| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Ralph Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lon Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnathan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Colburn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Boerger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sipho Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Gipson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Barry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:57 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 19:50 | South Alabama | Lon Mills clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Wendell Boerger - foul #3 on Wendell Boerger, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton (SG) Wendell Boerger | |
| 19:50 | South Alabama | Lon Mills misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 19:50 | South Alabama | Lon Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:30 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Gary Gipson is denied by Johnathan Roberts | 41-39 |
| 19:29 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Gipson | 41-39 |
| 19:21 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 19:19 | South Alabama | Larry White gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:57 | South Alabama | Alexander Reed can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 18:56 | South Alabama | Larry White tips it back up and in | 43-39 |
| 18:54 | New Orleans | Ralph Stewart picks off the pass by Sipho Ali in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 18:51 | South Alabama | Lon Mills banks in the layup on a great pass from Ralph Stewart | 45-39 |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 18:34 | South Alabama | Johnathan Roberts gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:28 | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 18:26 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Johnathan Roberts | 45-39 |
| 18:07 | South Alabama | A charge is called on Larry White - foul #1 on Larry White, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings (SG), Thomas Keller (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Jerry Koop (C) Lon Mills, Alexander Reed, Johnathan Roberts, Larry White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Dooley (SF), Roberto Martin (C) Sipho Ali, Robert Barry | |
| 17:54 | New Orleans | Alonso Cummings is called for the reach on Gregory Colburn - foul #2 on Alonso Cummings, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Reginald Castillon (SF) Ralph Stewart | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 17:28 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 17:20 | South Alabama | Jerry Koop misses the lay-in | 45-42 |
| 17:18 | New Orleans | William Dooley gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:58 | New Orleans | Jason Williams picks off the pass by Gregory Colburn | 45-42 |
| 16:46 | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 16:44 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gregory Colburn | 45-42 |
| 16:26 | New Orleans | Roberto Martin makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Dooley | 45-44 |
| 16:05 | South Alabama | Thomas Keller buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Williams | 48-44 |
| 15:42 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Dooley | 48-47 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Alonso Cummings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Keller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Castillon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Koop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Gregory Colburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Burton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dooley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Gipson (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Roberto Martin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | South Alabama | Jerry Koop comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 15:23 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 15:15 | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 15:14 | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 15:08 | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Keller | 50-47 |
| 15:01 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 50-47 |
| 15:00 | South Alabama | Jason Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:37 | South Alabama | Reginald Castillon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roberto Martin - foul #2 on Roberto Martin, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart (PG), Lon Mills (SG), Johnathan Roberts (PF), Larry White (C) Alonso Cummings, Thomas Keller, Jason Williams, Jerry Koop | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Joe Baker (C) Gregory Colburn, Kenneth Burton, William Dooley, Roberto Martin | |
| 14:37 | South Alabama | Reginald Castillon makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:37 | South Alabama | Reginald Castillon misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:37 | New Orleans | Joe Baker pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 14:33 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 14:31 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson tips it but misses | 51-47 |
| 14:29 | South Alabama | Larry White gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 14:25 | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry White | 53-47 |
| 14:23 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alexander Reed (SF) Reginald Castillon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:14 | South Alabama | Alexander Reed is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alexander Reed, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| 14:11 | New Orleans | Joe Baker travels in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 13:52 | South Alabama | Larry White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 13:51 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Larry White | 53-47 |
| 13:32 | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 13:31 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Joe Baker | 53-47 |
| 13:24 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson's layup is rejected by Larry White | 53-47 |
| 13:23 | South Alabama | Larry White snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 13:17 | South Alabama | Lon Mills hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Stewart | 55-47 |
| 12:58 | New Orleans | Joe Baker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 12:57 | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 12:50 | South Alabama | Johnathan Roberts scores on a turnaround in the lane | 57-47 |
| 12:45 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Butler (SG), Bradley Rogers (PF) Lon Mills, Johnathan Roberts | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 12:30 | South Alabama | Larry White misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 12:12 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sipho Ali | 57-50 |
| 11:55 | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ralph Stewart, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings (PG), Thomas Keller (SF), Johnathan Roberts (PF) Ralph Stewart, Alexander Reed, Larry White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 11:35 | New Orleans | Joe Baker misses the turnaround in the paint | 57-50 |
| 11:34 | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Alonso Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Butler (fresh) SF - Thomas Keller (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Johnathan Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wendell Boerger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sipho Ali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Gipson (tired) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Joe Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | South Alabama | Brian Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 57-50 |
| 11:08 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 10:59 | South Alabama | Johnathan Roberts scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Butler | 59-53 |
| 10:31 | New Orleans | Johnathan Roberts is called for the reach on Wendell Boerger - foul #1 on Johnathan Roberts, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart (PG), Lon Mills (SG), Reginald Castillon (SF), Jerry Koop (PF), Larry White (C) Alonso Cummings, Brian Butler, Thomas Keller, Johnathan Roberts, Bradley Rogers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 10:19 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 10:18 | South Alabama | Reginald Castillon gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 10:00 | South Alabama | Lon Mills drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ralph Stewart | 61-53 |
| 09:58 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali is hacked by Jerry Koop in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Koop, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| 09:32 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 09:30 | South Alabama | Larry White pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 09:22 | South Alabama | Gary Gipson is called for the reach on Jerry Koop - foul #3 on Gary Gipson, team foul #3 | 61-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings (PG), Thomas Keller (SG), Johnathan Roberts (PF) Ralph Stewart, Lon Mills, Jerry Koop | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:10 | South Alabama | Reginald Castillon drills a 3 from straight away | 64-53 |
| 09:05 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali lays it in on a nice dish by Joe Baker | 64-55 |
| 08:48 | South Alabama | Reginald Castillon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 08:46 | New Orleans | Joe Baker gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 08:24 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Larry White - foul #2 on Larry White, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart (PG), Alexander Reed (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Bradley Rogers (C) Thomas Keller, Reginald Castillon, Johnathan Roberts, Larry White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Dooley (SF) Sipho Ali | |
| 08:24 | New Orleans | Gary Gipson makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| 08:02 | South Alabama | Wendell Boerger picks off the pass by Jason Williams | 64-58 |
| 07:56 | New Orleans | Joe Baker is hacked by Jason Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Williams, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Butler (SG), Jerry Koop (C) Alonso Cummings, Bradley Rogers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Sipho Ali (SF) William Dooley | |
| 07:56 | New Orleans | Joe Baker makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 07:56 | New Orleans | Joe Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 07:56 | South Alabama | Jason Williams snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 07:50 | South Alabama | Brian Butler knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Ralph Stewart | 66-59 |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Joe Baker clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Williams - foul #4 on Jason Williams, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Dooley (SF) Sipho Ali | |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Joe Baker misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 07:44 | New Orleans | Joe Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 07:44 | South Alabama | Jerry Koop gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 07:21 | South Alabama | Alexander Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-59 |
| 07:20 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Manuel Barker | 66-59 |
| 07:20 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lon Mills (SG) Brian Butler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Sipho Ali (SF) William Dooley | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Ralph Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lon Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerry Koop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wendell Boerger (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sipho Ali (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Gipson (very tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Baker (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 07:04 | New Orleans | Joe Baker snags the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 06:50 | New Orleans | Joe Baker knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-61 |
| 06:43 | South Alabama | Alexander Reed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | Joe Baker snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 06:23 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 06:21 | South Alabama | Jason Williams gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 06:15 | South Alabama | Jason Williams can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Gary Gipson - foul #4 on Gary Gipson, team foul #4 | 66-61 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings (SG), Thomas Keller (SF), Bradley Rogers (C) Lon Mills, Alexander Reed, Jerry Koop | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Dooley (SF) Sipho Ali | |
| 06:15 | South Alabama | Jason Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:15 | South Alabama | Jason Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:15 | New Orleans | William Dooley snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 06:04 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 06:03 | New Orleans | Joe Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:46 | New Orleans | Joe Baker is whistled for a carry | 67-61 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Johnathan Roberts (PF) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Sipho Ali (SF) William Dooley | |
| 05:24 | South Alabama | The jump hook by Johnathan Roberts is blocked by Sipho Ali | 67-61 |
| 05:23 | South Alabama | Johnathan Roberts hits the follow up shot | 69-61 |
| 05:09 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 69-61 |
| 05:07 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Alonso Cummings | 69-61 |
| 04:48 | South Alabama | Wendell Boerger is called for the reach on Alonso Cummings - foul #4 on Wendell Boerger, team foul #5 | 69-61 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lon Mills (SG), Jerry Koop (PF), Larry White (C) Ralph Stewart, Johnathan Roberts, Bradley Rogers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Dooley (SF), Robert Barry (PF) Sipho Ali, Gary Gipson | |
| 04:26 | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by William Dooley - foul #2 on William Dooley, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Reginald Castillon (SF) Thomas Keller | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Sipho Ali (SF), Gary Gipson (PF) William Dooley, Robert Barry | |
| 04:26 | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 04:26 | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 04:15 | New Orleans | Joe Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-61 |
| 04:13 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Sipho Ali misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 03:53 | South Alabama | Lon Mills gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:48 | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings makes the wide open floater from close range set up by Lon Mills | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker is hacked by Jerry Koop - foul #3 on Jerry Koop, team foul #10 | 73-61 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart (PG), Brian Butler (SG), Alexander Reed (SF), Johnathan Roberts (PF), Bradley Rogers (C) Alonso Cummings, Lon Mills, Reginald Castillon, Jerry Koop, Larry White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Dooley (SF), Robert Barry (PF) Sipho Ali, Gary Gipson | |
| 03:38 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 03:38 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 03:11 | South Alabama | Alexander Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-63 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Thomas Keller (SG), Reginald Castillon (SF) Brian Butler, Alexander Reed | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Sipho Ali (SF), Gary Gipson (PF) William Dooley, Joe Baker | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Ralph Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Keller (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Castillon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnathan Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Manuel Barker (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wendell Boerger (very tired) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Sipho Ali (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Gipson (very tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Barry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | New Orleans | Manuel Barker loses the dribble to Reginald Castillon | 73-63 |
| 02:59 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings (SG), Alexander Reed (SF), Larry White (C) Thomas Keller, Reginald Castillon, Bradley Rogers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 02:45 | South Alabama | Larry White misses long on a runner in the lane | 73-63 |
| 02:44 | South Alabama | Larry White can't tip it in | 73-63 |
| 02:43 | South Alabama | Johnathan Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 02:33 | South Alabama | Larry White makes the floater in the lane set up by Johnathan Roberts and he's hacked by Robert Barry - foul #2 on Robert Barry, team foul #7 | 75-63 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lon Mills (SG), Jason Williams (PF) Alonso Cummings, Johnathan Roberts | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Dooley (SF), Joe Baker (C) Sipho Ali, Gary Gipson | |
| 02:33 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-63 |
| 02:33 | South Alabama | Larry White misses the free throw | 75-63 |
| 02:33 | New Orleans | Robert Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 02:21 | New Orleans | Wendell Boerger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-63 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings (PG), Thomas Keller (SG), Reginald Castillon (SF), Jerry Koop (C) Ralph Stewart, Lon Mills, Alexander Reed, Larry White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), Roberto Martin (C) Manuel Barker, Wendell Boerger, Joe Baker | |
| 02:19 | South Alabama | Thomas Keller is hacked by Gregory Colburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Colburn, team foul #8 | 75-63 |
| 02:19 | South Alabama | Thomas Keller misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 02:19 | New Orleans | Roberto Martin pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:57 | New Orleans | Robert Barry misses the lay-in | 75-63 |
| 01:56 | South Alabama | Jason Williams snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| 01:54 | South Alabama | Kenneth Burton takes the ball from Thomas Keller in the backcourt | 75-63 |
| 01:45 | New Orleans | Roberto Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-63 |
| 01:29 | South Alabama | Jason Williams is hacked by Robert Barry - foul #3 on Robert Barry, team foul #9 | 75-63 |
| 01:29 | South Alabama | Jason Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 01:29 | South Alabama | Jason Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 01:29 | New Orleans | William Dooley grabs the board | 76-63 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton lays it up and in | 76-65 |
| 01:16 | South Alabama | William Dooley steals the ball from Reginald Castillon in the backcourt | 76-65 |
| 01:13 | New Orleans | William Dooley lays it up and in | 76-67 |
| 01:13 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart (PG), Lon Mills (SG), Alexander Reed (SF), Johnathan Roberts (PF), Larry White (C) Alonso Cummings, Thomas Keller, Reginald Castillon, Jason Williams, Jerry Koop | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Manuel Barker (PG), Wendell Boerger (SG), Sipho Ali (SF), Gary Gipson (PF), Joe Baker (C) Gregory Colburn, Kenneth Burton, William Dooley, Robert Barry, Roberto Martin | |
| 00:54 | South Alabama | Johnathan Roberts is hacked by Sipho Ali - foul #2 on Sipho Ali, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| 00:54 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| 00:54 | South Alabama | Johnathan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:54 | South Alabama | Johnathan Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:54 | New Orleans | Joe Baker grabs the board | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Lon Mills picks off the pass by Sipho Ali in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart is fouled on the floor by Sipho Ali - foul #3 on Sipho Ali, team foul #11 | 77-67 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings (SG), Thomas Keller (SF), Bradley Rogers (PF), Jason Williams (C) Lon Mills, Alexander Reed, Johnathan Roberts, Larry White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gregory Colburn (PG), Kenneth Burton (SG), William Dooley (SF), Robert Barry (PF), Roberto Martin (C) Manuel Barker, Wendell Boerger, Sipho Ali, Gary Gipson, Joe Baker | |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Ralph Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Robert Barry clanks a fadeaway from close range | 79-67 |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton snags the offensive board | 79-67 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Bradley Rogers is called for the reach on William Dooley - foul #3 on Bradley Rogers, team foul #11 | 79-67 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Reginald Castillon (SF), Jerry Koop (C) Ralph Stewart, Bradley Rogers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | William Dooley makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | William Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:08 | South Alabama | The jump hook by Alonso Cummings is blocked by Robert Barry | 79-69 |
| 00:07 | New Orleans | William Dooley grabs the defensive rebound | 79-69 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Thomas Keller is called for the reach on Kenneth Burton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Keller, team foul #12 | 79-69 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | Kenneth Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Alonso Cummings runs out the clock | 79-70 |