| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Billy Carrier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Radel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Goodfellow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timmy Sheffield (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Labrie (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Patrick Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Wittig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Mark Goodfellow inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tommy Fields - foul #1 on Tommy Fields, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:47 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:47 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:47 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 19:19 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Carlos Cameron (C) Timmy Sheffield | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Hewes (SF) Patrick Bauer | |
| 18:55 | Western Michigan | Mark Goodfellow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 18:54 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones tips it in | 39-32 |
| 18:33 | New Orleans | Travis Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 18:32 | Western Michigan | Mark Goodfellow gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:30 | Western Michigan | Eric Hewes picks off the pass by Billy Carrier in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 18:10 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ralph Thibault (PG), Herbert Meekins (SG), Steven Trudel (SF), Jeremy Gilbert (PF), Timmy Sheffield (C) Billy Carrier, Raymond Radel, Mark Goodfellow, Joseph Jones, Carlos Cameron | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Nathan Lapine (SG), Rick Bailey (SF), Eric Carr (C) Travis Nelson, Michael Labrie, Eric Hewes, Paul Wittig | |
| 18:10 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:10 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:54 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 17:52 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:35 | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Louis Lybarger | 39-36 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Timmy Sheffield lays it in on a nice dish by Ralph Thibault | 41-36 |
| 17:01 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Lapine | 41-38 |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Tommy Fields - foul #2 on Tommy Fields, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ernest Creason (PG), Mark Goodfellow (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Ralph Thibault, Steven Trudel, Jeremy Gilbert | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Nelson (PG), Michael Labrie (SG), Patrick Bauer (SF), Ron Shiver (PF), Eric Hewes (C) Louis Lybarger, Nathan Lapine, Rick Bailey, Tommy Fields, Eric Carr | |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:27 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Hewes | 43-41 |
| 16:16 | Western Michigan | Timmy Sheffield scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Goodfellow and he's fouled by Patrick Bauer - foul #2 on Patrick Bauer, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier (PG), Raymond Radel (SG), Carlos Cameron (PF) Ernest Creason, Herbert Meekins, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:16 | Western Michigan | Timmy Sheffield makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:03 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Patrick Bauer | 46-43 |
| 15:40 | Western Michigan | Mark Goodfellow hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Radel | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Billy Carrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Radel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Goodfellow (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Cameron (fairly fresh) C - Timmy Sheffield (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Labrie (tiring) 3 stl. SF - Patrick Bauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ron Shiver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Hewes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:25 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 48-43 |
| 15:23 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Billy Carrier | 48-43 |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier is hacked by Michael Labrie - foul #3 on Michael Labrie, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ernest Creason (PG), Steven Trudel (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Billy Carrier, Mark Goodfellow, Timmy Sheffield | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (SG), Johnny Taylor (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Michael Labrie, Ron Shiver, Eric Hewes | |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Carlos Cameron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 14:43 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Travis Nelson | 48-43 |
| 14:37 | New Orleans | Carlos Cameron steals it from Travis Nelson in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 14:14 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 14:13 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Radel | 48-43 |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Ernest Creason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Trudel | 48-43 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Bauer | 48-43 |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | Travis Nelson snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 13:19 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig blows the wide open layup | 48-43 |
| 13:18 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 13:01 | Western Michigan | Ernest Creason misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Travis Nelson - foul #1 on Travis Nelson, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier (PG), Ralph Thibault (SG), Herbert Meekins (SF), Jeremy Gilbert (PF) Raymond Radel, Steven Trudel, Joseph Jones, Carlos Cameron | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine (PG), Michael Labrie (SG), Rick Bailey (SF), Tommy Fields (PF), Eric Hewes (C) Travis Nelson, Louis Lybarger, Patrick Bauer, Johnny Taylor, Paul Wittig | |
| 13:01 | Western Michigan | Ernest Creason makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:01 | Western Michigan | Ernest Creason makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:59 | New Orleans | Ralph Thibault is called for the reach on Nathan Lapine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Thibault, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Timmy Sheffield (C) Ernest Creason | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 12:46 | New Orleans | Timmy Sheffield is called for the reach on Nathan Lapine - foul #2 on Timmy Sheffield, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| 12:34 | New Orleans | Jeremy Gilbert steals the ball from Rick Bailey | 50-43 |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 12:14 | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine misses short on a jumper from the right side | 50-43 |
| 12:12 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 12:10 | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:49 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Lapine | 50-46 |
| 11:44 | Western Michigan | Ralph Thibault drills a 3 from straight away set up by Jeremy Gilbert | 53-46 |
| 11:32 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Thibault - foul #3 on Ralph Thibault, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andrew Smith (PG), Mark Goodfellow (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Billy Carrier, Ralph Thibault, Jeremy Gilbert | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Nelson (PG), Louis Lybarger (SG), Ron Shiver (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Nathan Lapine, Michael Labrie, Tommy Fields, Eric Hewes | |
| 11:32 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:32 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Andrew Smith (fresh) SG - Herbert Meekins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Goodfellow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Timmy Sheffield (tired) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Nelson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Lybarger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ron Shiver (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Wittig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Western Michigan | Mark Goodfellow is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Bailey - foul #2 on Rick Bailey, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Hewes (SF) Rick Bailey | |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Eric Hewes steps in front of the Mark Goodfellow pass | 53-48 |
| 11:11 | New Orleans | Travis Nelson lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Hewes | 53-50 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins is hacked by Ron Shiver - foul #1 on Ron Shiver, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Carlos Cameron (C) Timmy Sheffield | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Carr (C) Paul Wittig | |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Lybarger - foul #3 on Louis Lybarger, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:50 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Radel (SG) Herbert Meekins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tommy Fields (PF) Ron Shiver | |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Eric Carr swats the layup by Joseph Jones | 55-50 |
| 10:32 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Tommy Fields | 55-50 |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier (PG), Jeremy Gilbert (PF), Steven Trudel (C) Andrew Smith, Joseph Jones, Carlos Cameron | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine (SG), Johnny Taylor (SF), Paul Wittig (C) Louis Lybarger, Eric Hewes, Eric Carr | |
| 09:53 | Western Michigan | Mark Goodfellow comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:50 | New Orleans | Billy Carrier is called for the reach on Travis Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Carrier, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins (SG) Raymond Radel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Labrie (SG), Ron Shiver (PF) Travis Nelson, Tommy Fields | |
| 09:32 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie's floater is tipped away by Steven Trudel | 55-50 |
| 09:31 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 09:29 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins is hacked by Nathan Lapine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Lapine, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Timmy Sheffield (C) Steven Trudel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG) Nathan Lapine | |
| 09:29 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:29 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 09:23 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Labrie | 56-54 |
| 09:08 | Western Michigan | Timmy Sheffield hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Billy Carrier | 58-54 |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Labrie | 58-56 |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier is fouled on the floor by Michael Labrie - foul #4 on Michael Labrie, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ralph Thibault (SG), Steven Trudel (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), Carlos Cameron (C) Herbert Meekins, Mark Goodfellow, Jeremy Gilbert, Timmy Sheffield | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Nelson (PG), Nathan Lapine (SG), Rick Bailey (SF), Tommy Fields (PF), Eric Carr (C) Louis Lybarger, Michael Labrie, Johnny Taylor, Ron Shiver, Paul Wittig | |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:24 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:19 | New Orleans | Travis Nelson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:01 | New Orleans | Travis Nelson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-56 |
| 07:59 | Western Michigan | Carlos Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier is hacked by Travis Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Nelson, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer (SF) Rick Bailey | |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:52 | New Orleans | Ralph Thibault steps in front of the Patrick Bauer pass in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 07:50 | Western Michigan | Ralph Thibault lays it up and in | 63-56 |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ernest Creason (PG) Billy Carrier | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Hewes (C) Eric Carr | |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:42 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Carlos Cameron is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Steven Trudel | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Ernest Creason (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ralph Thibault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Trudel (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Jones (tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlos Cameron (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Nelson (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Lapine (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Bauer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Fields (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Hewes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | New Orleans | Ralph Thibault is called for the reach on Nathan Lapine in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Thibault, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Radel (SG), Mark Goodfellow (SF), Timmy Sheffield (C) Ralph Thibault, Steven Trudel, Carlos Cameron | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rick Bailey (SF), Paul Wittig (C) Patrick Bauer, Eric Hewes | |
| 07:16 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| 07:16 | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 07:16 | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 07:09 | Western Michigan | Mark Goodfellow hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Creason | 67-59 |
| 06:50 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Tommy Fields | 67-62 |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | Timmy Sheffield misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 06:03 | New Orleans | Raymond Radel is called for the reach on Nathan Lapine - foul #2 on Raymond Radel, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ralph Thibault (PG), Herbert Meekins (SF), Jeremy Gilbert (PF), Carlos Cameron (C) Ernest Creason, Mark Goodfellow, Joseph Jones, Timmy Sheffield | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (SG), Johnny Taylor (SF), Ron Shiver (PF), Eric Hewes (C) Travis Nelson, Rick Bailey, Tommy Fields, Paul Wittig | |
| 06:03 | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:03 | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Eric Hewes picks off the pass by Ralph Thibault | 67-64 |
| 05:34 | New Orleans | Herbert Meekins picks off the pass by Louis Lybarger | 67-64 |
| 05:31 | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins banks in the layup | 69-64 |
| 05:18 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes makes the wide open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ron Shiver | 69-66 |
| 04:50 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier (PG), Steven Trudel (SF), Timmy Sheffield (C) Ralph Thibault, Raymond Radel, Carlos Cameron | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Labrie (SG), Patrick Bauer (SF), Tommy Fields (PF), Eric Carr (C) Nathan Lapine, Johnny Taylor, Ron Shiver, Eric Hewes | |
| 04:32 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Bauer | 69-69 |
| 04:22 | Western Michigan | Steven Trudel hits a wide open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Herbert Meekins | 71-69 |
| 03:58 | New Orleans | Eric Carr can't throw it down | 71-69 |
| 03:57 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields snags the offensive board | 71-69 |
| 03:50 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Louis Lybarger | 71-71 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Louis Lybarger is called for the reach on Billy Carrier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Lybarger, team foul #12 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Radel (SG), Mark Goodfellow (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Herbert Meekins, Jeremy Gilbert, Timmy Sheffield | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Nelson (PG), Rick Bailey (SF), Paul Wittig (C) Louis Lybarger, Patrick Bauer, Eric Carr | |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:28 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields lays it in | 73-73 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-73 |
| 03:09 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ernest Creason (PG), Ralph Thibault (SG), Carlos Cameron (C) Billy Carrier, Raymond Radel, Steven Trudel | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor (SF), Ron Shiver (PF), Eric Hewes (C) Michael Labrie, Tommy Fields, Paul Wittig | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Ernest Creason (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Thibault (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Goodfellow (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlos Cameron (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Nelson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Shiver (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Hewes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 02:48 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rick Bailey | 76-76 |
| 02:44 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier (PG) Ernest Creason | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 02:28 | Western Michigan | Carlos Cameron gets the offensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 02:16 | Western Michigan | Ralph Thibault travels with the ball | 76-76 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Meekins (SF), Steven Trudel (PF) Mark Goodfellow, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (SG) Rick Bailey | |
| 01:53 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 76-76 |
| 01:51 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes gets the offensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | Ralph Thibault steals it from Johnny Taylor | 76-76 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier is hacked by Louis Lybarger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Lybarger, team foul #13 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Radel (SG), Mark Goodfellow (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), Timmy Sheffield (C) Ralph Thibault, Herbert Meekins, Steven Trudel, Carlos Cameron | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Labrie (SG), Patrick Bauer (SF), Tommy Fields (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Louis Lybarger, Johnny Taylor, Ron Shiver, Eric Hewes | |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-76 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 77-78 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Joseph Jones connects on the floater from the left wing | 79-78 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie is fouled in the backcourt by Timmy Sheffield - foul #3 on Timmy Sheffield, team foul #9 | 79-78 |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-78 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Billy Carrier comes up short on the shot from the left side | 79-80 |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Travis Nelson grabs the board | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Raymond Radel steals the ball from Travis Nelson | 79-80 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Raymond Radel banks in the layup | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Wittig | 81-82 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 81-82 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Mark Goodfellow drills a halfcourt shot | 84-82 |