| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sipho Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Baker (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Gipson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Joseph Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smithson (fresh) SF - Jared Buckman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Christian (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Childers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | New Orleans | Joseph Evans steals the ball from Sipho Ali | 24-23 |
| 19:24 | Oklahoma | Joshua Christian clanks a jumper in the paint | 24-23 |
| 19:22 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Sipho Ali | 24-23 |
| 19:05 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Childers - foul #1 on Christopher Childers, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| 19:05 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:05 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:51 | Oklahoma | Joe Baker takes the ball from Richard Smithson | 26-23 |
| 18:41 | New Orleans | Joe Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-23 |
| 18:39 | New Orleans | Joe Baker snags the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 18:22 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sipho Ali | 29-23 |
| 18:08 | Oklahoma | Joshua Christian clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joe Baker - foul #3 on Joe Baker, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Barry (PF), Daniel Wilson (C) Joe Baker, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 18:08 | Oklahoma | Joshua Christian misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:08 | Oklahoma | Joshua Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 17:55 | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Joshua Christian - foul #2 on Joshua Christian, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| 17:55 | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:55 | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 17:42 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Christian and the foul's on Sipho Ali - foul #1 on Sipho Ali, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 17:42 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:37 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Evans - foul #3 on Joseph Evans, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF) Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Caprio (SF) Joseph Evans | |
| 17:22 | New Orleans | William Dooley is called for traveling | 31-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Gary Gipson (C) Wendell Boerger, William Dooley, Robert Barry | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jonathon Mahan (SG), Michael Williams (PF) Richard Smithson, Christopher Childers | |
| 16:56 | Oklahoma | Gary Gipson swats the short shot by Joshua Christian | 31-27 |
| 16:54 | Oklahoma | Joshua Christian hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 16:45 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Robert Barry (PF) Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Smithson (SG) Jared Buckman | |
| 16:19 | Oklahoma | William Dooley is called for the reach on Richard Smithson - foul #1 on William Dooley, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Gary Gipson (C) Wendell Boerger, William Dooley, Robert Barry | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 16:13 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Caprio | 31-31 |
| 15:55 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 15:54 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sipho Ali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Gipson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Richard Smithson (fresh) SG - Jonathon Mahan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Caprio (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Christian (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Manuel Barker - foul #3 on Manuel Barker, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joe Baker (PF) Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans (PG), Jared Buckman (SG), Thomas Manzella (C) Richard Smithson, Jonathon Mahan, Michael Williams | |
| 15:26 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 15:25 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 15:06 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 15:04 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Thomas Manzella | 31-33 |
| 14:47 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Evans and he's fouled by Daniel Wilson - foul #3 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Gary Gipson (C) Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jonathon Mahan (SG) Richard Caprio | |
| 14:47 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:47 | New Orleans | William Dooley snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 14:32 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 14:31 | Oklahoma | Jared Buckman gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 14:14 | Oklahoma | Jared Buckman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Evans | 31-38 |
| 14:12 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker is hacked by Jonathon Mahan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathon Mahan, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF) Wendell Boerger, William Dooley | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Smithson (SG), Andre Dorsey (SF) Jonathon Mahan, Jared Buckman | |
| 13:44 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF) Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 13:32 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joe Baker - foul #4 on Joe Baker, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Robert Barry (PF) Wendell Boerger, William Dooley, Joe Baker | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Caprio (SF) Andre Dorsey | |
| 13:32 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:32 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 13:09 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 13:07 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Joshua Christian | 31-39 |
| 13:01 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans's pass is intercepted by Manuel Barker in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 12:47 | New Orleans | Robert Barry misses the fadeaway from the left block | 31-39 |
| 12:45 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 12:30 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Smithson | 33-42 |
| 12:21 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Barry | 35-42 |
| 12:01 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Caprio | 35-44 |
| 11:45 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 11:43 | Oklahoma | Joshua Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Burton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sipho Ali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Gipson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Joseph Evans (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smithson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Caprio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Christian (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Manzella (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joshua Christian | 35-46 |
| 11:14 | New Orleans | Joshua Christian is called for the reach on Kenneth Burton - foul #3 on Joshua Christian, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF) Manuel Barker, Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Robert Barry | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jonathon Mahan (SG), Jared Buckman (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Richard Smithson, Richard Caprio, Joshua Christian | |
| 10:58 | New Orleans | William Dooley is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Mahan - foul #2 on Jonathon Mahan, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| 10:38 | New Orleans | Thomas Manzella picks off the pass by Gregory Colburn | 35-46 |
| 10:25 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG) Gregory Colburn | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 10:10 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 10:08 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger hits the follow up shot | 37-46 |
| 09:58 | Oklahoma | Jared Buckman loses the dribble to William Dooley | 37-46 |
| 09:55 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker hits the finger roll set up by William Dooley | 39-46 |
| 09:36 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella comes up short on the shot from the right side | 39-46 |
| 09:34 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Manzella | 39-46 |
| 09:20 | Oklahoma | Daniel Wilson picks off the pass by Jonathon Mahan | 39-46 |
| 09:02 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger loses the dribble to Jonathon Mahan | 39-46 |
| 08:59 | Oklahoma | Jonathon Mahan lays it up and in | 39-48 |
| 08:40 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 08:39 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 08:29 | Oklahoma | Jared Buckman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 08:28 | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:16 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 08:14 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 07:55 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 07:39 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson blows the layup | 39-48 |
| 07:37 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella grabs the board | 39-48 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wendell Boerger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Dooley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Gipson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Joseph Evans (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathon Mahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jared Buckman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Manzella (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 07:04 | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson scores on a runner in the lane | 41-50 |
| 06:44 | Oklahoma | Jonathon Mahan connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Evans | 41-52 |
| 06:35 | New Orleans | Joseph Evans steps in front of the Daniel Wilson pass | 41-52 |
| 06:32 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans hits the finger roll | 41-54 |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | Thomas Manzella steps in front of the William Dooley pass | 41-54 |
| 05:55 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans is fouled on the floor by Manuel Barker - foul #4 on Manuel Barker, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Joe Baker (PF), Robert Barry (C) Manuel Barker, Wendell Boerger, William Dooley, Daniel Wilson, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Smithson (SG), Richard Caprio (SF), Joshua Christian (PF), Christopher Childers (C) Jonathon Mahan, Jared Buckman, Michael Williams, Thomas Manzella | |
| 05:55 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 05:55 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:41 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn buries a jumper from the baseline | 43-56 |
| 05:23 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 43-56 |
| 05:22 | New Orleans | Joe Baker gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | Joe Baker is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Joe Baker, team foul #8 | 43-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gary Gipson (C) Joe Baker | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 04:50 | Oklahoma | Richard Smithson misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Barry - foul #1 on Robert Barry, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| 04:50 | Oklahoma | Richard Smithson makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 04:50 | Oklahoma | Richard Smithson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 04:40 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson connects on the shot in the paint | 45-58 |
| 04:26 | Oklahoma | Joshua Christian comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Burton - foul #1 on Kenneth Burton, team foul #10 | 45-58 |
| 04:26 | Oklahoma | Joshua Christian makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:26 | Oklahoma | Joshua Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:26 | New Orleans | Robert Barry pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 04:22 | New Orleans | Robert Barry travels with the ball | 45-59 |
| 04:12 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Smithson and the foul's on Gregory Colburn - foul #1 on Gregory Colburn, team foul #11 | 45-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger (SG), William Dooley (SF), Daniel Wilson (C) Kenneth Burton, Sipho Ali, Gary Gipson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jonathon Mahan (SG), Michael Williams (PF) Richard Smithson, Joshua Christian | |
| 04:12 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans makes the free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:04 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 03:43 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 03:20 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams misses short on a shot near the basket | 48-62 |
| 03:19 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams tips it but misses | 48-62 |
| 03:18 | Oklahoma | Jonathon Mahan tips it back up and in | 48-64 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Colburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wendell Boerger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Dooley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Joseph Evans (tiring) 25 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathon Mahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Caprio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Childers (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:04 | New Orleans | Michael Williams denies the turnaround by Robert Barry | 48-64 |
| 03:03 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 03:01 | Oklahoma | Gregory Colburn steals the ball from Christopher Childers in the backcourt | 48-64 |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | Christopher Childers steals it from William Dooley | 48-64 |
| 02:18 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Colburn - foul #2 on Gregory Colburn, team foul #12 | 48-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Harry Ratliff (SF) William Dooley | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andre Dorsey (SF) Richard Caprio | |
| 02:18 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 02:18 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:14 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-65 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Smithson (SG) Joseph Evans | |
| 01:54 | Oklahoma | Richard Smithson makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 01:40 | New Orleans | Daniel Wilson hits a jumper from the left side | 50-67 |
| 01:30 | Oklahoma | Richard Smithson misses the easy layup | 50-67 |
| 01:29 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Harry Ratliff misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-67 |
| 01:16 | Oklahoma | Christopher Childers grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 01:11 | Oklahoma | Jonathon Mahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-67 |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Dooley (SF) Harry Ratliff | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans (PG), Richard Caprio (SF) Richard Smithson, Andre Dorsey | |
| 00:56 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 50-67 |
| 00:55 | Oklahoma | Christopher Childers snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathon Mahan | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Boerger | 50-69 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Robert Barry drills a turnaround near the basket | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Joseph Evans runs out the clock | 52-69 |