| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Raymond Veith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Guajardo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Overton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Blount (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Matsumura (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith is fouled on the floor by Charles Matsumura - foul #2 on Charles Matsumura, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 19:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce buries a shot from the left side | 41-41 |
| 19:08 | New Orleans | Robert Fuller connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hudson | 41-44 |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo comes up short on the shot in the lane | 41-44 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce is hacked by Thomas Hudson - foul #3 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Billy Lipson (PG), John Yonakor (SG), Edward Davis (SF) Robert Fuller, Justin Overton, Thomas Hudson | |
| 18:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Raymond Veith | 44-44 |
| 18:17 | New Orleans | The short jumper by James Blount is denied by Bradley Wade | 44-44 |
| 18:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 17:38 | New Orleans | James Blount misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 17:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eric Pierce, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (PG), Dino Bosancic (SG), Bobby Webster (SF), Mike Gayden (PF), George Butler (C) Raymond Veith, Robert Guajardo, Eric Pierce, Bradley Wade, Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Fuller (PG), Justin Overton (SG), Clarence Spurrier (PF), Charles Hall (C) Billy Lipson, Edward Davis, James Blount, Charles Matsumura | |
| 16:44 | New Orleans | Justin Overton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Justin Overton, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| 16:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 16:28 | New Orleans | Charles Hall gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:15 | New Orleans | Robert Fuller can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Charles Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:01 | New Orleans | John Yonakor connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Overton | 46-46 |
| 15:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney is hacked by Robert Fuller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Fuller, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo (SG) Dino Bosancic | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Encinas (PG), Thomas Hudson (SF), James Blount (PF), Charles Matsumura (C) Robert Fuller, John Yonakor, Clarence Spurrier, Charles Hall | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Guajardo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Webster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Butler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Encinas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Justin Overton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Blount (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Matsumura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 46-46 |
| 15:34 | New Orleans | Richard Encinas grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 15:09 | New Orleans | Bobby Webster steps in front of the Justin Overton pass | 46-46 |
| 14:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Bobby Webster | 48-46 |
| 14:39 | New Orleans | Thomas Hudson connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Charles Matsumura | 48-48 |
| 14:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Dino Bosancic (SG), Stanley Nixon (SF), Bradley Wade (PF), Bruce Madsen (C) Charles Cheney, Robert Guajardo, Bobby Webster, Mike Gayden, George Butler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Billy Lipson (PG), Edward Davis (SG), Clarence Spurrier (PF), Charles Hall (C) Richard Encinas, Justin Overton, James Blount, Charles Matsumura | |
| 14:26 | New Orleans | Thomas Hudson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Stanley Nixon - foul #1 on Stanley Nixon, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce (SF) Stanley Nixon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:26 | New Orleans | Thomas Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 14:26 | New Orleans | Thomas Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 14:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dino Bosancic | 50-50 |
| 13:44 | New Orleans | Charles Hall is fouled on the floor by Eric Pierce - foul #2 on Eric Pierce, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo (SG), Jonathon Noguera (C) Dino Bosancic, Bruce Madsen | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Encinas (PG), Robert Fuller (SG), James Blount (PF), Charles Matsumura (C) Billy Lipson, Edward Davis, Clarence Spurrier, Charles Hall | |
| 13:21 | New Orleans | Charles Matsumura comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 50-50 |
| 13:20 | New Orleans | Richard Encinas tips it but misses | 50-50 |
| 13:18 | New Orleans | Robert Fuller grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:08 | New Orleans | Robert Fuller is hacked by Bradley Wade - foul #3 on Bradley Wade, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster (SF), Stanley Nixon (PF) Eric Pierce, Bradley Wade | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Justin Overton (SG) Robert Fuller | |
| 12:52 | New Orleans | Justin Overton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Veith - foul #2 on Raymond Veith, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Bruce Madsen (C) Raymond Veith, Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Billy Lipson (PG) Richard Encinas | |
| 12:52 | New Orleans | Justin Overton makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:52 | New Orleans | Justin Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo's floater is tipped away by Charles Matsumura | 50-52 |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | Thomas Hudson snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 12:28 | New Orleans | Justin Overton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 12:26 | New Orleans | Justin Overton grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 12:16 | New Orleans | Thomas Hudson is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (PG) Robert Guajardo | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edward Davis (SF), John Yonakor (PF), Charles Hall (C) Thomas Hudson, James Blount, Charles Matsumura | |
| 12:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 12:02 | New Orleans | Edward Davis grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 11:48 | New Orleans | John Yonakor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Overton | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Webster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) C - Bruce Madsen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Billy Lipson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Overton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Yonakor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster is fouled on the floor by Billy Lipson - foul #1 on Billy Lipson, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Robert Guajardo (SG), Eric Pierce (SF), Bradley Wade (PF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Charles Cheney, Dino Bosancic, Bobby Webster, Stanley Nixon, Bruce Madsen | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Encinas (PG), Robert Fuller (SF), Clarence Spurrier (C) Billy Lipson, Edward Davis, Charles Hall | |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Veith | 52-54 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Justin Overton knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from John Yonakor | 52-56 |
| 10:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Veith | 55-56 |
| 10:09 | New Orleans | Richard Encinas buries a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Jonathon Noguera - foul #2 on Jonathon Noguera, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster (SF), Mike Gayden (PF), George Butler (C) Eric Pierce, Bradley Wade, Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edward Davis (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), James Blount (PF), Charles Matsumura (C) Justin Overton, Robert Fuller, John Yonakor, Clarence Spurrier | |
| 10:09 | New Orleans | Richard Encinas makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 10:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Matsumura - foul #3 on Charles Matsumura, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Billy Lipson (PG), Charles Hall (C) Richard Encinas, Charles Matsumura | |
| 09:48 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler is whistled for a carry | 55-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG) Robert Guajardo | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:36 | New Orleans | James Blount makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 09:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 09:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster tips it but misses | 55-61 |
| 09:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 08:53 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Edward Davis | 55-61 |
| 08:47 | New Orleans | James Blount slams it home | 55-63 |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith is hacked by Charles Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Hall, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo (SG), Eric Pierce (SF), Bradley Wade (PF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Charles Cheney, Bobby Webster, Mike Gayden, George Butler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Encinas (PG), Robert Fuller (SG), Clarence Spurrier (PF), Charles Matsumura (C) Billy Lipson, Edward Davis, James Blount, Charles Hall | |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | Robert Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:39 | New Orleans | Richard Encinas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG) Raymond Veith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Wade | 57-63 |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-63 |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Eric Pierce | 57-63 |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (PG), Mike Gayden (C) Dino Bosancic, Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Billy Lipson (PG), Justin Overton (SG), James Blount (PF) Richard Encinas, Thomas Hudson, Clarence Spurrier | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Guajardo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bradley Wade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Gayden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Billy Lipson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Overton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Blount (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Matsumura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson is fouled on the floor by Robert Guajardo - foul #1 on Robert Guajardo, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster (SF) Eric Pierce | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 07:24 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 07:24 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 07:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Lipson - foul #2 on Billy Lipson, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), George Butler (C) Charles Cheney, Bradley Wade | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Hudson (SF), John Yonakor (PF) Robert Fuller, James Blount | |
| 07:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 07:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:50 | New Orleans | Charles Matsumura clanks a shot from the right side | 59-65 |
| 06:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo is hacked by Justin Overton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Overton, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon (PF) Mike Gayden | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Encinas (PG) Billy Lipson | |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:26 | New Orleans | Richard Encinas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-65 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Veith and he's hacked by John Yonakor - foul #2 on John Yonakor, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (PG), Eric Pierce (SF), Bradley Wade (PF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Raymond Veith, Bobby Webster, Stanley Nixon, George Butler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edward Davis (SF), Clarence Spurrier (PF), Charles Hall (C) Thomas Hudson, John Yonakor, Charles Matsumura | |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:46 | New Orleans | Bradley Wade blocks the short jumper by Richard Encinas | 64-65 |
| 05:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Guajardo | 67-65 |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Edward Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-65 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 05:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 05:06 | New Orleans | Richard Encinas grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 04:46 | New Orleans | Edward Davis buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Eric Pierce - foul #3 on Eric Pierce, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Bobby Webster (SF), Mike Gayden (PF), George Butler (C) Robert Guajardo, Eric Pierce, Bradley Wade, Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Billy Lipson (PG), Robert Fuller (SF), James Blount (PF), Charles Matsumura (C) Richard Encinas, Justin Overton, Clarence Spurrier, Charles Hall | |
| 04:46 | New Orleans | Edward Davis makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney steps out of bounds on the sideline | 67-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (SG) Charles Cheney | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Yonakor (SG) Edward Davis | |
| 04:01 | New Orleans | Bobby Webster steals the ball from Robert Fuller | 67-68 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden banks in the wide open layup | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Raymond Veith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Webster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George Butler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Billy Lipson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Yonakor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Blount (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Matsumura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | New Orleans | Charles Matsumura buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Billy Lipson | 69-70 |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Billy Lipson - foul #3 on Billy Lipson, team foul #11 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo (SG), Eric Pierce (SF), Bradley Wade (PF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Dino Bosancic, Bobby Webster, Mike Gayden, George Butler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Encinas (PG), Justin Overton (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Charles Hall (C) Billy Lipson, John Yonakor, Robert Fuller, Charles Matsumura | |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:41 | New Orleans | Charles Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-70 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Robert Guajardo is denied by James Blount | 70-70 |
| 02:26 | New Orleans | Richard Encinas pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:20 | New Orleans | Bradley Wade denies the turnaround by Thomas Hudson | 70-70 |
| 02:18 | New Orleans | James Blount grabs the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Charles Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Bradley Wade - foul #4 on Bradley Wade, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (PG) Raymond Veith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier (C) James Blount | |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Charles Hall makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Charles Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Charles Hall misses the 3rd free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Thomas Hudson grabs the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 01:40 | New Orleans | Richard Encinas clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier tips it home | 70-73 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bradley Wade | 73-73 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Richard Encinas buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-75 |
| 00:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Cheney | 76-75 |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | Thomas Hudson can't connect on a floater near the basket | 76-75 |
| 00:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade grabs the board | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Overton is called for the reach on Bradley Wade in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Overton, team foul #12 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG) Charles Cheney | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Blount (PF), Charles Matsumura (C) Charles Hall, Clarence Spurrier | |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:35 | New Orleans | James Blount grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Charles Matsumura misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Bradley Wade - foul #5 on Bradley Wade, team foul #10 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden (PF) Bradley Wade | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Charles Matsumura makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Charles Matsumura misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera gets the rebound | 77-76 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Encinas - foul #4 on Richard Encinas, team foul #13 | 77-76 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:07 | New Orleans | Thomas Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-76 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith snags the defensive board | 79-76 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Encinas is called for the reach on Raymond Veith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Encinas, team foul #14 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon (PF) Mike Gayden | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Fuller (PG) Richard Encinas | |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Justin Overton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 81-76 |