| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Conn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alex Zittel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Noone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Brock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Fraise (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Dingus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Anders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Fraise inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Fraise is hacked by Gabriel Costa - foul #1 on Gabriel Costa, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Graham steals it from Joseph Dingus | 34-33 |
| 18:56 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Conn | 36-33 |
| 18:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Brock misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-33 |
| 18:44 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Dingus | 36-33 |
| 18:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Anders hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 18:32 | New Orleans | Ronald Graham grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 18:28 | New Orleans | Ronald Graham comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:27 | New Orleans | Edwin Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 18:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Dingus is denied on a layup by Gabriel Costa | 38-33 |
| 18:06 | New Orleans | Ronald Graham gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:43 | New Orleans | Joseph Dingus is called for the reach on Ronald Graham - foul #3 on Joseph Dingus, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Malcolm Morissette (PF) Joseph Dingus | |
| 17:17 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Anders - foul #3 on Mark Anders, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mathew Silver (C) Mark Anders | |
| 17:17 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:17 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Noone is whistled for traveling | 40-33 |
| 16:32 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 16:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Malcolm Morissette snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 16:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Mathew Silver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 16:17 | New Orleans | Ronald Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:53 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Conn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gabriel Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Alex Zittel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Noone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Brock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Fraise (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Morissette (fresh) C - Mathew Silver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Malcolm Morissette misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Gabriel Costa - foul #2 on Gabriel Costa, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Crockett (PG), Richard Eaglin (SG), Joseph Dingus (PF), Mark Anders (C) Harold Noone, Robert Brock, Kenneth Fraise, Mathew Silver | |
| 15:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Malcolm Morissette misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Malcolm Morissette misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:41 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Edwin Jenkins | 42-33 |
| 15:12 | New Orleans | Robert Conn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-33 |
| 15:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Eaglin snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Malcolm Morissette knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Crockett | 42-35 |
| 14:53 | New Orleans | Scott Crockett steals the ball from Ronald Graham | 42-35 |
| 14:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Malcolm Morissette dunks the ball set up by Scott Crockett | 42-37 |
| 14:26 | New Orleans | Robert Conn is hacked by Richard Eaglin - foul #2 on Richard Eaglin, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Brock (SG), Kenneth Fraise (SF) Richard Eaglin, Malcolm Morissette | |
| 14:01 | New Orleans | Ronald Graham hits a floater from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 13:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Dingus makes the floater in the paint set up by Mark Anders | 44-39 |
| 13:14 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 13:12 | New Orleans | Ronald Graham tips it home | 46-39 |
| 12:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Brock hits a jump hook from close range set up by Scott Crockett | 46-41 |
| 12:32 | New Orleans | Kenneth Fraise is called for the reach on Ronald Graham - foul #1 on Kenneth Fraise, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Navarette (SF), James Volkman (C) Gabriel Costa, Alex Zittel | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Noone (PG), Malcolm Morissette (C) Scott Crockett, Mark Anders | |
| 12:06 | New Orleans | Robert Conn hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 11:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Noone misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Edwin Jenkins - foul #3 on Edwin Jenkins, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rolando Millet (PG), Troy Oliver (SG) Robert Conn, Ronald Graham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 11:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Noone makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Noone makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Rolando Millet (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Navarette (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edwin Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Volkman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Noone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Fraise (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Dingus (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Malcolm Morissette (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | New Orleans | Rolando Millet hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Fraise is called for traveling | 52-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa (SF), Alex Zittel (C) Joseph Navarette, James Volkman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Crockett (SG), Mathew Silver (PF), Daniel Golla (C) Robert Brock, Kenneth Fraise, Joseph Dingus | |
| 10:40 | New Orleans | Rolando Millet misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 10:38 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | Troy Oliver's pass is intercepted by Mathew Silver | 52-43 |
| 10:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Mathew Silver drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Noone | 52-46 |
| 09:36 | New Orleans | Edwin Jenkins loses the dribble to Harold Noone | 52-46 |
| 09:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Noone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Conn (PG), Ronald Graham (SG), Joseph Navarette (PF) Rolando Millet, Troy Oliver, Edwin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Brock (SG), Kenneth Fraise (SF), Joseph Dingus (PF), Mark Anders (C) Harold Noone, Malcolm Morissette, Mathew Silver, Daniel Golla | |
| 08:49 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Graham | 54-46 |
| 08:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Dingus scores on a jump hook in the paint | 54-48 |
| 07:58 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa travels with the ball | 54-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Troy Oliver (SF), James Volkman (C) Gabriel Costa, Alex Zittel | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Noone (PG) Scott Crockett | |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Noone knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Brock | 54-50 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Conn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Navarette (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Volkman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Noone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Brock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Fraise (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Dingus (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Anders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | New Orleans | Joseph Navarette loses the dribble to Joseph Dingus | 54-50 |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Navarette steps in front of the Kenneth Fraise pass | 54-50 |
| 06:33 | New Orleans | Joseph Navarette misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Dingus - foul #4 on Joseph Dingus, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa (SF), Edwin Jenkins (PF) Troy Oliver, James Volkman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 06:33 | New Orleans | Joseph Navarette makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:33 | New Orleans | Joseph Navarette misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Anders grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 06:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Dingus misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 06:11 | New Orleans | Edwin Jenkins grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 05:42 | New Orleans | Joseph Dingus takes the ball from Ronald Graham | 55-50 |
| 05:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Fraise drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Noone | 55-53 |
| 04:59 | New Orleans | Robert Conn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 04:57 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Joseph Dingus | 55-53 |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Noone connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Fraise | 55-55 |
| 04:35 | New Orleans | Edwin Jenkins drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Conn and the foul's on Joseph Dingus - foul #5 on Joseph Dingus, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Troy Oliver (SF), Alex Zittel (C) Gabriel Costa, Joseph Navarette | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Crockett (PG), Richard Eaglin (SG), Malcolm Morissette (SF), Mathew Silver (PF), Daniel Golla (C) Harold Noone, Robert Brock, Kenneth Fraise, Joseph Dingus, Mark Anders | |
| 04:35 | New Orleans | Edwin Jenkins makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Graham steals it from Scott Crockett in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| 04:17 | New Orleans | Ronald Graham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Golla - foul #1 on Daniel Golla, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 04:17 | New Orleans | Ronald Graham makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:17 | New Orleans | Ronald Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Golla clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 04:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Mathew Silver tips it back up and in | 60-57 |
| 03:58 | New Orleans | Scott Crockett steals the ball from Robert Conn in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 03:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Crockett blows the layup | 60-57 |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Crockett hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| 03:29 | New Orleans | Ronald Graham misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 03:28 | New Orleans | Ronald Graham gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Conn (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Graham (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Troy Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edwin Jenkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Zittel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scott Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Eaglin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Malcolm Morissette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mathew Silver (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Golla (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel scores on a shot in the paint set up by Robert Conn | 62-59 |
| 02:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Eaglin is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Richard Eaglin, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rolando Millet (PG), Gabriel Costa (SF) Robert Conn, Ronald Graham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Noone (PG), Robert Brock (SG), Kenneth Fraise (SF) Scott Crockett, Richard Eaglin, Daniel Golla | |
| 02:51 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Anders (C) Mathew Silver | |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | Rolando Millet is hacked by Kenneth Fraise - foul #2 on Kenneth Fraise, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ronald Graham (SG) Troy Oliver | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | Rolando Millet misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Brock misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 02:13 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 01:51 | New Orleans | Rolando Millet misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Malcolm Morissette grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 01:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Noone buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-61 |
| 01:11 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel misses the lay-in | 62-61 |
| 01:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Fraise gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Malcolm Morissette hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Noone | 62-63 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Edwin Jenkins comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 00:48 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fraise | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Malcolm Morissette misses the easy layup | 62-63 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Alex Zittel grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | Edwin Jenkins connects on the jump hook near the basket | 64-63 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Brock clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 64-63 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Gabriel Costa runs out the clock | 64-63 |