| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fresh) C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fresh) SG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) C - Tim Henry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Tim Henry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero clanks a shot from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | New Orleans | Adam Poole hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | New Orleans | Adam Poole banks in the layup set up by Blaine Royer | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | New Orleans | Adam Poole lays it in set up by Vincent Munsey | 6-0 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson is called for traveling | 6-0 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Vincent Munsey, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:45 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Mitchell - foul #1 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:45 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:45 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Clark and he's fouled by Eric Gibson - foul #1 on Eric Gibson, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale (SF) Christopher Eubanks | |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson makes the free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:03 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-3 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:57 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:33 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Kibby, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Erasmo Russo (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Michael Kibby, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Pedro Perez (SG), Michael Ogilvie (C) Ricky Clark, Charles Gunderson, Tim Henry | |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale is hacked by Chioke Alhusseini - foul #1 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Eric Gibson, Stephen Floyd, Chioke Alhusseini, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks (SF), John Rollins (C) Pedro Perez, Joseph Mitchell | |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | John Rollins misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) SG - Douglas Lauderdale (fresh) SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) PF - Michael Ogilvie (fresh) C - John Rollins (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shane Vollmer | 8-8 |
| 15:16 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer lays it in | 10-8 |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks misses long on a shot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:53 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:44 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Vincent Munsey | 13-8 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Christopher Eubanks is blocked by Blaine Royer | 13-8 |
| 14:25 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Blaine Royer | 13-8 |
| 14:05 | New Orleans | John Rollins is called for the reach on Gilberto Caballero - foul #1 on John Rollins, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Vincent Munsey, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Charles Gunderson (SG), Joseph Mitchell (PF), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, Douglas Lauderdale, Christopher Eubanks, John Rollins | |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Floyd | 15-8 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Tim Henry lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Gunderson | 15-10 |
| 13:08 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett loses the dribble to Tim Henry | 15-10 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-10 |
| 12:50 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 15-10 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:13 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark can't connect on a shot near the basket | 15-10 |
| 12:11 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:55 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Gunderson - foul #1 on Charles Gunderson, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Blaine Royer (SF), Adam Poole (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Eric Gibson, Chioke Alhusseini, Michael Kibby, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks (SF) Michael Ogilvie | |
| 11:55 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:55 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Poole (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Eubanks (fresh) PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tim Henry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Tim Henry misses the turnaround from the baseline | 15-10 |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Tim Henry can't tip it in | 15-10 |
| 11:31 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:15 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer lays it up and in set up by Gilberto Caballero | 17-10 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Stephen Floyd | 17-10 |
| 11:05 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Floyd | 19-10 |
| 10:59 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks clanks a 3 from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 10:58 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd pulls down the rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | Tim Henry is called for the reach on Adam Poole - foul #1 on Tim Henry, team foul #4 | 19-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Erasmo Russo (PF) Vincent Munsey, Stephen Floyd, Blaine Royer, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), John Rollins (C) Ricky Clark, Tim Henry | |
| 10:21 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-10 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks grabs the defensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Gilberto Caballero denies the turnaround by Christopher Eubanks | 19-10 |
| 10:13 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude gets the rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:00 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Rollins - foul #2 on John Rollins, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Blaine Royer (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Jeffrey Claude, Chioke Alhusseini, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale (SG), Michael Ogilvie (PF), Randall Galloway (C) Charles Gunderson, Joseph Mitchell, John Rollins | |
| 10:00 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 10:00 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Randall Galloway's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Adam Poole | 21-10 |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero pulls down the rebound | 21-10 |
| 09:18 | New Orleans | Adam Poole misses the easy layup | 21-10 |
| 09:16 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer tips it home | 23-10 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Douglas Lauderdale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-10 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks snags the offensive board | 23-10 |
| 08:45 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie connects on the fadeaway from close range | 23-12 |
| 08:26 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson is hacked by Shane Vollmer - foul #1 on Shane Vollmer, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Erasmo Russo (PF) Eric Gibson, Blaine Royer, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Charles Gunderson (SG), Joseph Mitchell (PF), Tim Henry (C) Shane Vollmer, Christopher Eubanks, Michael Ogilvie, Randall Galloway | |
| 08:07 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Carmelo Lopez, team foul #4 | 23-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Steve Lovett (C) Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson lays it up and in on a great pass from Ricky Clark | 23-14 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) PF - Erasmo Russo (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ricky Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gunderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lauderdale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tim Henry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 07:22 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez gets the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 07:02 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-14 |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Douglas Lauderdale | 23-14 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ricky Clark, team foul #7 | 23-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Adam Poole (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Carmelo Lopez, Chioke Alhusseini, Erasmo Russo, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie (SF) Douglas Lauderdale | |
| 06:43 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-14 |
| 06:32 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 06:13 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 23-14 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tim Henry | 23-14 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Blaine Royer - foul #1 on Blaine Royer, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Jeffrey Claude (SG), Michael Kibby (PF) Vincent Munsey, Stephen Floyd, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks (SF) Tim Henry | |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Mitchell | 23-14 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson travels with the ball | 23-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG) Blaine Royer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:42 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeffrey Claude | 26-14 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Claude is called for the reach on Christopher Eubanks - foul #1 on Jeffrey Claude, team foul #6 | 26-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Blaine Royer (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Eric Gibson, Carmelo Lopez, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-14 |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the defensive rebound | 26-14 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Claude | 29-14 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 29-14 |
| 04:47 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the defensive rebound | 29-14 |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | Adam Poole misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Eubanks - foul #1 on Christopher Eubanks, team foul #8 | 29-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Erasmo Russo (C) Vincent Munsey, Jeffrey Claude, Blaine Royer, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer (PG), Douglas Lauderdale (SG), Tim Henry (C) Ricky Clark, Charles Gunderson, Joseph Mitchell | |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | Adam Poole makes the 1st free throw | 30-14 |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | Adam Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 31-14 |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 31-14 |
| 04:30 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson grabs the board | 31-14 |
| 04:18 | New Orleans | Adam Poole knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Floyd | 33-14 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Gibson - foul #2 on Eric Gibson, team foul #7 | 33-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Eric Gibson, Stephen Floyd, Chioke Alhusseini, Adam Poole, Erasmo Russo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Perez (SG), Randall Galloway (PF) Christopher Eubanks, Michael Ogilvie | |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer makes the 1st free throw | 33-15 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 04:07 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Carmelo Lopez | 36-16 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Pedro Perez drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Shane Vollmer | 36-18 |
| 03:36 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-18 |
| 03:34 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby tips it in | 38-18 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Kibby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Shane Vollmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Perez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Lauderdale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Galloway (fresh) C - Tim Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Shane Vollmer buries a jumper from the left wing | 38-20 |
| 02:59 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-20 |
| 02:57 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby tips it back up and in | 40-20 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Vincent Munsey steps in front of the Shane Vollmer pass | 40-20 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey banks in the layup | 42-20 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Blaine Royer steals the ball from Douglas Lauderdale | 42-20 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Randall Galloway - foul #1 on Randall Galloway, team foul #9 | 42-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Steve Lovett (C) Vincent Munsey, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Clark (PG), Charles Gunderson (SG), Christopher Eubanks (SF), Joseph Mitchell (PF), Michael Ogilvie (C) Shane Vollmer, Pedro Perez, Douglas Lauderdale, Randall Galloway, Tim Henry | |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby misses the 1st free throw | 42-20 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-20 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Ricky Clark scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Charles Gunderson | 43-22 |
| 01:39 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini hits a shot from the baseline set up by Stephen Floyd | 45-22 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Clark and the foul's on Stephen Floyd - foul #1 on Stephen Floyd, team foul #8 | 45-24 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Adam Poole (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Michael Kibby, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie makes the free throw | 45-25 |
| 01:04 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-25 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Joseph Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-25 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie misses the easy layup | 45-25 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Charles Gunderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-25 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Christopher Eubanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Steve Lovett (C) Eric Gibson, Stephen Floyd, Chioke Alhusseini, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez is fouled on the floor by Ricky Clark - foul #2 on Ricky Clark, team foul #10 | 45-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero (C) Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Henry (C) Michael Ogilvie | |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-25 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Carmelo Lopez steps in front of the Joseph Mitchell pass | 47-25 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 47-25 |