| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Sykes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Cuellar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Bruce Armour inbounds the ball | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Retzlaff | 49-32 |
| 19:37 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-35 |
| 19:18 | Montana State | Bruce Armour can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 49-35 |
| 19:16 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 19:05 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 19:03 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 18:58 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| 18:42 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 18:41 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar can't tip it in | 49-35 |
| 18:39 | New Orleans | Peter Walter tips it in | 49-37 |
| 18:22 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf can't finish the uncontested layup | 49-37 |
| 18:20 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Charles Cuellar | 49-37 |
| 18:16 | New Orleans | Peter Walter misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 18:14 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 17:48 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 51-37 |
| 17:20 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar's floater is tipped away by Brian Middendorf | 51-37 |
| 17:19 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 17:17 | Montana State | Jeff Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Walter - foul #3 on Peter Walter, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (PG), Randy Thorpe (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF), John Escamilla (C) Peter Walter, Roosevelt Cale, Daniel Kelley, Sam Sykes, Charles Cuellar | |
| 17:02 | Montana State | Michael Parker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn McCaskin | 54-37 |
| 16:44 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-37 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Terrell Rose | 54-37 |
| 16:38 | Montana State | Michael Parker drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Anderson | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:19 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey double dribbles | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin can't connect on an uncontested shot from close range | 57-37 |
| 16:03 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Walter Pollack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Thorpe (fresh) SF - James Ryerson (fresh) PF - Kevin Ramsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Escamilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe is hacked by Terrell Rose - foul #2 on Terrell Rose, team foul #1 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Michael Parker, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), Daniel Kelley (SF), Sam Sykes (PF), Robert Ham (C) Walter Pollack, Randy Thorpe, James Ryerson, Kevin Ramsey, John Escamilla | |
| 15:30 | New Orleans | Douglas Nixon picks off the pass by Sam Sykes | 57-37 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 15:00 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf hits the follow up shot | 59-37 |
| 14:46 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes misses the easy layup | 59-37 |
| 14:45 | New Orleans | Robert Ham grabs the offensive board | 59-37 |
| 14:33 | New Orleans | Robert Ham's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Middendorf | 59-37 |
| 14:31 | Montana State | Jeff Ross pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 14:14 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 59-37 |
| 14:13 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Robert Ham | 59-37 |
| 13:59 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), Randy Thorpe (SF), John Escamilla (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Russell Joyner, Roosevelt Cale, Daniel Kelley, Sam Sykes, Robert Ham | |
| 13:30 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Thorpe - foul #1 on Randy Thorpe, team foul #2 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey (PF) Charles Cuellar | |
| 13:30 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 1st free throw | 60-37 |
| 13:30 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 13:06 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe travels with the ball | 61-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Middendorf (C) Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 12:38 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-37 |
| 12:37 | New Orleans | John Escamilla snags the defensive board | 61-37 |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Walter | 61-39 |
| 12:00 | Montana State | Kevin Ramsey steals the ball from Brian Middendorf | 61-39 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Pollack (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Thorpe (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Ramsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Escamilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack is hacked by Jeffrey Grant - foul #2 on Jeffrey Grant, team foul #2 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeffrey Grant, Michael Parker, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Sam Sykes (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Peter Walter, Walter Pollack, Randy Thorpe, Kevin Ramsey, John Escamilla | |
| 11:37 | New Orleans | James Ryerson's pass is intercepted by Kyle Anderson | 61-39 |
| 11:35 | Montana State | Bruce Armour is fouled in the backcourt by James Ryerson - foul #3 on James Ryerson, team foul #3 | 61-39 |
| 11:24 | Montana State | Jeff Ross connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Retzlaff | 64-39 |
| 11:08 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes jams it on a great pass from Russell Joyner | 64-41 |
| 10:47 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Russell Joyner - foul #4 on Russell Joyner, team foul #4 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Middendorf (C) Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Daniel Kelley (SF) Russell Joyner, James Ryerson | |
| 10:47 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 10:47 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 10:47 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes grabs the board | 65-41 |
| 10:21 | New Orleans | Peter Walter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-44 |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-44 |
| 10:00 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar pulls down the rebound | 65-44 |
| 09:49 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-44 |
| 09:47 | Montana State | Bruce Armour snags the defensive board | 65-44 |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Arthur Retzlaff and the foul's on Charles Cuellar - foul #1 on Charles Cuellar, team foul #5 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Jeff Ross, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (PG), Randy Thorpe (SG), John Escamilla (PF), Robert Ham (C) Peter Walter, Roosevelt Cale, Sam Sykes, Charles Cuellar | |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the free throw | 68-44 |
| 09:06 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Terrell Rose - foul #3 on Terrell Rose, team foul #3 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kyle Anderson (C) Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG) Daniel Kelley | |
| 09:06 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack makes the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 09:06 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 08:45 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Shawn McCaskin | 71-46 |
| 08:36 | New Orleans | John Escamilla connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Thorpe | 71-48 |
| 08:33 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Pollack - foul #2 on Walter Pollack, team foul #6 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG) Arthur Retzlaff | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey (PF) Robert Ham | |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin loses the dribble to John Escamilla | 71-48 |
| 08:01 | New Orleans | John Escamilla misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kyle Anderson - foul #1 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #4 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley (SF), Sam Sykes (PF) Walter Pollack, Kevin Ramsey | |
| 08:01 | New Orleans | John Escamilla makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 08:01 | New Orleans | John Escamilla misses the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 08:01 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Brian Middendorf | 71-49 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Armour (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Thorpe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Sykes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Escamilla (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | Montana State | Bruce Armour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), Robert Ham (C) Peter Walter, Randy Thorpe, John Escamilla | |
| 07:28 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-52 |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Michael Parker connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Armour | 74-52 |
| 06:48 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Russell Joyner | 74-54 |
| 06:21 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 74-54 |
| 06:20 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale grabs the board | 74-54 |
| 06:15 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner misses long on a jumper in the paint | 74-54 |
| 06:13 | Montana State | Jeff Ross gets the rebound | 74-54 |
| 06:08 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-54 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Jeff Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 05:45 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-54 |
| 05:44 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes gets the rebound | 74-54 |
| 05:37 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-54 |
| 05:35 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf pulls down the rebound | 74-54 |
| 05:15 | Montana State | Michael Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Michael Parker, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), Randy Thorpe (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Russell Joyner, Roosevelt Cale, Daniel Kelley, Sam Sykes, Robert Ham | |
| 04:54 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe's layup is rejected by Kyle Anderson | 74-54 |
| 04:53 | Montana State | Terrell Rose snags the defensive board | 74-54 |
| 04:28 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terrell Rose | 76-54 |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Peter Walter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-54 |
| 04:15 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin gets the rebound | 76-54 |
| 04:11 | Montana State | Walter Pollack takes the ball from Jeffrey Grant in the backcourt | 76-54 |
| 03:57 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Peter Walter | 76-57 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Pollack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Thorpe (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ramsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cuellar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Montana State | Randy Thorpe steps in front of the Kyle Anderson pass | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | New Orleans | Peter Walter clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-57 |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar grabs the offensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 03:12 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 03:11 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey can't tip it in | 76-57 |
| 03:09 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin grabs the board | 76-57 |
| 02:44 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 76-57 |
| 02:42 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Kevin Ramsey | 76-57 |
| 02:25 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack is hacked by Shawn McCaskin - foul #1 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #5 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG) Arthur Retzlaff | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), James Ryerson (SF), John Escamilla (PF), Robert Ham (C) Peter Walter, Randy Thorpe, Kevin Ramsey, Charles Cuellar | |
| 02:18 | New Orleans | Michael Parker takes the ball from Robert Ham | 76-57 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Michael Parker lays it in | 78-57 |
| 02:05 | New Orleans | Michael Parker steals the ball from Robert Ham | 78-57 |
| 02:02 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Parker | 80-57 |
| 01:47 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF) James Ryerson, Robert Ham | |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Russell Joyner picks off the pass by Michael Parker | 80-57 |
| 01:03 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 80-57 |
| 01:01 | Montana State | Terrell Rose pulls down the rebound | 80-57 |
| 00:59 | Montana State | Russell Joyner takes the ball from Jeffrey Grant in the backcourt | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey loses the dribble to Michael Parker | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin is hacked by Randy Thorpe - foul #2 on Randy Thorpe, team foul #7 | 80-57 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 1st free throw | 81-57 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 82-57 |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-57 |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 82-57 |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-57 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant runs out the clock | 82-57 |