| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Hudspeth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sam Sykes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Cuellar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Darlington (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Follmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | South Alabama | Peter Walter is called for the reach on Gary Haynes - foul #1 on Peter Walter, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 19:18 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses long on a runner from the right block | 41-37 |
| 19:17 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 19:11 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Hudspeth | 41-37 |
| 19:09 | South Alabama | Michael McNish grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:52 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 18:37 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Walter | 44-39 |
| 18:21 | South Alabama | Michael McNish clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Sam Sykes - foul #3 on Sam Sykes, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF), John Escamilla (C) Peter Walter, Roosevelt Cale, Richard Hudspeth, Sam Sykes, Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Keith Fisher (C) Richard Ono, Gary Haynes, Jimmy Darlington, Ronald Follmer | |
| 18:21 | South Alabama | Michael McNish misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:21 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:18 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack is fouled in the backcourt by Michael McNish - foul #1 on Michael McNish, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG) Michael McNish | |
| 18:04 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack's pass is intercepted by David Thomas | 44-40 |
| 17:47 | South Alabama | David Thomas misses short on a shot from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 17:46 | New Orleans | John Escamilla pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 17:42 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Ryerson | 46-40 |
| 17:39 | South Alabama | Frank Neal is fouled in the backcourt by James Ryerson - foul #2 on James Ryerson, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| 17:29 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz makes the wide open floater from the right block | 46-42 |
| 17:10 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Ryerson | 49-42 |
| 17:06 | South Alabama | Frank Neal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-42 |
| 17:04 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher tips it home | 49-44 |
| 17:02 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), Richard Hudspeth (SF), Charles Cuellar (C) Randy Thorpe, Walter Pollack, James Ryerson, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Joshua Craft (C) David Thomas, Frank Neal, David Hein, Marvin Kurz, Keith Fisher | |
| 16:54 | South Alabama | Michael McNish misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-44 |
| 16:52 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 16:50 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale is hacked by Michael McNish in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael McNish, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| 16:25 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 16:23 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 16:19 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael McNish and he's hacked by Roosevelt Cale - foul #3 on Roosevelt Cale, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG) Roosevelt Cale | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer (C) Joshua Craft | |
| 16:19 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 15:57 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 49-47 |
| 15:55 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Russell Joyner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Pollack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Hudspeth (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Ramsey (tiring) 3 reb. C - Charles Cuellar (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Patrick Gary (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael McNish (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Darlington (tiring) 6 pts. C - Ronald Follmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael McNish - foul #3 on Michael McNish, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Sam Sykes (PF) Russell Joyner, Richard Hudspeth, Kevin Ramsey | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), David Thomas (SG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF) Patrick Gary, Michael McNish, Gary Haynes, Jimmy Darlington | |
| 15:43 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 15:43 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 15:43 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 15:41 | South Alabama | Richard Ono is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Pollack - foul #2 on Walter Pollack, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG) Walter Pollack | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 15:22 | South Alabama | Richard Ono connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Kurz | 50-50 |
| 15:04 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes is hacked by Ronald Follmer - foul #1 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SG), John Escamilla (C) Roosevelt Cale, Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG), Joshua Craft (PF) David Thomas, Ronald Follmer | |
| 14:52 | New Orleans | Michael Jones is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Haynes (SF) David Hein | |
| 14:50 | South Alabama | Frank Neal loses the dribble to Sam Sykes in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 14:41 | New Orleans | Richard Ono steals it from Peter Walter | 50-50 |
| 14:21 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Haynes | 50-53 |
| 14:05 | New Orleans | Peter Walter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 52-53 |
| 13:50 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Peter Walter - foul #2 on Peter Walter, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Charles Cuellar (C) Peter Walter, Randy Thorpe, Michael Jones, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Keith Fisher (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF) Richard Ono, Frank Neal, Gary Haynes, Joshua Craft | |
| 13:50 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:50 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 13:25 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Michael McNish - foul #4 on Michael McNish, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG) Roosevelt Cale | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (SG), Ronald Follmer (C) Michael McNish, Marvin Kurz | |
| 13:25 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 13:25 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 13:21 | South Alabama | David Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Joyner - foul #1 on Russell Joyner, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Hein (SF) Jimmy Darlington | |
| 13:21 | South Alabama | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 13:21 | South Alabama | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 12:59 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack is hacked by Patrick Gary - foul #1 on Patrick Gary, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Michael Jones (SF), John Escamilla (C) Russell Joyner, James Ryerson, Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Jimmy Darlington (PF) Patrick Gary, Keith Fisher | |
| 12:53 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Jones | 57-57 |
| 12:47 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington's fadeaway is rejected by John Escamilla | 57-57 |
| 12:46 | New Orleans | John Escamilla snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 12:20 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 12:18 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 12:12 | South Alabama | Richard Ono is hacked by Peter Walter - foul #3 on Peter Walter, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), Kevin Ramsey (C) Peter Walter, Walter Pollack, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Haynes (SF), Keith Fisher (C) David Hein, Ronald Follmer | |
| 12:12 | South Alabama | Richard Ono makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 12:12 | South Alabama | Richard Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 12:04 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey misses the easy layup | 57-59 |
| 12:02 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 11:58 | South Alabama | Randy Thorpe steps in front of the David Thomas pass in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 11:31 | New Orleans | Michael Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-59 |
| 11:29 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Roosevelt Cale | 57-59 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Randy Thorpe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Roosevelt Cale (tiring) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Sam Sykes (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Ramsey (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Darlington (tired) 6 pts. C - Keith Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Keith Fisher - foul #1 on Keith Fisher, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), James Ryerson (SF), Richard Hudspeth (PF) Randy Thorpe, Michael Jones, Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Frank Neal (SG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF) Richard Ono, David Thomas, Gary Haynes, Jimmy Darlington | |
| 11:24 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 11:24 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Marvin Kurz | 57-59 |
| 11:19 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary's pass is intercepted by Russell Joyner | 57-59 |
| 11:16 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale lays it up and in on a great pass from Russell Joyner | 59-59 |
| 11:03 | South Alabama | Richard Hudspeth steals it from Marvin Kurz | 59-59 |
| 10:59 | New Orleans | James Ryerson loses the dribble to David Hein in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 10:49 | South Alabama | Richard Hudspeth steals it from Keith Fisher | 59-59 |
| 10:35 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 59-59 |
| 10:34 | South Alabama | Frank Neal gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 10:30 | South Alabama | David Hein is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), Sam Sykes (PF), John Escamilla (C) Russell Joyner, Roosevelt Cale, James Ryerson, Kevin Ramsey | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Gary Haynes (SF), Joshua Craft (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Patrick Gary, David Hein, Marvin Kurz, Keith Fisher | |
| 10:14 | New Orleans | Gary Haynes denies the turnaround by Walter Pollack | 59-59 |
| 10:12 | South Alabama | Richard Ono grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 10:10 | South Alabama | Randy Thorpe picks off the pass by Frank Neal in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 10:02 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 10:01 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 09:55 | South Alabama | Frank Neal scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Ono | 59-62 |
| 09:39 | New Orleans | John Escamilla is whistled for traveling | 59-62 |
| 09:39 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), James Ryerson (SF), Charles Cuellar (C) Walter Pollack, Richard Hudspeth, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), David Thomas (SG), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Marvin Kurz (C) Richard Ono, Frank Neal, Gary Haynes, Ronald Follmer | |
| 09:25 | South Alabama | David Thomas scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Craft | 59-64 |
| 09:22 | New Orleans | Joshua Craft is called for the reach on Russell Joyner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Craft, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG) Randy Thorpe | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Hein (SF) Joshua Craft | |
| 09:22 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 09:22 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 09:01 | South Alabama | David Thomas is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-64 |
| 08:59 | New Orleans | James Ryerson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 08:41 | New Orleans | Jimmy Darlington takes the ball from James Ryerson | 61-64 |
| 08:21 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 08:19 | New Orleans | James Ryerson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 07:56 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Russell Joyner | 63-64 |
| 07:54 | South Alabama | David Hein throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Randy Thorpe (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Richard Hudspeth (PF), John Escamilla (C) Russell Joyner, Walter Pollack, James Ryerson, Sam Sykes, Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Keith Fisher (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Patrick Gary, David Thomas, David Hein, Jimmy Darlington, Marvin Kurz | |
| 07:35 | New Orleans | Michael Jones connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Hudspeth | 65-64 |
| 07:33 | South Alabama | Richard Ono is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Walter - foul #4 on Peter Walter, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joshua Craft (PF) Ronald Follmer | |
| 07:33 | South Alabama | Richard Ono makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 07:33 | South Alabama | Richard Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 07:12 | New Orleans | Peter Walter is hacked by Richard Ono - foul #2 on Richard Ono, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey (PF) Richard Hudspeth | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (PG), Ronald Follmer (C) Richard Ono, Keith Fisher | |
| 07:12 | New Orleans | Peter Walter misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 07:12 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randy Thorpe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Ramsey (tiring) 3 reb. C - John Escamilla (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Frank Neal (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Haynes (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Craft (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Follmer (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | South Alabama | John Escamilla steps in front of the Frank Neal pass in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| 06:54 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 68-66 |
| 06:39 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes travels with the ball | 68-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG) Randy Thorpe | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Keith Fisher (PF) Joshua Craft | |
| 06:13 | New Orleans | Michael Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Walter and the foul's on Ronald Follmer - foul #2 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth (PF) Kevin Ramsey | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (C) Frank Neal, Gary Haynes, Ronald Follmer | |
| 06:13 | New Orleans | Michael Jones makes the free throw | 71-66 |
| 06:03 | South Alabama | Richard Ono hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Hein | 71-69 |
| 05:50 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 71-69 |
| 05:49 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 05:43 | South Alabama | Michael McNish connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Marvin Kurz | 71-71 |
| 05:41 | New Orleans | Michael McNish picks off the pass by Roosevelt Cale in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| 05:40 | South Alabama | Michael McNish lays it up and in | 71-73 |
| 05:21 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 05:20 | New Orleans | Peter Walter grabs the offensive board | 71-73 |
| 05:02 | New Orleans | Michael Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-73 |
| 05:01 | New Orleans | Peter Walter pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 04:52 | New Orleans | Peter Walter clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Ono - foul #3 on Richard Ono, team foul #11 | 71-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SG), Walter Pollack (SF), Sam Sykes (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Roosevelt Cale, Michael Jones, Richard Hudspeth, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Frank Neal (SG), Joshua Craft (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, David Hein, Keith Fisher, Marvin Kurz | |
| 04:52 | New Orleans | Peter Walter makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:52 | New Orleans | Peter Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:52 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 04:45 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer misses the jumper in the paint | 72-73 |
| 04:44 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer misses the tip | 72-73 |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack grabs the board | 72-73 |
| 04:33 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Peter Walter and he's fouled by Joshua Craft - foul #3 on Joshua Craft, team foul #12 | 74-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG) Peter Walter | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Haynes (SF) Ronald Follmer | |
| 04:33 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe misses the free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:33 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 04:18 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Sam Sykes - foul #4 on Sam Sykes, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey (PF) Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (SG) Patrick Gary | |
| 04:18 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 04:18 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 04:18 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 03:59 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 03:58 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey hits the follow up shot | 76-74 |
| 03:33 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 03:31 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 03:05 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-74 |
| 03:03 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack gets the offensive rebound | 76-74 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Russell Joyner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randy Thorpe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Walter Pollack (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Kevin Ramsey (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Cuellar (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Frank Neal (tiring) 5 pts. SG - David Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Darlington (very tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Craft (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:49 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-74 |
| 02:48 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 02:48 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Sam Sykes (PF), John Escamilla (C) Russell Joyner, Randy Thorpe, Walter Pollack, Kevin Ramsey, Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Michael McNish (SG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Frank Neal, David Thomas, Gary Haynes, Jimmy Darlington, Joshua Craft | |
| 02:40 | South Alabama | Peter Walter steals the ball from Patrick Gary | 76-74 |
| 02:26 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block | 76-74 |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to John Escamilla | 76-74 |
| 02:03 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes connects on the floater from close range | 78-74 |
| 02:01 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary is fouled in the backcourt by James Ryerson - foul #3 on James Ryerson, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Richard Hudspeth (SF) Peter Walter, James Ryerson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Keith Fisher (SF) David Hein | |
| 02:01 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 02:01 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 01:44 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth hits a shot from the free throw line | 80-75 |
| 01:31 | South Alabama | Michael McNish is fouled on the floor by Richard Hudspeth - foul #3 on Richard Hudspeth, team foul #12 | 80-75 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Charles Cuellar (C) Randy Thorpe, Richard Hudspeth, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Gary Haynes (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF) Patrick Gary, Keith Fisher, Marvin Kurz | |
| 01:31 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-75 |
| 01:31 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 01:31 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 01:10 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-77 |
| 01:09 | South Alabama | Richard Ono snags the defensive board | 80-77 |
| 01:03 | South Alabama | Sam Sykes is called for the reach on Michael McNish - foul #5 on Sam Sykes, team foul #13 | 80-77 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey (PF) Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 01:03 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:03 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 80-79 |
| 00:38 | South Alabama | Michael McNish grabs the board | 80-79 |
| 00:38 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-79 |
| 00:18 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Ono | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 80-81 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Michael McNish gets the rebound | 80-81 |