | |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | UAB | Richard Matlock knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Hugh Landy | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby misses the dunk attempt | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | UAB | Jack Morris gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | UAB | Hugh Landy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Michael Kibby | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Pine - foul #1 on Brian Pine, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Royer (SF), Erasmo Russo (C) Vincent Munsey, Dennis Robinson, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Villani (SG), Thomas Skipper (C) Richard Matlock, Jack Morris | |
| 16:32 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:32 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:09 | UAB | Michael Kibby steps in front of the Thomas Skipper pass | 7-4 |
| 16:05 | New Orleans | Hugh Landy picks off the pass by Michael Kibby in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 15:51 | UAB | Robert Leland lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Pine | 7-6 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jeffrey Claude (fresh) SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Kibby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Erasmo Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hugh Landy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Villani (fresh) SF - Robert Leland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Pine (fresh) C - Thomas Skipper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude is hacked by Hugh Landy - foul #2 on Hugh Landy, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Jeffrey Claude, Stephen Floyd, Blaine Royer, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matlock (PG), Jack Morris (C) Hugh Landy, Brian Pine | |
| 15:26 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | UAB | Jack Morris snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Edward Villani can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:00 | New Orleans | Adam Poole gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:55 | New Orleans | Dennis Robinson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Michael Kibby (PF) Hector Zamora, Carmelo Lopez, Dennis Robinson, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 14:30 | UAB | Michael Kibby is called for the reach on Edward Villani - foul #1 on Michael Kibby, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Adam Poole (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Vincent Munsey, Stephen Floyd, Michael Kibby, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 14:22 | UAB | Robert Leland is hacked by Carmelo Lopez - foul #1 on Carmelo Lopez, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG) Hector Zamora | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 14:06 | UAB | Robert Leland banks in the layup | 7-8 |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Gilberto Caballero is denied by Jack Morris | 7-8 |
| 13:51 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:30 | New Orleans | Adam Poole comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:29 | UAB | Jack Morris pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:25 | UAB | Richard Matlock hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 13:24 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:18 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Munsey | 9-8 |
| 12:59 | UAB | Richard Matlock double dribbles | 9-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Vincent Munsey, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | UAB | Brian Pine (PF) Thomas Skipper | |
| 12:57 | New Orleans | Dennis Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 12:40 | UAB | Robert Leland misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Robinson - foul #2 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Royer (SF) Dennis Robinson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:40 | UAB | Robert Leland makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:40 | UAB | Robert Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:38 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora is hacked by Richard Matlock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Matlock, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| 12:22 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Leland - foul #1 on Robert Leland, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero (C) Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:22 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:22 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:58 | UAB | Edward Villani comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 11:56 | UAB | Brian Pine gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:47 | UAB | Michael Kibby steals the ball from Richard Matlock | 11-10 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fresh) SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Kibby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Gilberto Caballero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Richard Matlock (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Edward Villani (tiring) SF - Robert Leland (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Brian Pine (fresh) C - Jack Morris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | New Orleans | Robert Leland picks off the pass by Stephen Floyd in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 11:26 | UAB | Robert Leland's pass is intercepted by Stephen Floyd | 11-10 |
| 11:06 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Kibby | 13-10 |
| 10:47 | UAB | Edward Villani misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-10 |
| 10:46 | UAB | Brian Pine tips it back up and in | 13-12 |
| 10:25 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-12 |
| 10:08 | UAB | Brian Pine misses the easy layup | 16-12 |
| 10:06 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero is fouled on the floor by Brian Pine - foul #2 on Brian Pine, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Vincent Munsey (SG), Carmelo Lopez (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Hector Zamora, Stephen Floyd, Blaine Royer, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Skipper (PF) Brian Pine | |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:48 | UAB | Edward Villani scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-15 |
| 09:46 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude is hacked by Richard Matlock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Matlock, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo (C) Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | UAB | Hugh Landy (PG) Richard Matlock | |
| 09:46 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:46 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:46 | UAB | Jack Morris snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 09:19 | UAB | Edward Villani comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-15 |
| 09:17 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:10 | New Orleans | Adam Poole clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-15 |
| 09:09 | UAB | Thomas Skipper snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 08:45 | UAB | Robert Leland is called for a backcourt violation | 19-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Blaine Royer (SF) Jeffrey Claude, Vincent Munsey | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora is hacked by Hugh Landy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hugh Landy, team foul #9 | 19-15 |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:43 | UAB | Jack Morris gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:22 | UAB | Jack Morris is hacked by Blaine Royer - foul #1 on Blaine Royer, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero (C) Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:09 | UAB | The short jumper by Robert Leland is denied by Blaine Royer | 20-15 |
| 08:08 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:02 | New Orleans | Jack Morris swats the short shot by Blaine Royer | 20-15 |
| 08:01 | UAB | Thomas Skipper grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 07:45 | UAB | Edward Villani knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 20-18 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carmelo Lopez (fairly fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (tired) 2 pts. PF - Adam Poole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Caballero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hugh Landy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Villani (tired) 6 pts. SF - Robert Leland (very tired) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Skipper (tiring) 4 reb. C - Jack Morris (tiring) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:30 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 07:29 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer hits the follow up shot | 22-18 |
| 07:29 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Erasmo Russo (C) Hector Zamora, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:15 | UAB | Robert Leland hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 07:13 | UAB | Thomas Skipper grabs the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 06:51 | UAB | Robert Leland's floater is knocked away by Erasmo Russo | 22-18 |
| 06:50 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 06:33 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-18 |
| 06:32 | UAB | Thomas Skipper gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 06:16 | UAB | Edward Villani is hacked by Carmelo Lopez - foul #2 on Carmelo Lopez, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Michael Kibby (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Jeffrey Claude, Carmelo Lopez, Adam Poole, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matlock (PG) Hugh Landy | |
| 05:55 | UAB | Jack Morris can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 05:54 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Hector Zamora | 22-18 |
| 05:50 | New Orleans | Robert Leland is called for the reach on Blaine Royer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Leland, team foul #10 | 22-18 |
| 05:50 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:50 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:34 | UAB | Stephen Floyd picks off the pass by Edward Villani | 24-18 |
| 05:32 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Adam Poole (PF) Hector Zamora, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:24 | UAB | Adam Poole picks off the pass by Edward Villani | 24-18 |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero throws it down on a nice dish by Adam Poole | 26-18 |
| 04:50 | UAB | Edward Villani's pass is intercepted by Vincent Munsey | 26-18 |
| 04:25 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey is hacked by Richard Matlock - foul #3 on Richard Matlock, team foul #11 | 26-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hector Zamora (PG), Michael Kibby (PF) Stephen Floyd, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | UAB | Hugh Landy (PG) Richard Matlock | |
| 04:25 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:25 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:25 | UAB | The rebound goes to Thomas Skipper | 27-18 |
| 04:15 | UAB | Jack Morris slams it home | 27-20 |
| 04:01 | New Orleans | Hector Zamora's pass is intercepted by Hugh Landy | 27-20 |
| 03:57 | UAB | Hugh Landy dunks the ball | 27-22 |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Morris - foul #1 on Jack Morris, team foul #12 | 27-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Vincent Munsey, Blaine Royer, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | UAB | Brian Pine (PF) Thomas Skipper | |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hector Zamora (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Caballero (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hugh Landy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Villani (very tired) 6 pts. SF - Robert Leland (very tired) 6 pts. PF - Brian Pine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Morris (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:24 | UAB | Edward Villani misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 03:22 | New Orleans | Adam Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:59 | New Orleans | Hugh Landy takes the ball from Carmelo Lopez | 29-22 |
| 02:41 | UAB | Edward Villani misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 02:40 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero blows the wide open dunk | 29-22 |
| 02:23 | New Orleans | Adam Poole pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:09 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adam Poole | 31-22 |
| 01:49 | UAB | A charge is called on Hugh Landy - foul #4 on Hugh Landy, team foul #13 | 31-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Michael Kibby (PF), Erasmo Russo (C) Hector Zamora, Carmelo Lopez, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Matlock (PG), Thomas Skipper (C) Hugh Landy, Jack Morris | |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Edward Villani is called for the reach on Stephen Floyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Villani, team foul #14 | 31-22 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:28 | UAB | Edward Villani misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 01:27 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:09 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Stephen Floyd | 35-22 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Dennis Robinson steals it from Robert Leland | 35-22 |
| 00:35 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-22 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Richard Matlock pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 00:27 | UAB | The short jumper by Robert Leland is denied by Michael Kibby | 35-22 |
| 00:25 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby snags the defensive board | 35-22 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 35-22 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo gets the offensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | The clock runs out | 35-22 |