| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Walter Pollack (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sam Sykes (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Cuellar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Adam Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Fyfe (fresh) SF - Richard Prior (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Edward Prestwood (fresh) 7 pts. C - Carmine Dodge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Asheville | Richard Prior inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | UNC Asheville | Adam Sherman dunks the ball on a nice dish by Victor Fyfe and the foul's on Roosevelt Cale - foul #1 on Roosevelt Cale, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| 19:32 | UNC Asheville | Adam Sherman makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 19:13 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Roosevelt Cale, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 19:08 | UNC Asheville | Roosevelt Cale steps in front of the Adam Sherman pass in the backcourt | 23-32 |
| 19:06 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale lays it in | 25-32 |
| 18:38 | UNC Asheville | Victor Fyfe buries a runner from the left block set up by Adam Sherman and he's fouled by Roosevelt Cale - foul #3 on Roosevelt Cale, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SF) Roosevelt Cale | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 18:38 | UNC Asheville | Victor Fyfe makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:14 | New Orleans | Peter Walter can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Sherman - foul #2 on Adam Sherman, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey (C) Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 18:14 | New Orleans | Peter Walter misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:14 | New Orleans | Peter Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:14 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 17:59 | UNC Asheville | Adam Sherman is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Carmine Dodge | 25-38 |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Peter Walter and the foul's on Carmine Dodge - foul #1 on Carmine Dodge, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), James Ryerson (SF) Peter Walter, Walter Pollack | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Joseph Taylor (SG), Daniel Yancey (PF) Victor Fyfe, Edward Prestwood | |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe misses the free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:50 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 17:34 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge is wide open and slams it home set up by Adam Sherman | 27-40 |
| 17:17 | New Orleans | James Ryerson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Thorpe | 30-40 |
| 16:58 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 30-40 |
| 16:57 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 16:38 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey lays it in and the foul's on Carmine Dodge - foul #2 on Carmine Dodge, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), Charles Cuellar (C) Russell Joyner, James Ryerson, Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | John Yates (PG), Victor Fyfe (SG), Edward Prestwood (PF) Adam Sherman, Joseph Taylor, Daniel Yancey | |
| 16:38 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:13 | UNC Asheville | Kevin Ramsey swats the shot by Carmine Dodge | 33-40 |
| 16:12 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge hits the follow up shot | 33-42 |
| 15:43 | New Orleans | Peter Walter loses the dribble to Carmine Dodge | 33-42 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Pollack (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Thorpe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ramsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Cuellar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - John Yates (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Fyfe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Prior (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Edward Prestwood (fresh) 7 pts. C - Carmine Dodge (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UNC Asheville | Walter Pollack is called for the reach on Victor Fyfe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Pollack, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG), Daniel Kelley (SF), John Escamilla (PF) Walter Pollack, Randy Thorpe, Kevin Ramsey | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Daniel Yancey (C) Carmine Dodge | |
| 15:23 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood can't finish the uncontested layup | 33-42 |
| 15:22 | New Orleans | John Escamilla gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 15:10 | New Orleans | Peter Walter's pass is intercepted by Richard Prior | 33-42 |
| 15:05 | UNC Asheville | Peter Walter takes the ball from Richard Prior in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| 14:51 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 14:22 | UNC Asheville | Peter Walter is called for the reach on Richard Prior - foul #2 on Peter Walter, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Sam Sykes (PF) Peter Walter, Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Adam Sherman (PG), Joseph Taylor (SG), Joey Smith (SF), Damek Czekanski (C) John Yates, Victor Fyfe, Richard Prior, Edward Prestwood | |
| 14:04 | UNC Asheville | John Escamilla denies the turnaround by Daniel Yancey | 36-42 |
| 14:02 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 13:38 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes is whistled for traveling | 36-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG), Randy Thorpe (SF), Robert Ham (C) Roosevelt Cale, Daniel Kelley, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge (C) Damek Czekanski | |
| 13:13 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge hits a wide open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Taylor | 36-44 |
| 13:02 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 13:00 | UNC Asheville | Adam Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 12:31 | UNC Asheville | Adam Sherman is fouled on the floor by Robert Ham - foul #2 on Robert Ham, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), Daniel Kelley (SF), Kevin Ramsey (C) Russell Joyner, Walter Pollack, Randy Thorpe, Robert Ham | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Richard Prior (SF) Joey Smith | |
| 12:08 | UNC Asheville | Roosevelt Cale steps in front of the Adam Sherman pass | 36-44 |
| 11:54 | New Orleans | Peter Walter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Escamilla (C) Sam Sykes | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | John Yates (PG), Victor Fyfe (SG), Edward Prestwood (PF) Adam Sherman, Joseph Taylor, Carmine Dodge | |
| 11:50 | UNC Asheville | Peter Walter is called for the reach on Richard Prior in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Walter, team foul #7 | 36-44 |
| 11:50 | UNC Asheville | Richard Prior makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:50 | UNC Asheville | Richard Prior makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 11:30 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 11:28 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley snags the offensive board | 36-46 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) 9 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Escamilla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - John Yates (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Fyfe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Prior (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Edward Prestwood (fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Yancey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey lays it in set up by Peter Walter | 38-46 |
| 11:07 | UNC Asheville | Richard Prior is called for 10 seconds | 38-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG), Randy Thorpe (SF), Charles Cuellar (C) Roosevelt Cale, Daniel Kelley, Kevin Ramsey | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Adam Sherman (PG), Joseph Taylor (SF) John Yates, Richard Prior | |
| 10:47 | New Orleans | John Escamilla misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 10:44 | UNC Asheville | Peter Walter is called for the reach on Joseph Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Walter, team foul #8 | 40-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Sam Sykes (PF) Peter Walter, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Damek Czekanski (C) Daniel Yancey | |
| 10:44 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:44 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:20 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-46 |
| 10:18 | UNC Asheville | Victor Fyfe grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:51 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Taylor misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 09:50 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:38 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sam Sykes | 42-46 |
| 09:19 | UNC Asheville | Damek Czekanski hits a shot in the lane set up by Adam Sherman | 42-48 |
| 09:15 | New Orleans | Edward Prestwood takes the ball from Randy Thorpe | 42-48 |
| 09:11 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Thorpe - foul #1 on Randy Thorpe, team foul #9 | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG), Daniel Kelley (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF), John Escamilla (C) Walter Pollack, Randy Thorpe, Sam Sykes, Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | John Yates (PG), Richard Prior (SF), Carmine Dodge (C) Adam Sherman, Victor Fyfe, Damek Czekanski | |
| 09:11 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | John Escamilla grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 08:58 | New Orleans | Joseph Taylor is called for the reach on Russell Joyner - foul #1 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Daniel Yancey (PF) Edward Prestwood | |
| 08:39 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Kelley | 44-48 |
| 08:20 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Russell Joyner - foul #2 on Russell Joyner, team foul #10 | 44-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Sam Sykes (PF) Russell Joyner, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 08:20 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:20 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Carmine Dodge swats the layup by Sam Sykes | 44-50 |
| 07:54 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Richard Prior | 44-50 |
| 07:30 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Taylor lays it in uncontested | 44-52 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Randy Thorpe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) 9 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sam Sykes (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Ramsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - John Yates (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Richard Prior (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Yancey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmine Dodge (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 07:15 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Yancey grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 06:48 | UNC Asheville | Richard Prior clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 06:47 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:33 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sam Sykes | 46-52 |
| 06:12 | UNC Asheville | Richard Prior blows the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Kelley - foul #4 on Daniel Kelley, team foul #11 | 46-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), James Ryerson (SF), John Escamilla (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Randy Thorpe, Roosevelt Cale, Daniel Kelley, Sam Sykes, Kevin Ramsey | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Adam Sherman (PG), Victor Fyfe (SG), Edward Prestwood (PF), Damek Czekanski (C) John Yates, Joseph Taylor, Daniel Yancey, Carmine Dodge | |
| 06:12 | UNC Asheville | Richard Prior makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:12 | UNC Asheville | Richard Prior misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:12 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to John Escamilla | 46-53 |
| 05:58 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 05:57 | UNC Asheville | Richard Prior gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:49 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood's floater is tipped away by Charles Cuellar | 46-53 |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to John Escamilla | 46-53 |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | John Escamilla knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Peter Walter and the foul's on Damek Czekanski - foul #2 on Damek Czekanski, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Joey Smith (SF) Richard Prior | |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | John Escamilla misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar snags the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 04:54 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Adam Sherman | 50-55 |
| 04:35 | New Orleans | James Ryerson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 04:33 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar tips it in | 52-55 |
| 04:16 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Adam Sherman | 52-57 |
| 03:52 | New Orleans | Edward Prestwood swats the short shot by Charles Cuellar | 52-57 |
| 03:51 | New Orleans | James Ryerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:51 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG), Daniel Kelley (SF), Sam Sykes (PF) Walter Pollack, James Ryerson, John Escamilla | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Richard Prior (SF), Carmine Dodge (C) Joey Smith, Damek Czekanski | |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Walter | 54-57 |
| 03:34 | UNC Asheville | Peter Walter takes the ball from Edward Prestwood in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 03:22 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) 11 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sam Sykes (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Cuellar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Adam Sherman (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Fyfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Prior (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Edward Prestwood (fresh) 11 pts. C - Carmine Dodge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:00 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Adam Sherman | 57-59 |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar is whistled for traveling | 57-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey (C) Charles Cuellar | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Joseph Taylor (SG), Joey Smith (SF), Daniel Yancey (PF) Victor Fyfe, Richard Prior, Edward Prestwood | |
| 02:43 | UNC Asheville | Adam Sherman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Sherman, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Damek Czekanski (C) Carmine Dodge | |
| 02:29 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale is hacked by Joey Smith - foul #4 on Joey Smith, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG) Peter Walter | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 02:29 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:29 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:27 | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG) Russell Joyner | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Victor Fyfe (SG), Richard Prior (SF), Edward Prestwood (PF), Carmine Dodge (C) Joseph Taylor, Joey Smith, Daniel Yancey, Damek Czekanski | |
| 02:16 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge banks in the layup | 59-61 |
| 02:02 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-61 |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Roosevelt Cale | 61-61 |
| 01:17 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Ramsey - foul #2 on Kevin Ramsey, team foul #12 | 61-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar (C) Kevin Ramsey | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 01:17 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:17 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:03 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Kelley | 64-62 |
| 00:35 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge is fouled on the floor by Charles Cuellar - foul #3 on Charles Cuellar, team foul #13 | 64-62 |
| 00:35 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:35 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | New Orleans | Peter Walter comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 64-64 |
| 00:09 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes tips it back up and in | 66-64 |
| 00:09 | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| 00:04 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 66-64 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes runs out the clock | 66-64 |