| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 9 pts. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Sam Sykes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Cuellar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Michael Jones inbounds the ball | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | New Orleans | Michael Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Alligood | 47-56 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar misses short on a jumper from the left block | 47-56 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 18:58 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 47-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Brandon Fierro (PF), Gary Young (C) Ricky Weldy, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Seal | 50-56 |
| 18:15 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Seal - foul #2 on Donald Seal, team foul #1 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Leroy O'Shea, Brandon Fierro | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), Richard Hudspeth (SF), Kevin Ramsey (C) Peter Walter, Roosevelt Cale, Michael Jones, Charles Cuellar | |
| 18:15 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 18:15 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young blows the wide open dunk | 50-58 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses the tip | 50-58 |
| 17:56 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Walter Pollack | 50-58 |
| 17:51 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-58 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 50-58 |
| 17:36 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 17:31 | New Orleans | Donald Seal steals the ball from Randy Thorpe | 50-58 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal lays it up and in | 52-58 |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack is fouled on the floor by Ricky Weldy - foul #1 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #2 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Escamilla (C) Sam Sykes | |
| 17:00 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 16:58 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 16:41 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth is fouled on the floor by Leroy O'Shea - foul #1 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG) Dikembe Alhambra | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Sam Sykes (PF) Randy Thorpe, Walter Pollack, Richard Hudspeth, Kevin Ramsey | |
| 16:27 | New Orleans | John Escamilla is fouled on the floor by Michael Dittmar - foul #1 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:17 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 16:16 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Walter | 52-58 |
| 15:56 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes's layup is rejected by Michael Dittmar | 52-58 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Sam Sykes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Escamilla (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Roosevelt Cale steals the ball from Kevin Bancroft | 52-58 |
| 15:47 | New Orleans | Peter Walter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roosevelt Cale | 52-60 |
| 15:31 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Jones swats the layup by Leroy O'Shea | 52-60 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood gets the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea's fadeaway is rejected by John Escamilla | 52-60 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | Sam Sykes blocks the short jumper by Leroy O'Shea | 52-60 |
| 14:56 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 14:38 | New Orleans | Michael Jones's pass is intercepted by Robert Alligood | 52-60 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Leroy O'Shea and the foul's on Peter Walter - foul #2 on Peter Walter, team foul #1 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (PF) Donald Seal, Kevin Bancroft, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), Richard Hudspeth (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Peter Walter, Roosevelt Cale, Michael Jones, Sam Sykes, John Escamilla | |
| 14:21 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Hudspeth | 55-63 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar's layup is rejected by Charles Cuellar | 55-63 |
| 13:30 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 13:25 | New Orleans | Michael Dittmar is called for the reach on Charles Cuellar - foul #2 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Dikembe Alhambra, Fyodor Kowalski, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 13:10 | New Orleans | Leroy O'Shea picks off the pass by Randy Thorpe | 55-63 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal lays it up and in set up by Leroy O'Shea | 57-63 |
| 13:07 | New Orleans | The refs have stopped play. Charles Cuellar is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 57-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Ryerson (SF) Charles Cuellar | |
| 12:56 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey drills a jump hook near the basket set up by James Ryerson | 57-65 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal loses the ball out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), Sam Sykes (PF) Randy Thorpe, Walter Pollack, Richard Hudspeth | |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Weldy | 57-65 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | James Ryerson gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 12:09 | New Orleans | James Ryerson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-65 |
| 12:08 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey tips it home | 57-67 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea is hacked by Roosevelt Cale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roosevelt Cale, team foul #2 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Leroy O'Shea | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 11:48 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Russell Joyner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ryerson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Sykes (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Ramsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Alligood - foul #3 on Robert Alligood, team foul #6 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Randy Thorpe (SG), Michael Jones (SF), John Escamilla (C) Russell Joyner, Roosevelt Cale, James Ryerson, Kevin Ramsey | |
| 11:36 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 11:36 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Walter steps in front of the Robert Alligood pass in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| 11:25 | New Orleans | Michael Jones clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-67 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses long on a floater near the basket | 57-67 |
| 11:09 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 11:03 | New Orleans | Ricky Weldy steals the ball from Randy Thorpe | 57-67 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Jones picks off the pass by Donald Seal in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| 10:41 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Alligood | 57-67 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-67 |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-67 |
| 09:50 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes hits the follow up shot | 57-69 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy is hacked by Randy Thorpe - foul #2 on Randy Thorpe, team foul #3 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Brandon Fierro (PF), Gary Young (C) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Richard Hudspeth (PF), Kevin Ramsey (C) Peter Walter, Randy Thorpe, Michael Jones, Sam Sykes, John Escamilla | |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 09:09 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 08:52 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-71 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra is called for 3 seconds | 57-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Dikembe Alhambra, Fyodor Kowalski, Brandon Fierro | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:27 | New Orleans | James Ryerson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-71 |
| 08:26 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack snags the offensive board | 57-71 |
| 08:14 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Walter Pollack, team foul #4 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG) James Ryerson | |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is hacked by Kevin Ramsey - foul #2 on Kevin Ramsey, team foul #5 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Leroy O'Shea | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Sam Sykes (PF), John Escamilla (C) Russell Joyner, Walter Pollack, Richard Hudspeth, Kevin Ramsey | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Young | 60-71 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gary Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Sam Sykes (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - John Escamilla (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale is fouled on the floor by Ricky Weldy - foul #2 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG) Peter Walter | |
| 07:27 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 07:27 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale misses the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 07:27 | New Orleans | John Escamilla snags the offensive board | 60-72 |
| 07:14 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale is fouled on the floor by Leroy O'Shea - foul #2 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Robert Alligood (PF) Dikembe Alhambra, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Ryerson (SF) Michael Jones | |
| 07:14 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale misses the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 60-72 |
| 07:02 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Randy Thorpe | 60-72 |
| 06:56 | New Orleans | James Ryerson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy loses the dribble to Roosevelt Cale in the backcourt | 60-75 |
| 06:50 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes banks in the layup set up by Roosevelt Cale | 60-77 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Seal | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:12 | New Orleans | John Escamilla banks in the layup set up by James Ryerson | 63-79 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Ryerson is called for the reach on Leroy O'Shea in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Ryerson, team foul #6 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Gary Young | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Richard Hudspeth (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Randy Thorpe, Roosevelt Cale, James Ryerson, Sam Sykes, John Escamilla | |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 63-79 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood hits the follow up shot | 65-79 |
| 05:29 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar scores on a floater in the paint set up by Walter Pollack | 65-81 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Alhambra | 68-81 |
| 04:55 | New Orleans | Michael Jones hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Walter Pollack | 68-84 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski buries a driving attempt from the left block | 70-84 |
| 04:15 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-87 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-87 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Brandon Fierro (PF), Gary Young (C) Dikembe Alhambra, Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG), John Escamilla (PF) Walter Pollack, Michael Jones | |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Hudspeth - foul #3 on Richard Hudspeth, team foul #7 | 70-87 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Walter Pollack (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF) Peter Walter, Richard Hudspeth, Charles Cuellar | |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses the 1st free throw | 70-87 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the 2nd free throw | 71-87 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Randy Thorpe | 71-90 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brandon Fierro (fresh) C - Gary Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Randy Thorpe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Pollack (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kevin Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Escamilla (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-90 |
| 03:20 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey grabs the board | 71-90 |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Roosevelt Cale | 71-93 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 71-93 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea tips it in | 73-93 |
| 02:40 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roosevelt Cale and the foul's on Ricky Weldy - foul #3 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #9 | 73-95 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), James Ryerson (SF), Richard Hudspeth (PF) Roosevelt Cale, Walter Pollack, John Escamilla | |
| 02:40 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe makes the free throw | 73-96 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-96 |
| 02:16 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-96 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski gets the rebound | 73-96 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-96 |
| 02:07 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 73-96 |
| 01:53 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-96 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra snags the defensive board | 73-96 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dikembe Alhambra | 76-96 |
| 01:10 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth loses the dribble to Brandon Fierro | 76-96 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Alhambra | 79-96 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe clanks a shot from the free throw line | 79-96 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth snags the offensive board | 79-96 |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth banks in the layup | 79-98 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Brandon Fierro is denied by Kevin Ramsey | 79-98 |