| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Wells (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gabriel Costa (fresh) PF - Jurica Bruski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jarek Zulauf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dannie Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aron Livermore (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Jaimes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene Gano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Featherston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| 19:46 | Southern Methodist | Jarek Zulauf steps in front of the Michael Featherston pass | 43-34 |
| 19:25 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 19:23 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 19:03 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Costa - foul #1 on Gabriel Costa, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 18:49 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore banks in the wide open layup | 43-36 |
| 18:24 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 43-36 |
| 18:23 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 18:17 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (PG), Manuel Schlichting (SG), Juan Reyes (SF), Reynaldo Rossi (PF), Alex Zittel (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Gabriel Costa, Jurica Bruski, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran (PG), Arron Pereira (SG), Justin Smith (SF), Kenneth Pellot (PF), Lawrence Arney (C) Dannie Brown, Aron Livermore, Randy Jaimes, Eugene Gano, Michael Featherston | |
| 17:54 | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 17:52 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:48 | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Mathew Baran | 43-38 |
| 17:28 | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano is fouled on the floor by Mathew Baran - foul #1 on Mathew Baran, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 17:14 | New Orleans | Juan Reyes misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Arney - foul #1 on Lawrence Arney, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG) Manuel Schlichting | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG) Mathew Baran | |
| 17:14 | New Orleans | Juan Reyes misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:14 | New Orleans | Juan Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:00 | Southern Methodist | Juan Reyes is called for the reach on Arron Pereira - foul #1 on Juan Reyes, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Troy Oliver (SF), Jurica Bruski (PF), Edwin Jenkins (C) Salvatore Giordano, Juan Reyes, Reynaldo Rossi, Alex Zittel | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano (PF), Neal Sumner (C) Kenneth Pellot, Lawrence Arney | |
| 16:51 | Southern Methodist | Arron Pereira scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Smith | 44-41 |
| 16:31 | New Orleans | Edwin Jenkins misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 16:29 | Southern Methodist | Arron Pereira snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 16:02 | Southern Methodist | Edwin Jenkins is called for the reach on Dannie Brown - foul #1 on Edwin Jenkins, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (PG), Manuel Schlichting (SF), Reynaldo Rossi (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Troy Oliver, Jurica Bruski, Edwin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran (PG), Aron Livermore (SG), Randy Jaimes (SF), Kenneth Pellot (PF), Michael Featherston (C) Dannie Brown, Arron Pereira, Justin Smith, Eugene Gano, Neal Sumner | |
| 15:54 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot is fouled on the floor by Kevin Wells - foul #1 on Kevin Wells, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa (SF) Kevin Wells | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Schlichting (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Costa (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jarek Zulauf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Mathew Baran (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Aron Livermore (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Jaimes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Pellot (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Featherston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mathew Baran | 44-44 |
| 15:22 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa hits a wide open jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jarek Zulauf out of a doubleteam | 46-44 |
| 15:04 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Pellot | 46-47 |
| 14:57 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 14:55 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 14:30 | Southern Methodist | Jarek Zulauf swats the dunk try by Kenneth Pellot | 46-47 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa can't finish the uncontested layup | 46-47 |
| 14:08 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 14:06 | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran is hacked by Salvatore Giordano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Juan Reyes (SF), Jurica Bruski (PF), Alex Zittel (C) Salvatore Giordano, Manuel Schlichting, Gabriel Costa, Reynaldo Rossi, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG), Arron Pereira (SG), Neal Sumner (PF), Lawrence Arney (C) Mathew Baran, Aron Livermore, Kenneth Pellot, Michael Featherston | |
| 13:53 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney can't connect on a shot near the basket | 46-47 |
| 13:51 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 13:23 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Arney - foul #2 on Lawrence Arney, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edwin Jenkins (C) Jurica Bruski | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith (SF), Eugene Gano (PF) Randy Jaimes, Neal Sumner | |
| 13:18 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Hayes (SG) Arron Pereira | |
| 13:09 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Alex Zittel - foul #1 on Alex Zittel, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| 13:09 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:09 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Zittel | 48-49 |
| 12:33 | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-49 |
| 12:32 | New Orleans | Edwin Jenkins snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 12:10 | New Orleans | Juan Reyes hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Hakiziana Abdelwahed | 50-49 |
| 12:06 | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dannie Brown | 50-52 |
| 11:51 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells hits a 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Wells (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Juan Reyes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Zittel (fairly fresh) C - Edwin Jenkins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dannie Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hayes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eugene Gano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Arney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Hayes | 53-55 |
| 11:19 | New Orleans | Juan Reyes is fouled on the floor by David Hayes - foul #1 on David Hayes, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (SG), Troy Oliver (SF), Jurica Bruski (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Kevin Wells, Juan Reyes, Alex Zittel, Edwin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran (PG), Aron Livermore (SG), Randy Jaimes (SF), Kenneth Pellot (PF), Neal Sumner (C) Dannie Brown, David Hayes, Justin Smith, Eugene Gano, Lawrence Arney | |
| 11:14 | New Orleans | Neal Sumner doubles Jarek Zulauf and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Neal Sumner, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| 10:57 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf double dribbles | 53-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston (C) Randy Jaimes | |
| 10:55 | Southern Methodist | Salvatore Giordano is called for the reach on Mathew Baran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa (SF) Troy Oliver | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 10:55 | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:55 | New Orleans | Jurica Bruski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 10:34 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf is hacked by Mathew Baran - foul #2 on Mathew Baran, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Schlichting (SG) Hakiziana Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 10:22 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf tips it home | 55-55 |
| 10:18 | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran is hacked by Gabriel Costa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gabriel Costa, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Troy Oliver (SF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Salvatore Giordano, Gabriel Costa, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes (SF) Kenneth Pellot | |
| 10:18 | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:18 | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:18 | New Orleans | Troy Oliver gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Troy Oliver scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Wells | 58-56 |
| 09:56 | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran is hacked by Manuel Schlichting in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Schlichting, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG) Troy Oliver | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano (PF) Neal Sumner | |
| 09:56 | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 09:56 | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:37 | New Orleans | Manuel Schlichting can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-58 |
| 09:35 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:28 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes drills a floater from the left wing set up by Aron Livermore | 58-60 |
| 09:03 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Schlichting | 61-60 |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | Kevin Wells is called for the reach on Eugene Gano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Wells, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (PG), Gabriel Costa (SF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Manuel Schlichting, Jurica Bruski | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG), Arron Pereira (SG), Justin Smith (SF) Mathew Baran, Aron Livermore, Randy Jaimes | |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 09:01 | New Orleans | Reynaldo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Gano - foul #2 on Eugene Gano, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jurica Bruski (PF) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot (PF) Eugene Gano | |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:31 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot slams it home set up by Dannie Brown | 63-63 |
| 08:16 | New Orleans | Jurica Bruski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-63 |
| 08:15 | Southern Methodist | Arron Pereira pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 08:12 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown is hacked by Jurica Bruski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jurica Bruski, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Troy Oliver (SF), Alex Zittel (PF) Kevin Wells, Gabriel Costa, Jurica Bruski | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney (C) Michael Featherston | |
| 08:12 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 08:12 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 08:12 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 07:49 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Salvatore Giordano | 65-64 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvatore Giordano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Troy Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alex Zittel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jarek Zulauf (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dannie Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arron Pereira (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Pellot (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Arney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 07:36 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 07:11 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Dannie Brown - foul #2 on Dannie Brown, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Juan Reyes (SG), Reynaldo Rossi (PF), Edwin Jenkins (C) Salvatore Giordano, Alex Zittel, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Hayes (PG), Aron Livermore (SG), Randy Jaimes (SF), Eugene Gano (PF), Neal Sumner (C) Dannie Brown, Arron Pereira, Justin Smith, Kenneth Pellot, Lawrence Arney | |
| 07:11 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 07:11 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 07:11 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed makes the 3rd free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:54 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore is fouled on the floor by Troy Oliver - foul #2 on Troy Oliver, team foul #12 | 67-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG), Gabriel Costa (SF) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Troy Oliver | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 06:54 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:54 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 06:32 | New Orleans | Edwin Jenkins hits a jumper near the basket | 69-65 |
| 06:04 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gabriel Costa - foul #3 on Gabriel Costa, team foul #13 | 69-65 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Manuel Schlichting (SF), Jurica Bruski (PF), Alex Zittel (C) Juan Reyes, Gabriel Costa, Reynaldo Rossi, Edwin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran (PG) Aron Livermore | |
| 06:04 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:04 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:51 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-67 |
| 05:49 | New Orleans | Jurica Bruski tips it back up and in | 71-67 |
| 05:36 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jurica Bruski - foul #2 on Jurica Bruski, team foul #14 | 71-67 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (SG) Kevin Wells | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG), Arron Pereira (SG), Justin Smith (SF), Lawrence Arney (C) Mathew Baran, David Hayes, Randy Jaimes, Neal Sumner | |
| 05:36 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 05:36 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:16 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel lays it in on a great pass from Salvatore Giordano | 73-69 |
| 04:47 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 04:46 | New Orleans | Manuel Schlichting grabs the defensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 04:31 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel misses the lay-in | 73-69 |
| 04:30 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 04:12 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 73-69 |
| 04:11 | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith can't tip it in | 73-69 |
| 04:10 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney tips it but misses | 73-69 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Manuel Schlichting | 73-69 |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-69 |
| 03:37 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown clanks a 3 from the right wing | 76-69 |
| 03:35 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano gets the offensive rebound | 76-69 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvatore Giordano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Schlichting (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jurica Bruski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Zittel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dannie Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arron Pereira (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eugene Gano (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Arney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-69 |
| 03:12 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney tips it in | 76-71 |
| 03:12 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Juan Reyes (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Gabriel Costa (SF), Reynaldo Rossi (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Salvatore Giordano, Manuel Schlichting, Jurica Bruski, Alex Zittel | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran (PG), Aron Livermore (SG), Neal Sumner (SF), Kenneth Pellot (PF), Michael Featherston (C) Dannie Brown, Arron Pereira, Justin Smith, Eugene Gano, Lawrence Arney | |
| 02:50 | New Orleans | Mathew Baran takes the ball from Reynaldo Rossi | 76-71 |
| 02:50 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG) Mathew Baran | |
| 02:40 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot slams it home on a nice dish by Aron Livermore | 76-73 |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | Reynaldo Rossi loses the dribble to Dannie Brown | 76-73 |
| 02:17 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston's floater is knocked away by Jarek Zulauf | 76-73 |
| 02:15 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa gets the rebound | 76-73 |
| 02:15 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (PG) Juan Reyes | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes (SF) Neal Sumner | |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 01:58 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dannie Brown | 79-76 |
| 01:40 | New Orleans | Michael Featherston steals the ball from Gabriel Costa | 79-76 |
| 01:29 | Southern Methodist | Jarek Zulauf steps in front of the Dannie Brown pass | 79-76 |
| 01:29 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Jurica Bruski (PF) Salvatore Giordano, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano (PF) Kenneth Pellot | |
| 01:15 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-76 |
| 01:13 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes gets the rebound | 79-76 |
| 00:49 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Featherston | 79-79 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Gano - foul #3 on Eugene Gano, team foul #9 | 79-79 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:12 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Jaimes | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells can't connect on a floater from the left side | 81-81 |
| 00:01 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes snags the defensive board | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 81-81 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Wells (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jurica Bruski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarek Zulauf (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dannie Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aron Livermore (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Jaimes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Gano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Featherston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf wins the tip | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:46 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa can't connect on a runner from the right block | 81-81 |
| 04:45 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston grabs the board | 81-81 |
| 04:43 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston is hacked by Jarek Zulauf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jarek Zulauf, team foul #15 | 81-81 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot (PF) Eugene Gano | |
| 04:43 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston makes the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 04:43 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston misses the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | Jurica Bruski snags the defensive board | 81-82 |
| 04:37 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 81-82 |
| 04:36 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 81-82 |
| 04:27 | New Orleans | Jurica Bruski's floater is tipped away by Randy Jaimes | 81-82 |
| 04:26 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Michael Featherston | 81-82 |
| 04:22 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-82 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Schlichting (SF) Gabriel Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 04:07 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-82 |
| 04:06 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf tips it home | 83-82 |
| 03:52 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-82 |
| 03:50 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-82 |
| 03:40 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Dannie Brown and the foul's on Hakiziana Abdelwahed - foul #3 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #16 | 83-84 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Reynaldo Rossi (PF), Alex Zittel (C) Jurica Bruski, Jarek Zulauf | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith (SF), Lawrence Arney (C) Randy Jaimes, Michael Featherston | |
| 03:40 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot misses the free throw | 83-84 |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel grabs the defensive rebound | 83-84 |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Dannie Brown - foul #3 on Dannie Brown, team foul #10 | 83-84 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (PG) Hakiziana Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran (PG), Arron Pereira (SG), Neal Sumner (PF) Dannie Brown, Aron Livermore, Kenneth Pellot | |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells makes the 1st free throw | 84-84 |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 85-84 |
| 03:12 | Southern Methodist | Arron Pereira buries a floater from the left side | 85-86 |
| 02:56 | New Orleans | Manuel Schlichting is fouled on the floor by Justin Smith - foul #3 on Justin Smith, team foul #11 | 85-86 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa (SF) Kevin Wells | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:56 | New Orleans | Manuel Schlichting makes the 1st free throw | 86-86 |
| 02:56 | New Orleans | Manuel Schlichting makes the 2nd free throw | 87-86 |
| 02:54 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-86 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Jurica Bruski (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) Manuel Schlichting, Reynaldo Rossi, Alex Zittel | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG), Aron Livermore (SG), Eugene Gano (PF), Michael Featherston (C) Mathew Baran, Arron Pereira, Neal Sumner, Lawrence Arney | |
| 02:35 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Dannie Brown | 87-88 |
| 02:18 | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 87-88 |
| 02:16 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf can't tip it in | 87-88 |
| 02:14 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano grabs the defensive rebound | 87-88 |
| 02:12 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dannie Brown, team foul #12 | 87-88 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Wells (SG) Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes (SF), Lawrence Arney (C) Justin Smith, Michael Featherston | |
| 01:52 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 87-88 |
| 01:50 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown snags the defensive board | 87-88 |
| 01:28 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 87-88 |
| 01:26 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf pulls down the rebound | 87-88 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed loses the ball out of bounds | 87-88 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston (C) Lawrence Arney | |
| 01:15 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown is hacked by Hakiziana Abdelwahed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #17 | 87-88 |
| 01:15 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 01:15 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 87-90 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | Randy Jaimes is called for the reach on Kevin Wells - foul #1 on Randy Jaimes, team foul #13 | 87-90 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells misses the 1st free throw | 87-90 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 87-90 |
| 00:56 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston gets the rebound | 87-90 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Wells (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jurica Bruski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jarek Zulauf (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dannie Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Aron Livermore (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Jaimes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene Gano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Featherston (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano scores on a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Gabriel Costa - foul #4 on Gabriel Costa, team foul #18 | 87-92 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith (SF) Randy Jaimes | |
| 00:32 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano makes the free throw | 87-93 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 90-93 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore is hacked by Kevin Wells in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Wells, team foul #19 | 90-93 |
| 00:25 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore makes the 1st free throw | 90-94 |
| 00:25 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore makes the 2nd free throw | 90-95 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Michael Featherston is called for the reach on Kevin Wells - foul #2 on Michael Featherston, team foul #14 | 90-95 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes (SF) Justin Smith | |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells makes the 1st free throw | 91-95 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 92-95 |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is called for the reach on Dannie Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #20 | 92-95 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Salvatore Giordano (PG) Hakiziana Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith (SF) Randy Jaimes | |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 92-96 |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 92-97 |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 92-97 |
| 00:08 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano grabs the defensive rebound | 92-97 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano is hacked by Kevin Wells in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Wells, team foul #21 | 92-97 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano makes the 1st free throw | 92-98 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano makes the 2nd free throw | 92-99 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 92-99 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston pulls down the rebound | 92-99 |