| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Darryl Dupree (fresh) SG - Eddie Overly (fresh) SF - Daniel Reaper (fresh) PF - David Matteo (fresh) C - Johnny Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) SF - Daniel Kelley (fresh) PF - Sam Sykes (fresh) C - Charles Cuellar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale loses the dribble to Daniel Reaper | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | South Florida | Peter Walter is called for the reach on Darryl Dupree - foul #1 on Peter Walter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | South Florida | Peter Walter steals it from David Matteo | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | New Orleans | Peter Walter's pass is intercepted by Daniel Reaper | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | South Florida | Eddie Overly lays it in set up by Daniel Reaper | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | New Orleans | Darryl Dupree steals it from Peter Walter in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | New Orleans | Peter Walter is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Walter - foul #2 on Peter Walter, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG) Peter Walter | |
| 18:20 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:20 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:10 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by David Matteo - foul #1 on David Matteo, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 18:10 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:10 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:08 | South Florida | Eddie Overly is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Joyner - foul #1 on Russell Joyner, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| 17:55 | South Florida | David Matteo travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), Horace Avallone (SG), Mohammad Lewis (SF), Sean O'Connell (PF), Fred Bauer (C) Darryl Dupree, Eddie Overly, Daniel Reaper, David Matteo, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG), Randy Thorpe (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF), John Escamilla (C) Roosevelt Cale, Daniel Kelley, Sam Sykes, Charles Cuellar | |
| 17:41 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:39 | South Florida | Fred Bauer snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:15 | South Florida | Sean O'Connell lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Horace Avallone | 8-5 |
| 16:55 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey blows the layup | 8-5 |
| 16:54 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:40 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 16:39 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:36 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner is fouled in the backcourt by Mohammad Lewis - foul #1 on Mohammad Lewis, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | South Florida | Brady Stevenson (PG), Eddie Overly (SG), Daniel Reaper (SF), David Matteo (PF), Kevin Clark (C) Dwight Caton, Horace Avallone, Mohammad Lewis, Sean O'Connell, Fred Bauer | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Sam Sykes (PF), Robert Ham (C) Walter Pollack, Randy Thorpe, Kevin Ramsey, John Escamilla | |
| 16:24 | New Orleans | Robert Ham clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 8-5 |
| 16:22 | South Florida | David Matteo grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:02 | South Florida | Eddie Overly is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 16:01 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:43 | South Florida | Kevin Clark misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Ham - foul #1 on Robert Ham, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | South Florida | Darryl Dupree (PG), Mohammad Lewis (PF) Brady Stevenson, David Matteo | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (PG), Daniel Kelley (SF), Charles Cuellar (C) Russell Joyner, James Ryerson, Robert Ham | |
| 15:43 | South Florida | Kevin Clark misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:43 | South Florida | Kevin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Darryl Dupree (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Overly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Reaper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mohammad Lewis (fresh) C - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Walter Pollack (fresh) SG - Roosevelt Cale (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Kelley (fresh) PF - Sam Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Cuellar (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:25 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 15:23 | South Florida | Kevin Clark pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:07 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 15:06 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:43 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale hits the finger roll and the foul's on Eddie Overly - foul #1 on Eddie Overly, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | South Florida | Brady Stevenson (SG), David Matteo (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Eddie Overly, Mohammad Lewis, Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), James Ryerson (SF), John Escamilla (PF), Robert Ham (C) Walter Pollack, Daniel Kelley, Sam Sykes, Charles Cuellar | |
| 14:43 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:27 | South Florida | Randy Thorpe takes the ball from Johnny Smith | 9-8 |
| 14:23 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe banks in the layup | 9-10 |
| 14:06 | South Florida | Robert Ham is called for the reach on Johnny Smith - foul #2 on Robert Ham, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | South Florida | Horace Avallone (SG), Fred Bauer (SF) Brady Stevenson, Daniel Reaper | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Daniel Kelley (SF), Sam Sykes (PF) Roosevelt Cale, James Ryerson, Robert Ham | |
| 13:55 | South Florida | Johnny Smith lays it up and in | 11-10 |
| 13:32 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 11-10 |
| 13:31 | New Orleans | John Escamilla hits the follow up shot | 11-12 |
| 13:29 | South Florida | Fred Bauer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), Mohammad Lewis (SF) Darryl Dupree, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG), Kevin Ramsey (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Randy Thorpe, Sam Sykes, John Escamilla | |
| 13:20 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 13:19 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Fred Bauer | 11-12 |
| 13:13 | South Florida | Fred Bauer is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Horace Avallone | 13-12 |
| 13:05 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner is whistled for traveling | 13-12 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Overly (SG), Sean O'Connell (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Horace Avallone, David Matteo, Fred Bauer | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 12:52 | South Florida | Eddie Overly connects on the open runner near the basket on a nice dish by Mohammad Lewis | 15-12 |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey is denied on a layup by Johnny Smith | 15-12 |
| 12:32 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey can't tip it in | 15-12 |
| 12:31 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:18 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Russell Joyner and he's fouled by Dwight Caton - foul #1 on Dwight Caton, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | South Florida | Darryl Dupree (PG), Brady Stevenson (SG), Daniel Reaper (SF) Dwight Caton, Eddie Overly, Sean O'Connell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Sam Sykes (PF) Russell Joyner, Walter Pollack, Daniel Kelley, Charles Cuellar | |
| 12:18 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:58 | South Florida | Johnny Smith is fouled on the floor by James Ryerson - foul #1 on James Ryerson, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | South Florida | David Matteo (PF) Mohammad Lewis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Escamilla (C) Kevin Ramsey | |
| 11:53 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper double dribbles | 15-15 |
| 11:39 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Randy Thorpe | 15-17 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Darryl Dupree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brady Stevenson (fresh) SF - Daniel Reaper (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Matteo (tiring) C - Johnny Smith (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Randy Thorpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Cale (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Ryerson (fresh) PF - Sam Sykes (tiring) 4 pts. C - John Escamilla (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper is hacked by John Escamilla in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Escamilla, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | South Florida | Horace Avallone (PG), Fred Bauer (C) Darryl Dupree, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG) Randy Thorpe | |
| 11:36 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:36 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:26 | New Orleans | James Ryerson is called for 10 seconds | 17-17 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Overly (SG), Kevin Clark (C) Brady Stevenson, Daniel Reaper | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley (SF) James Ryerson | |
| 11:03 | South Florida | David Matteo is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Eddie Overly | 19-17 |
| 10:43 | New Orleans | Fred Bauer blocks the jumper by Roosevelt Cale | 19-17 |
| 10:41 | South Florida | Fred Bauer snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 10:34 | South Florida | Eddie Overly drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Horace Avallone | 22-17 |
| 10:16 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 10:15 | South Florida | Eddie Overly pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:54 | South Florida | Horace Avallone misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 22-17 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | John Escamilla grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-17 |
| Subs | South Florida | Darryl Dupree (PG), Brady Stevenson (SG), Mohammad Lewis (SF), Sean O'Connell (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Horace Avallone, Eddie Overly, Fred Bauer, David Matteo, Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (PG), Randy Thorpe (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Russell Joyner, Roosevelt Cale, Daniel Kelley, Sam Sykes, John Escamilla | |
| 09:34 | New Orleans | James Ryerson's pass is intercepted by Darryl Dupree | 22-17 |
| 09:26 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Darryl Dupree | 25-17 |
| 09:05 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Walter Pollack | 25-19 |
| 08:41 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 08:40 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:37 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Pollack, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), Eddie Overly (SG), Daniel Reaper (SF) Darryl Dupree, Brady Stevenson, Sean O'Connell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG), Daniel Kelley (SF), Sam Sykes (PF) Randy Thorpe, James Ryerson, Kevin Ramsey | |
| 08:26 | South Florida | Eddie Overly's layup is rejected by Daniel Kelley | 25-19 |
| 08:24 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:16 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 25-19 |
| 08:14 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Daniel Kelley | 25-19 |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dwight Caton - foul #2 on Dwight Caton, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | South Florida | Darryl Dupree (PG), Horace Avallone (SG), Fred Bauer (C) Dwight Caton, Eddie Overly, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), John Escamilla (C) Roosevelt Cale, Charles Cuellar | |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:36 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree's layup is rejected by John Escamilla | 25-20 |
| 07:35 | South Florida | Fred Bauer can't tip it in | 25-20 |
| 07:34 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Walter Pollack | 25-20 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Darryl Dupree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Avallone (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Reaper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mohammad Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Bauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Russell Joyner (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Walter Pollack (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Kelley (tiring) PF - Sam Sykes (tiring) 4 pts. C - John Escamilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | New Orleans | Darryl Dupree takes the ball from Daniel Kelley | 25-20 |
| 07:02 | South Florida | Horace Avallone misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 25-20 |
| 07:01 | South Florida | Horace Avallone snags the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 06:52 | South Florida | Walter Pollack takes the ball from Fred Bauer | 25-20 |
| 06:47 | New Orleans | Darryl Dupree is called for the reach on Russell Joyner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darryl Dupree, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | South Florida | Brady Stevenson (PG), Eddie Overly (SG), David Matteo (PF), Kevin Clark (C) Darryl Dupree, Horace Avallone, Mohammad Lewis, Fred Bauer | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Kevin Ramsey (C) Russell Joyner, Walter Pollack, Daniel Kelley, John Escamilla | |
| 06:28 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes lays it in set up by Roosevelt Cale | 25-22 |
| 06:18 | South Florida | Eddie Overly hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-22 |
| 06:17 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 06:15 | New Orleans | James Ryerson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| Subs | South Florida | Darryl Dupree (PG) Brady Stevenson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), John Escamilla (C) James Ryerson, Sam Sykes | |
| 05:56 | South Florida | Eddie Overly is fouled on the floor by Russell Joyner - foul #2 on Russell Joyner, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | South Florida | Johnny Smith (C) Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SF), Charles Cuellar (C) Russell Joyner, Kevin Ramsey | |
| 05:56 | South Florida | Eddie Overly makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:56 | South Florida | Eddie Overly misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:56 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | David Matteo denies the turnaround by Roosevelt Cale | 26-22 |
| 05:45 | New Orleans | John Escamilla hits the follow up shot | 26-24 |
| 05:33 | South Florida | Eddie Overly clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 05:27 | New Orleans | Daniel Reaper is called for the reach on Roosevelt Cale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Reaper, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis (SF), Sean O'Connell (PF) Daniel Reaper, David Matteo | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley (SF), Sam Sykes (PF) Walter Pollack, John Escamilla | |
| 05:27 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:27 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:25 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree's pass is intercepted by Randy Thorpe in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 05:24 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley slams it home on a nice dish by Randy Thorpe | 26-28 |
| 05:22 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Kelley - foul #1 on Daniel Kelley, team foul #10 | 26-28 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Ryerson (SF) Daniel Kelley | |
| 05:22 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:22 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:22 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 05:06 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Charles Cuellar | 27-30 |
| 04:58 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree banks in the layup on a nice dish by Johnny Smith | 29-30 |
| 04:56 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe is fouled in the backcourt by Mohammad Lewis - foul #2 on Mohammad Lewis, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | South Florida | Brady Stevenson (PG), Horace Avallone (SG), Daniel Reaper (SF), David Matteo (PF), Fred Bauer (C) Darryl Dupree, Eddie Overly, Mohammad Lewis, Sean O'Connell, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG), Daniel Kelley (SF), Kevin Ramsey (C) Roosevelt Cale, James Ryerson, Charles Cuellar | |
| 04:56 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:56 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:53 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Ramsey - foul #1 on Kevin Ramsey, team foul #11 | 29-32 |
| 04:53 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:53 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:31 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Kelley | 31-34 |
| 04:20 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 04:15 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 04:14 | South Florida | Fred Bauer gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 04:12 | South Florida | Sam Sykes is called for the reach on David Matteo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Sykes, team foul #12 | 31-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Overly (SG), Kevin Clark (C) Brady Stevenson, Fred Bauer | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG), John Escamilla (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Walter Pollack, Sam Sykes, Kevin Ramsey | |
| 04:12 | South Florida | David Matteo makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 04:12 | South Florida | David Matteo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 04:05 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe's pass is intercepted by David Matteo in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 03:56 | South Florida | David Matteo hits a wide open runner from close range set up by Horace Avallone and he's fouled by Charles Cuellar - foul #1 on Charles Cuellar, team foul #13 | 35-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), Mohammad Lewis (SF) Horace Avallone, Daniel Reaper | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), James Ryerson (SF), Robert Ham (PF) Randy Thorpe, Daniel Kelley, Charles Cuellar | |
| 03:56 | South Florida | David Matteo misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 03:56 | New Orleans | John Escamilla grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Peter Walter is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Walter, team foul #14 | 35-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Sean O'Connell (PF) David Matteo | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG) Peter Walter | |
| 03:34 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis connects on the floater from the right side set up by Eddie Overly | 37-34 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Dwight Caton (fresh) SG - Eddie Overly (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mohammad Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean O'Connell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Russell Joyner (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Cale (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ryerson (fresh) PF - Robert Ham (fresh) C - John Escamilla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Clark | 37-34 |
| 03:20 | South Florida | Dwight Caton snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 02:58 | South Florida | Eddie Overly is alone and drills a floater from the left side set up by Mohammad Lewis | 39-34 |
| 02:41 | New Orleans | Sean O'Connell denies the turnaround by Roosevelt Cale | 39-34 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | Robert Ham can't tip it in | 39-34 |
| 02:38 | South Florida | Sean O'Connell gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 02:36 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Darryl Dupree (PG), Brady Stevenson (SG), David Matteo (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Dwight Caton, Eddie Overly, Sean O'Connell, Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG), Daniel Kelley (SF), Sam Sykes (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Roosevelt Cale, James Ryerson, Robert Ham, John Escamilla | |
| 02:27 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 02:22 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 02:22 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Horace Avallone (PG), Fred Bauer (SF) Darryl Dupree, David Matteo | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:08 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Russell Joyner | 39-37 |
| 01:52 | South Florida | Fred Bauer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Horace Avallone and he's hacked by Sam Sykes - foul #2 on Sam Sykes, team foul #15 | 41-37 |
| Subs | South Florida | Daniel Reaper (SF), David Matteo (PF) Mohammad Lewis, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (SG), Kevin Ramsey (C) Walter Pollack, Charles Cuellar | |
| 01:52 | South Florida | Fred Bauer makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 01:44 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the paint | 42-37 |
| 01:42 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 01:24 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 01:22 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 01:21 | South Florida | Daniel Reaper snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 01:02 | South Florida | Sam Sykes is called for the reach on Horace Avallone - foul #3 on Sam Sykes, team foul #16 | 42-37 |
| Subs | South Florida | Darryl Dupree (PG), Mohammad Lewis (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Brady Stevenson, David Matteo, Fred Bauer | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Robert Ham (PF), John Escamilla (C) Russell Joyner, Daniel Kelley, Sam Sykes, Kevin Ramsey | |
| 01:02 | South Florida | Horace Avallone makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 01:02 | South Florida | Horace Avallone makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 00:43 | New Orleans | James Ryerson misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Darryl Dupree - foul #2 on Darryl Dupree, team foul #9 | 44-37 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Overly (SG) Horace Avallone | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:43 | New Orleans | James Ryerson makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 00:43 | New Orleans | James Ryerson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 00:20 | South Florida | Mohammad Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Randy Thorpe | 44-39 |
| 00:16 | New Orleans | James Ryerson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), David Matteo (PF) Darryl Dupree, Daniel Reaper | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG), Charles Cuellar (C) James Ryerson, Robert Ham | |
| 00:05 | South Florida | David Matteo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Kevin Clark (C) Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG) Randy Thorpe | |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | Eddie Overly steals it from Russell Joyner in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 00:01 | South Florida | David Matteo hits a wide open 3 from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack misses the fullcourt shot | 47-39 |