| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Carl Swink (fresh) SG - William Kizer (fresh) SF - David Munguia (fresh) PF - Robert McGrath (fresh) C - Michael Coppedge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) SG - Dennis Howard (fresh) SF - Daniel Kelley (fresh) PF - Robert Ham (fresh) C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Howard steps in front of the Robert McGrath pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | New Orleans | Carl Swink steals it from Dennis Howard | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge hits the finger roll | 4-0 |
| 19:00 | New Orleans | Peter Walter buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams steals the ball from David Munguia in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 18:44 | New Orleans | Peter Walter scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Ham picks off the pass by William Kizer in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 18:23 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dennis Howard | 4-9 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:48 | New Orleans | John Williams can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 17:46 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 17:44 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Coppedge | 7-9 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Howard - foul #1 on Dennis Howard, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery (PG), Brandon Swader (SF), Thomas Harnish (PF), Li Wang (C) Carl Swink, David Munguia, Robert McGrath, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wade Elkins (PG), George Sorrels (SG), Joshua Anderson (PF), Michael Barclay (C) Peter Walter, Dennis Howard, Robert Ham, John Williams | |
| 17:28 | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 17:17 | New Orleans | Joshua Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-9 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Li Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Kizer | 12-9 |
| 16:37 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Kizer - foul #1 on William Kizer, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Hedstrom (SG) William Kizer | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:37 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 16:37 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Hedstrom | 14-11 |
| 15:57 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Li Wang pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bruce Corkery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hedstrom (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Swader (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Harnish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Li Wang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Wade Elkins (fairly fresh) SG - George Sorrels (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Kelley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Michael Barclay (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hedstrom is fouled in the backcourt by George Sorrels - foul #1 on George Sorrels, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Hershel Hill (PG), Donnie Glover (SF), Michael Coppedge (C) Bruce Corkery, Brandon Swader, Li Wang | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Dennis Howard (SG), Robert Ham (PF), Ricky Clifton (C) Wade Elkins, George Sorrels, Joshua Anderson, Michael Barclay | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish misses the fadeaway from the left block | 14-11 |
| 15:26 | New Orleans | Robert Ham pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 15:09 | New Orleans | Peter Walter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 15:08 | New Orleans | Dennis Howard tips it back up and in | 14-13 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 14-13 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish tips it back up and in | 16-13 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 16-13 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Ricky Clifton pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | Peter Walter is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Peter Walter, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), Bruce Corkery (SG), David Munguia (SF), Robert McGrath (PF) Hershel Hill, John Hedstrom, Donnie Glover, Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sorrels (SF), John Williams (C) Daniel Kelley, Ricky Clifton | |
| 13:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 13:29 | New Orleans | Dennis Howard snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 13:10 | New Orleans | Robert Ham comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Robert McGrath - foul #1 on Robert McGrath, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader (PF), Li Wang (C) Robert McGrath, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wade Elkins (PG), Joshua Anderson (SF), Michael Barclay (C) Peter Walter, George Sorrels, John Williams | |
| 13:10 | New Orleans | Robert Ham makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 13:10 | New Orleans | Robert Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 16-15 |
| 12:53 | New Orleans | Robert Ham gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:46 | New Orleans | Michael Barclay is whistled for traveling | 16-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer (SG) Bruce Corkery | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sorrels (SF) Robert Ham | |
| 12:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brandon Swader | 19-15 |
| 12:00 | New Orleans | Joshua Anderson's pass is intercepted by Brandon Swader | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Carl Swink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Kizer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Munguia (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Swader (fairly fresh) C - Li Wang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Wade Elkins (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Howard (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Sorrels (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Michael Barclay (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:54 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Swink | 21-15 |
| 11:30 | New Orleans | Wade Elkins buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader is hacked by Joshua Anderson - foul #1 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery (SG), Donnie Glover (SF), Robert McGrath (PF), Michael Coppedge (C) William Kizer, David Munguia, Brandon Swader, Li Wang | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Daniel Kelley (SF), Robert Ham (PF), John Williams (C) Wade Elkins, Dennis Howard, Joshua Anderson, Michael Barclay | |
| 10:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 10:52 | New Orleans | Robert Ham pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | Peter Walter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-18 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge's pass is intercepted by Peter Walter | 21-18 |
| 10:14 | New Orleans | Peter Walter blows the layup | 21-18 |
| 10:12 | New Orleans | Peter Walter pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Robert Ham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-18 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Coppedge | 24-18 |
| 09:15 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 24-18 |
| 09:14 | New Orleans | Peter Walter snags the offensive board | 24-18 |
| 08:53 | New Orleans | Robert Ham comes up short on the runner in the lane | 24-18 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Hershel Hill (PG), William Kizer (SG), John Hedstrom (SF), Thomas Harnish (PF) Carl Swink, Bruce Corkery, Donnie Glover, Robert McGrath | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wade Elkins (PG), Dennis Howard (SG), Joshua Anderson (PF), Ricky Clifton (C) Peter Walter, George Sorrels, Robert Ham, John Williams | |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:21 | New Orleans | Michael Coppedge steps in front of the Daniel Kelley pass | 25-18 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish is fouled on the floor by Joshua Anderson - foul #2 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader (SF), Li Wang (C) William Kizer, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Barclay (C) Joshua Anderson | |
| 07:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:57 | New Orleans | Ricky Clifton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Hershel Hill (fresh) SG - John Hedstrom (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Swader (fresh) PF - Thomas Harnish (fresh) 5 pts. C - Li Wang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Wade Elkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Howard (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Kelley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Clifton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Barclay (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | New Orleans | Wade Elkins connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Howard | 26-20 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Li Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader throws it down set up by Li Wang | 28-20 |
| 06:53 | New Orleans | Ricky Clifton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 06:52 | New Orleans | Dennis Howard tips it in | 28-22 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish loses the dribble to Michael Barclay | 28-22 |
| 06:26 | New Orleans | Ricky Clifton slams it home | 28-24 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Li Wang scores on a runner from the left block set up by John Hedstrom and the foul's on Michael Barclay - foul #1 on Michael Barclay, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), Donnie Glover (SG), David Munguia (SF) Hershel Hill, John Hedstrom, Brandon Swader | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Robert Ham (PF) Wade Elkins, Ricky Clifton | |
| 06:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Li Wang makes the free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | Michael Barclay is hacked by Carl Swink - foul #1 on Carl Swink, team foul #3 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer (SG), Michael Coppedge (C) Donnie Glover, Li Wang | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sorrels (SF) Daniel Kelley | |
| 05:34 | New Orleans | Peter Walter buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 31-27 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia hits the follow up shot | 33-27 |
| 04:49 | New Orleans | Dennis Howard is fouled on the floor by Michael Coppedge - foul #1 on Michael Coppedge, team foul #4 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery (PG), Donnie Glover (SG), Robert McGrath (PF) Carl Swink, William Kizer, Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley (SF) George Sorrels | |
| 04:29 | New Orleans | Dennis Howard misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Bruce Corkery - foul #1 on Bruce Corkery, team foul #5 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ricky Clifton (C) Michael Barclay | |
| 04:29 | New Orleans | Dennis Howard makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:29 | New Orleans | Dennis Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Howard picks off the pass by David Munguia in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Dennis Howard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 04:08 | New Orleans | Robert Ham tips it in | 33-31 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Hedstrom (SG), Brandon Swader (C) David Munguia, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wade Elkins (SG), Joshua Anderson (SF), John Williams (C) Dennis Howard, Daniel Kelley, Ricky Clifton | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bruce Corkery (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hedstrom (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donnie Glover (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert McGrath (tiring) 2 pts. C - Brandon Swader (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Wade Elkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) PF - Robert Ham (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:30 | New Orleans | John Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Wade Elkins is called for the reach on Brandon Swader - foul #1 on Wade Elkins, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer (SG), Li Wang (C) Donnie Glover, Robert McGrath | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sorrels (SF) Robert Ham | |
| 03:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:57 | New Orleans | Wade Elkins can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 35-31 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hedstrom is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Hershel Hill (PG), David Munguia (SF), Michael Coppedge (C) Bruce Corkery, John Hedstrom, Brandon Swader | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley (SF) George Sorrels | |
| 02:45 | New Orleans | John Williams blows the layup | 35-31 |
| 02:43 | New Orleans | Wade Elkins grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 02:38 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Peter Walter | 35-33 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover (SF) David Munguia | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dennis Howard (SG), Robert Ham (PF) Wade Elkins, John Williams | |
| 02:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:00 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley loses the dribble to Li Wang | 37-33 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover is open and buries a shot from close range set up by William Kizer | 39-33 |
| 01:32 | New Orleans | Daniel Kelley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 01:31 | New Orleans | Peter Walter can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 01:30 | New Orleans | Dennis Howard can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Joshua Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 01:13 | New Orleans | Joshua Anderson jams it and he's hacked by Li Wang - foul #1 on Li Wang, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), Bruce Corkery (SG), John Hedstrom (SF), Brandon Swader (PF), Thomas Harnish (C) Hershel Hill, William Kizer, Donnie Glover, Li Wang, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wade Elkins (PG), George Sorrels (SF), Ricky Clifton (C) Peter Walter, Daniel Kelley, Robert Ham | |
| 01:13 | New Orleans | Joshua Anderson makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Anderson is called for the reach on Thomas Harnish - foul #3 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #11 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Ham (PF) Joshua Anderson | |
| 00:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:35 | New Orleans | Wade Elkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-36 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Howard - foul #2 on Dennis Howard, team foul #12 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia (SF) John Hedstrom | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Barclay (C) Ricky Clifton | |
| 00:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Dennis Howard buries a turnaround from the left block | 42-38 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery misses short on a fullcourt shot | 42-38 |