| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Craig Stoner (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Keith Amon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Duff (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jessie Gipson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Amico (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Vincent Corbett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Tanner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Wiliams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Byron Duff inbounds the ball | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson is hacked by Richard Tanner - foul #1 on Richard Tanner, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 19:28 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas State | Richard Tanner grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas State | Roger White hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Tanner | 46-44 |
| 18:49 | New Orleans | Keith Amon loses the ball out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Knox (PG), Marvin Lynn (SG), James Stinnett (PF), James Kinsler (C) Craig Stoner, Keith Amon, Jessie Gipson, John Amico | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Terry Whitehead (PF) Richard Tanner | |
| 18:42 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas State | Terry Whitehead gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas State | Brandon Wiliams misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Kinsler - foul #2 on James Kinsler, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Amon (SG) Byron Duff | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly (PG), Charles Petty (SG), Jan Ralbovsky (SF) Vincent Corbett, Roger White, Craig Brewer | |
| 18:29 | Arkansas State | Brandon Wiliams makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas State | Brandon Wiliams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 18:29 | New Orleans | James Kinsler grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 18:14 | New Orleans | Keith Amon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 18:12 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to James Stinnett | 46-45 |
| 17:57 | New Orleans | Keith Amon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas State | Brandon Wiliams grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 17:49 | New Orleans | James Kinsler snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 17:24 | New Orleans | James Stinnett is hacked by Terry Whitehead - foul #3 on Terry Whitehead, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Craig Stoner (PG), Brendan McIntyre (SF), Jessie Gipson (PF), John Amico (C) John Knox, Marvin Lynn, James Stinnett, James Kinsler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Craig Brewer (SF) Terry Whitehead, Brandon Wiliams | |
| 17:13 | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre misses the 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 17:11 | New Orleans | Keith Amon misses the tip | 46-45 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 17:04 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 17:00 | New Orleans | Keith Amon is hacked by Vincent Corbett - foul #3 on Vincent Corbett, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Byron Duff (SF) Brendan McIntyre | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland (PG), Roger White (SG), Richard Tanner (PF), Basil Matheny (C) Vincent Corbett, Mark Lilly, Charles Petty, Jan Ralbovsky | |
| 16:55 | New Orleans | Keith Amon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Amico | 49-45 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 16:48 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 16:28 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Keith Amon | 51-45 |
| 16:09 | Arkansas State | Roger White slams it home on a great pass from Richard Tanner | 51-47 |
| 15:54 | New Orleans | Byron Duff clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas State | Richard Tanner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Craig Stoner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Keith Amon (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Duff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jessie Gipson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Amico (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roger White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Tanner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Basil Matheny (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 15:13 | New Orleans | Craig Stoner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 15:12 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas State | Craig Stoner is called for the reach on Donald Strickland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Stoner, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey (PG), Danny Studebaker (SG), Marvin Lynn (SF), James Stinnett (PF), James Kinsler (C) Craig Stoner, Keith Amon, Byron Duff, Jessie Gipson, John Amico | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Charles Petty (SG), Mark Lilly (SF), Terry Whitehead (PF), Brandon Wiliams (C) Donald Strickland, Roger White, Craig Brewer, Richard Tanner, Basil Matheny | |
| 14:59 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly is fouled on the floor by Marvin Lynn - foul #1 on Marvin Lynn, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brandon Wiliams | 53-53 |
| 14:39 | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 14:38 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 14:17 | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Marvin Lynn | 56-53 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty can't throw it down | 56-53 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas State | Terry Whitehead grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas State | Brandon Wiliams loses the ball out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson (PF), John Amico (C) James Stinnett, James Kinsler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky (C) Brandon Wiliams | |
| 13:34 | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey loses the dribble to Jan Ralbovsky | 56-53 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas State | Terry Whitehead misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jessie Gipson - foul #2 on Jessie Gipson, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Knox (PG), Keith Amon (SG), Brendan McIntyre (SF) Kevin Dorey, Danny Studebaker, Marvin Lynn | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland (PG), Roger White (SG), Craig Brewer (SF) Vincent Corbett, Charles Petty, Mark Lilly | |
| 13:22 | Arkansas State | Terry Whitehead misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas State | Terry Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 12:56 | New Orleans | John Knox misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 12:55 | Arkansas State | Craig Brewer gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas State | John Amico steps in front of the Terry Whitehead pass in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 12:37 | New Orleans | Keith Amon misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 12:36 | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 12:22 | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jan Ralbovsky - foul #1 on Jan Ralbovsky, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey (PG), Craig Stoner (SG), Byron Duff (SF), James Stinnett (C) John Knox, Keith Amon, Jessie Gipson, John Amico | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Richard Tanner (PF), Brandon Wiliams (C) Donald Strickland, Terry Whitehead, Jan Ralbovsky | |
| 12:22 | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 12:22 | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas State | Roger White misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Craig Stoner - foul #2 on Craig Stoner, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn (SG), James Kinsler (C) Craig Stoner, Brendan McIntyre | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly (SF) Craig Brewer | |
| 12:08 | Arkansas State | Roger White makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas State | Roger White makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 11:48 | New Orleans | James Stinnett can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 58-56 |
| 11:47 | Arkansas State | Brandon Wiliams pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Dorey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Duff (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Stinnett (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Kinsler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Vincent Corbett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roger White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lilly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Tanner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Wiliams (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Wiliams | 58-59 |
| 11:22 | New Orleans | Vincent Corbett takes the ball from Marvin Lynn | 58-59 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas State | Roger White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Knox (PG), Danny Studebaker (SG), Brendan McIntyre (SF), Jessie Gipson (PF), John Amico (C) Kevin Dorey, Marvin Lynn, Byron Duff, James Stinnett, James Kinsler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland (PG), Charles Petty (SG), Craig Brewer (SF), Jan Ralbovsky (PF) Vincent Corbett, Roger White, Mark Lilly, Richard Tanner | |
| 10:51 | New Orleans | John Amico misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jan Ralbovsky - foul #2 on Jan Ralbovsky, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny (C) Brandon Wiliams | |
| 10:51 | New Orleans | John Amico makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 10:51 | New Orleans | John Amico makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas State | Jessie Gipson swats the layup by Charles Petty | 60-59 |
| 10:29 | New Orleans | John Amico grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 10:25 | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 10:24 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 10:10 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 10:08 | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 09:58 | New Orleans | Craig Brewer steals the ball from Danny Studebaker | 60-59 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Craig Brewer | 60-61 |
| 09:16 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 09:14 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson tips it but misses | 60-61 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky lays it up and in set up by Donald Strickland and the foul's on Jessie Gipson - foul #3 on Jessie Gipson, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey (PG), Craig Stoner (SG), Byron Duff (SF), Marvin Lynn (PF), James Stinnett (C) John Knox, Danny Studebaker, Brendan McIntyre, Jessie Gipson, John Amico | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Mark Lilly (SG), Terry Whitehead (PF), Brandon Wiliams (C) Donald Strickland, Charles Petty, Craig Brewer, Basil Matheny | |
| 09:06 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:55 | New Orleans | Craig Stoner is whistled for traveling | 60-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roger White (SG) Jan Ralbovsky | |
| 08:31 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Wiliams | 60-67 |
| 08:25 | New Orleans | Byron Duff can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 08:23 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn hits the follow up shot | 62-67 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas State | Brandon Wiliams connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roger White | 62-70 |
| 08:06 | New Orleans | Byron Duff misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas State | Brandon Wiliams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-70 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Kinsler (PF) James Stinnett | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Brewer (SF) Roger White | |
| 07:45 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey grabs the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Dorey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Stoner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Byron Duff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Kinsler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Lynn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Vincent Corbett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Lilly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Whitehead (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Wiliams (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | New Orleans | James Kinsler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 07:23 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 07:04 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn comes up short on the shot from the left side | 62-70 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Terry Whitehead | 62-70 |
| 06:57 | Arkansas State | Craig Brewer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Craig Brewer, team foul #6 | 62-70 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker (PG), Keith Amon (SG), James Stinnett (PF), John Amico (C) Kevin Dorey, Craig Stoner, James Kinsler, Marvin Lynn | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland (PG), Roger White (SG), Charles Petty (SF), Richard Tanner (PF), Jan Ralbovsky (C) Vincent Corbett, Mark Lilly, Craig Brewer, Terry Whitehead, Brandon Wiliams | |
| 06:47 | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas State | Danny Studebaker steals the ball from Donald Strickland in the backcourt | 62-70 |
| 06:31 | New Orleans | James Stinnett is called for traveling | 62-70 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas State | Roger White is hacked by Danny Studebaker - foul #4 on Danny Studebaker, team foul #7 | 62-70 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson (PF) James Stinnett | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 06:12 | Arkansas State | Roger White makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas State | Roger White makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker's pass is intercepted by Richard Tanner | 62-72 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland misses short on an open driving attempt from the right block | 62-72 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas State | Roger White hits the follow up shot | 62-74 |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | John Amico is hacked by Donald Strickland - foul #3 on Donald Strickland, team foul #7 | 62-74 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey (PG), Marvin Lynn (SF), James Kinsler (PF) Danny Studebaker, Byron Duff, Jessie Gipson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Mark Lilly (SG), Craig Brewer (SF), Terry Whitehead (PF), Brandon Wiliams (C) Donald Strickland, Roger White, Charles Petty, Richard Tanner, Jan Ralbovsky | |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | John Amico makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | John Amico makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett is called for 10 seconds | 64-74 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Stinnett (C) John Amico | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 04:46 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Kinsler | 66-74 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-74 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre (SF) Keith Amon | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 04:29 | New Orleans | James Stinnett makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Brandon Wiliams - foul #2 on Brandon Wiliams, team foul #8 | 68-74 |
| 04:29 | New Orleans | James Stinnett misses the free throw | 68-74 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas State | Terry Whitehead pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Craig Brewer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-74 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas State | Brandon Wiliams grabs the offensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas State | Brandon Wiliams knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Vincent Corbett | 68-76 |
| 03:49 | New Orleans | James Kinsler blows the layup but he's hacked by Terry Whitehead - foul #4 on Terry Whitehead, team foul #9 | 68-76 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Craig Stoner (SG), Jessie Gipson (PF) Marvin Lynn, James Stinnett | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Petty (SG), Richard Tanner (PF), Basil Matheny (C) Mark Lilly, Terry Whitehead, Brandon Wiliams | |
| 03:49 | New Orleans | James Kinsler makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 03:49 | New Orleans | James Kinsler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas State | Craig Brewer is hacked by Brendan McIntyre in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brendan McIntyre, team foul #8 | 70-76 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Amico (C) James Kinsler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 03:46 | Arkansas State | Craig Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas State | Craig Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Dorey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Stoner (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brendan McIntyre (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Gipson (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Amico (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Vincent Corbett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Craig Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Tanner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Basil Matheny (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-78 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas State | Craig Brewer pulls down the rebound | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Craig Brewer | 70-80 |
| 03:14 | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre blows the layup | 70-80 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas State | Craig Brewer pulls down the rebound | 70-80 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas State | The jump hook by Basil Matheny is blocked by Jessie Gipson | 70-80 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny tips it in | 70-82 |
| 02:44 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-82 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn (SF), James Kinsler (PF), James Stinnett (C) Brendan McIntyre, Jessie Gipson, John Amico | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly (PG), Jan Ralbovsky (SF), Terry Whitehead (PF), Brandon Wiliams (C) Vincent Corbett, Craig Brewer, Richard Tanner, Basil Matheny | |
| 02:29 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn's pass is intercepted by Terry Whitehead | 70-82 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-82 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Amon (SG), Byron Duff (SF) Craig Stoner, Marvin Lynn | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Roger White (SG) Mark Lilly, Jan Ralbovsky | |
| 02:07 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-84 |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | James Kinsler misses the fadeaway from the right block | 70-84 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Brandon Wiliams | 70-84 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty is hacked by Byron Duff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Byron Duff, team foul #9 | 70-84 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker (PG), Craig Stoner (SG), Marvin Lynn (SF) Kevin Dorey, Keith Amon, Byron Duff | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly (PG), Donald Strickland (SG), Jan Ralbovsky (C) Vincent Corbett, Roger White, Brandon Wiliams | |
| 01:55 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty makes the 1st free throw | 70-85 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 70-85 |
| 01:55 | New Orleans | James Stinnett grabs the defensive rebound | 70-85 |
| 01:44 | New Orleans | Craig Stoner is fouled on the floor by Donald Strickland - foul #4 on Donald Strickland, team foul #10 | 70-85 |
| 01:44 | New Orleans | Craig Stoner misses the 1st free throw | 70-85 |
| 01:44 | New Orleans | Craig Stoner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-85 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Mark Lilly and the foul's on Craig Stoner - foul #3 on Craig Stoner, team foul #10 | 71-87 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland makes the free throw | 71-88 |
| 01:09 | New Orleans | James Kinsler makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Lynn | 73-88 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marvin Lynn - foul #2 on Marvin Lynn, team foul #11 | 73-88 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 73-89 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly makes the 2nd free throw | 73-90 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Craig Stoner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Marvin Lynn | 75-90 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty is hacked by Marvin Lynn - foul #3 on Marvin Lynn, team foul #12 | 75-90 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty misses the 1st free throw | 75-90 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Charles Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 75-91 |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Strickland - foul #5 on Donald Strickland, team foul #11 | 75-91 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny (C) Donald Strickland | |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 76-91 |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 77-91 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly runs out the clock | 77-91 |