| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Clements (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Wolf (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Weist (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Denker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 19:45 | New Orleans | Michael Weist's floater is tipped away by James Lynch | 33-35 |
| 19:44 | New Orleans | Michael Weist snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 19:28 | New Orleans | Patrick Nielson picks off the pass by Richard Clements | 33-35 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson lays it up and in | 35-35 |
| 18:59 | New Orleans | Richard Clements scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Weist | 35-38 |
| 18:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Clements steals it from Dean Lindsey | 35-38 |
| 18:21 | New Orleans | Richard Clements misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 18:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 17:58 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 17:56 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 17:48 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:46 | New Orleans | Brian Denker pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:26 | New Orleans | Michael Weist hits the finger roll | 38-42 |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Clements - foul #2 on Richard Clements, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Geoffrey Folmar (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Dean Lindsey, John Goss, Henry Gould, James Lynch | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Nyman (PG), Damien Larocque (SG), John Yandell (SF), James Pack (PF), Christopher Joyce (C) Richard Clements, Raymond Shaw, Shane Wolf, Michael Weist, Brian Denker | |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:52 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-42 |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 40-42 |
| 16:36 | New Orleans | Christopher Joyce pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:30 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque double dribbles | 40-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG) Patrick Nielson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar buries a floater from the left block set up by Dema Kukowski | 42-42 |
| 15:59 | New Orleans | Lloyd Caraway swats the shot by Robert Nyman | 42-42 |
| 15:58 | New Orleans | John Yandell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Tano Akiyama (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dema Kukowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Geoffrey Folmar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Nyman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damien Larocque (fresh) SF - John Yandell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pack (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | New Orleans | Christopher Joyce misses short on a floater near the basket | 42-42 |
| 15:35 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:26 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque's pass is intercepted by Sallu Agbayani | 42-42 |
| 15:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani lays it in | 44-42 |
| 15:12 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Nyman | 44-44 |
| 15:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani is hacked by Damien Larocque in the backcourt - foul #3 on Damien Larocque, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF), Manuel Gerace (C) Sallu Agbayani, Dema Kukowski, Geoffrey Folmar, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Williamson (PG), Raymond Shaw (SG), Shane Wolf (SF), Michael Weist (PF), Brian Denker (C) Robert Nyman, Damien Larocque, John Yandell, James Pack, Christopher Joyce | |
| 14:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Shaw takes the ball from Dean Lindsey | 44-44 |
| 14:36 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 14:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Denker swats the short shot by Manuel Gerace | 44-47 |
| 14:25 | New Orleans | Michael Weist pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 14:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 13:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tano Akiyama | 47-47 |
| 13:51 | New Orleans | Tano Akiyama steals the ball from James Williamson in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 13:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama blows the layup | 47-47 |
| 13:47 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:20 | New Orleans | Michael Weist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-47 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 13:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Denker is called for the reach on Manuel Gerace in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Denker, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Sallu Agbayani (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Geoffrey Folmar (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Tano Akiyama, Dean Lindsey, John Goss, Henry Gould, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Clements (PG), Damien Larocque (SF), James Pack (PF), John Yandell (C) James Williamson, Shane Wolf, Michael Weist, Brian Denker | |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 13:08 | New Orleans | Richard Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:47 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-50 |
| 12:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-50 |
| 12:35 | New Orleans | John Yandell pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 12:26 | New Orleans | John Yandell is called for traveling | 47-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch (C) Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Nyman (SG) Raymond Shaw | |
| 12:12 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch misses the jumper in the lane | 47-50 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani misses the tip | 47-50 |
| 12:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 11:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Lynch | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dema Kukowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Geoffrey Folmar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Clements (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Nyman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Damien Larocque (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Pack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Yandell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque is hacked by James Lynch - foul #2 on James Lynch, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF) Dema Kukowski, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Williamson (SG), Shane Wolf (SF), Michael Weist (PF), Christopher Joyce (C) Richard Clements, Damien Larocque, James Pack, John Yandell | |
| 11:22 | New Orleans | James Williamson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Nyman | 49-53 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Nielson | 51-53 |
| 10:37 | New Orleans | Henry Gould steals the ball from James Williamson | 51-53 |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 10:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould gets the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 51-53 |
| 10:04 | New Orleans | Robert Nyman gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | Sallu Agbayani is called for the reach on Robert Nyman - foul #1 on Sallu Agbayani, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Dema Kukowski (SG), William Bray (SF), Geoffrey Folmar (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Patrick Nielson, Sallu Agbayani, John Goss, Henry Gould, James Lynch | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Clements (PG), Raymond Shaw (SG), Damien Larocque (SF), James Pack (PF), Brian Denker (C) Robert Nyman, James Williamson, Shane Wolf, Michael Weist, Christopher Joyce | |
| 09:41 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque connects on the floater from the right block set up by Richard Clements and he's fouled by Tano Akiyama - foul #2 on Tano Akiyama, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| 09:41 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Denker swats the layup by Lloyd Caraway | 51-56 |
| 09:30 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 09:24 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 09:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 09:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque's layup is rejected by William Bray | 53-56 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 08:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski tips it but misses | 53-56 |
| 08:24 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | William Bray is called for the reach on Raymond Shaw - foul #1 on William Bray, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF), Manuel Gerace (C) Dema Kukowski, William Bray, Geoffrey Folmar, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Williamson (PG), Shane Wolf (SF), Michael Weist (PF), John Yandell (C) Richard Clements, Damien Larocque, James Pack, Brian Denker | |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | John Yandell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-56 |
| 08:04 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to John Yandell | 53-56 |
| 07:50 | New Orleans | Michael Weist makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Williamson | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Tano Akiyama (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Gerace (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Weist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Yandell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Shane Wolf - foul #2 on Shane Wolf, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG) Tano Akiyama | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Nyman (PG) Raymond Shaw | |
| 07:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:33 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Gerace | 54-58 |
| 07:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 07:12 | New Orleans | Michael Weist pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:52 | New Orleans | John Yandell misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Manuel Gerace - foul #1 on Manuel Gerace, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (SG), Lloyd Caraway (PF) Dean Lindsey, Henry Gould | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Clements (PG), Damien Larocque (PF), Christopher Joyce (C) James Williamson, Shane Wolf, Michael Weist | |
| 06:52 | New Orleans | John Yandell misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:52 | New Orleans | John Yandell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-59 |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses the tip | 54-59 |
| 06:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani misses the tip | 54-59 |
| 06:29 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:13 | New Orleans | Richard Clements is whistled for a carry | 54-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski (SG), William Bray (SF), Geoffrey Folmar (PF) Patrick Nielson, John Goss, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw (SG), James Pack (PF) Robert Nyman, John Yandell | |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | James Pack is called for the reach on Geoffrey Folmar - foul #2 on James Pack, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), James Lynch (C) William Bray, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shane Wolf (SF), Brian Denker (C) Damien Larocque, Christopher Joyce | |
| 05:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch tips it home | 56-59 |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | Richard Clements misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 04:48 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch lays it up and in | 58-59 |
| 04:35 | New Orleans | Brian Denker misses the easy layup | 58-59 |
| 04:33 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw tips it in | 58-61 |
| 04:24 | Middle Tenn. State | James Pack swats the layup by Geoffrey Folmar | 58-61 |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey tips it in | 60-61 |
| 04:01 | New Orleans | Brian Denker hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 03:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 03:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Dean Lindsey, Dema Kukowski, Geoffrey Folmar, James Lynch | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Nyman (PG), Michael Weist (PF), John Yandell (C) Richard Clements, James Pack, Brian Denker | |
| 03:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Weist steals the ball from Sallu Agbayani in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 03:50 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 03:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Shane Wolf swats the layup by Henry Gould | 60-64 |
| 03:28 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Shane Wolf | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Nyman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Shaw (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Weist (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Yandell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf's pass is intercepted by Sallu Agbayani | 60-64 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), James Lynch (C) Sallu Agbayani, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Clements (PG), Brian Denker (C) Robert Nyman, John Yandell | |
| 02:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-64 |
| 02:45 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Michael Weist | 60-64 |
| 02:25 | New Orleans | Dean Lindsey steals it from Richard Clements | 60-64 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson lays it in set up by Dean Lindsey | 62-64 |
| 02:05 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Weist and the foul's on Henry Gould - foul #3 on Henry Gould, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| 02:05 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw makes the free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-67 |
| 01:54 | New Orleans | Michael Weist pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 01:40 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Weist | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Nielson is blocked by Brian Denker | 62-70 |
| 01:33 | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:10 | New Orleans | Brian Denker blows the layup | 62-70 |
| 01:09 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf grabs the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:54 | New Orleans | Brian Denker lays it in set up by Raymond Shaw and he's fouled by James Lynch - foul #3 on James Lynch, team foul #7 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Sallu Agbayani (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Geoffrey Folmar (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Patrick Nielson, Dean Lindsey, John Goss, Henry Gould, James Lynch | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Nyman (PG), Damien Larocque (SG), John Yandell (SF), James Pack (PF) Richard Clements, Raymond Shaw, Shane Wolf, Michael Weist | |
| 00:54 | New Orleans | Brian Denker makes the free throw | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway lays it in | 64-73 |
| 00:47 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF), James Lynch (C) Tano Akiyama, Sallu Agbayani, Dema Kukowski, Geoffrey Folmar, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Clements (PG), Raymond Shaw (SG), Shane Wolf (SF), Michael Weist (PF) Robert Nyman, Damien Larocque, John Yandell, James Pack | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf is hacked by Patrick Nielson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Damien Larocque (PF) Michael Weist | |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Shane Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dean Lindsey | 67-75 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Patrick Nielson is called for the reach on Richard Clements in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Richard Clements makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Richard Clements makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson is hacked by Shane Wolf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shane Wolf, team foul #6 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Sallu Agbayani (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Geoffrey Folmar (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Patrick Nielson, Dean Lindsey, John Goss, Henry Gould, James Lynch | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Nyman (PG), John Yandell (SF), James Pack (PF), Christopher Joyce (C) Richard Clements, Raymond Shaw, Shane Wolf, Brian Denker | |
| 00:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Caraway | 69-77 |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | Robert Nyman is hacked by Tano Akiyama in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tano Akiyama, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF), James Lynch (C) Tano Akiyama, Sallu Agbayani, Dema Kukowski, Geoffrey Folmar, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Raymond Shaw (SG), Shane Wolf (SF), Brian Denker (C) John Yandell, James Pack, Christopher Joyce | |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | Robert Nyman makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | Robert Nyman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to James Lynch | 69-78 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Goss | 72-78 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Clements (PG) Robert Nyman | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Patrick Nielson is called for the reach on Richard Clements in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #11 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG) Patrick Nielson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Richard Clements makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Richard Clements makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Sallu Agbayani is called for the reach on Damien Larocque - foul #2 on Sallu Agbayani, team foul #12 | 72-80 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Damien Larocque makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-81 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 72-81 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-81 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch grabs the offensive board | 72-81 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The clock runs out | 72-81 |