| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Horton (fresh) SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) SF - Darrell Manns (fresh) PF - Thomas Sherrill (fresh) C - Like Chiou (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Matthew Pineiro (fresh) SG - Richard Cone (fresh) SF - Michael Vera (fresh) PF - William Thompson (fresh) C - Gary Hopkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Like Chiou wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Florida A&M | William Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Cone | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Sherrill | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | New Orleans | Like Chiou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins's pass is intercepted by Darrell Manns | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro lays it in set up by Gary Hopkins | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Ferguson | 4-5 |
| 17:54 | Florida A&M | Michael Vera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), John Gray (SG), John Smith (SF), Antonio Goldman (PF), David Hoefer (C) Joseph Horton, Donald Ferguson, Darrell Manns, Thomas Sherrill, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker (PG), Douglas Arnold (SG), Edwin Beauchamp (SF), Todd Resnick (PF), Kerry Bell (C) Matthew Pineiro, Richard Cone, Michael Vera, William Thompson, Gary Hopkins | |
| 17:30 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Florida A&M | Kerry Bell pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Antonio Goldman | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | New Orleans | John Gray loses the dribble to Billy Tucker | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker banks in the layup | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:36 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | New Orleans | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:23 | New Orleans | John Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-7 |
| 16:22 | New Orleans | John Gray tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 16:20 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Todd Resnick | 4-7 |
| 16:16 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (PG), Donald Ferguson (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), Thomas Sherrill (PF), Like Chiou (C) Robert Kenney, John Gray, John Smith, Antonio Goldman, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro (PG), Richard Cone (SG), Michael Vera (SF), William Thompson (PF), Gary Hopkins (C) Billy Tucker, Douglas Arnold, Edwin Beauchamp, Todd Resnick, Kerry Bell | |
| 16:00 | Florida A&M | Thomas Sherrill is called for the reach on William Thompson - foul #1 on Thomas Sherrill, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Horton (fresh) SG - Donald Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Manns (fresh) PF - Thomas Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Like Chiou (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Matthew Pineiro (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Cone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Vera (fresh) PF - William Thompson (fresh) C - Gary Hopkins (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Florida A&M | Darrell Manns steals the ball from Gary Hopkins | 4-7 |
| 15:37 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 15:35 | Florida A&M | Michael Vera snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:22 | Florida A&M | Michael Vera connects on the open floater near the basket set up by Matthew Pineiro | 4-9 |
| 15:06 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson double dribbles | 4-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker (SF) Michael Vera | |
| 14:56 | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker is hacked by Joseph Horton - foul #1 on Joseph Horton, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Joe McKiver (SF) Richard Cone | |
| 14:42 | Florida A&M | William Thompson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Pineiro | 4-11 |
| 14:31 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Darrell Manns and he's fouled by Joe McKiver - foul #1 on Joe McKiver, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold (SG), Edwin Beauchamp (SF), Todd Resnick (PF) Matthew Pineiro, William Thompson, Gary Hopkins | |
| 14:31 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:22 | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 7-11 |
| 14:20 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:03 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (SG), Antonio Goldman (SF) Donald Ferguson, Darrell Manns | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Cone (SG), Kerry Bell (C) Billy Tucker, Joe McKiver | |
| 14:01 | Florida A&M | John Smith is called for the reach on Richard Cone in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Gray (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 13:47 | Florida A&M | Todd Resnick makes the jumper in the paint | 7-13 |
| 13:35 | New Orleans | John Gray misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:33 | Florida A&M | Todd Resnick snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:15 | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:13 | Florida A&M | Todd Resnick pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:03 | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold is alone and drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kerry Bell | 7-15 |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | John Gray clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-15 |
| 12:50 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman hits the follow up shot | 9-15 |
| 12:29 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp misses the jump hook from close range | 9-15 |
| 12:28 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:02 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-15 |
| 12:00 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Horton (tiring) SG - John Gray (tiring) SF - Antonio Goldman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Sherrill (tiring) 5 pts. C - Like Chiou (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Douglas Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Cone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin Beauchamp (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Resnick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kerry Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Florida A&M | Antonio Goldman picks off the pass by Richard Cone | 9-15 |
| 11:40 | New Orleans | John Gray hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antonio Goldman | 11-15 |
| 11:25 | Florida A&M | Richard Cone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 11:23 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:05 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill double dribbles | 11-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), Donald Ferguson (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), David Hoefer (PF) Joseph Horton, John Gray, Antonio Goldman, Thomas Sherrill | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Michael Vera (SF), William Thompson (PF), Gary Hopkins (C) Douglas Arnold, Richard Cone, Edwin Beauchamp, Todd Resnick, Kerry Bell | |
| 10:47 | Florida A&M | Like Chiou blocks the short jumper by Michael Vera | 11-15 |
| 10:45 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:35 | Florida A&M | Darrell Manns is called for the reach on Michael Vera - foul #1 on Darrell Manns, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| 10:19 | Florida A&M | William Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Like Chiou - foul #1 on Like Chiou, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| 10:19 | Florida A&M | William Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:19 | Florida A&M | William Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:57 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Kenney | 13-17 |
| 09:44 | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-17 |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | David Hoefer pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman (PF) Like Chiou | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Joe McKiver (SF) Michael Vera | |
| 09:22 | Florida A&M | William Thompson misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-17 |
| 09:21 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:08 | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Pineiro | 13-20 |
| 08:49 | New Orleans | David Hoefer comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 08:48 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns tips it home | 15-20 |
| 08:26 | Florida A&M | William Thompson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Ferguson - foul #1 on Donald Ferguson, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (PG), Thomas Sherrill (PF) Robert Kenney, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Cone (SG), Michael Vera (SF) Billy Tucker, Gary Hopkins | |
| 08:26 | Florida A&M | William Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:26 | Florida A&M | William Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:26 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton is fouled on the floor by Matthew Pineiro - foul #1 on Matthew Pineiro, team foul #2 | 15-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Like Chiou (C) Antonio Goldman | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins (C) Joe McKiver | |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill's fadeaway is rejected by William Thompson | 15-21 |
| 07:57 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill grabs the offensive board | 15-21 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Horton (tiring) SG - Donald Ferguson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Manns (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Sherrill (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Like Chiou (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Matthew Pineiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Cone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Vera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Hopkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:51 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns knocks in the jumper in the paint | 17-21 |
| 07:48 | Florida A&M | Michael Vera is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Sherrill - foul #2 on Thomas Sherrill, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman (PF) Thomas Sherrill | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 07:48 | Florida A&M | Michael Vera makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:48 | Florida A&M | Michael Vera makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:34 | New Orleans | Joseph Horton is hacked by Matthew Pineiro - foul #2 on Matthew Pineiro, team foul #3 | 17-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold (PG), Todd Resnick (PF) Matthew Pineiro, William Thompson | |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | Todd Resnick picks off the pass by Antonio Goldman | 17-23 |
| 06:56 | Florida A&M | Richard Cone clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 06:54 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:54 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), John Gray (SG), David Hoefer (PF) Joseph Horton, Donald Ferguson, Antonio Goldman | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker (PG), Edwin Beauchamp (SF), Kerry Bell (C) Richard Cone, Michael Vera, Gary Hopkins | |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Like Chiou clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 06:35 | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:33 | Florida A&M | John Gray steals it from Douglas Arnold in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 06:16 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-23 |
| 06:14 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Kerry Bell | 17-23 |
| 06:09 | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Tucker | 17-26 |
| 05:49 | New Orleans | David Hoefer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-26 |
| 05:47 | Florida A&M | Kerry Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 05:20 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Like Chiou - foul #2 on Like Chiou, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (PG), Donald Ferguson (SG), Antonio Goldman (PF) Robert Kenney, John Gray, Like Chiou | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Cone (SG), William Thompson (PF), Gary Hopkins (C) Douglas Arnold, Todd Resnick, Kerry Bell | |
| 05:20 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:20 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | David Hoefer scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 19-27 |
| 05:08 | Florida A&M | Antonio Goldman takes the ball from Edwin Beauchamp | 19-27 |
| 05:03 | New Orleans | Billy Tucker is called for the reach on Donald Ferguson - foul #1 on Billy Tucker, team foul #4 | 19-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Vera (SF) Edwin Beauchamp | |
| 04:46 | New Orleans | David Hoefer connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Donald Ferguson | 21-27 |
| 04:27 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins buries a runner from the right block | 21-29 |
| 04:07 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-29 |
| 04:06 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 03:52 | Florida A&M | William Thompson hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Cone | 21-31 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Horton (tiring) SG - Donald Ferguson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Manns (tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Goldman (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Hoefer (tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Vera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gary Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Richard Cone - foul #1 on Richard Cone, team foul #5 | 21-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), John Gray (SG), John Smith (SF), Thomas Sherrill (PF), Like Chiou (C) Joseph Horton, Donald Ferguson, Darrell Manns, Antonio Goldman, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro (PG), Douglas Arnold (SG), Edwin Beauchamp (SF), Todd Resnick (PF), Kerry Bell (C) Billy Tucker, Richard Cone, Michael Vera, William Thompson, Gary Hopkins | |
| 03:18 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 24-31 |
| 03:14 | Florida A&M | Edwin Beauchamp can't connect on a floater from close range | 24-31 |
| 03:12 | Florida A&M | Kerry Bell misses the tip | 24-31 |
| 03:11 | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 02:57 | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 24-31 |
| 02:56 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Like Chiou | 24-31 |
| 02:49 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 02:48 | Florida A&M | Kerry Bell snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 02:25 | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Beauchamp | 24-34 |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Kerry Bell - foul #1 on Kerry Bell, team foul #6 | 26-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson (SG) John Gray | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Cone (SG), Joe McKiver (SF), William Thompson (PF), Gary Hopkins (C) Douglas Arnold, Edwin Beauchamp, Todd Resnick, Kerry Bell | |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:48 | Florida A&M | Matthew Pineiro misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Like Chiou | 27-34 |
| 01:40 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 01:38 | Florida A&M | Joe McKiver gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 01:32 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Sherrill - foul #3 on Thomas Sherrill, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Horton (PG), Antonio Goldman (PF) Robert Kenney, Thomas Sherrill | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Vera (SF) Joe McKiver | |
| 01:32 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 01:32 | Florida A&M | Gary Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 01:16 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Gary Hopkins | 27-36 |
| 01:14 | Florida A&M | Richard Cone is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Billy Tucker (PG), Todd Resnick (C) Matthew Pineiro, Gary Hopkins | |
| 00:52 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Horton and he's fouled by William Thompson - foul #1 on William Thompson, team foul #7 | 29-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Gray (SG) Donald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold (SG), Joe McKiver (SF) Richard Cone, Michael Vera | |
| 00:52 | New Orleans | Antonio Goldman makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:40 | Florida A&M | Douglas Arnold is wide open but clanks a floater in the lane | 30-36 |
| 00:38 | Florida A&M | William Thompson tips it home | 30-38 |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | John Gray drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Horton | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | Florida A&M | William Thompson misses the lay-in | 32-38 |