| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Ross (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Lipson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Blount (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Moore and the foul's on Henry Ross - foul #2 on Henry Ross, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:43 | New Orleans | Joel Woods gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 19:30 | New Orleans | Joel Woods hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 45-34 |
| 19:17 | Western Kentucky | Henry Ross steps in front of the Glen Weaver pass | 45-34 |
| 19:12 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson lays it up and in set up by Henry Ross | 47-34 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Joel Woods is called for the reach on Jason Zbranek in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Woods, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier (C) Joel Woods | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark banks in the layup | 47-36 |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 18:30 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | James Blount pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 18:23 | New Orleans | Henry Ross comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-36 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 18:06 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 47-39 |
| 17:46 | New Orleans | Anthony Clark steps in front of the Michael Jackson pass | 47-39 |
| 17:22 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore lays it in | 47-41 |
| 17:03 | New Orleans | Henry Ross is called for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (PG), Rodney Tafolla (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Jeremy Riley (C) Michael Jackson, Henry Ross, Billy Lipson, Clarence Spurrier | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG), Micah Wright (SG), Michael O'Brien (SF), Vincent Eoff (PF), Jessie Jones (C) Jason Zbranek, Anthony Clark, Thomas Moore, Glen Weaver, Eli Dixon | |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Richard Kee is called for the reach on Michael O'Brien in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Kee, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 16:46 | New Orleans | Charles Hall gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:35 | New Orleans | Richard Kee clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 16:33 | New Orleans | Charles Hall tips it home | 49-41 |
| 16:08 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 16:06 | New Orleans | James Blount pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:55 | New Orleans | Micah Wright steals the ball from Rodney Tafolla | 49-41 |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright blows the dunk | 49-41 |
| 15:49 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Kee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Tafolla (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Blount (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gerard Eslick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micah Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Eoff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jessie Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | New Orleans | Charles Hall clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 15:41 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeremy Riley - foul #2 on Jeremy Riley, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Chung Chin (SG), Billy Lipson (SF), Joel Woods (C) Richard Kee, Rodney Tafolla, Charles Hall, Jeremy Riley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Thomas Moore (SF), Gerald Folger (PF) Gerard Eslick, Michael O'Brien, Vincent Eoff | |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 15:16 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Billy Lipson - foul #2 on Billy Lipson, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier (PF) James Blount | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG), Paul Swiney (C) Micah Wright, Jessie Jones | |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 14:48 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 14:47 | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier misses the tip | 52-44 |
| 14:45 | New Orleans | Chung Chin tips it back up and in | 54-44 |
| 14:16 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #1 | 54-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (PG), Rodney Tafolla (SF), Charles Hall (PF) Michael Jackson, Billy Lipson, Clarence Spurrier | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG), Michael O'Brien (SF), Glen Weaver (PF) Jason Zbranek, Thomas Moore, Gerald Folger | |
| 14:03 | New Orleans | Charles Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | Paul Swiney snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Paul Swiney misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark grabs the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 12:54 | New Orleans | Chung Chin loses the ball out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Henry Ross (PG), Billy Lipson (SF), James Blount (PF), Jeremy Riley (C) Richard Kee, Rodney Tafolla, Charles Hall, Joel Woods | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Micah Wright (SG), Gerald Folger (SF), Vincent Eoff (PF), Eli Dixon (C) Gerard Eslick, Anthony Clark, Michael O'Brien, Glen Weaver, Paul Swiney | |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Billy Lipson | 54-46 |
| 12:08 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson is hacked by Gerald Folger - foul #1 on Gerald Folger, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Clarence Spurrier (PF) Chung Chin, James Blount | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:59 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 11:58 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Zbranek | 54-48 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Lipson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clarence Spurrier (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gerald Folger (fairly fresh) PF - Vincent Eoff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley scores on a 3 from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-51 |
| 10:58 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-51 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Vincent Eoff | 57-51 |
| 10:50 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff is called for traveling | 57-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (PG), Rodney Tafolla (SG), Charles Hall (SF), James Blount (PF), Joel Woods (C) Michael Jackson, Henry Ross, Billy Lipson, Clarence Spurrier, Jeremy Riley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG), Anthony Clark (SG), Michael O'Brien (SF), Glen Weaver (PF), Jessie Jones (C) Jason Zbranek, Micah Wright, Gerald Folger, Vincent Eoff, Eli Dixon | |
| 10:27 | New Orleans | James Blount blows the layup but he's hacked by Glen Weaver - foul #2 on Glen Weaver, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| 10:27 | New Orleans | James Blount makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 10:27 | New Orleans | James Blount makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones is hacked by Joel Woods - foul #4 on Joel Woods, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Clarence Spurrier (C) Richard Kee, Joel Woods | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore (SF) Anthony Clark | |
| 09:53 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 09:51 | New Orleans | Charles Hall gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Charles Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Billy Lipson (SF) Charles Hall | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Anthony Clark (SG) Gerard Eslick, Michael O'Brien | |
| 09:22 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 09:21 | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:58 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla misses the easy layup | 59-51 |
| 08:57 | New Orleans | James Blount can't tip it in | 59-51 |
| 08:56 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:30 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore makes the shot from the right side set up by Jason Zbranek | 59-53 |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier banks in the layup | 61-53 |
| 07:43 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Spurrier | 61-53 |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | James Blount grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 07:38 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 07:36 | New Orleans | James Blount tips it in | 63-53 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Tafolla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Lipson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Blount (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Clarence Spurrier (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glen Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 63-56 |
| 06:55 | New Orleans | James Blount buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Billy Lipson | 65-56 |
| 06:43 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver's fadeaway is rejected by James Blount | 65-56 |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 06:26 | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-56 |
| 06:25 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Zbranek - foul #1 on Jason Zbranek, team foul #4 | 65-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Chung Chin (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Jeremy Riley (PF), Joel Woods (C) Rodney Tafolla, Billy Lipson, James Blount, Clarence Spurrier | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG), Micah Wright (SG), Michael O'Brien (SF), Vincent Eoff (PF), Eli Dixon (C) Jason Zbranek, Anthony Clark, Thomas Moore, Glen Weaver, Jessie Jones | |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:47 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael O'Brien | 67-58 |
| 05:18 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Eli Dixon - foul #1 on Eli Dixon, team foul #5 | 67-58 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Henry Ross (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:18 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 05:18 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:16 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| 04:59 | New Orleans | Chung Chin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:41 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gerard Eslick | 71-60 |
| 04:29 | New Orleans | Joel Woods can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 04:27 | New Orleans | Charles Hall gets the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Chung Chin buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Ross | 73-60 |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | Chung Chin is called for the reach on Gerard Eslick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chung Chin, team foul #7 | 73-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (PG), Billy Lipson (SF), James Blount (PF) Chung Chin, Charles Hall, Jeremy Riley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Gerald Folger (PF), Paul Swiney (C) Michael O'Brien, Vincent Eoff, Eli Dixon | |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger grabs the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Micah Wright | 73-62 |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | Jason Zbranek picks off the pass by Joel Woods | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Zbranek | 73-64 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Kee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Lipson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Blount (tiring) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Joel Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micah Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Eslick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gerald Folger (fresh) C - Paul Swiney (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Billy Lipson, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Chung Chin (SG) Henry Ross | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore (SF) Gerard Eslick | |
| 02:49 | Western Kentucky | Paul Swiney misses badly on a floater from the right block | 73-64 |
| 02:47 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger grabs the offensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 02:47 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Hall (SF), Jeremy Riley (PF) Billy Lipson, James Blount | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien (SG), Glen Weaver (PF), Eli Dixon (C) Micah Wright, Thomas Moore, Paul Swiney | |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver knocks in the jumper in the lane | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:29 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Henry Ross (PG), Billy Lipson (SF) Richard Kee, Joel Woods | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG), Anthony Clark (SG) Jason Zbranek, Gerald Folger | |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Henry Ross | 76-66 |
| 02:13 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Blount (PF), Joel Woods (C) Charles Hall, Jeremy Riley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Micah Wright (SG), Thomas Moore (SF) Gerard Eslick, Anthony Clark, Michael O'Brien | |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Moore | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | Glen Weaver is called for the reach on James Blount - foul #3 on Glen Weaver, team foul #6 | 76-68 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG) Henry Ross | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG) Micah Wright | |
| 01:26 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Zbranek - foul #2 on Jason Zbranek, team foul #7 | 76-68 |
| 01:26 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 01:26 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 01:26 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek misses the jumper from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 01:06 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Chung Chin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-68 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Joel Woods can't tip it in | 77-68 |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek grabs the defensive rebound | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Billy Lipson is called for the reach on Thomas Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Lipson, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:32 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to James Blount | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | James Blount is hacked by Anthony Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Clark, team foul #8 | 77-68 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla (SG), Clarence Spurrier (SF) Chung Chin, Billy Lipson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | James Blount misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Moore | 77-68 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-68 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore grabs the offensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:21 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Clark | 77-71 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (SG), Billy Lipson (SF) Rodney Tafolla, Clarence Spurrier | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Jason Zbranek is called for the reach on Joel Woods in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Zbranek, team foul #9 | 77-71 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Joel Woods makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Joel Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark loses the dribble to Michael Jackson in the backcourt | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | Anthony Clark is called for the reach on Richard Kee - foul #4 on Anthony Clark, team foul #10 | 79-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla (SF), Clarence Spurrier (PF) Billy Lipson, James Blount | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | Richard Kee makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | Richard Kee makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon misses the lay-in | 81-71 |
| 00:07 | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier gets the rebound | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson runs out the clock | 81-71 |