| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chung Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Tafolla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Spurrier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kyle Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Joel Woods buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 40-34 |
| 19:16 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kyle Phillips | 40-36 |
| 18:55 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 18:53 | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 18:34 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell loses the dribble to Chung Chin | 42-36 |
| 18:30 | New Orleans | Chung Chin scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Rodney Tafolla | 44-36 |
| 18:15 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph loses the ball out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Potter (PG), Billy Lipson (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Jeremy Riley (PF), Richard Huffman (C) Michael Jackson, Chung Chin, Rodney Tafolla, Clarence Spurrier, Joel Woods | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman (PG), Paul Moore (SG), Sean Hyder (SF), Clark Jett (PF) Brian Wright, Kyle Phillips, Charles Stevenson, Jim Rumph | |
| 18:04 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley's fadeaway is rejected by Clark Jett | 44-36 |
| 18:02 | New Orleans | Charles Hall gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:57 | New Orleans | Charles Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 17:56 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:44 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-36 |
| 17:42 | New Orleans | Charles Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:21 | New Orleans | Richard Huffman hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Potter | 46-36 |
| 17:16 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kyle Phillips (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF) Sean Hyder, Edward Caldwell | |
| 17:04 | New Orleans | Charles Hall misses the jumper from the left side | 46-36 |
| 17:03 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson snags the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 16:53 | New Orleans | Richard Huffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Chung Chin (SG), Rodney Tafolla (SF), Joel Woods (C) Joseph Potter, Billy Lipson, Jeremy Riley, Richard Huffman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG) Ahmed Schulman | |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 16:31 | New Orleans | Charles Hall gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:12 | New Orleans | Charles Hall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-36 |
| 16:10 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright lays it up and in on a great pass from Kyle Phillips | 46-38 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chung Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Tafolla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Hall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joel Woods (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kyle Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clark Jett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | New Orleans | Joel Woods misses the jump hook from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 15:24 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 15:18 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 14:57 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 14:55 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Rodney Tafolla | 46-38 |
| 14:51 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Woods | 48-38 |
| 14:33 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Paul Moore is denied by Charles Hall | 48-38 |
| 14:32 | New Orleans | Chung Chin pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 14:13 | New Orleans | Chung Chin can't finish the layup | 48-38 |
| 14:12 | New Orleans | Charles Hall snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 13:47 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Kyle Phillips - foul #3 on Kyle Phillips, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Potter (PG), Billy Lipson (SG), Clarence Spurrier (PF), Jeremy Riley (C) Michael Jackson, Chung Chin, Charles Hall, Joel Woods | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman (PG), Sean Hyder (SG), Joseph Letellier (SF), Jim Rumph (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) Brian Wright, Kyle Phillips, Charles Stevenson, Clark Jett, Paul Moore | |
| 13:47 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:47 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 48-38 |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 13:09 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Caldwell | 48-40 |
| 13:05 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 13:04 | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 12:52 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson is hacked by Ahmed Schulman - foul #2 on Ahmed Schulman, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (SG) Rodney Tafolla | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Jeremy Riley is blocked by Jim Rumph | 48-40 |
| 12:31 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley tips it in | 50-40 |
| 12:27 | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Huffman (C) Jeremy Riley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:18 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-40 |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 11:57 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 11:55 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 11:36 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-40 |
| 11:34 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Potter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Kee (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Billy Lipson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Spurrier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ahmed Schulman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Hyder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Letellier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jim Rumph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Billy Lipson - foul #2 on Billy Lipson, team foul #1 | 50-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Henry Ross (PG), Chung Chin (SG), Rodney Tafolla (SF), Joel Woods (C) Joseph Potter, Richard Kee, Billy Lipson, Richard Huffman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Antonio Adams (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF) Ahmed Schulman, Sean Hyder, Joseph Letellier | |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 10:42 | New Orleans | Charles Stevenson takes the ball from Joel Woods | 50-43 |
| 10:23 | UC Irvine | Antonio Adams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-43 |
| 10:21 | New Orleans | Joel Woods grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 10:15 | New Orleans | Chung Chin scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Ross | 53-43 |
| 10:06 | UC Irvine | Antonio Adams misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 10:04 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph tips it but misses | 53-43 |
| 10:03 | New Orleans | Joel Woods gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:47 | New Orleans | Henry Ross makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Rodney Tafolla | 55-43 |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | Chung Chin is called for the reach on Michael Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chung Chin, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Richard Kee (SG), Billy Lipson (SF), Jeremy Riley (PF), Richard Huffman (C) Henry Ross, Chung Chin, Rodney Tafolla, Clarence Spurrier, Joel Woods | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG), Kyle Phillips (SG), Paul Moore (SF) Antonio Adams, Michael Hall, Charles Stevenson | |
| 09:21 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kyle Phillips | 55-45 |
| 09:05 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Kyle Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Potter (PG), Chung Chin (SG), Charles Hall (C) Michael Jackson, Richard Kee, Richard Huffman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder (PF) Jim Rumph | |
| 08:21 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Lipson | 58-45 |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Wright | 58-47 |
| 07:49 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 07:47 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter tips it back up and in | 60-47 |
| 07:34 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Potter - foul #2 on Joseph Potter, team foul #3 | 60-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Richard Kee (SG), Rodney Tafolla (SF), Clarence Spurrier (PF), Joel Woods (C) Joseph Potter, Chung Chin, Billy Lipson, Jeremy Riley, Charles Hall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman (PG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Clark Jett (PF) Brian Wright, Kyle Phillips, Paul Moore | |
| 07:34 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 07:34 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Kee (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Rodney Tafolla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Spurrier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ahmed Schulman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Hyder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clark Jett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Caldwell (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | New Orleans | Richard Kee is hacked by Edward Caldwell - foul #2 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hall (SG) Sean Hyder | |
| 07:06 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla scores on a shot near the basket | 62-49 |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-49 |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | Clarence Spurrier grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 06:34 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 06:33 | UC Irvine | Michael Hall snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Rodney Tafolla - foul #2 on Rodney Tafolla, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Potter (PG), Chung Chin (SG), Billy Lipson (SF), Charles Hall (PF), Richard Huffman (C) Michael Jackson, Richard Kee, Rodney Tafolla, Clarence Spurrier, Joel Woods | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kyle Phillips (SG), Paul Moore (C) Michael Hall, Edward Caldwell | |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman makes the 3rd free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | Chung Chin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| 05:45 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:24 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 05:23 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:16 | New Orleans | Chung Chin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Phillips - foul #4 on Kyle Phillips, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Henry Ross (PG) Joseph Potter | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG), Jim Rumph (PF), Sean Hyder (C) Ahmed Schulman, Charles Stevenson, Clark Jett | |
| 05:16 | New Orleans | Chung Chin makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:16 | New Orleans | Chung Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Wright | 64-55 |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson loses the dribble to Paul Moore | 64-55 |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Kyle Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-55 |
| 04:23 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 04:07 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder is called for traveling | 64-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Joseph Potter (SG), Rodney Tafolla (SF), Jeremy Riley (PF), Joel Woods (C) Henry Ross, Chung Chin, Billy Lipson, Charles Hall, Richard Huffman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hall (SG), Joseph Letellier (SF), Edward Caldwell (C) Kyle Phillips, Paul Moore, Jim Rumph | |
| 03:47 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell blows the layup | 66-55 |
| 03:42 | UC Irvine | Michael Hall grabs the offensive board | 66-55 |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright misses long on a floater from the left side | 66-55 |
| 03:29 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Potter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Tafolla (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Woods (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) SF - Joseph Letellier (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sean Hyder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson hits the finger roll | 68-55 |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (SG) Joseph Potter | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman (PG), Paul Moore (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Clark Jett (PF) Brian Wright, Michael Hall, Joseph Letellier, Sean Hyder | |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Richard Kee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-55 |
| 02:45 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla gets the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 02:23 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley is whistled for traveling | 68-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Henry Ross (PG), Billy Lipson (SF), Charles Hall (C) Michael Jackson, Rodney Tafolla, Joel Woods | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hall (SG), Joseph Letellier (SF) Charles Stevenson, Edward Caldwell | |
| 02:03 | UC Irvine | Richard Kee takes the ball from Michael Hall | 68-55 |
| 01:44 | New Orleans | Richard Kee scores on a 3 from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | Richard Kee steps in front of the Michael Hall pass in the backcourt | 71-55 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | Richard Kee hits the finger roll | 73-55 |
| 01:35 | UC Irvine | Charles Hall steps in front of the Ahmed Schulman pass in the backcourt | 73-55 |
| 01:15 | New Orleans | Richard Kee misses the shot from the left side | 73-55 |
| 01:13 | New Orleans | Richard Kee grabs the offensive board | 73-55 |
| 01:00 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Letellier - foul #1 on Joseph Letellier, team foul #5 | 73-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Potter (PG), Richard Huffman (C) Henry Ross, Richard Kee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder (C) Michael Hall | |
| 01:00 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson misses the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 01:00 | New Orleans | Billy Lipson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Joseph Letellier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-55 |
| 00:54 | New Orleans | Richard Huffman gets the rebound | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 76-55 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Letellier | 76-58 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter runs out the clock | 76-58 |