| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Wells (fresh) SF - Freddie Crowley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarek Zulauf (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms is fouled in the backcourt by Hakiziana Abdelwahed - foul #3 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Derek Brown (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Turner | 44-37 |
| 19:38 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Grooms - foul #3 on Kevin Grooms, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Graham (SG), James Cornelius (PF) Kevin Wells, Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski (SF) Kevin Grooms | |
| 19:38 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 19:38 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 19:11 | New Orleans | Derek Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 19:05 | New Orleans | James Wydra travels with the ball | 46-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Earl Johnson (PF) Mark Graham, James Cornelius | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 19:02 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski is fouled in the backcourt by James Wydra - foul #1 on James Wydra, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 46-37 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Eddie Cooper | 46-39 |
| 18:05 | New Orleans | James Wydra makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Wells | 49-39 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Wydra - foul #2 on James Wydra, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Graham (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF) Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley, Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Robert Roth (SG), Robert Benson (SF), Willie Rodgers (PF) Timothy Kokocinski, Norman Turner, Paul Hazinski, Kenneth Mercier | |
| 17:33 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 17:15 | New Orleans | James Wydra can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 17:14 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 17:07 | New Orleans | Derek Brown hits a runner near the basket set up by Charles Suzuki | 51-41 |
| 16:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| 16:39 | New Orleans | Mark Graham is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 51-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert (C) Eddie Cooper | |
| 16:24 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 16:22 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert tips it home | 51-45 |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Derek Brown makes the floater in the lane set up by Charles Suzuki and he's hacked by Willie Rodgers - foul #2 on Willie Rodgers, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Earl Johnson (PF) Mark Graham, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski (SG) Robert Benson | |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Derek Brown makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 15:49 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers blows the layup but he's fouled by Earl Johnson - foul #2 on Earl Johnson, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF) James Wydra, Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley, Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF) Patrick Land, Robert Roth | |
| 15:49 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 15:49 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Suzuki (fresh) PF - James Cornelius (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derek Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Rodgers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Darryl Calvert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | New Orleans | Derek Brown clanks a runner from the left block | 54-47 |
| 15:33 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 15:06 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Darryl Calvert | 54-49 |
| 14:52 | New Orleans | Paul Hazinski steps in front of the Derek Brown pass | 54-49 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Graham swats the layup by Paul Hazinski | 54-49 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 14:11 | New Orleans | Derek Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Darryl Calvert - foul #2 on Darryl Calvert, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Earl Johnson (PF) Mark Graham, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Robert Roth (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Eddie Cooper (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Paul Hazinski, Kevin Grooms, Willie Rodgers, Darryl Calvert | |
| 14:11 | New Orleans | Derek Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 14:11 | New Orleans | Derek Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper can't finish the layup | 56-51 |
| 13:57 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 13:52 | New Orleans | Derek Brown lays it in on a great pass from Hakiziana Abdelwahed | 58-51 |
| 13:29 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 13:16 | New Orleans | Derek Brown blows the dunk | 58-53 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-53 |
| 12:52 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 12:48 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 12:34 | Louisiana Tech | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is called for the reach on Patrick Land - foul #4 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Jarek Zulauf (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Paul Hazinski (SG), Kevin Grooms (SF) Patrick Land, Norman Turner, Robert Roth | |
| 12:25 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier connects on the floater from the baseline | 58-55 |
| 12:19 | New Orleans | Paul Hazinski steals it from Earl Johnson | 58-55 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana Tech | Freddie Crowley is called for the reach on Paul Hazinski - foul #2 on Freddie Crowley, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Graham (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF) Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley, Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert (C) Eddie Cooper | |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-58 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Suzuki (fresh) PF - James Cornelius (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jarek Zulauf (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Calvert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | New Orleans | James Wydra misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Graham picks off the pass by Timothy Kokocinski in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wydra | 61-58 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | James Cornelius steals the ball from Darryl Calvert | 61-58 |
| 10:21 | New Orleans | James Cornelius clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Hazinski - foul #1 on Paul Hazinski, team foul #4 | 61-58 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Derek Brown (C) Mark Graham, Charles Suzuki, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Robert Roth (SF), Willie Rodgers (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Paul Hazinski, Kevin Grooms, Darryl Calvert | |
| 10:21 | New Orleans | James Cornelius makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 10:21 | New Orleans | James Cornelius makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 10:04 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 63-58 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana Tech | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Land is blocked by Derek Brown | 63-58 |
| 09:50 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | Derek Brown is called for traveling | 63-58 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Earl Johnson (PF) James Cornelius | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper (C) Kenneth Mercier | |
| 09:26 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land loses the dribble to Earl Johnson in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 09:15 | New Orleans | Derek Brown's pass is intercepted by Willie Rodgers | 63-58 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 08:57 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Wydra is called for the reach on Patrick Land in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Wydra, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF) Freddie Crowley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson (SF), Paul Hazinski (PF) Norman Turner, Willie Rodgers | |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:53 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 08:42 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Suzuki | 65-58 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Wells - foul #3 on Kevin Wells, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF) James Wydra, Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Andrew Choate (SG), Darryl Calvert (C) Patrick Land, Robert Roth, Eddie Cooper | |
| 08:28 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 08:28 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 08:22 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson makes the shot from the right wing set up by Freddie Crowley | 67-59 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Brown steals it from Timothy Kokocinski | 67-59 |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | Derek Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Benson | 67-59 |
| 07:41 | New Orleans | Derek Brown tips it in | 69-59 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Crowley (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Derek Brown (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Choate (fresh) SF - Robert Benson (fresh) PF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Darryl Calvert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 06:53 | New Orleans | Derek Brown's pass is intercepted by Darryl Calvert | 69-61 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul Hazinski | 69-63 |
| 06:10 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Freddie Crowley is denied by Paul Hazinski | 69-63 |
| 06:08 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson snags the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | Mark Graham hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Earl Johnson and he's fouled by Andrew Choate - foul #1 on Andrew Choate, team foul #5 | 71-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Salvatore Giordano, Freddie Crowley, Earl Johnson, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Willie Rodgers (PF), Eddie Cooper (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Andrew Choate, Robert Benson, Paul Hazinski, Darryl Calvert | |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | Mark Graham makes the free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Land | 72-66 |
| 05:38 | New Orleans | Patrick Land takes the ball from Hakiziana Abdelwahed in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Patrick Land - foul #1 on Patrick Land, team foul #6 | 72-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Derek Brown (C) Mark Graham, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier (PF) Eddie Cooper | |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | James Cornelius clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 72-66 |
| 05:07 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells snags the offensive board | 72-66 |
| 04:45 | New Orleans | Derek Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Mercier | 72-66 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 04:36 | New Orleans | Derek Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 04:22 | New Orleans | Derek Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 04:16 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land misses the floater from the right block | 72-66 |
| 04:14 | New Orleans | James Cornelius snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 04:05 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF), Earl Johnson (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth (SF), Eddie Cooper (C) Kevin Grooms, Willie Rodgers | |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 72-66 |
| 03:43 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Wells (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Crowley (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Jarek Zulauf (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Roth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:26 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 72-66 |
| 03:24 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 03:09 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kenneth Mercier, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), Derek Brown (C) Freddie Crowley, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Robert Benson (SF), Paul Hazinski (PF) Patrick Land, Norman Turner, Kenneth Mercier | |
| 03:02 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 72-66 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| 02:59 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth is hacked by Kevin Wells in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Wells, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert (C) Eddie Cooper | |
| 02:59 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 02:59 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 02:38 | New Orleans | Robert Roth is called for the reach on Kevin Wells - foul #3 on Robert Roth, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Cornelius (PF) Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:38 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:38 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Louisiana Tech | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is called for the reach on Timothy Kokocinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #10 | 74-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG) Hakiziana Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:34 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-68 |
| 02:08 | New Orleans | James Cornelius tips it back up and in | 76-68 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF), Earl Johnson (PF) Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms (SF), Willie Rodgers (PF) Robert Roth, Robert Benson | |
| 01:49 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-68 |
| 01:47 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:42 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells buries a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Willie Rodgers - foul #3 on Willie Rodgers, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF) Freddie Crowley, Earl Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Robert Roth (SF) Timothy Kokocinski, Kevin Grooms | |
| 01:42 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells makes the free throw | 79-68 |
| 01:21 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Land | 79-71 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF), Earl Johnson (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius, Derek Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Eddie Cooper (C) Patrick Land, Paul Hazinski, Robert Roth, Willie Rodgers, Darryl Calvert | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Kokocinski | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | James Wydra knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-74 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Mercier | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson is hacked by Norman Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Turner, team foul #10 | 82-77 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Graham (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), Derek Brown (C) Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-77 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson pulls down the rebound | 84-77 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson is hacked by Norman Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Turner, team foul #11 | 84-77 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 86-77 |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | Earl Johnson pulls down the rebound | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | James Wydra runs out the clock | 86-77 |