| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Geiger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Lovett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Badgett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Mario Torres inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:52 | UTEP | Peter Worden connects on the 3 from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 19:39 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 19:37 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 19:17 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 19:09 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-40 |
| 19:08 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 18:54 | UTEP | Peter Worden buries a 3 from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 18:40 | New Orleans | James Caraballo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Herman Fossett (SF), Vernon Brown (PF) James Caraballo, Chioke Alhusseini, George Geiger | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Peter Worden | 40-46 |
| 18:08 | New Orleans | Mario Torres picks off the pass by Phillip Valez | 40-46 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Sterling Williams lays it in on a great pass from Mario Torres | 40-48 |
| 17:42 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude is whistled for a carry | 40-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Blaine Morris (SG) Jeffrey Claude, Phillip Valez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Everette Basnight (C) Stanley Badgett | |
| 17:34 | UTEP | A charge is called on Mario Torres - foul #2 on Mario Torres, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG) James Caraballo | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:13 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-48 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Peter Worden grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Everette Basnight blows the layup | 40-48 |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Claude | 40-48 |
| 16:33 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett is fouled on the floor by Mario Torres - foul #3 on Mario Torres, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), James Cruse (C) Jeffrey Claude, Blaine Morris, Herman Fossett, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (PG), Thomas Wiliams (SF), James Wright (PF) Sterling Williams, Mario Torres, Jesus Guzman | |
| 16:17 | New Orleans | James Caraballo is fouled on the floor by Peter Worden - foul #1 on Peter Worden, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Geiger (PF) Vernon Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:57 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Phillip Valez | 42-48 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Geiger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cruse (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Wiliams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Everette Basnight (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | UTEP | James Caraballo steals it from Thomas Wiliams | 42-48 |
| 15:16 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (SG), Blaine Royer (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, George Geiger, James Cruse | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG), Stanley Badgett (C) Angel Montes, Everette Basnight | |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Sterling Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | James Wright misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 15:01 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 14:52 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer lays it up and in | 44-48 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Peter Worden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | James Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Sterling Williams is fouled on the floor by James Caraballo - foul #2 on James Caraballo, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG), George Geiger (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Vernon Brown, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Torres (SF), Jesus Guzman (PF) Thomas Wiliams, James Wright | |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Peter Worden hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesus Guzman | 44-51 |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris loses the dribble to Mario Torres | 44-51 |
| 13:29 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | Sterling Williams grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Sterling Williams hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 12:48 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Phillip Valez | 47-53 |
| 12:31 | UTEP | James Cruse takes the ball from Mario Torres | 47-53 |
| 12:12 | New Orleans | James Cruse scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Phillip Valez | 49-53 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett's floater is tipped away by James Cruse | 49-53 |
| 12:01 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 11:44 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer is fouled on the floor by Sterling Williams - foul #2 on Sterling Williams, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Vernon Brown (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Blaine Morris, Phillip Valez, George Geiger, James Cruse | |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (PG), Thomas Wiliams (SG), Everette Basnight (C) Sterling Williams, Peter Worden, Stanley Badgett | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Fossett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Blaine Royer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Lovett (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wiliams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Everette Basnight (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 49-53 |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Everette Basnight grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (SG) Herman Fossett | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:06 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Herman Fossett (SG) Blaine Morris | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Wright (PF) Jesus Guzman | |
| 10:50 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Angel Montes and the foul's on Herman Fossett - foul #2 on Herman Fossett, team foul #2 | 49-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Chioke Alhusseini (PF) James Caraballo, Vernon Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:50 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Claude | 51-56 |
| 10:15 | UTEP | Angel Montes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | Everette Basnight pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Angel Montes makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mario Torres | 51-59 |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Mario Torres - foul #4 on Mario Torres, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG) Jeffrey Claude, Herman Fossett | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG), Peter Worden (SG), Jesus Guzman (PF) Angel Montes, Mario Torres, James Wright | |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Sterling Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Caraballo - foul #3 on James Caraballo, team foul #3 | 52-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Vernon Brown (PF) Chioke Alhusseini | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Sterling Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Sterling Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:31 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Wiliams - foul #2 on Thomas Wiliams, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Everette Basnight loses the dribble to James Caraballo | 53-60 |
| 08:44 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett lays it up and in | 55-60 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Sterling Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-60 |
| 08:27 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Phillip Valez | 55-60 |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown is hacked by Everette Basnight - foul #4 on Everette Basnight, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Torres (SF), Stanley Badgett (C) Thomas Wiliams, Everette Basnight | |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 07:54 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 07:46 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-62 |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jeffrey Claude (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Blaine Morris (fresh) SF - Blaine Royer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cruse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Badgett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the paint | 57-62 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Mario Torres hits the follow up shot | 57-64 |
| 07:14 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-64 |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Sterling Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Sterling Williams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 57-64 |
| 06:49 | New Orleans | James Cruse snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 06:31 | New Orleans | James Cruse misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-64 |
| 06:29 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Worden | 57-67 |
| 06:01 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Blaine Morris | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Vernon Brown - foul #2 on Vernon Brown, team foul #4 | 60-67 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Jeffrey Claude, Blaine Morris, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (PG), Thomas Wiliams (SF), James Wright (PF) Sterling Williams, Mario Torres, Jesus Guzman | |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 05:25 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Chioke Alhusseini and he's fouled by Angel Montes - foul #2 on Angel Montes, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Geiger (PF) Chioke Alhusseini | |
| Subs | UTEP | Everette Basnight (C) Stanley Badgett | |
| 05:25 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the free throw | 63-69 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Angel Montes double dribbles | 63-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini (PF) George Geiger | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:48 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 63-69 |
| 04:46 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini tips it home | 65-69 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Angel Montes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 04:08 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Everette Basnight pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Angel Montes makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-72 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blaine Royer (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Lovett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Worden (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Wiliams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Wright (fresh) 4 reb. C - Everette Basnight (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Blaine Royer | 67-72 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses short on a shot from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 03:02 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:52 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses the lay-in | 67-72 |
| 02:50 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Lovett | 67-72 |
| 02:44 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses long on a shot in the lane | 67-72 |
| 02:43 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini gets the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:33 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett hits a wide open shot from the right block on a nice dish by Blaine Royer | 69-72 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Herman Fossett (SG), George Geiger (PF), James Cruse (C) Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG), Mario Torres (SF), Jesus Guzman (PF), Stanley Badgett (C) Angel Montes, Peter Worden, James Wright, Everette Basnight | |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Mario Torres misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 02:12 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Blaine Royer | 69-72 |
| 02:05 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 69-72 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Steve Lovett (C) James Cruse | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is whistled for a carry | 69-72 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG) Herman Fossett | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Worden (SG) Thomas Wiliams | |
| 01:23 | New Orleans | Blaine Royer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 01:21 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez tips it home | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Phillip Valez - foul #1 on Phillip Valez, team foul #5 | 71-72 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:07 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 00:52 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 71-73 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Mario Torres pulls down the rebound | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett is fouled on the floor by Blaine Royer - foul #4 on Blaine Royer, team foul #6 | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is fouled on the floor by Blaine Royer - foul #5 on Blaine Royer, team foul #7 | 71-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini (SF) Blaine Royer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:25 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 73-73 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | James Caraballo gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | James Caraballo comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 73-73 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Geiger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Lovett (fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Worden (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Badgett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 04:36 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini's floater is tipped away by Jesus Guzman | 73-73 |
| 04:35 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the offensive board | 73-73 |
| 04:18 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez can't connect on a shot from the left side | 73-73 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Peter Worden's fadeaway is rejected by James Caraballo | 73-73 |
| 03:57 | New Orleans | George Geiger gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini hits a jump hook from the left block | 75-73 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses short on a shot from close range | 75-73 |
| 03:16 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 02:55 | New Orleans | Jesus Guzman denies the turnaround by Chioke Alhusseini | 75-73 |
| 02:54 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez tips it back up and in | 77-73 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Geiger - foul #2 on George Geiger, team foul #8 | 77-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Blaine Morris (SG), Herman Fossett (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | UTEP | Everette Basnight (C) Stanley Badgett | |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Peter Worden makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 02:18 | New Orleans | James Cruse's pass is intercepted by Jesus Guzman | 77-74 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Peter Worden hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 77-74 |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Herman Fossett | 77-74 |
| 01:36 | New Orleans | James Cruse's floater is knocked away by Jesus Guzman | 77-74 |
| 01:35 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett tips it but misses | 77-74 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jesus Guzman | 77-74 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Sterling Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Jeffrey Claude, Blaine Morris, Herman Fossett, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stanley Badgett (C) Everette Basnight | |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Caraballo | 79-74 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Peter Worden is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Sterling Williams out of a doubleteam | 79-76 |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses the easy layup | 79-76 |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini tips it home | 81-76 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Geiger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Lovett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 15 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Worden (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jesus Guzman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Stanley Badgett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett connects on the jumper from the left block | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Sterling Williams is called for the reach on Chioke Alhusseini in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sterling Williams, team foul #9 | 81-78 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett grabs the defensive rebound | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Sterling Williams's pass is intercepted by James Caraballo | 82-78 |
| 00:28 | New Orleans | James Caraballo hits the finger roll | 84-78 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Sterling Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-78 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude (PG), Herman Fossett (SF) James Caraballo, George Geiger | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:20 | New Orleans | Sterling Williams is called for the reach on Herman Fossett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sterling Williams, team foul #10 | 84-78 |
| 00:20 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:20 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 86-78 |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett pulls down the rebound | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:11 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett is hacked by Sterling Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sterling Williams, team foul #11 | 86-78 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (PG) Sterling Williams | |
| 00:11 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:11 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman pulls down the rebound | 87-78 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Angel Montes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 87-78 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez snags the defensive board | 87-78 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Claude runs out the clock | 87-78 |