| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Rapp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Thorpe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Hearne (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Brindley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Noell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Marvin Lemke (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Adam Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 19:46 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter is hacked by Adam Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Brown, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth (SF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 19:32 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Hudspeth, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:13 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 19:12 | South Alabama | Adam Brown tips it in | 31-33 |
| 18:52 | New Orleans | Justin Brindley picks off the pass by Randy Thorpe | 31-33 |
| 18:45 | South Alabama | Randy Thorpe steals it from Patrick Noell | 31-33 |
| 18:31 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Rapp and he's fouled by Marvin Lemke - foul #2 on Marvin Lemke, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Dewey Calhoun (C) Richard Rapp, Richard Hudspeth, Mitchell Hearne | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (PG), Justin Glynn (PF), Brian Stockman (C) Richard Ono, Marvin Lemke, Adam Brown | |
| 18:31 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:29 | South Alabama | Randy Thorpe steals the ball from Patrick Noell in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Thorpe | 36-33 |
| 18:11 | South Alabama | Michael McNish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Rapp (PG), Wayne Brewer (C) Randy Thorpe, Mark Carpenter | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 17:49 | New Orleans | Wayne Brewer can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 17:47 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:44 | South Alabama | Dewey Calhoun is called for the reach on Michael McNish in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dewey Calhoun, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Adam Brown (C) Michael McNish, Brian Stockman | |
| 17:22 | South Alabama | David Thomas is whistled for traveling | 36-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SG), Sam Sykes (PF), Mitchell Hearne (C) Jack Lambdin, Dewey Calhoun, Wayne Brewer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke (PF) Justin Glynn | |
| 17:20 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Brindley - foul #2 on Justin Brindley, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| 17:06 | New Orleans | Michael Jones's pass is intercepted by Marvin Lemke | 36-33 |
| 16:46 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Thomas and he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin (PG), Richard Hudspeth (SF), Mark Carpenter (PF) Richard Rapp, Michael Jones, Mitchell Hearne | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (PG) David Thomas | |
| 16:46 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:29 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth can't finish the uncontested layup | 36-36 |
| 16:28 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:26 | South Alabama | Michael McNish loses the dribble to Richard Hudspeth in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 16:25 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth lays it up and in | 38-36 |
| 16:22 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley is hacked by Richard Hudspeth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Hudspeth, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne (C) Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Justin Glynn (SG), Brian Stockman (C) Michael McNish, Justin Brindley, Adam Brown | |
| 16:08 | South Alabama | Richard Ono makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Glynn | 38-38 |
| 15:56 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 15:55 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Lambdin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Thorpe (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Hudspeth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Hearne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Glynn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Noell (tired) 12 pts. PF - Marvin Lemke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Brian Stockman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 15:36 | South Alabama | Brian Stockman is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Justin Glynn | 41-41 |
| 15:28 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Lambdin | 43-41 |
| 15:09 | South Alabama | Brian Stockman knocks in the shot in the lane | 43-43 |
| 14:54 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne can't finish the layup | 43-43 |
| 14:53 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Hearne | 43-43 |
| 14:48 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:46 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:22 | South Alabama | Brian Stockman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Rapp (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Dewey Calhoun (PF), Wayne Brewer (C) Randy Thorpe, Richard Hudspeth, Mark Carpenter, Mitchell Hearne | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Michael McNish (SG), John Tucker (SF), Adam Brown (C) Richard Ono, Patrick Noell, Marvin Lemke, Brian Stockman | |
| 14:20 | New Orleans | Michael Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 14:13 | South Alabama | John Tucker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 14:11 | New Orleans | Dewey Calhoun snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | Michael Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Rapp | 45-43 |
| 13:41 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn is fouled on the floor by Dewey Calhoun - foul #2 on Dewey Calhoun, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SG), Sam Sykes (C) Jack Lambdin, Wayne Brewer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Justin Brindley (SG), Marvin Lemke (PF) David Thomas, Justin Glynn | |
| 13:22 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael McNish and he's hacked by Richard Rapp - foul #3 on Richard Rapp, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne (C) Dewey Calhoun | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG) Michael McNish | |
| 13:22 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:22 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:07 | New Orleans | Adam Brown denies the turnaround by Richard Rapp | 45-45 |
| 13:06 | New Orleans | Richard Rapp grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 12:48 | New Orleans | Richard Rapp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 12:47 | South Alabama | John Tucker pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:45 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley is hacked by Randy Thorpe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Thorpe, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin (SG), Mark Carpenter (PF) Randy Thorpe, Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Justin Glynn (PF) Marvin Lemke | |
| 12:45 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:45 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:40 | New Orleans | Richard Rapp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dewey Calhoun (C) Mitchell Hearne | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 12:30 | South Alabama | John Tucker is hacked by Mark Carpenter - foul #1 on Mark Carpenter, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wayne Brewer (C) Dewey Calhoun | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (PG) Richard Ono | |
| 12:30 | South Alabama | John Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 12:30 | South Alabama | John Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:21 | New Orleans | Adam Brown blocks the short jumper by Mark Carpenter | 45-49 |
| 12:20 | New Orleans | Wayne Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:06 | New Orleans | Michael Jones knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Carpenter | 47-49 |
| 12:02 | South Alabama | John Tucker buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Justin Glynn | 47-52 |
| 11:47 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Rapp (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Lambdin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Jones (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Carpenter (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Michael McNish (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Brindley (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Tucker (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Justin Glynn (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:45 | South Alabama | Jack Lambdin takes the ball from Justin Brindley in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 11:34 | New Orleans | Michael Jones buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Rapp | 52-52 |
| 11:31 | South Alabama | Michael McNish is hacked by Richard Rapp in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Rapp, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SG), Dewey Calhoun (PF), Mitchell Hearne (C) Richard Rapp, Mark Carpenter, Wayne Brewer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Marvin Lemke (PF), Brian Stockman (C) Justin Brindley, Justin Glynn, Adam Brown | |
| 11:31 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:31 | South Alabama | Michael McNish misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:31 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 11:28 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Sam Sykes (C) Mitchell Hearne | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Noell (SF) Michael McNish | |
| 11:13 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Jones | 55-53 |
| 10:55 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from John Tucker | 55-55 |
| 10:31 | New Orleans | Michael Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 10:30 | South Alabama | John Tucker pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 10:28 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke is hacked by Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth (SF), Mark Carpenter (PF), Mitchell Hearne (C) Michael Jones, Dewey Calhoun, Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Justin Brindley (SG), Adam Brown (C) David Thomas, John Tucker, Brian Stockman | |
| 10:28 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:28 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:07 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-56 |
| 10:07 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG), Justin Glynn (PF) Justin Brindley, Marvin Lemke | |
| 09:44 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 09:43 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 09:22 | South Alabama | Randy Thorpe is called for the reach on Michael McNish - foul #3 on Randy Thorpe, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dewey Calhoun (PF) Mark Carpenter | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), John Tucker (SF), Brian Stockman (C) Richard Ono, Patrick Noell, Adam Brown | |
| 09:22 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:22 | South Alabama | Michael McNish misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:22 | South Alabama | Brian Stockman grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 09:09 | South Alabama | Brian Stockman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 09:07 | New Orleans | Dewey Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:05 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wayne Brewer (C) Mitchell Hearne | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Justin Brindley (SG) Michael McNish | |
| 08:55 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn is called for traveling | 55-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Marvin Lemke (PF) David Thomas, Justin Glynn | |
| 08:37 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 08:36 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe tips it but misses | 55-57 |
| 08:34 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 08:21 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe banks in the layup set up by Wayne Brewer | 57-57 |
| 07:58 | South Alabama | John Tucker misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 57-57 |
| 07:57 | South Alabama | Brian Stockman misses the tip | 57-57 |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:33 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Lambdin (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Thorpe (very tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hudspeth (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dewey Calhoun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Wayne Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Brindley (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Tucker (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Lemke (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Brian Stockman (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | South Alabama | John Tucker misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 07:24 | New Orleans | Wayne Brewer pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:19 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Brindley - foul #3 on Justin Brindley, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Rapp (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Mark Carpenter (PF), Mitchell Hearne (C) Jack Lambdin, Richard Hudspeth, Dewey Calhoun, Wayne Brewer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Patrick Noell (SF), Justin Glynn (PF), Adam Brown (C) Richard Ono, Justin Brindley, John Tucker, Marvin Lemke, Brian Stockman | |
| 07:06 | New Orleans | Michael Jones lays it up and in | 59-57 |
| 06:45 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn makes the shot from close range | 59-59 |
| 06:29 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter hits a wide open shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Rapp | 61-59 |
| 06:07 | South Alabama | David Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 06:06 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:04 | New Orleans | Richard Rapp loses the dribble to Patrick Noell in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 06:03 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn banks in the layup set up by Patrick Noell | 61-61 |
| 05:34 | New Orleans | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael McNish - foul #1 on Michael McNish, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin (SG), Sam Sykes (C) Randy Thorpe, Mitchell Hearne | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Justin Brindley (SG), Marvin Lemke (PF) David Thomas, Michael McNish, Patrick Noell | |
| 05:34 | New Orleans | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:34 | New Orleans | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:34 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:18 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 62-61 |
| 05:16 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Sam Sykes | 62-61 |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | Richard Rapp misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 05:09 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:05 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 05:04 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke tips it but misses | 62-61 |
| 05:03 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes dunks the ball on a great pass from Mark Carpenter | 64-61 |
| 04:37 | South Alabama | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Richard Ono in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Jones, team foul #12 | 64-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth (SF), Mitchell Hearne (C) Michael Jones, Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Tucker (SF), Brian Stockman (C) Justin Glynn, Adam Brown | |
| 04:37 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:37 | South Alabama | Richard Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:30 | New Orleans | Brian Stockman steps in front of the Jack Lambdin pass in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 04:18 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 64-62 |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:59 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Richard Ono - foul #3 on Richard Ono, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SG), Dewey Calhoun (PF) Jack Lambdin, Mark Carpenter | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (PG), Patrick Noell (SF) Richard Ono, John Tucker | |
| 03:59 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 03:59 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:59 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:36 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 03:34 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Richard Rapp | 66-62 |
| 03:30 | New Orleans | Marvin Lemke picks off the pass by Randy Thorpe in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Rapp (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randy Thorpe (very tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hudspeth (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dewey Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Mitchell Hearne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Michael McNish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Brindley (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Noell (tired) 12 pts. PF - Marvin Lemke (tired) 12 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Stockman (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell blows the layup but he's fouled by Dewey Calhoun - foul #3 on Dewey Calhoun, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin (SG), Wayne Brewer (PF), Sam Sykes (C) Randy Thorpe, Dewey Calhoun, Mitchell Hearne | |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Tucker (SG), Justin Glynn (PF), Adam Brown (C) Justin Brindley, Marvin Lemke, Brian Stockman | |
| 03:04 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:04 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:59 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dewey Calhoun (PF) Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG) Michael McNish | |
| 02:43 | New Orleans | Dewey Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 66-63 |
| 02:41 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Dewey Calhoun | 66-63 |
| 02:35 | New Orleans | Justin Glynn blocks the jumper by Jack Lambdin | 66-63 |
| 02:33 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 02:31 | South Alabama | David Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Rapp - foul #5 on Richard Rapp, team foul #14 | 66-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SG), Mark Carpenter (PF), Mitchell Hearne (C) Richard Rapp, Dewey Calhoun, Wayne Brewer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 02:31 | South Alabama | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:31 | South Alabama | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:28 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-65 |
| 02:05 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Noell - foul #3 on Patrick Noell, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dewey Calhoun (PF) Richard Hudspeth | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG) David Thomas, Patrick Noell | |
| 02:05 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:05 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:48 | South Alabama | John Tucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 01:47 | South Alabama | Adam Brown grabs the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 01:31 | South Alabama | Adam Brown is called for traveling | 68-65 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth (SF) Dewey Calhoun | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Justin Brindley (SG), Patrick Noell (SF), Marvin Lemke (PF) Michael McNish, John Tucker, Justin Glynn | |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 68-65 |
| 01:19 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter misses the lay-in | 68-65 |
| 01:17 | South Alabama | Adam Brown gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:15 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-65 |
| 00:59 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Randy Thorpe - foul #4 on Randy Thorpe, team foul #15 | 68-65 |
| 00:59 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:59 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:59 | New Orleans | Mark Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:57 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| 00:41 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth makes the wide open runner near the basket on a nice dish by Randy Thorpe | 70-66 |
| 00:15 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:10 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 00:09 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne grabs the board | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Ono - foul #4 on Richard Ono, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| 00:08 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:08 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Marvin Lemke | 70-66 |
| 00:06 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Thorpe - foul #5 on Randy Thorpe, team foul #16 | 70-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Sam Sykes (SG) Randy Thorpe | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 00:06 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Ono - foul #5 on Richard Ono, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dewey Calhoun (C) Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Tucker (PG) Richard Ono | |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Mitchell Hearne misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:04 | South Alabama | Adam Brown gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 00:04 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 70-68 |