| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Wojtanowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Maes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lewis Styborski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freddie Crowley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Curtis Houde (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarek Zulauf (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley inbounds the ball | 37-43 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells's layup is rejected by Lewis Styborski | 37-43 |
| 19:38 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 19:22 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 19:20 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Wells | 37-43 |
| 19:00 | New Orleans | James Wydra can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 18:59 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 18:54 | South Alabama | John Hicks scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Maes | 40-43 |
| 18:47 | New Orleans | James Wydra is hacked by David Wojtanowski - foul #1 on David Wojtanowski, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), Edward Fielding (SF), John Richardson (PF), David Simpson (C) Brian Tuttle, John Hicks, David Wojtanowski, Steven Maes, Lewis Styborski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-43 |
| 18:26 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Reynaldo Rossi | 40-43 |
| 18:21 | New Orleans | James Cornelius hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Wydra and he's hacked by Tommy Davidson - foul #2 on Tommy Davidson, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF) Charles Suzuki | |
| 18:21 | New Orleans | James Cornelius makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 18:09 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joe Puckett (C) David Simpson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 18:09 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 18:09 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley is fouled on the floor by Emmett Harris - foul #2 on Emmett Harris, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), Steven Maes (PF) Emmett Harris, Edward Fielding, John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF) Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley | |
| 17:39 | New Orleans | James Wydra hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Salvatore Giordano | 42-49 |
| 17:32 | South Alabama | Steven Maes comes up short on the floater from the left side | 42-49 |
| 17:30 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 17:25 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson is whistled for a carry | 42-49 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), Lewis Styborski (C) Tommy Davidson, Joe Puckett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Salvatore Giordano, Charles Suzuki, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 17:21 | New Orleans | James Wydra is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Styborski - foul #1 on Lewis Styborski, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | James Cornelius knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Wells | 42-51 |
| 16:49 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 16:48 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 16:33 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley can't connect on a floater from the right block | 42-51 |
| 16:31 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| 16:29 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski (SF), Edward Fielding (PF), David Simpson (C) Myron Pennington, Steven Maes, Lewis Styborski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | David Simpson steals it from Salvatore Giordano | 42-53 |
| 15:56 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 15:54 | New Orleans | Reynaldo Rossi gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hicks (tiring) 7 pts. SF - David Wojtanowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Fielding (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Simpson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Suzuki (fresh) PF - James Cornelius (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Reynaldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | New Orleans | James Cornelius blows the dunk | 42-53 |
| 15:28 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 15:21 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Wojtanowski, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), John Richardson (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Brian Tuttle, John Hicks, David Wojtanowski, Edward Fielding, David Simpson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Salvatore Giordano, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 15:02 | New Orleans | Myron Pennington is called for the reach on Freddie Crowley - foul #3 on Myron Pennington, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| 14:42 | New Orleans | James Wydra misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 14:40 | South Alabama | Joe Puckett gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 14:36 | South Alabama | John Richardson travels in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), David Wojtanowski (SF), Lewis Styborski (C) Emmett Harris, Myron Pennington, Joe Puckett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Cornelius (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Curtis Houde, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 14:23 | New Orleans | James Wydra misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-53 |
| 14:22 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 14:17 | South Alabama | John Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Steven Maes (PF) John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Freddie Crowley, James Cornelius, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 13:55 | New Orleans | James Wydra connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Suzuki and he's fouled by Brian Tuttle - foul #3 on Brian Tuttle, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), Edward Fielding (SF) Brian Tuttle, David Wojtanowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Charles Suzuki, Curtis Houde, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 13:55 | New Orleans | James Wydra makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 13:39 | South Alabama | Steven Maes's layup is rejected by James Cornelius | 42-56 |
| 13:37 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 13:22 | New Orleans | James Cornelius is hacked by John Hicks - foul #3 on John Hicks, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Myron Pennington (SF), John Richardson (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Edward Fielding, Steven Maes, Lewis Styborski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Freddie Crowley, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 13:22 | New Orleans | James Cornelius makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 13:22 | New Orleans | James Cornelius misses the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 13:22 | South Alabama | Joe Puckett pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 13:07 | South Alabama | James Wydra takes the ball from John Richardson | 42-57 |
| 12:52 | New Orleans | James Cornelius lays it up and in | 42-59 |
| 12:36 | South Alabama | John Richardson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 42-59 |
| 12:34 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington grabs the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 12:19 | South Alabama | John Richardson buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Myron Pennington | 44-59 |
| 12:14 | New Orleans | Mark Graham is fouled in the backcourt by John Hicks - foul #4 on John Hicks, team foul #9 | 44-59 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), Edward Fielding (SG), David Wojtanowski (SF), Steven Maes (PF), Lewis Styborski (C) Tommy Davidson, John Hicks, Myron Pennington, John Richardson, Joe Puckett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 12:14 | New Orleans | Mark Graham makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 12:14 | New Orleans | Mark Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 12:14 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 11:58 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Edward Fielding | 46-60 |
| 11:42 | New Orleans | James Wydra misses long on a floater from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 11:41 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski grabs the board | 46-60 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Emmett Harris (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Fielding (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Wojtanowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Maes (tiring) 5 pts. C - Lewis Styborski (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Graham (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Crowley (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Houde (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Reynaldo Rossi (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 46-60 |
| 11:34 | New Orleans | Reynaldo Rossi gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 11:30 | New Orleans | Mark Graham misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Maes - foul #1 on Steven Maes, team foul #10 | 46-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), David Simpson (PF) Emmett Harris, Steven Maes | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf (C) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 11:30 | New Orleans | Mark Graham makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 11:30 | New Orleans | Mark Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 11:17 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-62 |
| 10:54 | South Alabama | David Simpson pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 10:49 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 10:47 | New Orleans | James Wydra snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 10:47 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-62 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), Joe Puckett (C) Brian Tuttle, Edward Fielding, David Wojtanowski, Lewis Styborski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 10:20 | New Orleans | James Wydra misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-62 |
| 10:18 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 10:13 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Emmett Harris | 51-62 |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | Tommy Davidson picks off the pass by James Wydra in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| 10:06 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by Tommy Davidson | 53-62 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 09:46 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris hits the finger roll set up by Myron Pennington | 55-65 |
| 09:25 | New Orleans | Mark Graham knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 55-67 |
| 09:08 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #2 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #2 | 55-67 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), Edward Fielding (SF), John Richardson (PF), Lewis Styborski (C) Tommy Davidson, Myron Pennington, David Simpson, Joe Puckett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) James Wydra, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 09:08 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 09:08 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed comes up short on the shot from the left side | 57-67 |
| 08:44 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 08:39 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle drills a runner from the baseline set up by Lewis Styborski | 59-67 |
| 08:37 | New Orleans | Mark Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-67 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski (SF) Emmett Harris | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:19 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 08:17 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 08:07 | South Alabama | John Richardson is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Tuttle | 61-67 |
| 07:48 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on David Wojtanowski - foul #3 on David Wojtanowski, team foul #11 | 61-67 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), Steven Maes (PF) Edward Fielding, David Wojtanowski, John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG) Hakiziana Abdelwahed | |
| 07:48 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 07:48 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 07:42 | South Alabama | John Hicks is hacked by Mark Graham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Graham, team foul #3 | 61-68 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Cornelius (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Curtis Houde, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | John Hicks misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 61-68 |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | James Cornelius gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Myron Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Maes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lewis Styborski (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Graham (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Freddie Crowley (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cornelius (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Reynaldo Rossi (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | New Orleans | James Cornelius scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-70 |
| 06:53 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 06:51 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski tips it in | 63-70 |
| 06:48 | New Orleans | Steven Maes steps in front of the James Cornelius pass in the backcourt | 63-70 |
| 06:33 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Styborski and the foul's on James Wydra - foul #3 on James Wydra, team foul #4 | 65-70 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski (SF), John Richardson (C) Myron Pennington, Lewis Styborski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Charles Suzuki (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) James Wydra, Freddie Crowley, James Cornelius, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 06:33 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle makes the free throw | 66-70 |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 66-70 |
| 06:13 | South Alabama | Steven Maes gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| 06:11 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle is hacked by Hakiziana Abdelwahed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #5 | 66-70 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson (PG), Edward Fielding (PF) Brian Tuttle, Steven Maes | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG) Hakiziana Abdelwahed | |
| 06:00 | South Alabama | John Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Houde | 66-70 |
| 05:58 | South Alabama | John Richardson hits the follow up shot | 68-70 |
| 05:46 | New Orleans | James Wydra loses the dribble to Edward Fielding | 68-70 |
| 05:44 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Davidson, team foul #12 | 68-70 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), James Cornelius (PF) James Wydra, Curtis Houde | |
| 05:32 | New Orleans | James Cornelius misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Hicks - foul #5 on John Hicks, team foul #13 | 68-70 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG) John Hicks | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF) Charles Suzuki | |
| 05:32 | New Orleans | James Cornelius misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 05:32 | New Orleans | James Cornelius makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 05:29 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Steven Maes (PF) David Wojtanowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley is fouled on the floor by Edward Fielding - foul #2 on Edward Fielding, team foul #14 | 68-71 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Simpson (C) John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG) Hakiziana Abdelwahed | |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 05:17 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding grabs the board | 68-72 |
| 05:15 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding is fouled in the backcourt by Freddie Crowley - foul #1 on Freddie Crowley, team foul #6 | 68-72 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), Curtis Houde (PF) Freddie Crowley, James Cornelius | |
| 04:58 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tommy Davidson | 71-72 |
| 04:56 | New Orleans | Brian Tuttle picks off the pass by Mark Graham in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| 04:54 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson misses the easy layup | 71-72 |
| 04:53 | South Alabama | David Simpson grabs the offensive board | 71-72 |
| 04:37 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle is fouled on the floor by James Wydra - foul #4 on James Wydra, team foul #7 | 71-72 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Myron Pennington (SF), Joe Puckett (C) Steven Maes, David Simpson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Freddie Crowley (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) James Wydra, Charles Suzuki, Curtis Houde, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 04:37 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:37 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:21 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 73-74 |
| 04:19 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-74 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), John Richardson (PF) Brian Tuttle, Edward Fielding | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 04:07 | New Orleans | James Cornelius misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-74 |
| 04:06 | South Alabama | Joe Puckett pulls down the rebound | 73-74 |
| 04:00 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-74 |
| 03:59 | South Alabama | John Richardson grabs the offensive board | 73-74 |
| 03:41 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-74 |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to James Cornelius | 73-74 |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Edward Fielding (PF) John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Charles Suzuki (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Freddie Crowley, James Cornelius, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | Mark Graham is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-74 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski (C) Joe Puckett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 03:19 | South Alabama | James Wydra is called for the reach on Tommy Davidson - foul #5 on James Wydra, team foul #8 | 73-74 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG) Emmett Harris | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Freddie Crowley (SF), James Cornelius (PF) James Wydra, Charles Suzuki, Curtis Houde | |
| 03:19 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:19 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Myron Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Fielding (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Styborski (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Graham (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Freddie Crowley (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cornelius (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Jarek Zulauf (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | New Orleans | James Cornelius clanks a runner in the paint | 75-74 |
| 02:57 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Myron Pennington | 75-74 |
| 02:57 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski (SF), Steven Maes (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Myron Pennington, Edward Fielding, Lewis Styborski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Freddie Crowley, James Cornelius, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 02:40 | South Alabama | Joe Puckett misses short on an open shot in the paint but the foul's on Reynaldo Rossi - foul #3 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Charles Suzuki, Curtis Houde, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 02:40 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-74 |
| 02:40 | South Alabama | Joe Puckett makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 02:40 | South Alabama | Joe Puckett makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 02:27 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 02:25 | New Orleans | James Cornelius pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 02:18 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-74 |
| 02:16 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 01:54 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 77-74 |
| 01:52 | New Orleans | James Cornelius grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 01:52 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski (C) Joe Puckett | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Curtis Houde (PF) James Cornelius | |
| 01:32 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-74 |
| 01:07 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski travels with the ball | 77-74 |
| 01:07 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Brian Tuttle takes the ball from Hakiziana Abdelwahed | 77-74 |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Tuttle | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 79-74 |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:34 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Graham - foul #5 on Mark Graham, team foul #10 | 79-74 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Myron Pennington (SF), Edward Fielding (PF) David Wojtanowski, Steven Maes | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG) Mark Graham | |
| 00:31 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:31 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Freddie Crowley, team foul #11 | 80-74 |
| 00:26 | South Alabama | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is called for the reach on Brian Tuttle - foul #3 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #12 | 80-74 |
| 00:26 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:26 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells misses the 3 from the left corner | 80-74 |
| 00:16 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington grabs the board | 80-74 |
| 00:13 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington is hacked by Kevin Wells in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Wells, team foul #13 | 80-74 |
| 00:13 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:13 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde grabs the board | 80-74 |
| 00:08 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed's pass is intercepted by Brian Tuttle | 80-74 |
| 00:04 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington lays it up and in set up by Brian Tuttle | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells misses long on a halfcourt shot | 82-74 |