| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) SF - William Coleman (fresh) PF - James Worthy (fresh) C - Darin Aiello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) SG - David Morris (fresh) SF - Mark Hansen (fresh) PF - Christopher Davis (fresh) C - Eddie Marshall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello jams it | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | New Orleans | Eddie Marshall comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello tips it in | 4-0 |
| 19:12 | New Orleans | David Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Darin Aiello | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the jump hook in the paint | 6-0 |
| 18:29 | New Orleans | Eddie Marshall buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas and the foul's on James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:29 | New Orleans | Eddie Marshall makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 6-3 |
| 18:12 | New Orleans | David Morris pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy drills a turnaround from the right block | 8-3 |
| 17:22 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott loses the ball out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (PG), Jonathan Theroux (SG), Timothy Drake (SF), Thomas Allred (PF), Billy Wiley (C) James Carter, Jerome Abbott, William Coleman, James Worthy, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Sanders (PG), Anthony Neu (SG), Max Fowler (SF), Craig Evers (PF), William Dennison (C) Christopher Thomas, David Morris, Mark Hansen, Christopher Davis, Eddie Marshall | |
| 17:00 | New Orleans | William Dennison is whistled for a carry | 8-5 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Theroux | 10-5 |
| 16:19 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders steps out of bounds on the sideline | 10-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Hansen (SF) Max Fowler | |
| 16:00 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred throws it down set up by Timothy Drake | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) SG - Jonathan Theroux (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Drake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Allred (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Wiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andre Sanders (fresh) SG - Anthony Neu (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Hansen (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Evers (fairly fresh) C - William Dennison (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 15:43 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 12-5 |
| 15:34 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 15:09 | Louisiana Tech | Craig Evers steals it from Thomas Allred | 12-5 |
| 14:50 | New Orleans | Anthony Neu clanks a 3 from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 14:48 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen can't tip it in | 12-5 |
| 14:46 | New Orleans | Craig Evers pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:24 | New Orleans | Robert Reynolds is called for the reach on Andre Sanders - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), William Coleman (SF), James Worthy (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Robert Reynolds, Jonathan Theroux, Timothy Drake, Thomas Allred, Billy Wiley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas (PG), David Morris (SG), Max Fowler (SF), Christopher Davis (PF), Glenn Tucker (C) Andre Sanders, Anthony Neu, Mark Hansen, Craig Evers, William Dennison | |
| 14:08 | New Orleans | Jerome Abbott steals it from Max Fowler | 12-5 |
| 14:05 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerome Abbott | 14-5 |
| 13:50 | New Orleans | David Morris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-5 |
| 13:48 | New Orleans | Max Fowler snags the offensive board | 14-5 |
| 13:42 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Christopher Davis, team foul #1 | 14-5 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Davis steals it from Jerome Abbott in the backcourt | 14-5 |
| 13:29 | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Morris | 14-7 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Thomas - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #2 | 14-7 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy drills a driving attempt in the paint | 16-7 |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Davis | 16-10 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerome Abbott | 19-10 |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | Max Fowler can't connect on a runner from close range | 19-10 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott snags the defensive board | 19-10 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-10 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman snags the offensive board | 19-10 |
| 11:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Glenn Tucker - foul #1 on Glenn Tucker, team foul #3 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (SG), Timothy Drake (SF), Thomas Allred (C) Jerome Abbott, William Coleman, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Anderson (PG), Mark Hansen (SF), Eddie Marshall (C) Christopher Thomas, Max Fowler, Glenn Tucker | |
| 11:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 11:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Sisk (fresh) SF - Timothy Drake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Worthy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Allred (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - David Anderson (fresh) SG - David Morris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Hansen (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Davis (tiring) 2 pts. C - Eddie Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:15 | New Orleans | David Morris misses the fadeaway from the left side | 21-10 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred grabs the board | 21-10 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Eddie Marshall - foul #1 on Eddie Marshall, team foul #4 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (PG), Billy Wiley (C) James Carter, James Worthy | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Sanders (PG), Anthony Neu (SG), William Dennison (PF) David Anderson, David Morris, Christopher Davis | |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred makes the 1st free throw | 22-10 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 23-10 |
| 10:42 | New Orleans | Anthony Neu misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-10 |
| 10:40 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen grabs the offensive board | 23-10 |
| 10:24 | New Orleans | Anthony Neu double dribbles | 23-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (PG) Ronald Sisk | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 10:08 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake makes the turnaround from the left block | 25-10 |
| 10:04 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 25-10 |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley grabs the board | 25-10 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux is hacked by Anthony Neu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Neu, team foul #5 | 25-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy (PF) Timothy Drake | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas (PG), David Anderson (SG), Christopher Davis (PF) Andre Sanders, Anthony Neu, William Dennison | |
| 09:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy misses the lay-in | 25-10 |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis snags the defensive board | 25-10 |
| 09:25 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Anderson | 25-12 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Reynolds | 27-12 |
| 08:53 | New Orleans | David Anderson loses the dribble to Robert Reynolds | 27-12 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Reynolds | 29-12 |
| 08:27 | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Theroux - foul #1 on Jonathan Theroux, team foul #3 | 29-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), William Coleman (SF), Timothy Drake (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Robert Reynolds, Jonathan Theroux, Thomas Allred, James Worthy, Billy Wiley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Sanders (PG), Anthony Neu (SG), Craig Evers (SF), Max Fowler (PF), William Dennison (C) Christopher Thomas, David Anderson, Mark Hansen, Christopher Davis, Eddie Marshall | |
| 08:22 | New Orleans | William Dennison misses short on a jumper from the right block | 29-12 |
| 08:21 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott pulls down the rebound | 29-12 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Craig Evers - foul #1 on Craig Evers, team foul #6 | 29-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Morris (SG) Anthony Neu | |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 29-12 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-12 |
| 07:50 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 30-12 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Timothy Drake | 30-12 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | Max Fowler is called for the reach on Timothy Drake - foul #1 on Max Fowler, team foul #7 | 30-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy (PF) Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Glenn Tucker (C) Max Fowler | |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake makes the 1st free throw | 31-12 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 32-12 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 6 pts. C - Timothy Drake (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Andre Sanders (fresh) SG - David Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Evers (fresh) PF - William Dennison (fresh) C - Glenn Tucker (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Drake - foul #1 on Timothy Drake, team foul #4 | 32-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello (C) Timothy Drake | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Hansen (SF) William Dennison | |
| 07:12 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 32-13 |
| 07:12 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 32-14 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana Tech | Craig Evers swats the short shot by William Coleman | 32-14 |
| 06:55 | New Orleans | David Morris gets the rebound | 32-14 |
| 06:43 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Coleman - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #5 | 32-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Anderson (PG), Anthony Neu (SG), Max Fowler (PF) Andre Sanders, David Morris, Craig Evers | |
| 06:43 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 06:43 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-16 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter is hacked by Mark Hansen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Hansen, team foul #8 | 32-16 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 33-16 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-16 |
| 06:19 | New Orleans | David Anderson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-19 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson steals it from Darin Aiello | 34-19 |
| 05:45 | New Orleans | David Anderson dunks the ball | 34-21 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (PG), Jonathan Theroux (SG), Timothy Drake (SF), Thomas Allred (PF), Billy Wiley (C) James Carter, Jerome Abbott, William Coleman, James Worthy, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas (PG), David Morris (SG), William Dennison (SF), Christopher Davis (PF), Eddie Marshall (C) David Anderson, Anthony Neu, Mark Hansen, Max Fowler, Glenn Tucker | |
| 05:06 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds is hacked by Christopher Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Davis, team foul #9 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Craig Evers (PF) Christopher Davis | |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | David Morris is whistled for traveling | 36-21 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-21 |
| 04:24 | New Orleans | Craig Evers misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-21 |
| 04:22 | New Orleans | David Morris tips it home | 36-23 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eddie Marshall - foul #2 on Eddie Marshall, team foul #10 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (SG) Jonathan Theroux | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Anthony Neu (SG), Max Fowler (PF) David Morris, Eddie Marshall | |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 03:50 | New Orleans | Craig Evers misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-23 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Billy Wiley | 38-23 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred is open and scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Reynolds | 40-23 |
| 03:28 | New Orleans | William Dennison comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-23 |
| 03:27 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 40-23 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Sisk (fresh) SF - Timothy Drake (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Allred (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Neu (fresh) SF - Craig Evers (fairly fresh) PF - Max Fowler (tiring) C - William Dennison (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake hits a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Reynolds | 42-23 |
| 02:54 | New Orleans | Craig Evers misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-23 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk snags the defensive board | 42-23 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred is fouled on the floor by William Dennison - foul #1 on William Dennison, team foul #11 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), James Worthy (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Robert Reynolds, Ronald Sisk, Timothy Drake, Billy Wiley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andre Sanders (PG), David Morris (SG), Mark Hansen (SF), Christopher Davis (PF), Eddie Marshall (C) Christopher Thomas, Anthony Neu, Craig Evers, Max Fowler, William Dennison | |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred makes the 1st free throw | 43-23 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 44-23 |
| 02:28 | New Orleans | Christopher Davis banks in the layup | 44-25 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Andre Sanders - foul #1 on Andre Sanders, team foul #12 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman (SF) Thomas Allred | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Glenn Tucker (C) Eddie Marshall | |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello makes the 2nd free throw | 45-25 |
| 02:09 | New Orleans | Andre Sanders misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-25 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 45-25 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from William Coleman | 47-25 |
| 01:39 | New Orleans | David Morris is fouled on the floor by Darin Aiello - foul #1 on Darin Aiello, team foul #6 | 47-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Anderson (SG) David Morris | |
| 01:33 | New Orleans | Glenn Tucker misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-25 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott pulls down the rebound | 47-25 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Hansen steals the ball from James Worthy | 47-25 |
| 01:10 | New Orleans | Mark Hansen's fadeaway is rejected by William Coleman | 47-25 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jerome Abbott | 47-25 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Andre Sanders - foul #2 on Andre Sanders, team foul #13 | 47-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (PG), Ronald Sisk (SG), Timothy Drake (C) James Carter, Jerome Abbott, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Anthony Neu (SG), Max Fowler (SF), Eddie Marshall (C) Andre Sanders, Mark Hansen, Glenn Tucker | |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 1st free throw | 48-25 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy misses the 2nd free throw | 48-25 |
| 00:47 | New Orleans | Eddie Marshall pulls down the rebound | 48-25 |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Eddie Marshall clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Drake - foul #2 on Timothy Drake, team foul #7 | 48-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Morris (SG) David Anderson | |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Eddie Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 48-26 |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Eddie Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | David Morris is called for the reach on Ronald Sisk in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #14 | 48-27 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 49-27 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 50-27 |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | Max Fowler blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Sisk - foul #1 on Ronald Sisk, team foul #8 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Thomas (PG), Craig Evers (PF) Anthony Neu, Christopher Davis | |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | Max Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | Max Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | David Morris gets the offensive rebound | 50-28 |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | Craig Evers connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas | 50-31 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 50-31 |