| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Bruce Sutton (fresh) SG - Keith Amon (fresh) SF - Marvin Lynn (fresh) PF - Jessie Gipson (fresh) C - John Amico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Oscar Ratner (fresh) SG - Wilfred Tomberlin (fresh) SF - Charles Heath (fresh) PF - Ryan Rey (fresh) C - Charles Dolce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Charles Dolce wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | South Florida | Ryan Rey comes up short on the shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | South Florida | Ryan Rey tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | New Orleans | Oscar Ratner steps in front of the Marvin Lynn pass | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner lays it in | 0-4 |
| 19:11 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Lynn | 2-4 |
| 19:06 | South Florida | Jessie Gipson steals the ball from Oscar Ratner | 2-4 |
| 18:55 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:53 | New Orleans | John Amico grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | New Orleans | Keith Amon is fouled on the floor by Charles Dolce - foul #1 on Charles Dolce, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson misses the wide open shot from close range | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | South Florida | Ryan Rey snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin is whistled for a carry | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Ryan Rey - foul #1 on Ryan Rey, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker (PG), James Adamo (SG), James Stinnett (SF), James Kinsler (C) Bruce Sutton, Keith Amon, Marvin Lynn, John Amico | |
| Subs | South Florida | Reggie Pereira (PG), David Fuerstenberg (SG), Anthony Redwine (SF), Randall Chitwood (PF), Chris Quinn (C) Oscar Ratner, Wilfred Tomberlin, Charles Heath, Ryan Rey, Charles Dolce | |
| 17:54 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | South Florida | James Adamo is called for the reach on David Fuerstenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Adamo, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart (C) Jessie Gipson | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 17:38 | South Florida | Chris Quinn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | South Florida | Reggie Pereira pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:12 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Reggie Pereira | 3-7 |
| 16:57 | New Orleans | James Stinnett is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:37 | South Florida | Chris Quinn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 16:36 | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:34 | New Orleans | Reggie Pereira steps in front of the Danny Studebaker pass in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 16:33 | South Florida | Reggie Pereira misses the lay-in | 6-7 |
| 16:32 | New Orleans | James Stinnett grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | New Orleans | James Adamo is fouled in the backcourt by Reggie Pereira - foul #1 on Reggie Pereira, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), Brendan McIntyre (SG), Marvin Lynn (SF), Jessie Gipson (PF), John Amico (C) Danny Studebaker, James Adamo, James Stinnett, James Kinsler, Steve Swinehart | |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Ratner (PG), Wilfred Tomberlin (SG), James Summers (SF), Ryan Rey (PF), Tommy Weis (C) Reggie Pereira, David Fuerstenberg, Anthony Redwine, Randall Chitwood, Chris Quinn | |
| 16:19 | New Orleans | James Summers picks off the pass by Matthew Wymer | 6-7 |
| 16:01 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner hits a shot from the left side set up by Wilfred Tomberlin | 6-9 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Matthew Wymer (fresh) SG - Brendan McIntyre (fresh) SF - Marvin Lynn (fresh) PF - Jessie Gipson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Amico (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Oscar Ratner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wilfred Tomberlin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Summers (fresh) PF - Ryan Rey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Weis (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 15:35 | South Florida | Tommy Weis snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:14 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner connects on the open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Ryan Rey | 6-11 |
| 15:10 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), Keith Amon (SG) Matthew Wymer, Brendan McIntyre | |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Heath (SF), Randall Chitwood (PF), Charles Dolce (C) James Summers, Ryan Rey, Tommy Weis | |
| 14:54 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin misses the shot in the lane | 6-11 |
| 14:53 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:35 | New Orleans | Keith Amon is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 14:33 | South Florida | Randall Chitwood snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:09 | South Florida | Charles Dolce can't finish the layup | 6-11 |
| 14:07 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner tips it home | 6-13 |
| 13:45 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-13 |
| 13:44 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:33 | New Orleans | Marvin Lynn knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Amon | 8-13 |
| 13:15 | South Florida | Randall Chitwood makes the wide open jumper from close range set up by Wilfred Tomberlin | 8-15 |
| 12:48 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson is open and scores on a runner in the lane | 10-15 |
| 12:42 | South Florida | Bruce Sutton steals it from Wilfred Tomberlin in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 12:40 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton hits the finger roll | 12-15 |
| 12:23 | South Florida | Charles Heath misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-15 |
| 12:22 | South Florida | Oscar Ratner pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:22 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker (PG), James Adamo (SG), James Stinnett (SF), James Kinsler (PF), Steve Swinehart (C) Bruce Sutton, Keith Amon, Marvin Lynn, Jessie Gipson, John Amico | |
| Subs | South Florida | Reggie Pereira (PG), David Fuerstenberg (SG), Anthony Redwine (SF), Chris Quinn (PF), Tommy Weis (C) Oscar Ratner, Wilfred Tomberlin, Charles Heath, Randall Chitwood, Charles Dolce | |
| 12:17 | South Florida | Tommy Weis clanks a jump hook from close range | 12-15 |
| 12:16 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 12:12 | New Orleans | James Adamo is hacked by Chris Quinn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Quinn, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| 11:53 | New Orleans | James Kinsler lays it in on a nice dish by James Stinnett | 14-15 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Danny Studebaker (fresh) SG - James Adamo (fresh) SF - James Stinnett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kinsler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Swinehart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Reggie Pereira (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Fuerstenberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Redwine (fresh) PF - Chris Quinn (fresh) C - Tommy Weis (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | South Florida | Chris Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 11:34 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 11:23 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg is hacked by James Adamo - foul #2 on James Adamo, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), Brendan McIntyre (SF) James Adamo, Steve Swinehart | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Summers (PG), Ryan Rey (PF), Randall Chitwood (C) David Fuerstenberg, Chris Quinn, Tommy Weis | |
| 11:03 | South Florida | Anthony Redwine is denied on a layup by James Kinsler | 14-15 |
| 11:01 | New Orleans | James Kinsler gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:59 | New Orleans | James Summers steps in front of the James Stinnett pass in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 10:58 | South Florida | Reggie Pereira banks in the layup on a great pass from James Summers | 14-17 |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | James Stinnett hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Ryan Rey - foul #2 on Ryan Rey, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Amon (SG), John Amico (C) Danny Studebaker, James Kinsler | |
| Subs | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin (SG), Charles Heath (SF), Charles Dolce (C) Reggie Pereira, Anthony Redwine, Ryan Rey | |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | James Stinnett makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | James Stinnett misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | James Stinnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:19 | New Orleans | Keith Amon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Wilfred Tomberlin - foul #1 on Wilfred Tomberlin, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), Marvin Lynn (SF) Matthew Wymer, Brendan McIntyre | |
| Subs | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg (PG), Chris Quinn (PF), Tommy Weis (C) James Summers, Randall Chitwood, Charles Dolce | |
| 10:19 | New Orleans | Keith Amon misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:19 | New Orleans | Keith Amon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:59 | South Florida | Tommy Weis blows the wide open layup | 16-17 |
| 09:57 | South Florida | Tommy Weis gets the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:48 | South Florida | Chris Quinn hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 16-17 |
| 09:46 | New Orleans | James Stinnett gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Tommy Weis is called for the reach on Bruce Sutton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Weis, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson (PF) John Amico | |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Ratner (PG) David Fuerstenberg | |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:16 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker (SG), Steve Swinehart (C) Keith Amon, James Stinnett | |
| Subs | South Florida | Reggie Pereira (SG), Randall Chitwood (PF), Charles Dolce (C) Wilfred Tomberlin, Chris Quinn, Tommy Weis | |
| 08:57 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 08:56 | South Florida | Charles Dolce snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:40 | South Florida | Charles Heath knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Chitwood | 18-20 |
| 08:23 | New Orleans | Charles Heath steps in front of the Steve Swinehart pass | 18-20 |
| 08:09 | South Florida | Charles Dolce makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 07:50 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson buries a runner from the baseline | 20-23 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Bruce Sutton (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Danny Studebaker (fairly fresh) SF - Marvin Lynn (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Gipson (tired) 5 pts. C - Steve Swinehart (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Oscar Ratner (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Reggie Pereira (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Heath (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Randall Chitwood (tiring) 2 pts. C - Charles Dolce (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 07:34 | South Florida | Marvin Lynn steps in front of the Reggie Pereira pass | 20-23 |
| 07:10 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), Keith Amon (SG), Brendan McIntyre (SF), James Kinsler (PF), John Amico (C) Bruce Sutton, Danny Studebaker, Marvin Lynn, Jessie Gipson, Steve Swinehart | |
| Subs | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg (PG), James Summers (SG), Anthony Redwine (SF), Chris Quinn (PF), Tommy Weis (C) Oscar Ratner, Reggie Pereira, Charles Heath, Randall Chitwood, Charles Dolce | |
| 07:08 | South Florida | James Summers's pass is intercepted by John Amico in the backcourt | 20-23 |
| 06:51 | New Orleans | Keith Amon is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane | 22-23 |
| 06:49 | South Florida | Matthew Wymer is called for the reach on James Summers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Wymer, team foul #3 | 22-23 |
| 06:41 | South Florida | Chris Quinn can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 22-23 |
| 06:39 | South Florida | Chris Quinn snags the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 06:26 | South Florida | Anthony Redwine clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 06:25 | South Florida | Tommy Weis gets the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:11 | South Florida | Tommy Weis buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from David Fuerstenberg and he's fouled by Matthew Wymer - foul #2 on Matthew Wymer, team foul #4 | 22-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker (PG), Marvin Lynn (SF), James Stinnett (PF) Matthew Wymer, Brendan McIntyre, John Amico | |
| Subs | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin (SG) James Summers | |
| 06:11 | South Florida | Tommy Weis makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:45 | New Orleans | James Kinsler lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Danny Studebaker | 24-26 |
| 05:37 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 05:36 | New Orleans | James Stinnett grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:12 | New Orleans | James Kinsler misses the 3 from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 05:10 | South Florida | Anthony Redwine gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:08 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Studebaker - foul #1 on Danny Studebaker, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), Brendan McIntyre (SF), John Amico (C) Danny Studebaker, Marvin Lynn, James Kinsler | |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Ratner (PG), Randall Chitwood (PF), Charles Dolce (C) David Fuerstenberg, Chris Quinn, Tommy Weis | |
| 05:03 | South Florida | Anthony Redwine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 05:02 | New Orleans | John Amico gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:39 | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre misses the easy layup | 24-26 |
| 04:37 | New Orleans | James Stinnett gets the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:25 | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre clanks a runner from the left block | 24-26 |
| 04:24 | South Florida | Charles Dolce grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 04:09 | South Florida | Randall Chitwood makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 24-28 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker (PG), Marvin Lynn (SF), Jessie Gipson (PF) Bruce Sutton, Keith Amon, James Stinnett | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Summers (PG), Charles Heath (SF), Chris Quinn (C) Oscar Ratner, Anthony Redwine, Charles Dolce | |
| 03:44 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 03:43 | South Florida | James Summers snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Danny Studebaker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brendan McIntyre (fairly fresh) SF - Marvin Lynn (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Gipson (tiring) 5 pts. C - John Amico (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - James Summers (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilfred Tomberlin (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Charles Heath (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Randall Chitwood (tiring) 4 pts. C - Chris Quinn (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:28 | South Florida | Chris Quinn scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Wilfred Tomberlin and he's hacked by John Amico - foul #1 on John Amico, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), James Adamo (SG), James Kinsler (C) Danny Studebaker, Brendan McIntyre, John Amico | |
| Subs | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg (PG), Ryan Rey (PF) Wilfred Tomberlin, Randall Chitwood | |
| 03:28 | South Florida | Chris Quinn makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by James Adamo | 26-31 |
| 03:19 | South Florida | James Adamo is called for the reach on James Summers in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Adamo, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Amon (SG) James Adamo | |
| Subs | South Florida | Tommy Weis (C) Chris Quinn | |
| 03:19 | South Florida | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:19 | South Florida | James Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:56 | New Orleans | Keith Amon is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Matthew Wymer | 28-33 |
| 02:46 | South Florida | James Kinsler is called for the reach on Tommy Weis - foul #1 on James Kinsler, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker (SG), Steve Swinehart (PF) Keith Amon, Jessie Gipson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Ratner (PG), Wilfred Tomberlin (SG), Anthony Redwine (SF) James Summers, David Fuerstenberg, Charles Heath | |
| 02:46 | South Florida | Tommy Weis makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:46 | South Florida | Tommy Weis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker loses the dribble to Wilfred Tomberlin in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 02:37 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin hits the finger roll | 28-37 |
| 02:32 | New Orleans | Danny Studebaker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 02:30 | South Florida | Tommy Weis grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 02:13 | South Florida | Tommy Weis hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Oscar Ratner | 28-39 |
| 01:54 | New Orleans | Wilfred Tomberlin steals the ball from Steve Swinehart | 28-39 |
| 01:49 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin lays it in | 28-41 |
| 01:27 | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Danny Studebaker | 30-41 |
| 01:12 | South Florida | Wilfred Tomberlin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-41 |
| 01:11 | New Orleans | James Kinsler snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | James Kinsler comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Tommy Weis - foul #2 on Tommy Weis, team foul #8 | 30-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), Keith Amon (SG), Brendan McIntyre (SF), James Stinnett (C) Matthew Wymer, Danny Studebaker, Marvin Lynn, Steve Swinehart | |
| Subs | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg (PG), Reggie Pereira (SG), Charles Heath (SF), Chris Quinn (C) Oscar Ratner, Wilfred Tomberlin, Anthony Redwine, Tommy Weis | |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | James Kinsler misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | James Kinsler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:47 | South Florida | Reggie Pereira is whistled for traveling | 31-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Amico (C) James Kinsler | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | James Stinnett connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Keith Amon and the foul's on Ryan Rey - foul #3 on Ryan Rey, team foul #9 | 33-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Summers (SF), Randall Chitwood (C) Charles Heath, Ryan Rey | |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | James Stinnett misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:30 | South Florida | Chris Quinn snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 00:28 | South Florida | David Fuerstenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre connects on the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Reggie Pereira - foul #2 on Reggie Pereira, team foul #10 | 35-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jessie Gipson (PF) James Stinnett | |
| Subs | South Florida | Oscar Ratner (PG), Charles Heath (SF), Charles Dolce (C) David Fuerstenberg, James Summers, Chris Quinn | |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Brendan McIntyre misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:04 | South Florida | Randall Chitwood snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Randall Chitwood misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 35-41 |