| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) PF - George Geiger (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Critchfield (fresh) SG - Patrick Patton (fresh) SF - Jim Chandler (fresh) PF - Sergio Lopez (fresh) C - Sean Petersen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steve Lovett | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler misses long on a shot in the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez tips it home | 3-2 |
| 19:23 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Caraballo | 6-2 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler is fouled on the floor by Chioke Alhusseini - foul #1 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-2 |
| 18:46 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 18:33 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 18:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield is fouled on the floor by James Caraballo - foul #1 on James Caraballo, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | James Caraballo pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Chioke Alhusseini | 9-2 |
| 17:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 17:38 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Phillip Valez | 9-2 |
| 17:20 | New Orleans | John Critchfield steals the ball from George Geiger | 9-2 |
| 17:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | John Critchfield is called for the reach on James Caraballo - foul #1 on John Critchfield, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Cordova (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Roman Molina (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Black (PG), Gabriel Russo (SG), Charles Harvey (SF), Bill Willoughby (PF), Kevin Zukoski (C) John Critchfield, Patrick Patton, Jim Chandler, Sergio Lopez, Sean Petersen | |
| 16:46 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 16:44 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown misses the tip | 9-4 |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 16:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby tips it home | 9-6 |
| 16:26 | New Orleans | Roman Molina clanks a runner in the paint | 9-6 |
| 16:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Zukoski gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black is fouled on the floor by Robert Cordova - foul #1 on Robert Cordova, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| 16:10 | Middle Tenn. State | The refs have stopped play. Gabriel Russo is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 9-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (SG) Gabriel Russo | |
| 16:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-6 |
| 15:45 | New Orleans | Roman Molina misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Harvey - foul #1 on Charles Harvey, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| 15:45 | New Orleans | Roman Molina misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:45 | New Orleans | Roman Molina makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Cordova (fresh) SG - Herman Fossett (fresh) SF - Roman Molina (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) C - James Cruse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Black (fresh) SG - Sanford Baird (fresh) SF - Charles Harvey (fresh) PF - Bill Willoughby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Zukoski (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Vernon Brown is called for the reach on Bill Willoughby - foul #1 on Vernon Brown, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| 15:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-6 |
| 15:03 | New Orleans | James Cruse connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Herman Fossett | 12-6 |
| 14:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Zukoski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 14:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey misses the tip | 12-6 |
| 14:49 | New Orleans | Roman Molina snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 14:45 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Cordova | 15-6 |
| 14:29 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black banks in the layup set up by Sanford Baird | 15-8 |
| 14:20 | New Orleans | Robert Cordova makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Roman Molina | 17-8 |
| 14:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 14:03 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 13:41 | New Orleans | Roman Molina hits the finger roll | 19-8 |
| 13:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby loses the dribble to Roman Molina | 19-8 |
| 13:15 | New Orleans | Charles Harvey steals the ball from James Cruse | 19-8 |
| 13:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 19-8 |
| 12:59 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett gets the rebound | 19-8 |
| 12:38 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown is hacked by Charles Harvey - foul #2 on Charles Harvey, team foul #3 | 19-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Robert Cordova, Herman Fossett, Roman Molina, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), Patrick Patton (SG), Jim Chandler (SF), Sergio Lopez (PF), Sean Petersen (C) John Black, Sanford Baird, Kevin Zukoski, Charles Harvey, Bill Willoughby | |
| 12:31 | New Orleans | James Caraballo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-8 |
| 12:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler pulls down the rebound | 19-8 |
| 12:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-8 |
| 12:19 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Caraballo | 21-8 |
| 12:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler's fadeaway is rejected by George Geiger | 21-8 |
| 11:59 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini grabs the board | 21-8 |
| 11:48 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Patton - foul #1 on Patrick Patton, team foul #4 | 21-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (SG) Patrick Patton | |
| 11:48 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez makes the 1st free throw | 22-8 |
| 11:48 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 11:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen pulls down the rebound | 22-8 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Geiger (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Critchfield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sanford Baird (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Chandler (fresh) PF - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Petersen (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler's pass is intercepted by Phillip Valez | 22-8 |
| 11:17 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez banks in the layup | 24-8 |
| 11:12 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield's pass is intercepted by Phillip Valez | 24-8 |
| 11:05 | New Orleans | James Caraballo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-8 |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini hits the follow up shot | 26-8 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Critchfield | 26-10 |
| 10:45 | New Orleans | James Caraballo scores on a floater from the free throw line | 28-10 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 28-12 |
| 10:14 | New Orleans | George Geiger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG) James Caraballo | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Patton (SG) Sanford Baird | |
| 09:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler banks in the layup set up by Patrick Patton | 28-14 |
| 09:48 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini lays it up and in on a nice dish by Blaine Morris | 30-14 |
| 09:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler banks in the layup on a great pass from John Critchfield | 30-16 |
| 09:35 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez is fouled on the floor by John Critchfield - foul #2 on John Critchfield, team foul #5 | 30-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Roman Molina (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) Blaine Morris, Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Black (PG), Kevin Zukoski (SF), Bill Willoughby (C) John Critchfield, Jim Chandler, Sean Petersen | |
| 09:20 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-16 |
| 09:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez snags the defensive board | 30-16 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-16 |
| 08:54 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown pulls down the rebound | 30-16 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | James Caraballo drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Brown | 33-16 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | James Cruse steps in front of the Patrick Patton pass | 33-16 |
| 08:09 | New Orleans | James Caraballo clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-16 |
| 08:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 33-16 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby is hacked by James Cruse - foul #1 on James Cruse, team foul #5 | 33-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Cordova (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) James Caraballo, Herman Fossett, Roman Molina, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (SG), Jim Chandler (SF), Charles Harvey (PF), Sean Petersen (C) Patrick Patton, Kevin Zukoski, Sergio Lopez, Bill Willoughby | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Cordova (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Geiger (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Black (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sanford Baird (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Harvey (fresh) C - Sean Petersen (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-16 |
| 07:23 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Jim Chandler - foul #1 on Jim Chandler, team foul #6 | 33-16 |
| 07:23 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 34-16 |
| 07:23 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-16 |
| 07:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-16 |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Black | 34-18 |
| 07:02 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Petersen - foul #1 on Sean Petersen, team foul #7 | 34-18 |
| 07:02 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez makes the 1st free throw | 35-18 |
| 07:02 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses the 2nd free throw | 35-18 |
| 07:02 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses the 3rd free throw | 35-18 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen grabs the board | 35-18 |
| 06:43 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jim Chandler | 35-20 |
| 06:35 | New Orleans | Robert Cordova clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-20 |
| 06:34 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-20 |
| 06:29 | New Orleans | George Geiger is whistled for a carry | 35-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG) Robert Cordova | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Patton (SG), Sergio Lopez (PF) Sanford Baird, Charles Harvey | |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 35-20 |
| 06:16 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett pulls down the rebound | 35-20 |
| 06:11 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-20 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez grabs the board | 35-20 |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 35-20 |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett gets the rebound | 35-20 |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini loses the ball out of bounds | 35-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Cordova (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Roman Molina (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (SG), Charles Harvey (PF), Bill Willoughby (C) John Black, Sergio Lopez, Sean Petersen | |
| 05:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Fossett steals the ball from Charles Harvey | 35-20 |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | Roman Molina connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-20 |
| 05:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby drills a turnaround in the lane | 37-22 |
| 04:47 | New Orleans | James Cruse scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-22 |
| 04:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Cordova is called for the reach on Patrick Patton - foul #2 on Robert Cordova, team foul #6 | 39-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Robert Cordova, Herman Fossett, Roman Molina, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Black (PG), Kevin Zukoski (SF), Sergio Lopez (PF), Sean Petersen (C) Patrick Patton, Jim Chandler, Charles Harvey, Bill Willoughby | |
| 04:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-22 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Zukoski tips it home | 39-24 |
| 03:57 | New Orleans | John Black is called for the reach on Chioke Alhusseini - foul #1 on John Black, team foul #8 | 39-24 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Cordova (PG) James Caraballo | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), Patrick Patton (SG), Charles Harvey (SF) John Black, Sanford Baird, Kevin Zukoski | |
| 03:57 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 03:57 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield clanks a floater from the left side | 41-24 |
| 03:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez can't tip it in | 41-24 |
| 03:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez tips it in | 41-26 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Cordova (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Geiger (fairly fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Critchfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Patton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sergio Lopez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Petersen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Steve Lovett | 43-26 |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Sergio Lopez | 43-28 |
| 02:52 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Patton - foul #2 on Patrick Patton, team foul #9 | 43-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Roman Molina (SF), Vernon Brown (PF) Robert Cordova, Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, George Geiger | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (SG), Jim Chandler (PF), Kevin Zukoski (C) Patrick Patton, Sergio Lopez, Sean Petersen | |
| 02:52 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 02:52 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 02:52 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 02:35 | New Orleans | James Caraballo is fouled on the floor by Jim Chandler - foul #2 on Jim Chandler, team foul #10 | 44-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Cruse (C) Steve Lovett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby (C) Kevin Zukoski | |
| 02:35 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 02:35 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby is denied on a layup by James Cruse | 46-28 |
| 02:12 | New Orleans | Roman Molina snags the defensive board | 46-28 |
| 01:56 | New Orleans | John Critchfield steps in front of the James Caraballo pass | 46-28 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird lays it up and in on a great pass from John Critchfield | 46-30 |
| 01:40 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to James Cruse | 46-30 |
| 01:33 | New Orleans | James Caraballo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jim Chandler - foul #3 on Jim Chandler, team foul #11 | 46-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Herman Fossett, Roman Molina, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Patton (SG), Sergio Lopez (PF), Kevin Zukoski (C) Sanford Baird, Jim Chandler, Bill Willoughby | |
| 01:33 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 01:33 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 01:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Patton misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by George Geiger - foul #1 on George Geiger, team foul #7 | 47-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Cordova (PG) James Caraballo | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen (C) Sergio Lopez | |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Patton makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 01:02 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 01:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Patton scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Critchfield | 47-34 |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett loses the dribble to Charles Harvey | 47-34 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 47-34 |