| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Chung Chin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rodney Tafolla (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Murray (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Eric Veras (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Werner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Miller (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Wayne Gold (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Keith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 19:45 | New Orleans | Joel Woods grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 19:24 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 19:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Gold grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Tafolla steals it from Leon Miller in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 19:05 | New Orleans | George Werner is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #1 on George Werner, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:53 | New Orleans | Chung Chin scores on a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Leon Miller - foul #2 on Leon Miller, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 18:53 | New Orleans | Chung Chin makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 18:27 | New Orleans | Joel Woods hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 37-28 |
| 18:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-28 |
| 18:20 | New Orleans | Joel Woods grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 18:16 | New Orleans | Chung Chin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-28 |
| 18:14 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-28 |
| 17:52 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Joel Woods | 37-28 |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Chung Chin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 17:38 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla hits the follow up shot | 39-28 |
| 17:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Wayne Gold | 39-30 |
| 16:58 | New Orleans | Joel Woods lays it in on a great pass from Rodney Tafolla and the foul's on Edwin Keith - foul #3 on Edwin Keith, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Potter (PG), Richard Kee (SG), Barry Gills (SF), Jeremy Riley (PF) Michael Jackson, Chung Chin, Rodney Tafolla, John Murray | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts (PG), Timothy Comeaux (SG), Frederick Majors (SF), Shawn Groom (PF), Kyle Adcock (C) Eric Veras, George Werner, Leon Miller, Wayne Gold, Edwin Keith | |
| 16:58 | New Orleans | Joel Woods makes the free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-30 |
| 16:05 | New Orleans | Barry Gills jams it set up by Richard Kee | 44-30 |
| 16:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 15:59 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joseph Potter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Kee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Gills (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Woods (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Watts (fresh) SG - Timothy Comeaux (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frederick Majors (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Groom (fresh) C - Kyle Adcock (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:41 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter scores on a jumper from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 15:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-30 |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom grabs the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-30 |
| 14:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock tips it but misses | 46-30 |
| 14:51 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 14:30 | New Orleans | Richard Kee misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 46-30 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Barry Gills snags the offensive board | 46-30 |
| 14:13 | New Orleans | Richard Kee connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Potter | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 14:01 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Jeremy Riley | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:43 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 13:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| 13:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors hits the finger roll | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:26 | New Orleans | Richard Kee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-32 |
| 13:25 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter grabs the offensive board | 49-32 |
| 13:05 | New Orleans | Richard Kee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Chung Chin (SG), Rodney Tafolla (SF), John Murray (PF) Joseph Potter, Richard Kee, Barry Gills, Joel Woods | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG), George Werner (SG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Wayne Gold (PF), Edwin Keith (C) John Watts, Timothy Comeaux, Frederick Majors, Shawn Groom, Kyle Adcock | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 12:49 | New Orleans | John Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 12:43 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley jams it on a nice dish by Rodney Tafolla | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-32 |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | Chung Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:09 | New Orleans | John Murray is fouled on the floor by Frederick Johnson - foul #4 on Frederick Johnson, team foul #4 | 51-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joel Woods (C) Jeremy Riley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (SF) Frederick Johnson | |
| 11:47 | New Orleans | Leon Miller picks off the pass by John Murray | 51-32 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Chung Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rodney Tafolla (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Murray (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Woods (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Eric Veras (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Werner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Gold (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin Keith (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Tafolla is called for the reach on George Werner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Tafolla, team foul #1 | 51-32 |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 11:37 | New Orleans | John Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 11:10 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla is fouled on the floor by Leon Miller - foul #3 on Leon Miller, team foul #5 | 51-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Henry Ross (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:53 | New Orleans | Henry Ross comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eric Veras - foul #1 on Eric Veras, team foul #6 | 51-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley (C) Joel Woods | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:53 | New Orleans | Henry Ross makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 10:53 | New Orleans | Henry Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 10:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from George Werner | 53-34 |
| 10:17 | New Orleans | Rodney Tafolla knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-34 |
| 10:03 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 56-34 |
| 10:02 | New Orleans | John Murray pulls down the rebound | 56-34 |
| 09:39 | New Orleans | Chung Chin buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Rodney Tafolla | 59-34 |
| 09:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Edwin Keith, team foul #7 | 59-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Joel Woods (C) Henry Ross, Jeremy Riley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux (PG), Kyle Adcock (C) Eric Veras, Edwin Keith | |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Comeaux - foul #1 on Timothy Comeaux, team foul #8 | 59-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (SG), Joseph Potter (SF) Chung Chin, Rodney Tafolla | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts (PG), Frederick Majors (SF) George Werner, Leon Miller | |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-34 |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kee steps in front of the Kyle Adcock pass in the backcourt | 61-34 |
| 08:37 | New Orleans | John Watts is called for the reach on Richard Kee - foul #2 on John Watts, team foul #9 | 61-34 |
| 08:37 | New Orleans | Richard Kee makes the 1st free throw | 62-34 |
| 08:37 | New Orleans | Richard Kee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-34 |
| 08:33 | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Watts, team foul #10 | 63-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Henry Ross (SG), Barry Gills (SF), Jeremy Riley (PF) Michael Jackson, John Murray, Joel Woods | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom (C) Wayne Gold | |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley is hacked by Kyle Adcock - foul #2 on Kyle Adcock, team foul #11 | 63-34 |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley makes the 1st free throw | 64-34 |
| 08:18 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-34 |
| 08:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Watts | 65-36 |
| 07:35 | New Orleans | Richard Kee is hacked by John Watts - foul #4 on John Watts, team foul #12 | 65-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (PG) John Watts | |
| 07:35 | New Orleans | Richard Kee makes the 1st free throw | 66-36 |
| 07:35 | New Orleans | Richard Kee misses the 2nd free throw | 66-36 |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock pulls down the rebound | 66-36 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Kee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Ross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Gills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Riley (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Potter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Comeaux (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frederick Majors (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Groom (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Adcock (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors can't finish the layup but the foul's on Barry Gills - foul #2 on Barry Gills, team foul #2 | 66-36 |
| 07:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors makes the 1st free throw | 66-37 |
| 07:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 66-38 |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | Henry Ross misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-38 |
| 06:57 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley tips it in | 68-38 |
| 06:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 68-38 |
| 06:47 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 68-38 |
| 06:43 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter can't connect on a shot in the paint | 68-38 |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | Richard Kee gets the offensive rebound | 68-38 |
| 06:23 | New Orleans | Richard Kee buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Henry Ross | 70-38 |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Riley - foul #2 on Jeremy Riley, team foul #3 | 70-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts (PG) Frederick Majors | |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 70-38 |
| 05:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock tips it in | 70-40 |
| 05:23 | New Orleans | Jeremy Riley misses badly on a shot from the left side | 70-40 |
| 05:21 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 70-40 |
| 04:57 | New Orleans | Barry Gills clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-40 |
| 04:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom gets the rebound | 70-40 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Barry Gills - foul #3 on Barry Gills, team foul #4 | 70-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors (SF) Timothy Comeaux | |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the 1st free throw | 70-41 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 70-42 |
| 04:22 | New Orleans | Richard Kee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leon Miller - foul #4 on Leon Miller, team foul #13 | 70-42 |
| 04:22 | New Orleans | Richard Kee makes the 1st free throw | 71-42 |
| 04:22 | New Orleans | Richard Kee makes the 2nd free throw | 72-42 |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 72-42 |
| 04:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom grabs the offensive rebound | 72-42 |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeremy Riley - foul #3 on Jeremy Riley, team foul #5 | 72-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux (SG) John Watts | |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom makes the 1st free throw | 72-43 |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom misses the 2nd free throw | 72-43 |
| 03:47 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter gets the rebound | 72-43 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | New Orleans | Shawn Groom steals it from Joseph Potter | 72-43 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Kee (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Ross (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Gills (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Riley (very tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Potter (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leon Miller (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Comeaux (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Frederick Majors (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Groom (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kyle Adcock (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock is whistled for traveling | 72-43 |
| 02:40 | New Orleans | Henry Ross loses the dribble to Timothy Comeaux | 72-43 |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-45 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Henry Ross misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-45 |
| 02:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom grabs the defensive rebound | 72-45 |
| 02:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 72-45 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom grabs the offensive board | 72-45 |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 72-45 |
| 01:49 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Majors | 72-45 |
| 01:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jeremy Riley - foul #4 on Jeremy Riley, team foul #6 | 72-45 |
| 01:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom misses the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 01:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom makes the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 01:11 | New Orleans | Richard Kee makes the shot from the right side | 74-46 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller is hacked by Richard Kee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Kee, team foul #7 | 74-46 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the 1st free throw | 74-47 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 01:08 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 74-47 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Henry Ross is hacked by Frederick Majors - foul #2 on Frederick Majors, team foul #14 | 74-47 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Henry Ross misses the 1st free throw | 74-47 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Henry Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 75-47 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ross steals the ball from Timothy Comeaux | 75-47 |
| 00:42 | New Orleans | Henry Ross lays it in | 77-47 |
| 00:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors is hacked by Barry Gills in the backcourt - foul #4 on Barry Gills, team foul #8 | 77-47 |
| 00:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors makes the 1st free throw | 77-48 |
| 00:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | New Orleans | Barry Gills loses the dribble to Shawn Groom | 77-49 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Kee - foul #3 on Richard Kee, team foul #9 | 77-49 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the 1st free throw | 77-50 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 77-51 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Richard Kee runs out the clock | 77-51 |