| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) SG - David Morris (fresh) SF - Mark Hansen (fresh) PF - Christopher Davis (fresh) C - Eddie Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) SF - William Coleman (fresh) PF - James Worthy (fresh) C - Darin Aiello (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Thomas takes the ball from James Carter | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | New Orleans | David Morris banks in the layup set up by Christopher Thomas | 5-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman is hacked by Christopher Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 19:01 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis misses long on a jumper from the left side | 5-3 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy is wide open and dunks the ball | 5-5 |
| 18:24 | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas's layup is rejected by James Worthy | 5-5 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Carter | 5-7 |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | David Morris lays it in set up by Mark Hansen and he's hacked by James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Sanders (PG), Max Fowler (SF), Craig Evers (PF), William Dennison (C) Christopher Thomas, Mark Hansen, Christopher Davis, Eddie Marshall | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (PG), Timothy Drake (SF), Thomas Allred (C) James Carter, William Coleman, Darin Aiello | |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | David Morris makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:41 | Louisiana Tech | David Morris picks off the pass by Timothy Drake in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 17:33 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders can't finish the layup | 8-7 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:48 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Anderson (PG), Anthony Neu (SG), Mark Hansen (SF), Glenn Tucker (C) Andre Sanders, David Morris, Craig Evers, William Dennison | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SG), Billy Wiley (C) Jerome Abbott, James Worthy | |
| 16:31 | New Orleans | A charge is called on Anthony Neu - foul #1 on Anthony Neu, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Davis (PF) Max Fowler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman (SF) Billy Wiley | |
| 16:18 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake scores on a driving attempt from close range | 8-9 |
| 16:03 | New Orleans | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-9 |
| 16:01 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen can't tip it in | 8-9 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Anderson (fresh) SG - Anthony Neu (fresh) SF - Mark Hansen (tiring) PF - Christopher Davis (tiring) 3 pts. C - Glenn Tucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Theroux (fresh) SF - William Coleman (fresh) PF - Timothy Drake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Allred (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Robert Reynolds | 8-11 |
| 15:39 | New Orleans | Anthony Neu comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 15:37 | New Orleans | Glenn Tucker hits the follow up shot | 10-11 |
| 15:18 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Reynolds | 10-14 |
| 15:02 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 15:00 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Tucker | 10-14 |
| 14:48 | New Orleans | William Coleman steals the ball from Christopher Davis | 10-14 |
| 14:44 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds travels in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas (PG), Andre Sanders (SG), Craig Evers (SF), Max Fowler (PF), William Dennison (C) David Anderson, Anthony Neu, Mark Hansen, Christopher Davis, Glenn Tucker | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), James Worthy (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Robert Reynolds, Jonathan Theroux, Timothy Drake, Thomas Allred | |
| 14:24 | New Orleans | Max Fowler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana Tech | Andre Sanders steps in front of the Jerome Abbott pass | 10-14 |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas banks in the layup on a great pass from Andre Sanders | 12-14 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello comes up short on the floater from close range | 12-14 |
| 13:34 | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:27 | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sisk - foul #1 on Ronald Sisk, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Morris (SG), Mark Hansen (SF), Eddie Marshall (C) Andre Sanders, Craig Evers, William Dennison | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:13 | New Orleans | David Morris is whistled for a carry | 12-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (PG), Billy Wiley (C) Ronald Sisk, Darin Aiello | |
| 13:11 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Thomas - foul #2 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Sanders (PG) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:01 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 13:00 | New Orleans | David Morris grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 12:43 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:36 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 12:34 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses long on an open shot from the right block | 12-14 |
| 12:27 | New Orleans | Eddie Marshall grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Wiley | 12-14 |
| 12:21 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen snags the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:59 | New Orleans | James Worthy picks off the pass by Mark Hansen | 12-14 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andre Sanders (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Hansen (tired) 2 reb. PF - Max Fowler (tiring) C - Eddie Marshall (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Reynolds (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Coleman (tiring) 2 reb. PF - James Worthy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Wiley (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 12-14 |
| 11:41 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Hansen - foul #1 on Mark Hansen, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Anderson (PG), Anthony Neu (SG), Craig Evers (SF), Christopher Davis (PF), William Dennison (C) Andre Sanders, David Morris, Mark Hansen, Max Fowler, Eddie Marshall | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (PG), Ronald Sisk (SG), Timothy Drake (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Robert Reynolds, Jerome Abbott, James Worthy, Billy Wiley | |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:11 | New Orleans | Anthony Neu misses short on a floater from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Glenn Tucker (C) Craig Evers | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred (PF) William Coleman | |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis is fouled on the floor by Timothy Drake - foul #1 on Timothy Drake, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| 10:25 | New Orleans | William Dennison misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred is open and scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Sisk | 12-17 |
| 09:42 | New Orleans | Glenn Tucker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Theroux | 12-19 |
| 09:03 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis misses the fadeaway from the left side | 12-19 |
| 09:02 | New Orleans | Glenn Tucker hits the follow up shot | 14-19 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello jams it set up by Jonathan Theroux | 14-21 |
| 08:28 | New Orleans | Anthony Neu comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux is fouled on the floor by Anthony Neu - foul #2 on Anthony Neu, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Sanders (PG), David Morris (SG), Mark Hansen (SF), Craig Evers (PF), Eddie Marshall (C) David Anderson, Anthony Neu, William Dennison, Christopher Davis, Glenn Tucker | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), William Coleman (SF), James Worthy (PF), Billy Wiley (C) Jonathan Theroux, Ronald Sisk, Timothy Drake, Thomas Allred, Darin Aiello | |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andre Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Hansen (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Craig Evers (fresh) C - Eddie Marshall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Coleman (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Wiley (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Eddie Marshall misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Worthy - foul #1 on James Worthy, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Eddie Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Eddie Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:26 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-21 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley tips it home | 16-23 |
| 07:05 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-23 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Reynolds | 18-25 |
| 06:22 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | Andre Sanders picks off the pass by Robert Reynolds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 06:17 | New Orleans | David Morris misses the lay-in | 21-25 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Worthy, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Max Fowler (SF) Mark Hansen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred (SF), Timothy Drake (PF), Darin Aiello (C) William Coleman, James Worthy, Billy Wiley | |
| 05:43 | New Orleans | Jerome Abbott is called for the reach on David Morris - foul #2 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (PG) Jerome Abbott | |
| 05:43 | New Orleans | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:43 | New Orleans | David Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | David Morris picks off the pass by Robert Reynolds in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| 05:24 | New Orleans | Darin Aiello denies the turnaround by David Morris | 22-25 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Eddie Marshall - foul #1 on Eddie Marshall, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Anderson (PG), Christopher Davis (PF), William Dennison (C) Andre Sanders, Craig Evers, Eddie Marshall | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG) Robert Reynolds | |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:50 | New Orleans | Max Fowler misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | William Dennison steps in front of the Timothy Drake pass | 22-26 |
| 04:25 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | David Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:00 | New Orleans | William Dennison comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Darin Aiello - foul #1 on Darin Aiello, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas (PG), Anthony Neu (SG), Mark Hansen (SF) David Anderson, David Morris, Christopher Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), James Worthy (PF), Billy Wiley (C) Ronald Sisk, Jonathan Theroux, Thomas Allred, Darin Aiello | |
| 04:00 | New Orleans | William Dennison makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:00 | New Orleans | William Dennison misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Neu (fresh) SF - Mark Hansen (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Max Fowler (tiring) C - William Dennison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Drake (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Louisiana Tech | Anthony Neu picks off the pass by James Carter | 23-26 |
| 03:38 | New Orleans | Anthony Neu blows the layup | 23-26 |
| 03:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Thomas - foul #3 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Sanders (PG), Craig Evers (PF), Eddie Marshall (C) Christopher Thomas, Max Fowler, William Dennison | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman (SF) Timothy Drake | |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley snags the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 03:09 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jerome Abbott | 23-29 |
| 02:51 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders double dribbles | 23-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (SG), Darin Aiello (C) Jerome Abbott, Billy Wiley | |
| 02:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by William Coleman and the foul's on Mark Hansen - foul #2 on Mark Hansen, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Anderson (PG) Andre Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred (SF) William Coleman | |
| 02:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | Craig Evers buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-32 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred lays it up and in set up by James Worthy | 26-34 |
| 01:53 | New Orleans | Darin Aiello steps in front of the Anthony Neu pass | 26-34 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Mark Hansen - foul #3 on Mark Hansen, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Sanders (PG), David Morris (SG), Max Fowler (SF), Christopher Davis (PF), Glenn Tucker (C) David Anderson, Anthony Neu, Mark Hansen, Craig Evers, Eddie Marshall | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG) Ronald Sisk | |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:37 | New Orleans | James Carter steps in front of the Andre Sanders pass in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 26-36 |
| 01:12 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Christopher Davis | 26-36 |
| 01:07 | New Orleans | David Morris drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Andre Sanders | 29-36 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Dennison (SF) Max Fowler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake (SF), Billy Wiley (C) Thomas Allred, Darin Aiello | |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis's floater is tipped away by Billy Wiley | 29-36 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Tucker - foul #1 on Glenn Tucker, team foul #10 | 29-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Anderson (PG), Craig Evers (SF) Andre Sanders, Glenn Tucker | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (PG) James Carter | |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | David Morris grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 00:12 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis's floater is tipped away by Timothy Drake | 29-37 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux double dribbles in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (SG), William Coleman (SF) Jerome Abbott, Timothy Drake | |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Craig Evers is whistled for a carry | 29-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Anthony Neu (SG), Max Fowler (SF) David Morris, Craig Evers | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk misses the halfcourt shot | 29-37 |