| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) SG - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fresh) C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | New Orleans | Joseph Grange is called for the reach on Vincent Munsey - foul #1 on Joseph Grange, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Carmelo Lopez | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is hacked by Vincent Munsey - foul #1 on Vincent Munsey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses the jump hook in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Poole | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero scores on a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Earnest Fraser - foul #1 on Earnest Fraser, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| 18:17 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the free throw | 0-8 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Gilberto Caballero steals the ball from James Gregory | 0-8 |
| 18:00 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-8 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | James Grant can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-8 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser hits the follow up shot | 2-8 |
| 17:31 | New Orleans | Adam Poole hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Grange - foul #2 on Joseph Grange, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (PG) Joseph Grange | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Steve Lovett (C) Vincent Munsey, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 17:31 | New Orleans | Adam Poole makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 17:31 | New Orleans | Adam Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Earnest Fraser | 2-9 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory scores on a driving attempt from close range | 4-9 |
| 17:01 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Steve Lovett is denied by James Gregory | 4-9 |
| 17:00 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 16:55 | New Orleans | Adam Poole drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Chioke Alhusseini - foul #1 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Kibby (PF) Adam Poole | |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:27 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 16:00 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. C - Earnest Fraser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) PF - Michael Kibby (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Floyd, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Julian Brooks (PF), Donald Hauck (C) James Grant, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory, Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Gilberto Caballero (C) Eric Gibson, Steve Lovett | |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith is fouled on the floor by Chioke Alhusseini - foul #2 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Blaine Royer (SF) Jeffrey Claude, Stephen Floyd, Chioke Alhusseini | |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes loses the dribble to Blaine Royer | 6-11 |
| 14:51 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Vincent Munsey | 6-13 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Gilberto Caballero steals it from Donald Hauck | 6-13 |
| 14:26 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Munsey | 6-16 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Kibby - foul #1 on Michael Kibby, team foul #5 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF) Jeffrey Mauricio, Diego Reyes, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Jeffrey Claude (SF), Erasmo Russo (PF) Vincent Munsey, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer, Michael Kibby | |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser (C) Julian Brooks | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Adam Poole (PF) Gilberto Caballero | |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | James Grant clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Jeffrey Claude - foul #1 on Jeffrey Claude, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Royer (SF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Stephen Floyd, Erasmo Russo | |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:17 | New Orleans | Patrick Kennedy steps in front of the Gilberto Caballero pass | 8-16 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | James Grant loses the dribble to Jeffrey Claude | 8-16 |
| 12:44 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (PG) Frederick Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Erasmo Russo (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Eric Gibson, Blaine Royer, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks lays it in | 10-16 |
| 11:57 | New Orleans | James Grant is called for the reach on Carmelo Lopez - foul #1 on James Grant, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (PG), Diego Reyes (SG), Donald Hauck (C) James Grant, James Gregory, Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Adam Poole (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Vincent Munsey, Carmelo Lopez, Jeffrey Claude, Erasmo Russo, Steve Lovett | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) SG - Diego Reyes (fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) PF - Julian Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Eric Gibson and he's fouled by Diego Reyes - foul #1 on Diego Reyes, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (SF) Patrick Kennedy | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Erasmo Russo (PF) Eric Gibson, Adam Poole | |
| 11:45 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd makes the free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks hits the follow up shot | 12-19 |
| 11:12 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mauricio, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Jeffrey Claude (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Vincent Munsey, Stephen Floyd, Blaine Royer, Erasmo Russo | |
| 11:02 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Gibson | 12-21 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks scores on a floater from the baseline | 14-21 |
| 10:24 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Julian Brooks | 14-21 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Hauck | 16-21 |
| 09:48 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez is hacked by Diego Reyes - foul #2 on Diego Reyes, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) Diego Reyes, Frederick Smith, Julian Brooks, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Blaine Royer (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Eric Gibson, Jeffrey Claude, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 09:48 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | James Grant's pass is intercepted by Vincent Munsey | 16-21 |
| 09:02 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser is fouled on the floor by Vincent Munsey - foul #2 on Vincent Munsey, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (PG) Jeffrey Mauricio | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Adam Poole (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Vincent Munsey, Carmelo Lopez, Michael Kibby, Steve Lovett | |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:41 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 08:35 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Grant | 18-21 |
| 08:07 | New Orleans | Adam Poole is whistled for traveling | 18-21 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits the finger roll | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Frederick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Grant (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:30 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy drills a floater from the left side | 22-21 |
| 07:28 | New Orleans | James Grant is called for the reach on Eric Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Grant, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG), Julian Brooks (C) James Grant, Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (SF), Michael Kibby (PF) Blaine Royer, Adam Poole | |
| 07:28 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:28 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy hits a jumper from the right side | 24-23 |
| 07:01 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 24-23 |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude gets the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | Frederick Smith is called for the reach on Eric Gibson - foul #1 on Frederick Smith, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Frederick Smith, James Gregory | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Adam Poole (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Stephen Floyd, Jeffrey Claude, Michael Kibby, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks blows the layup but he's hacked by Eric Gibson - foul #1 on Eric Gibson, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Gilberto Caballero (C) Eric Gibson, Steve Lovett | |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:00 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 05:58 | New Orleans | Adam Poole tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck throws it down | 27-27 |
| 05:30 | New Orleans | Adam Poole misses the lay-in | 27-27 |
| 05:29 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses the tip | 27-27 |
| 05:27 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 05:05 | New Orleans | Adam Poole snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 04:46 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero is denied on a dunk by Donald Hauck | 27-27 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Patrick Kennedy | 27-27 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 04:20 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer clanks a jumper from close range | 27-27 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clinton Thayer | 27-27 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks loses the dribble to Jeffrey Claude | 27-27 |
| 03:49 | New Orleans | Adam Poole misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 03:47 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Julian Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Clinton Thayer (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) C - Donald Hauck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jeffrey Claude (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Carmelo Lopez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Royer (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Caballero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses long on a jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Julian Brooks | 27-27 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Adam Poole is called for the reach on Clinton Thayer - foul #1 on Adam Poole, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Frederick Smith (SF), James Gregory (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) Julian Brooks, Patrick Kennedy, Heriberto Mancini, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Jeffrey Claude, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer, Adam Poole, Gilberto Caballero | |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:11 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Michael Kibby | 28-27 |
| 02:56 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini can't finish the layup | 28-27 |
| 02:55 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini tips it in | 28-29 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory can't connect on a shot from the left side | 28-29 |
| 02:33 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 02:08 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Vincent Munsey | 28-31 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Steve Lovett steals it from Frederick Smith | 28-31 |
| 01:26 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clinton Thayer | 28-31 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-31 |
| 01:04 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Lovett | 31-34 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Kibby | 31-34 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Grange | 33-34 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby's fadeaway is rejected by James Gregory | 33-34 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses the tip | 33-34 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 33-34 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory tips it in | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 35-34 |