| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Laprade (fresh) SG - Jefferson Danowski (fresh) SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) PF - Scott Lilly (fresh) C - Ray Lawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) SG - James Caraballo (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) PF - Adam Poole (fresh) C - James Cruse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | James Cruse wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jefferson Danowski | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer can't connect on a floater from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | Adam Poole grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | New Orleans | Donald Laprade steals it from James Cruse | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Scott Lilly, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson is fouled on the floor by Adam Poole - foul #1 on Adam Poole, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Jefferson Danowski | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly clanks a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | New Orleans | James Cruse snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:12 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:11 | New Orleans | Adam Poole misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Scott Lilly | 2-0 |
| 17:03 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:01 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:54 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:48 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jefferson Danowski, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Vincent Munsey, James Caraballo, Blaine Royer, Adam Poole, James Cruse | |
| 16:34 | New Orleans | Jefferson Danowski steals the ball from Steve Lovett | 2-0 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Kibby - foul #1 on Michael Kibby, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton (SG) Jefferson Danowski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:30 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:12 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Phillip Valez | 3-2 |
| 15:47 | Arkansas State | Michael Kibby swats the short shot by Ronnie Hutton | 3-2 |
| 15:45 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Steve Lovett | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Laprade (fresh) SG - Ronnie Hutton (fresh) SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Lilly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) PF - Michael Kibby (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby is hacked by Scott Lilly - foul #2 on Scott Lilly, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Michael Faust (SF), Geoffrey Loessberg (PF), Milton Keyser (C) Donald Laprade, Dennis Smith, Scott Lilly, Ray Lawson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 15:31 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Phillip Valez and the foul's on Geoffrey Loessberg - foul #1 on Geoffrey Loessberg, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| 15:31 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas State | Michael Faust is called for a backcourt violation | 3-5 |
| 14:55 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronnie Hutton - foul #1 on Ronnie Hutton, team foul #5 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski (SG) Michael Faust | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Adam Poole (PF) Michael Kibby | |
| 14:55 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 14:55 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Goslin and he's hacked by Steve Lovett - foul #1 on Steve Lovett, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade (PG), Dennis Smith (SF) Ryan Goslin, Ronnie Hutton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:40 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:20 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 6-6 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Steve Lovett - foul #2 on Steve Lovett, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), James Caraballo (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), James Cruse (C) Eric Gibson, Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, Adam Poole, Steve Lovett | |
| 14:13 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:48 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Loessberg | 8-6 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton (SG), Ray Lawson (C) Jefferson Danowski, Milton Keyser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Adam Poole (PF) Vincent Munsey, James Caraballo, Blaine Royer, Michael Kibby | |
| 13:08 | New Orleans | Adam Poole knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Eric Gibson and he's fouled by Geoffrey Loessberg - foul #2 on Geoffrey Loessberg, team foul #6 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Martin Jackson (SG) Donald Laprade, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 13:08 | New Orleans | Adam Poole makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chioke Alhusseini - foul #1 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser (PF) Martin Jackson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), James Caraballo (SG), Blaine Royer (SF) Eric Gibson, Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini | |
| 12:46 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:46 | New Orleans | James Cruse snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses short on a floater from the left side | 9-9 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 12:18 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:16 | New Orleans | Adam Poole pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 11:53 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Ray Lawson - foul #1 on Ray Lawson, team foul #7 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade (PG), Jefferson Danowski (SG) Ryan Goslin, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF) Vincent Munsey, James Caraballo, James Cruse | |
| 11:53 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:53 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:53 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:41 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Gibson | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Laprade (fresh) SG - Jefferson Danowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Hutton (fresh) PF - Milton Keyser (fresh) C - Ray Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Adam Poole (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Blaine Royer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski is hacked by Phillip Valez - foul #1 on Phillip Valez, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Michael Kibby (PF), James Cruse (C) Eric Gibson, Adam Poole, Blaine Royer | |
| 11:20 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton is hacked by Chioke Alhusseini - foul #2 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #7 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Blaine Royer (SF) Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini | |
| 11:20 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:20 | New Orleans | James Cruse snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 11:03 | New Orleans | James Cruse connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Claude | 9-14 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 10:52 | New Orleans | James Cruse gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:33 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer is hacked by Donald Laprade - foul #1 on Donald Laprade, team foul #8 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (SG), Dennis Smith (SF) Jefferson Danowski, Milton Keyser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), James Caraballo (SG), Adam Poole (PF) Eric Gibson, Jeffrey Claude, Michael Kibby | |
| 10:33 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:33 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:07 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin clanks a floater from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson grabs the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson double dribbles | 9-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG) James Caraballo | |
| 09:28 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 9-16 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Phillip Valez - foul #2 on Phillip Valez, team foul #8 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski (SG), Milton Keyser (PF) Ryan Goslin, Ronnie Hutton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), James Caraballo (SG), Michael Kibby (PF) Vincent Munsey, Phillip Valez, Adam Poole | |
| 09:00 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Gibson | 11-18 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas State | The pull-up jumper by Milton Keyser is blocked by Michael Kibby | 11-18 |
| 08:38 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:25 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson hits a shot from close range on a great pass from James Cruse | 11-20 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser's pass is intercepted by James Cruse | 11-20 |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby is hacked by Milton Keyser - foul #1 on Milton Keyser, team foul #9 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Michael Faust (SF) Donald Laprade, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), Adam Poole (PF) Eric Gibson, James Cruse | |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-22 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson tips it but misses | 11-22 |
| 07:48 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer grabs the board | 11-22 |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | James Caraballo is hacked by Ray Lawson - foul #2 on Ray Lawson, team foul #10 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton (PF) Ray Lawson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (SG), James Cruse (C) Blaine Royer, Michael Kibby | |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ryan Goslin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jefferson Danowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Faust (fresh) PF - Ronnie Hutton (fresh) C - Milton Keyser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Claude (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Caraballo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Adam Poole (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cruse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-23 |
| 07:09 | New Orleans | Adam Poole drills a jumper in the paint set up by Vincent Munsey | 13-25 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ronnie Hutton | 15-25 |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Adam Poole comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 15-25 |
| 06:35 | New Orleans | Adam Poole tips it back up and in | 15-27 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Goslin and he's fouled by James Cruse - foul #1 on James Cruse, team foul #9 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade (PG), Dennis Smith (SF) Jefferson Danowski, Michael Faust | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Gibson (PG), Blaine Royer (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Vincent Munsey, James Caraballo, Adam Poole, James Cruse | |
| 06:22 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser makes the free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:06 | New Orleans | Eric Gibson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-27 |
| 06:05 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett gets the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:50 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Adam Poole (PF), James Cruse (C) Michael Kibby, Steve Lovett | |
| 05:39 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade hits the finger roll | 20-27 |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Eric Gibson | 20-29 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 04:56 | New Orleans | Adam Poole snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 04:50 | New Orleans | Adam Poole buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Claude | 20-31 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-31 |
| 04:28 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 04:24 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Gibson | 20-33 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton loses the dribble to Jeffrey Claude | 20-33 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Adam Poole misses the easy layup | 20-33 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ronnie Hutton and the foul's on James Cruse - foul #2 on James Cruse, team foul #10 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Martin Jackson (PG), Jefferson Danowski (SG), Scott Lilly (PF), Ray Lawson (C) Donald Laprade, Ryan Goslin, Dennis Smith, Ronnie Hutton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), James Caraballo (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Michael Kibby (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Eric Gibson, Jeffrey Claude, Blaine Royer, Adam Poole, James Cruse | |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser makes the free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:32 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 23-33 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Martin Jackson (fresh) SG - Jefferson Danowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Keyser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Lilly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Vincent Munsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Caraballo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Kibby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Steve Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Jefferson Danowski makes the runner near the basket | 25-33 |
| 02:55 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Caraballo | 25-35 |
| 02:38 | Arkansas State | Martin Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Steve Lovett | 25-35 |
| 02:17 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Ray Lawson | 25-35 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | Michael Kibby steps in front of the Milton Keyser pass | 25-35 |
| 01:47 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby buries a jump hook in the paint set up by James Caraballo and he's fouled by Scott Lilly - foul #3 on Scott Lilly, team foul #11 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade (PG), Ryan Goslin (SG), Dennis Smith (SF), Geoffrey Loessberg (PF) Martin Jackson, Jefferson Danowski, Milton Keyser, Scott Lilly | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Phillip Valez (SG) Vincent Munsey, James Caraballo | |
| 01:47 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas State | Chioke Alhusseini picks off the pass by Geoffrey Loessberg | 25-38 |
| 01:19 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chioke Alhusseini | 25-40 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Ryan Goslin | 27-40 |
| 00:51 | New Orleans | Michael Kibby is called for traveling | 27-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton (PF) Ray Lawson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey (PG), James Caraballo (SG), Adam Poole (PF) Jeffrey Claude, Phillip Valez, Michael Kibby | |
| 00:31 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton hits the follow up shot | 29-40 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Vincent Munsey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin clanks a fullcourt shot | 29-43 |