| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Meade (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Dunphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Carini (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Guerrero (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harley Medley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) PF - Robert Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Northwestern | Kevin Carini picks off the pass by Robert Savage in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | David Riley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Dunphy - foul #2 on Robert Dunphy, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:20 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:04 | New Orleans | Alex Situ makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brandon Meade and he's fouled by David Riley - foul #1 on David Riley, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (SG), Andrew Farren (SF), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF), Brian Grove (C) Brandon Meade, Robert Dunphy, Kevin Carini, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SF), John Knight (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Milton Swanson, Robert Savage, David Riley | |
| 19:04 | New Orleans | Alex Situ makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Harley Medley is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harley Medley, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 18:54 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren lays it up and in on a great pass from Dima Kapuscinski and he's hacked by Guillermo Guzman - foul #1 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (SG) Alex Situ | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG) Harley Medley | |
| 18:54 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Ivan Mierzejewski denies the turnaround by Lawrence Ridley | 38-34 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | John Knight gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | John Knight misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 18:17 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski is hacked by Guillermo Guzman - foul #2 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Kevin Carini (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Dima Kapuscinski, Andrew Farren, Ivan Mierzejewski, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Harley Medley (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Robert Savage (PF), David Riley (C) Robert Goodrich, Lawrence Ridley, Guillermo Guzman, John Knight, Herman Brewer | |
| 17:38 | New Orleans | A charge is called on Brandon Meade - foul #3 on Brandon Meade, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (SG) Brandon Meade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Robert Savage misses short on an open jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Carlos Guerrero - foul #1 on Carlos Guerrero, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Walker (C) Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Robert Savage misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Robert Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:03 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Harley Medley can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Robert Savage snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Alex Situ steals the ball from Harley Medley | 38-35 |
| 16:41 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski is fouled in the backcourt by Harley Medley - foul #3 on Harley Medley, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero (C) Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG) Harley Medley | |
| 16:26 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alex Situ | 40-35 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is hacked by Alex Situ in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Situ, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG) Edward Thomas | |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the shot in the paint set up by Robert Goodrich and he's hacked by Robert Dunphy - foul #3 on Robert Dunphy, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Farren (SF), Brian Grove (C) Robert Dunphy, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dima Kapuscinski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Farren (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Carini (tiring) 3 reb. C - Brian Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Goodrich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Milton Swanson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Savage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Riley (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Alex Situ | 42-38 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Robert Savage makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Milton Swanson and he's fouled by Kevin Carini - foul #1 on Kevin Carini, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (PG), George Sharpe (SG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF), Christopher Walker (C) Alex Situ, Dima Kapuscinski, Andrew Farren, Kevin Carini, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Harley Medley (SG), Guillermo Guzman (SF), Alfred Barrett (C) Robert Goodrich, Lawrence Ridley, Milton Swanson, David Riley | |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Robert Savage makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:08 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade makes the shot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Guillermo Guzman | 44-43 |
| 14:32 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harley Medley - foul #4 on Harley Medley, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Andrew Farren (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Brandon Meade, Ivan Mierzejewski, Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SF), Herman Brewer (C) Harley Medley, Robert Savage | |
| 14:32 | New Orleans | George Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:32 | New Orleans | George Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas loses the dribble to Carlos Guerrero in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 14:17 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren is denied on a layup by Alfred Barrett | 46-43 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | George Sharpe steals it from Edward Thomas | 46-43 |
| 14:08 | New Orleans | George Sharpe lays it in | 48-43 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is open and buries a shot from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 13:46 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Brian Grove (PF) Dima Kapuscinski, Robert Dunphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF), John Knight (PF) Edward Thomas, Herman Brewer | |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | John Knight hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 13:25 | New Orleans | George Sharpe grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 12:56 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero's pass is intercepted by Robert Goodrich | 48-45 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman lays it in on a great pass from Robert Goodrich | 48-47 |
| 12:48 | New Orleans | Alex Situ is hacked by Robert Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (SG), Ivan Mierzejewski (SF), Kevin Carini (PF) George Sharpe, Andrew Farren, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Robert Savage (PF), David Riley (C) Robert Goodrich, Guillermo Guzman, John Knight, Alfred Barrett | |
| 12:48 | New Orleans | Alex Situ misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carlos Guerrero - foul #2 on Carlos Guerrero, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Brian Grove (C) Alex Situ, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SF) Milton Swanson | |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:25 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 48-51 |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy (SF) Ivan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Brewer (C) David Riley | |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich can't finish the layup | 48-51 |
| 11:56 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dima Kapuscinski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Meade (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Dunphy (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Carini (tiring) 3 reb. C - Brian Grove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Goodrich (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. PF - Robert Savage (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Brewer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dima Kapuscinski | 51-51 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is hacked by Brandon Meade in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Meade, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG), Christopher Walker (C) Brandon Meade, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SF), David Riley (C) Robert Goodrich, Herman Brewer | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 11:35 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Kevin Carini | 51-51 |
| 11:22 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini misses long on a jumper from close range | 51-51 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Robert Savage gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 51-51 |
| 11:14 | New Orleans | George Sharpe grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:00 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski (SF), Andrew Farren (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Robert Dunphy, Kevin Carini, Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Milton Swanson (SF), Alfred Barrett (C) Edward Thomas, Lawrence Ridley, David Riley | |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Milton Swanson | 51-53 |
| 10:27 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG) Dima Kapuscinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), John Knight (PF) Guillermo Guzman, Robert Savage | |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is hacked by Alex Situ - foul #3 on Alex Situ, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy (SF), Brian Grove (C) Andrew Farren, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Brewer (C) Milton Swanson | |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 10:00 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | George Sharpe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is hacked by Alex Situ in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alex Situ, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Christopher Walker (C) Alex Situ, Ivan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Robert Savage (PF) John Knight, Alfred Barrett | |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:16 | New Orleans | Christopher Walker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 09:15 | New Orleans | Brian Grove tips it but misses | 51-55 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 09:06 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 08:40 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by George Sharpe | 54-55 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Robert Savage clanks a jumper from the baseline | 54-55 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer tips it back up and in | 54-57 |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edward Thomas - foul #2 on Edward Thomas, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Farren (SG), Kevin Carini (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) George Sharpe, Brian Grove, Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, Lawrence Ridley, Robert Savage, Herman Brewer | |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Carini - foul #2 on Kevin Carini, team foul #11 | 56-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Brandon Meade (SG) Dima Kapuscinski, Robert Dunphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SG) Guillermo Guzman | |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren is fouled on the floor by Milton Swanson - foul #1 on Milton Swanson, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Meade (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Farren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Carini (tiring) 4 reb. C - Carlos Guerrero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Goodrich (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Harley Medley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Milton Swanson (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Barrett (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Riley (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alex Situ - foul #5 on Alex Situ, team foul #12 | 56-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski (SF) Alex Situ | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero travels in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 07:15 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | Alfred Barrett is called for the reach on Andrew Farren in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG) Ivan Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SF), John Knight (PF) Robert Goodrich, Milton Swanson, Alfred Barrett | |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:13 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:56 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Brandon Meade and he's fouled by David Riley - foul #2 on David Riley, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| 06:56 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Brandon Meade steps in front of the Harley Medley pass in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 06:45 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Dima Kapuscinski | 61-61 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 06:40 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:17 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski is hacked by Edward Thomas - foul #3 on Edward Thomas, team foul #12 | 61-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy (SF), Brian Grove (C) Kevin Carini, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Robert Savage (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) Edward Thomas, John Knight, David Riley | |
| 06:17 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:17 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-61 |
| 05:57 | New Orleans | Brian Grove gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:50 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Dunphy | 65-61 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett blows the wide open layup | 65-61 |
| 05:27 | New Orleans | Brian Grove pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Robert Savage - foul #2 on Robert Savage, team foul #13 | 65-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Dima Kapuscinski, Robert Dunphy, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Milton Swanson (SF), John Knight (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Robert Goodrich, Guillermo Guzman, Robert Savage, Alfred Barrett | |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Harley Medley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 04:47 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | Harley Medley picks off the pass by Carlos Guerrero | 66-61 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson's layup is rejected by Carlos Guerrero | 66-61 |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:00 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Brandon Meade is called for the reach on Lawrence Ridley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brandon Meade, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Kevin Carini (PF), Brian Grove (C) Brandon Meade, Andrew Farren, Ivan Mierzejewski, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Savage (PF), David Riley (C) John Knight, Herman Brewer | |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Brian Grove knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dima Kapuscinski | 68-63 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dima Kapuscinski (tired) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Sharpe (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Dunphy (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Carini (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Grove (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Harley Medley (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Milton Swanson (very tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Savage (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Riley (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 03:30 | New Orleans | Brian Grove pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:30 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Robert Goodrich (SF), Alfred Barrett (C) Lawrence Ridley, Milton Swanson, David Riley | |
| 03:13 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Dunphy | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-63 |
| 02:56 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski (SF), Christopher Walker (C) Robert Dunphy, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Riley (C) Robert Savage | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:31 | New Orleans | George Sharpe drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-63 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | David Riley is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 74-63 |
| 02:22 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| 01:55 | New Orleans | Alfred Barrett is called for the reach on Dima Kapuscinski - foul #5 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #14 | 74-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Farren (SG), Brian Grove (PF) George Sharpe, Kevin Carini | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Guillermo Guzman (SF), John Knight (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Harley Medley, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| 01:55 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:55 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-63 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren snags the defensive board | 76-63 |
| 01:44 | New Orleans | Lawrence Ridley takes the ball from Andrew Farren in the backcourt | 76-63 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lawrence Ridley | 76-66 |
| 01:19 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 76-66 |
| 01:17 | New Orleans | Christopher Walker grabs the offensive board | 76-66 |
| 00:53 | New Orleans | Lawrence Ridley is called for the reach on Andrew Farren - foul #1 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #15 | 76-66 |
| 00:53 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:53 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley hits the finger roll set up by John Knight and he's hacked by Dima Kapuscinski - foul #3 on Dima Kapuscinski, team foul #14 | 78-68 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | New Orleans | Robert Goodrich is called for the reach on Brian Grove in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #16 | 78-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG), Kevin Carini (PF) Ivan Mierzejewski, Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Harley Medley (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Robert Savage (PF), David Riley (C) Robert Goodrich, Lawrence Ridley, Guillermo Guzman, John Knight, Herman Brewer | |
| 00:46 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-69 |
| 00:46 | New Orleans | Brian Grove makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:46 | New Orleans | Brian Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by Milton Swanson and the foul's on Dima Kapuscinski - foul #4 on Dima Kapuscinski, team foul #15 | 80-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy (SF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Andrew Farren, Brian Grove | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses the free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini pulls down the rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:38 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini is hacked by Harley Medley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harley Medley, team foul #17 | 80-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Farren (SF) Robert Dunphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG) Harley Medley | |
| 00:38 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:38 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is hacked by Dima Kapuscinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dima Kapuscinski, team foul #16 | 82-71 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski (SF), Brian Grove (PF), Christopher Walker (C) Dima Kapuscinski, Kevin Carini, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SF), John Knight (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Milton Swanson, Robert Savage, David Riley | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:32 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski is hacked by Edward Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Thomas, team foul #18 | 82-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Carini (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Brian Grove, Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF), Robert Savage (PF), David Riley (C) Robert Goodrich, John Knight, Herman Brewer | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-73 |
| 00:32 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:32 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the floater in the paint | 84-73 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-73 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Ivan Mierzejewski is called for the reach on Milton Swanson - foul #1 on Ivan Mierzejewski, team foul #17 | 84-73 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Grove (PF), Christopher Walker (C) Kevin Carini, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), John Knight (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Robert Savage, David Riley | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Guillermo Guzman is called for the reach on Ivan Mierzejewski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #19 | 84-75 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Carini (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Brian Grove, Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Robert Savage (PF), David Riley (C) Robert Goodrich, John Knight, Herman Brewer | |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:19 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | David Riley can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Carlos Guerrero - foul #3 on Carlos Guerrero, team foul #18 | 86-75 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Grove (PF), Christopher Walker (C) Kevin Carini, Carlos Guerrero | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), John Knight (PF) Edward Thomas, Milton Swanson, Robert Savage | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren runs out the clock | 86-76 |