| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Kenney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Sherrill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hoefer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derrick Witt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kito Africa (fresh) C - Lewis Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | John Gray inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | New Orleans | David Hoefer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-33 |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | John Gray tips it but misses | 33-33 |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana Tech | David Hoefer takes the ball from Derrick Witt | 33-33 |
| 19:15 | New Orleans | David Hoefer loses the dribble to Lewis Ellison | 33-33 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sherrill - foul #1 on Thomas Sherrill, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Mark Houston (SF), Trevor Eads (C) Uros Synakowski, Alfred Plourde, Lewis Ellison | |
| 18:43 | Louisiana Tech | John Gray is called for the reach on Mark Houston - foul #2 on John Gray, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Victor Shutts (SF), Dustin McCarthy (C) John Gray, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads can't connect on a floater from close range | 33-33 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sherrill - foul #2 on Thomas Sherrill, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (PG), Ralph Jorgenson (SG), Lance James (C) Robert Kenney, Donald Ferguson, Thomas Sherrill | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 18:08 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa double dribbles | 33-33 |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | Victor Shutts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-33 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 17:27 | New Orleans | Victor Shutts grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:11 | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Crutchfield | 33-36 |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson misses the lay-in | 33-36 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kito Africa | 33-36 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana Tech | Lance James steals it from Mark Houston | 33-36 |
| 16:25 | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads makes the wide open jumper from close range | 35-38 |
| 16:03 | New Orleans | Lance James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), Donald Ferguson (SG), John Gray (SF), Thomas Sherrill (PF), David Hoefer (C) John Smith, Ralph Jorgenson, Victor Shutts, Dustin McCarthy, Lance James | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Lewis Ellison (C) John Crutchfield, Mark Houston, Trevor Eads | |
| 15:59 | Louisiana Tech | John Gray takes the ball from Derrick Witt in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Kenney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Thomas Sherrill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hoefer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derrick Witt (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kito Africa (fairly fresh) C - Lewis Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Kito Africa picks off the pass by Donald Ferguson | 35-38 |
| 15:29 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-38 |
| 15:28 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Thomas Sherrill | 35-38 |
| 15:12 | New Orleans | David Hoefer makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Kenney | 37-38 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Sherrill steals it from Alfred Plourde | 37-38 |
| 14:41 | New Orleans | John Gray double dribbles | 37-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr (PG), Ralph Jorgenson (SF) Robert Kenney, John Gray | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson (SG), Mark Houston (SF) Derrick Witt, Alfred Plourde | |
| 14:22 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 14:20 | New Orleans | David Hoefer snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:06 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Ferguson, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Gray (SF) Thomas Sherrill | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads (C) Lewis Ellison | |
| 13:49 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Mark Houston | 37-40 |
| 13:34 | New Orleans | John Gray misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 13:33 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Jorgenson | 37-40 |
| 13:24 | New Orleans | David Hoefer misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Trevor Eads - foul #3 on Trevor Eads, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (PG), Robert Kenney (SG) Franklin Dorr, Donald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde (SF), Lewis Ellison (C) Mark Houston, Trevor Eads | |
| 13:24 | New Orleans | David Hoefer makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:24 | New Orleans | David Hoefer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson loses the dribble to Robert Kenney in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 13:17 | New Orleans | John Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Kenney | 41-40 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from David Anderson | 41-42 |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-42 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Alfred Plourde | 41-42 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana Tech | Ralph Jorgenson blocks the short jumper by Lewis Ellison | 41-42 |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | John Smith grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 12:21 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-42 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson's pass is intercepted by Robert Kenney | 44-42 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Kenney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Gray (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Ralph Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hoefer (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kito Africa (tired) 4 pts. C - Lewis Ellison (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:56 | New Orleans | Uros Synakowski takes the ball from John Gray | 44-42 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski banks in the layup | 44-44 |
| 11:37 | New Orleans | John Gray scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from John Smith | 46-44 |
| 11:18 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison tips it in | 46-46 |
| 10:56 | New Orleans | David Hoefer's floater is tipped away by Lewis Ellison | 46-46 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 10:32 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 10:31 | New Orleans | John Smith snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 10:21 | New Orleans | John Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 10:19 | New Orleans | David Hoefer pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:04 | New Orleans | John Smith is hacked by Uros Synakowski - foul #2 on Uros Synakowski, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr (PG), Donald Ferguson (SG), Victor Shutts (SF), Thomas Sherrill (PF), Dustin McCarthy (C) John Smith, Robert Kenney, John Gray, Ralph Jorgenson, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Mark Houston (SF), Trevor Eads (C) Uros Synakowski, Alfred Plourde, Lewis Ellison | |
| 09:49 | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Crutchfield - foul #1 on John Crutchfield, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| 09:49 | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:49 | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa is hacked by Franklin Dorr in the backcourt - foul #4 on Franklin Dorr, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG) Franklin Dorr | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:23 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa's floater is tipped away by Dustin McCarthy | 48-46 |
| 09:21 | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:17 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 48-46 |
| 09:15 | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:58 | New Orleans | Victor Shutts misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 08:37 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney is hacked by John Crutchfield - foul #2 on John Crutchfield, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lance James (C) Dustin McCarthy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG) John Crutchfield | |
| 08:28 | New Orleans | Kito Africa steals the ball from Victor Shutts | 48-46 |
| 08:09 | Louisiana Tech | Victor Shutts takes the ball from Kito Africa | 48-46 |
| 08:06 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Victor Shutts | 50-46 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston knocks in the shot near the basket | 50-48 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Kenney (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Victor Shutts (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Sherrill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Lance James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Anderson (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Mark Houston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kito Africa (very tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Trevor Eads (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-48 |
| 07:29 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill tips it in | 52-48 |
| 07:09 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston tips it home | 52-50 |
| 07:03 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson lays it up and in on a great pass from Victor Shutts | 54-50 |
| 06:51 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Uros Synakowski | 54-52 |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Sherrill steps in front of the Kito Africa pass in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 06:24 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kito Africa - foul #3 on Kito Africa, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr (PG), Ralph Jorgenson (SG), John Gray (SF), Dustin McCarthy (C) Robert Kenney, Donald Ferguson, Victor Shutts, Lance James | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Lewis Ellison (C) Uros Synakowski, Mark Houston, Trevor Eads | |
| 06:24 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:24 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson misses the easy dunk attempt | 56-52 |
| 06:13 | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:06 | New Orleans | John Gray travels with the ball | 56-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson (SG) Thomas Sherrill | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:52 | Louisiana Tech | Ralph Jorgenson denies the turnaround by Kito Africa | 56-52 |
| 05:51 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 05:30 | New Orleans | John Gray tips it back up and in | 58-52 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde drills a jumper from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 58-54 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 04:46 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Ferguson is called for the reach on Alfred Plourde in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Ferguson, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (PG), Thomas Sherrill (PF), David Hoefer (C) Franklin Dorr, Donald Ferguson, Dustin McCarthy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Mark Houston (SF), Carl Masi (PF), Trevor Eads (C) John Crutchfield, Alfred Plourde, Kito Africa, Lewis Ellison | |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Sherrill - foul #3 on Thomas Sherrill, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Franklin Dorr (PG), Victor Shutts (SF) Ralph Jorgenson, John Gray | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde (SF) Mark Houston | |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:06 | New Orleans | Uros Synakowski is called for the reach on Franklin Dorr - foul #3 on Uros Synakowski, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lance James (C) David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston (SF), Lewis Ellison (C) Alfred Plourde, Trevor Eads | |
| 03:48 | New Orleans | Uros Synakowski steals the ball from Franklin Dorr | 58-55 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Franklin Dorr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Shutts (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Sherrill (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lance James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Anderson (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Mark Houston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Masi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Ellison (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston is hacked by Franklin Dorr in the backcourt - foul #5 on Franklin Dorr, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson (SG) Franklin Dorr | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa (PF) Carl Masi | |
| 03:46 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:31 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Victor Shutts | 61-57 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson (SF) Victor Shutts | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde (SF) Mark Houston | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Uros Synakowski | 61-60 |
| 02:58 | New Orleans | John Smith misses the jumper from the right side | 61-60 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Alfred Plourde | 61-60 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Gray (SF), Dustin McCarthy (PF), David Hoefer (C) Donald Ferguson, Thomas Sherrill, Lance James | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Mark Houston (SF), Carl Masi (PF), Trevor Eads (C) Uros Synakowski, Alfred Plourde, Kito Africa, Lewis Ellison | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Masi is fouled on the floor by David Hoefer - foul #2 on David Hoefer, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF) John Crutchfield, Mark Houston | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Masi misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:44 | New Orleans | David Hoefer snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 02:44 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | John Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson (SG), Victor Shutts (SF) Ralph Jorgenson, John Gray | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Mark Houston (SF), Kito Africa (PF), Lewis Ellison (C) Uros Synakowski, Alfred Plourde, Carl Masi, Trevor Eads | |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston misses the jump hook from the right block | 61-60 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston can't finish the layup | 61-60 |
| 01:55 | New Orleans | Dustin McCarthy gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:55 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), John Gray (SF), Thomas Sherrill (PF) John Smith, Victor Shutts, Dustin McCarthy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF) John Crutchfield, Mark Houston | |
| 01:30 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 01:21 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lewis Ellison | 64-63 |
| 01:01 | New Orleans | The jumper by Thomas Sherrill is denied by Lewis Ellison | 64-63 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde loses the dribble to John Gray | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Donald Ferguson | 66-63 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Kenney - foul #1 on Robert Kenney, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill is hacked by David Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Anderson, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:26 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Ferguson is called for the reach on David Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Ferguson, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Uros Synakowski is called for the reach on Thomas Sherrill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Uros Synakowski, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney clanks a halfcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Kenney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 5 stl. PF - Thomas Sherrill (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Hoefer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kito Africa (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lewis Ellison (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa's floater is tipped away by Thomas Sherrill | 69-69 |
| 04:41 | New Orleans | John Gray gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:34 | New Orleans | Donald Ferguson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Kenney | 71-69 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski is hacked by Thomas Sherrill - foul #4 on Thomas Sherrill, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Victor Shutts (SF) John Gray | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston (SF), Carl Masi (PF), Trevor Eads (C) Alfred Plourde, Kito Africa, Lewis Ellison | |
| 04:26 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:26 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-70 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston drills a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Victor Shutts - foul #2 on Victor Shutts, team foul #13 | 71-72 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG) Uros Synakowski | |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston makes the free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:41 | New Orleans | John Crutchfield steals it from David Hoefer | 71-73 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (PG), Ralph Jorgenson (SG), John Gray (SF), Dustin McCarthy (PF), Lance James (C) Robert Kenney, Donald Ferguson, Victor Shutts, Thomas Sherrill, David Hoefer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:02 | New Orleans | Lance James can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-73 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Masi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-73 |
| 02:54 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG), Donald Ferguson (SG), Thomas Sherrill (PF) John Smith, Ralph Jorgenson, Lance James | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:38 | New Orleans | John Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Hoefer (C) Dustin McCarthy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG) John Crutchfield | |
| 02:21 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson snags the offensive board | 71-73 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson is fouled on the floor by John Gray - foul #3 on John Gray, team foul #14 | 71-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Smith (PG), Victor Shutts (SF) Robert Kenney, John Gray | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Lewis Ellison (C) Uros Synakowski, Mark Houston, Trevor Eads | |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Kenney (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads (C) Lewis Ellison | |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-75 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 73-77 |
| 01:30 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Gray (SF) Victor Shutts | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Kito Africa (PF), Lewis Ellison (C) John Crutchfield, Carl Masi, Trevor Eads | |
| 01:12 | New Orleans | David Hoefer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-77 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 73-77 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde's pass is intercepted by Robert Kenney in the backcourt | 73-77 |
| 00:51 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 73-77 |
| 00:49 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill gets the offensive rebound | 73-77 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Kenney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 5 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Sherrill (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - David Hoefer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Anderson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kito Africa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lewis Ellison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill is whistled for a carry | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Ferguson is called for the reach on David Anderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Ferguson, team foul #15 | 73-77 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ralph Jorgenson (SG) Donald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 73-79 |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney is fouled on the floor by Lewis Ellison - foul #3 on Lewis Ellison, team foul #9 | 73-79 |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Jorgenson - foul #1 on Ralph Jorgenson, team foul #16 | 75-79 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | David Hoefer grabs the board | 75-79 |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | Alfred Plourde takes the ball from Robert Kenney | 75-79 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kenney is called for the reach on David Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Kenney, team foul #17 | 75-79 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison grabs the offensive rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison is hacked by David Hoefer - foul #3 on David Hoefer, team foul #18 | 75-80 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt (SG) David Anderson | |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | David Hoefer grabs the board | 75-81 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Thomas Sherrill misses long on a 3 from straight away | 75-81 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 75-81 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Jorgenson - foul #2 on Ralph Jorgenson, team foul #19 | 75-81 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Jorgenson | 78-82 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Kenney - foul #3 on Robert Kenney, team foul #20 | 78-82 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Robert Kenney clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-83 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde snags the defensive board | 78-83 |