| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Frank Jefferson (fresh) SG - Timothy Yoder (fresh) SF - Terrance Keene (fresh) PF - George Hays (fresh) C - Donald Harden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Courtney Leitch (fresh) SG - Clarence Comeau (fresh) SF - Martin Neal (fresh) PF - Thomas Ferguson (fresh) C - Sergio Hernandez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Central Florida | Martin Neal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to George Hays | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Central Florida | Donald Harden swats the layup by Clarence Comeau | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Ferguson | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Central Florida | Clarence Comeau is denied on a layup by George Hays | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | New Orleans | Timothy Yoder misses the shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | New Orleans | George Hays tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Central Florida | Clarence Comeau connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | New Orleans | Terrance Keene loses the dribble to Courtney Leitch | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Timothy Yoder is called for the reach on Clarence Comeau in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Yoder, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Timothy Yoder - foul #2 on Timothy Yoder, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Mason (SG) Timothy Yoder | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Harden | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | New Orleans | Terrance Keene grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:13 | New Orleans | Sergio Hernandez is called for the reach on Frank Jefferson - foul #1 on Sergio Hernandez, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Schnakenberg (PG), Brian Powell (SF), James Miller (PF), Kenneth Shepherd (C) Frank Jefferson, Terrance Keene, George Hays, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), Theodore Steinberg (SG), John Wise (SF), Mario Davila (PF), Louis Purdie (C) Courtney Leitch, Clarence Comeau, Martin Neal, Thomas Ferguson, Sergio Hernandez | |
| 16:56 | New Orleans | Mario Davila denies the turnaround by Tom Schnakenberg | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Louis Purdie | 5-5 |
| 16:51 | Central Florida | Tom Schnakenberg picks off the pass by Theodore Steinberg in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | New Orleans | Kenneth Shepherd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:33 | Central Florida | Mario Davila pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:28 | Central Florida | John Wise loses the ball out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dean Griffith (SG) Stephen Mason | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:59 | New Orleans | Brian Powell can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 5-5 |
| 15:57 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Mario Davila | 5-5 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Tom Schnakenberg (fresh) SG - Dean Griffith (fresh) SF - Brian Powell (fresh) PF - James Miller (fresh) C - Kenneth Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - John Bose (fresh) SG - Theodore Steinberg (fresh) SF - John Wise (fresh) PF - Mario Davila (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Purdie (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | Louis Purdie hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | New Orleans | James Miller grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:13 | New Orleans | Brian Powell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 15:12 | New Orleans | James Miller tips it home | 7-5 |
| 14:46 | Central Florida | John Bose is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 14:37 | New Orleans | Brian Powell can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on John Wise - foul #1 on John Wise, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson (PG), Stephen Mason (SG), Terrance Keene (SF), George Hays (PF) Tom Schnakenberg, Dean Griffith, James Miller, Kenneth Shepherd | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch (PG), Clarence Comeau (SG), Martin Neal (SF), Thomas Ferguson (PF), Sergio Hernandez (C) John Bose, Theodore Steinberg, John Wise, Mario Davila, Louis Purdie | |
| 14:37 | New Orleans | Brian Powell makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:37 | New Orleans | Brian Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:34 | Central Florida | Clarence Comeau's pass is intercepted by Stephen Mason in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 14:22 | New Orleans | Stephen Mason knocks in the runner from the left block | 11-8 |
| 14:11 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez can't finish the uncontested layup | 11-8 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Terrance Keene pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:47 | New Orleans | Brian Powell scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Mason | 13-8 |
| 13:33 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Powell | 13-8 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Comeau | 13-8 |
| 13:17 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Ferguson | 13-10 |
| 12:56 | New Orleans | Stephen Mason misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Clarence Comeau - foul #1 on Clarence Comeau, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dean Griffith (PG), Curtis Davis (SF), Donald Harden (C) Frank Jefferson, Terrance Keene, Brian Powell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:56 | New Orleans | Stephen Mason makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:56 | New Orleans | Stephen Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Thomas Ferguson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Courtney Leitch | 15-13 |
| 12:16 | New Orleans | Stephen Mason makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dean Griffith | 17-13 |
| 12:02 | Central Florida | Clarence Comeau hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Ferguson and the foul's on Curtis Davis - foul #1 on Curtis Davis, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson (PG) Stephen Mason | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), John Wise (SF), Mario Davila (C) Courtney Leitch, Martin Neal, Sergio Hernandez | |
| 12:02 | Central Florida | Clarence Comeau makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Frank Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dean Griffith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Davis (fresh) PF - George Hays (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Harden (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - John Bose (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Comeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Wise (fresh) PF - Thomas Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mario Davila (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 11:35 | Central Florida | Mario Davila snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 11:33 | Central Florida | Curtis Davis is called for the reach on John Wise in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Davis, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Schnakenberg (SG), Terrance Keene (SF) Dean Griffith, Curtis Davis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Theodore Steinberg (SG), Louis Purdie (C) Clarence Comeau, Thomas Ferguson | |
| 11:13 | Central Florida | Theodore Steinberg comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 17-16 |
| 11:11 | Central Florida | John Wise grabs the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:57 | Central Florida | Terrance Keene blocks the short jumper by Mario Davila | 17-16 |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | Theodore Steinberg tips it in | 17-18 |
| 10:43 | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Harden | 20-18 |
| 10:39 | Central Florida | John Bose throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dean Griffith (SG), James Miller (PF), Kenneth Shepherd (C) Tom Schnakenberg, George Hays, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch (PG), Thomas Ferguson (PF), Sergio Hernandez (C) John Bose, John Wise, Mario Davila | |
| 10:21 | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 10:19 | Central Florida | Louis Purdie gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 10:06 | Central Florida | Thomas Ferguson buries a runner from the right block | 20-20 |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Kenneth Shepherd drills a runner near the basket and the foul's on Sergio Hernandez - foul #2 on Sergio Hernandez, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Harden (C) James Miller | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clarence Comeau (SG), Martin Neal (SF), Mario Davila (C) Theodore Steinberg, Louis Purdie, Sergio Hernandez | |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Kenneth Shepherd makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:35 | Central Florida | Thomas Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Shepherd - foul #1 on Kenneth Shepherd, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Mason (SG) Dean Griffith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG) Courtney Leitch | |
| 09:21 | Central Florida | Thomas Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Shepherd - foul #2 on Kenneth Shepherd, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Schnakenberg (PG), George Hays (PF) Frank Jefferson, Kenneth Shepherd | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 09:21 | Central Florida | Thomas Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:21 | Central Florida | Thomas Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:21 | Central Florida | Thomas Ferguson makes the 3rd free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:04 | New Orleans | George Hays misses the dunk attempt | 23-23 |
| 09:03 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to John Bose | 23-23 |
| 08:37 | Central Florida | Mario Davila is fouled on the floor by Donald Harden - foul #1 on Donald Harden, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dean Griffith (SG), James Miller (C) Stephen Mason, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch (PG), Theodore Steinberg (SG), John Wise (C) John Bose, Clarence Comeau, Thomas Ferguson | |
| 08:37 | Central Florida | Mario Davila misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:37 | New Orleans | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 08:21 | New Orleans | George Hays misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 08:19 | New Orleans | James Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 08:01 | New Orleans | Terrance Keene connects on the jump hook from close range | 25-23 |
| 07:47 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch lays it in on a nice dish by Martin Neal | 25-25 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Tom Schnakenberg (fairly fresh) SG - Dean Griffith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terrance Keene (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hays (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Courtney Leitch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Steinberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Neal (fairly fresh) PF - Mario Davila (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Wise (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | Dean Griffith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Martin Neal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 07:23 | New Orleans | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 07:09 | New Orleans | Terrance Keene scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Tom Schnakenberg | 30-25 |
| 07:02 | Central Florida | Mario Davila misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on George Hays - foul #1 on George Hays, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson (PG), Stephen Mason (SG), Brian Powell (SF), Donald Harden (C) Tom Schnakenberg, Dean Griffith, Terrance Keene, James Miller | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), Clarence Comeau (SG), Louis Purdie (SF), Thomas Ferguson (PF) Courtney Leitch, Theodore Steinberg, Martin Neal, John Wise | |
| 07:02 | Central Florida | Mario Davila makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 07:02 | Central Florida | Mario Davila makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 06:34 | New Orleans | Donald Harden buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Mason | 32-27 |
| 06:15 | Central Florida | Clarence Comeau is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Louis Purdie | 32-30 |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Bose - foul #1 on John Bose, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Terrance Keene (SF) George Hays | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Martin Neal (SF) Mario Davila | |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 05:30 | Central Florida | Martin Neal is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dean Griffith (SG) Stephen Mason | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch (PG), Theodore Steinberg (SF), John Wise (C) John Bose, Martin Neal, Louis Purdie | |
| 05:20 | New Orleans | Donald Harden misses the floater from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 05:19 | New Orleans | Donald Harden grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 05:02 | New Orleans | Frank Jefferson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-30 |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Clarence Comeau hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Terrance Keene - foul #1 on Terrance Keene, team foul #9 | 36-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stephen Mason (SG), George Hays (PF) Dean Griffith, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Clarence Comeau makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Clarence Comeau makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 04:18 | New Orleans | George Hays misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Comeau - foul #2 on Clarence Comeau, team foul #6 | 36-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Schnakenberg (PG) Frank Jefferson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (SG), Martin Neal (SF), Louis Purdie (PF) Clarence Comeau, Theodore Steinberg, Thomas Ferguson | |
| 04:18 | New Orleans | George Hays misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 04:18 | New Orleans | George Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:53 | Central Florida | John Wise hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 03:52 | Central Florida | Louis Purdie pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | John Wise misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-32 |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | Louis Purdie snags the offensive board | 37-32 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Tom Schnakenberg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrance Keene (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hays (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Powell (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Courtney Leitch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bose (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Neal (fresh) PF - Louis Purdie (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Wise (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 03:11 | New Orleans | Stephen Mason is fouled on the floor by John Wise - foul #2 on John Wise, team foul #7 | 37-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timothy Yoder (SG), Curtis Davis (SF), James Miller (PF), Kenneth Shepherd (C) Tom Schnakenberg, Terrance Keene, George Hays, Brian Powell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Theodore Steinberg (SG), Mario Davila (PF), Sergio Hernandez (C) John Bose, Louis Purdie, John Wise | |
| 03:11 | New Orleans | Stephen Mason makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 03:11 | New Orleans | Stephen Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 02:44 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 02:20 | New Orleans | Stephen Mason hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Shepherd | 41-37 |
| 02:06 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez is hacked by James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #10 | 41-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dean Griffith (PG) Stephen Mason | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), Clarence Comeau (SG), Thomas Ferguson (PF) Courtney Leitch, Theodore Steinberg, Mario Davila | |
| 02:06 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 02:06 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 01:48 | New Orleans | Curtis Davis buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Martin Neal knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Curtis Davis - foul #3 on Curtis Davis, team foul #11 | 43-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Terrance Keene (SF), George Hays (PF), Donald Harden (C) Curtis Davis, James Miller, Kenneth Shepherd | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Louis Purdie (PF) Thomas Ferguson | |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Martin Neal makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 01:13 | New Orleans | Timothy Yoder connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dean Griffith | 45-41 |
| 01:04 | Central Florida | Clarence Comeau lays it up and in | 45-43 |
| 00:49 | New Orleans | Dean Griffith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Schnakenberg (PG), Brian Powell (SF) Timothy Yoder, Terrance Keene | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch (PG), Theodore Steinberg (SF) John Bose, Martin Neal | |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Sergio Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Ferguson (PF) Louis Purdie | |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Brian Powell's pass is intercepted by Thomas Ferguson | 45-43 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Courtney Leitch scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-45 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Dean Griffith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 45-45 |