| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Lambdin (fresh) SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Sam Sykes (fresh) C - Charles Cuellar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) SF - Ronald Reed (fresh) PF - Douglas Jackson (fresh) C - Ryan Preston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson blows the wide open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Sam Sykes | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas State | Jack Lambdin is called for the reach on Marion Heaney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Lambdin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Marion Heaney | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Cuellar | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Marion Heaney - foul #1 on Marion Heaney, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Preston | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes is hacked by Douglas Jackson - foul #1 on Douglas Jackson, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SG), Richard Hudspeth (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF), John Escamilla (C) Roosevelt Cale, Michael Jones, Sam Sykes, Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Christopher Eliason (SG), Craig Burton (SF), Eric Cox (PF), Bryan Ollis (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Ronald Reed, Douglas Jackson, Ryan Preston | |
| 17:25 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Escamilla | 8-2 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Craig Burton | 8-4 |
| 16:44 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth misses the easy layup | 8-4 |
| 16:42 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey tips it home | 10-4 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Burton, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG) Jack Lambdin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed (SF) Craig Burton | |
| 16:26 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey is whistled for a carry | 10-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Sam Sykes (PF) John Escamilla | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston (C) Bryan Ollis | |
| 16:10 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox misses the 3 from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston snags the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Reed | 10-7 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Russell Joyner (fresh) SG - Randy Thorpe (fresh) SF - Richard Hudspeth (fairly fresh) PF - Sam Sykes (fresh) C - Kevin Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) SG - Christopher Eliason (fresh) SF - Ronald Reed (fresh) PF - Eric Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ryan Preston (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Eric Cox - foul #1 on Eric Cox, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG), Charles Cuellar (C) Randy Thorpe, Kevin Ramsey | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Craig Burton (SF), Douglas Jackson (PF) Bernard Levin, Christopher Eliason, Ronald Reed, Eric Cox | |
| 15:31 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:31 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Douglas Jackson | 10-7 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-7 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston tips it but misses | 10-7 |
| 15:11 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:59 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 14:57 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Wyss | 10-10 |
| 14:37 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 14:36 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:24 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roosevelt Cale | 12-10 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss's pass is intercepted by Russell Joyner | 12-10 |
| 13:48 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth is hacked by Craig Burton - foul #2 on Craig Burton, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin (PG), Randy Thorpe (SG), Michael Jones (SF), John Escamilla (C) Russell Joyner, Roosevelt Cale, Richard Hudspeth, Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Christopher Eliason (SG), Ronald Reed (SF), Bryan Ollis (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Craig Burton, Ryan Preston | |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 13:31 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| 13:16 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Eliason | 15-12 |
| 12:54 | New Orleans | Douglas Jackson steals the ball from John Escamilla | 15-12 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Eliason | 15-14 |
| 12:17 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 11:55 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed is fouled on the floor by Randy Thorpe - foul #1 on Randy Thorpe, team foul #2 | 17-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Randy Thorpe, Michael Jones, Sam Sykes, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Eric Cox (C) Christopher Eliason, Bryan Ollis | |
| 11:36 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 17-14 |
| 11:35 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack grabs the board | 17-14 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Lambdin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Walter Pollack (fresh) SF - James Ryerson (fresh) PF - Kevin Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Cuellar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Levin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Eric Cox (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:14 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Cuellar, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG) Jack Lambdin, Walter Pollack | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Ryan Preston (C) Bernard Levin, Ronald Reed, Douglas Jackson | |
| 11:12 | Arkansas State | Kevin Ramsey is called for the reach on Donald Wyss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Ramsey, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-14 |
| 11:01 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss loses the dribble to Charles Cuellar | 20-14 |
| 10:05 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar misses the dunk | 20-14 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas State | Russell Joyner is called for the reach on Donald Wyss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Joyner, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin (PG), Randy Thorpe (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Richard Hudspeth (PF), John Escamilla (C) Russell Joyner, Roosevelt Cale, James Ryerson, Kevin Ramsey, Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Christopher Eliason (SG), Ronald Reed (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, David Mitchell, Eric Cox | |
| 09:50 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG) Ryan Preston | |
| 09:31 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jack Lambdin - foul #2 on Jack Lambdin, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG) Jack Lambdin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 09:31 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:31 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:14 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack is hacked by Bryan Ollis - foul #1 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG) Walter Pollack | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 09:00 | New Orleans | Bernard Levin picks off the pass by Richard Hudspeth | 20-15 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Wyss | 20-15 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #8 | 20-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), Sam Sykes (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Russell Joyner, Michael Jones, Richard Hudspeth, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Douglas Jackson (PF), Ryan Preston (C) Bernard Levin, Christopher Eliason, Bryan Ollis | |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:08 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 20-16 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney is fouled in the backcourt by Roosevelt Cale - foul #1 on Roosevelt Cale, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Ryerson (SF) Randy Thorpe | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Mitchell (SF) Ronald Reed | |
| 08:04 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:04 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan Preston - foul #1 on Ryan Preston, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey (PF) Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (PF) Douglas Jackson | |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Cuellar - foul #2 on Charles Cuellar, team foul #10 | 22-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Sam Sykes (PF) Roosevelt Cale, Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG) Marion Heaney | |
| 07:15 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Russell Joyner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Pollack (fresh) SF - James Ryerson (fresh) PF - Sam Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Wyss (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) PF - Eric Cox (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ryan Preston (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:57 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes misses the runner in the paint | 22-17 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SG), Richard Hudspeth (SF) Walter Pollack, James Ryerson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason (SG), Douglas Jackson (PF) Donald Wyss, Eric Cox | |
| 06:32 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth's floater is tipped away by Douglas Jackson | 22-17 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason's pass is intercepted by Kevin Ramsey in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| 06:07 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey blows the layup | 22-17 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 22-17 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 22-17 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Mitchell and the foul's on Russell Joyner - foul #2 on Russell Joyner, team foul #11 | 22-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), John Escamilla (C) Russell Joyner, Richard Hudspeth, Kevin Ramsey | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Ronald Reed (SF), Bryan Ollis (C) Christopher Eliason, David Mitchell, Ryan Preston | |
| 05:36 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:26 | New Orleans | Ronald Reed steps in front of the Randy Thorpe pass | 22-20 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Ryerson (SF) Randy Thorpe | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), Eric Cox (PF) Bernard Levin, Douglas Jackson | |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Walter Pollack | 25-20 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Pollack - foul #1 on Walter Pollack, team foul #12 | 25-20 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:39 | New Orleans | John Escamilla pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | James Ryerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG) Walter Pollack | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason (SG), Douglas Jackson (PF) Donald Wyss, Bryan Ollis | |
| 04:05 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Jackson | 25-24 |
| 03:39 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 03:38 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to James Ryerson | 25-24 |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Ronald Reed picks off the pass by Roosevelt Cale | 25-24 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Jackson | 25-26 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Randy Thorpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ryerson (fairly fresh) PF - Sam Sykes (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Escamilla (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Eliason (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:50 | New Orleans | James Ryerson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Thorpe | 28-26 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Richard Hudspeth (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Randy Thorpe, Roosevelt Cale, James Ryerson, Sam Sykes, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Craig Burton (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF), Ryan Preston (C) Marion Heaney, Christopher Eliason, Ronald Reed, Douglas Jackson, Eric Cox | |
| 02:40 | New Orleans | Michael Jones comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 28-26 |
| 02:38 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bernard Levin, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey (PF) Walter Pollack | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses the floater from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas State | Kevin Ramsey blocks the short jumper by Bryan Ollis | 28-26 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin gets the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston scores on a floater from close range | 28-28 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Jack Lambdin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Michael Jones snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Ryan Preston is called for the reach on Charles Cuellar - foul #2 on Ryan Preston, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Randy Thorpe (SG), John Escamilla (PF) Jack Lambdin, Richard Hudspeth, Kevin Ramsey | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Christopher Eliason (SG), Ronald Reed (SF), Douglas Jackson (PF), Austin Coleman (C) Bernard Levin, Donald Wyss, Craig Burton, Bryan Ollis, Ryan Preston | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |