| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilberto Caballero (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Laprade (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Leon Musick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas State | Blaine Royer steals it from Donald Laprade | 33-29 |
| 19:23 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade banks in the layup | 36-31 |
| 19:08 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez double dribbles | 36-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Jeffrey Claude (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Vincent Munsey, Stephen Floyd, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 18:45 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 36-33 |
| 18:27 | New Orleans | Geoffrey Loessberg steps in front of the Michael Kibby pass | 36-33 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg is hacked by Eric Gibson - foul #1 on Eric Gibson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd (SG), Blaine Royer (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Jeffrey Claude, Michael Kibby, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 17:51 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Geoffrey Loessberg - foul #1 on Geoffrey Loessberg, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SG), Michael Kibby (PF) Eric Gibson, Stephen Floyd, Blaine Royer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 17:51 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:51 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Loessberg | 36-36 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chioke Alhusseini - foul #2 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Blaine Royer (PF) Vincent Munsey, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 17:43 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:43 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:24 | New Orleans | Ray Lawson swats the layup by Chioke Alhusseini | 36-36 |
| 17:23 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 36-36 |
| 17:18 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Carmelo Lopez | 36-36 |
| 17:14 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Gibson | 39-36 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by Dennis Smith is denied by Blaine Royer | 39-36 |
| 16:56 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:43 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero's floater is tipped away by Dennis Smith | 39-36 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg travels with the ball | 39-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Michael Kibby (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Eric Gibson, Chioke Alhusseini, Blaine Royer, Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Jesse Tatman (SG), Michael Faust (SF), Ronnie Hutton (PF), Milton Keyser (C) Donald Laprade, Leon Musick, Dennis Smith, Ray Lawson, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| 16:17 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Michael Kibby is denied by Ronnie Hutton | 39-36 |
| 16:16 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin misses the jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 16:11 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:59 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jesse Tatman | 41-36 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Kibby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steve Lovett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ryan Goslin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Faust (fresh) PF - Ronnie Hutton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Milton Keyser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Arkansas State | The pull-up jumper by Michael Faust is blocked by Steve Lovett | 41-36 |
| 15:36 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton tips it home | 41-38 |
| 15:21 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 15:03 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Faust | 44-41 |
| 14:51 | New Orleans | Michael Faust blocks the jumper by Michael Kibby | 44-41 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Milton Keyser | 44-41 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas State | Vincent Munsey steals the ball from Milton Keyser | 44-41 |
| 14:24 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett lays it in on a great pass from Vincent Munsey | 46-41 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas State | Steve Lovett steals the ball from Jesse Tatman | 46-41 |
| 14:01 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmelo Lopez | 48-41 |
| 13:38 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton loses the dribble to Stephen Floyd | 48-41 |
| 13:14 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronnie Hutton - foul #3 on Ronnie Hutton, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Jeffrey Claude (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Blaine Royer (PF) Vincent Munsey, Stephen Floyd, Carmelo Lopez, Michael Kibby | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade (PG), Leon Musick (SG), Dennis Smith (SF), Scott Lilly (PF), Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Ryan Goslin, Jesse Tatman, Michael Faust, Ronnie Hutton, Milton Keyser | |
| 13:14 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:14 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 12:57 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:36 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Blaine Royer | 52-41 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Musick | 52-41 |
| 11:55 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Smith | 52-43 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Claude (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Lovett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Laprade (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Leon Musick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Lilly (fresh) 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson's pass is intercepted by Scott Lilly | 52-43 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Laprade | 52-46 |
| 11:03 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude is hacked by Leon Musick - foul #3 on Leon Musick, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Adam Poole (PF), Gilberto Caballero (C) Eric Gibson, Jeffrey Claude, Chioke Alhusseini, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 10:52 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero lays it in | 54-46 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg double dribbles | 54-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez (SF) Blaine Royer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton (SF), Ray Lawson (PF), Milton Keyser (C) Dennis Smith, Scott Lilly, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| 10:26 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 10:19 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Adam Poole | 56-46 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Laprade | 56-48 |
| 09:16 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Vincent Munsey | 58-48 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade makes the 3 from straight away | 58-51 |
| 08:41 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade makes the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Vincent Munsey - foul #1 on Vincent Munsey, team foul #3 | 61-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Jeffrey Claude (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Blaine Royer (PF) Vincent Munsey, Stephen Floyd, Carmelo Lopez, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (SG), Dennis Smith (SF), Scott Lilly (PF), Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Leon Musick, Ronnie Hutton, Ray Lawson, Milton Keyser | |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade misses the free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 08:02 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 08:01 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses the tip | 61-53 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Claude (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilberto Caballero (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Laprade (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Lilly (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-53 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Lilly | 61-53 |
| 07:18 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donald Laprade | 61-56 |
| 07:10 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Loessberg | 61-56 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Smith | 61-59 |
| 06:51 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini is hacked by Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG) Eric Gibson, Jeffrey Claude | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG) Donald Laprade | |
| 06:29 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer blows the dunk | 61-59 |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd tips it back up and in | 63-59 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Geoffrey Loessberg - foul #2 on Geoffrey Loessberg, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SF) Vincent Munsey, Chioke Alhusseini | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Musick (SG), Ray Lawson (PF) Jesse Tatman, Scott Lilly | |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin is hacked by Gilberto Caballero - foul #3 on Gilberto Caballero, team foul #4 | 65-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Adam Poole (PF) Blaine Royer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton (SF), Milton Keyser (C) Dennis Smith, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| 05:32 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Jeffrey Claude (SG), Blaine Royer (PF) Eric Gibson, Stephen Floyd, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 05:21 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-62 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick misses short on a 3 from straight away | 68-62 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson grabs the offensive board | 68-62 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Blaine Royer - foul #3 on Blaine Royer, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Vincent Munsey, Jeffrey Claude, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly (PF) Milton Keyser | |
| 04:50 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:50 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 04:27 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 68-62 |
| 04:26 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson can't tip it in | 68-62 |
| 04:24 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd tips it in | 70-62 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Carmelo Lopez (SF), Blaine Royer (PF) Eric Gibson, Chioke Alhusseini, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (PG), Dennis Smith (SF), Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Ryan Goslin, Ronnie Hutton, Ray Lawson | |
| 03:52 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Smith - foul #3 on Dennis Smith, team foul #6 | 70-62 |
| 03:52 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:52 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Floyd (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Carmelo Lopez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilberto Caballero (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Musick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Scott Lilly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Leon Musick | 70-64 |
| 03:22 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Floyd | 70-64 |
| 03:02 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-64 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:55 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith is hacked by Blaine Royer - foul #4 on Blaine Royer, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Jeffrey Claude (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Vincent Munsey, Stephen Floyd, Carmelo Lopez, Blaine Royer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade (PG), Ray Lawson (PF) Jesse Tatman, Scott Lilly | |
| 02:34 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick misses short on a floater from the left side | 70-64 |
| 02:32 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 02:26 | New Orleans | Adam Poole connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jeffrey Claude | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:08 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg clanks a 3 from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 02:07 | New Orleans | Adam Poole snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Claude | 74-64 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:19 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:11 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Donald Laprade | 74-69 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero's fadeaway is rejected by Ray Lawson | 74-69 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson's layup is rejected by Adam Poole | 74-69 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick gets the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade is hacked by Gilberto Caballero - foul #4 on Gilberto Caballero, team foul #7 | 74-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Stephen Floyd (SG), Carmelo Lopez (SF), Blaine Royer (PF) Eric Gibson, Jeffrey Claude, Chioke Alhusseini, Adam Poole | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly (PF) Ray Lawson | |
| 00:36 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd is hacked by Leon Musick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leon Musick, team foul #7 | 74-71 |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:33 | New Orleans | Stephen Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 76-71 |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Carmelo Lopez | 76-71 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Laprade - foul #2 on Donald Laprade, team foul #8 | 76-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Adam Poole (C) Gilberto Caballero | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade is fouled on the floor by Vincent Munsey - foul #2 on Vincent Munsey, team foul #8 | 78-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero (C) Adam Poole | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero grabs the defensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Musick - foul #5 on Leon Musick, team foul #9 | 78-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (SG) Leon Musick | |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | Gilberto Caballero misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman grabs the defensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 78-71 |
| 00:07 | New Orleans | Carmelo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey runs out the clock | 78-71 |