| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Brian Murray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Schwarze (fresh) SF - Grant Ewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Levine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Dumais (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) PF - Donald Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Dumais | 23-31 |
| 19:24 | New Orleans | Harry Levine comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Larry Dumais - foul #3 on Larry Dumais, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Dixon (SG) Larry Dumais | |
| 19:24 | New Orleans | Harry Levine makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:24 | New Orleans | Harry Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Harry Levine steals it from Gary Morrison | 25-31 |
| 18:42 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze is whistled for traveling | 25-31 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon misses the jump hook from the baseline | 25-31 |
| 18:18 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 17:59 | New Orleans | Harry Levine drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Murray | 27-31 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison loses the dribble to Christopher Schwarze | 27-31 |
| 17:35 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen jams it set up by Christopher Schwarze | 29-31 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Turner | 29-33 |
| 17:00 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart misses short on a floater from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Murray - foul #1 on Brian Murray, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Zittel (PG), Timothy Matthews (SG), Edward O'Malley (PF), Donnie Foster (C) Brian Murray, Christopher Schwarze, Jeff Jensen, Harry Levine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burpo (PG), Larry Williams (SG), Aaron Bashaw (SF), Gary Farr (C) Robert Turner, Eric Dixon, Gary Morrison, Christopher Peterson | |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:16 | New Orleans | Timothy Matthews is fouled on the floor by Larry Williams - foul #2 on Larry Williams, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Glover (C) Donald Vaughn | |
| 15:59 | New Orleans | Timothy Matthews knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-35 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Keith Zittel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Grant Ewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward O'Malley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Foster (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Burpo (fresh) SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Bashaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Farr (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Timothy Matthews is called for the reach on Larry Williams - foul #3 on Timothy Matthews, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stanley Brown (SG), John Murray (C) Keith Zittel, Grant Ewart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Dumais (SG) Larry Williams | |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Walter Glover lays it up and in | 32-37 |
| 15:07 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Timothy Matthews | 35-37 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Gary Farr pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Walter Glover can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Glover | 35-37 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Walter Glover misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Murray - foul #4 on John Murray, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze (PG), Grant Ewart (SF), Jeff Jensen (PF), Harry Levine (C) Timothy Matthews, Edward O'Malley, Donnie Foster, John Murray | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (PG), Gary Morrison (SF), Christopher Peterson (C) Richard Burpo, Aaron Bashaw, Gary Farr | |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Walter Glover misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Walter Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:03 | New Orleans | Larry Dumais is called for the reach on Harry Levine - foul #4 on Larry Dumais, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Murray (PG) Grant Ewart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Dixon (SG), Donald Vaughn (PF) Larry Dumais, Walter Glover | |
| 13:54 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen is hacked by Donald Vaughn - foul #2 on Donald Vaughn, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| 13:45 | New Orleans | Harry Levine makes the jump hook in the paint | 37-38 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Stanley Brown is called for the reach on Eric Dixon - foul #4 on Stanley Brown, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Grant Ewart (SF) Stanley Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Turner | 37-40 |
| 12:41 | New Orleans | Brian Murray comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gary Morrison | 37-40 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison's pass is intercepted by Brian Murray in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 12:25 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Christopher Schwarze | 39-40 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Grant Ewart - foul #2 on Grant Ewart, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Zittel (PG), Timothy Matthews (SG), Edward O'Malley (PF), Donnie Foster (C) Brian Murray, Christopher Schwarze, Jeff Jensen, Harry Levine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Williams (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Gary Farr (PF) Eric Dixon, Gary Morrison, Donald Vaughn | |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson misses the jumper from the left block | 39-40 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 12:03 | New Orleans | Donnie Foster gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 11:35 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart hits the finger roll | 41-40 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Keith Zittel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Grant Ewart (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward O'Malley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Foster (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) PF - Gary Farr (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Donnie Foster is called for the reach on Gary Farr - foul #1 on Donnie Foster, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze (SG) Timothy Matthews | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burpo (PG), Eric Dixon (SG), Aaron Bashaw (SF), Walter Glover (C) Robert Turner, Larry Williams, Richard Thomas, Christopher Peterson | |
| 11:08 | Rutgers | Walter Glover misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Walter Glover gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Walter Glover is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Dixon | 41-42 |
| 10:32 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Burpo - foul #1 on Richard Burpo, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Murray (PG), Jeff Jensen (PF) Keith Zittel, Grant Ewart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Morrison (SF) Gary Farr | |
| 10:32 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:32 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Aaron Bashaw makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Burpo | 43-44 |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Donnie Foster hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Aaron Bashaw comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jeff Jensen - foul #1 on Jeff Jensen, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timothy Matthews (SG), Grant Ewart (SF), Harry Levine (C) Christopher Schwarze, Edward O'Malley, Donnie Foster | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (PG), Christopher Peterson (C) Eric Dixon, Walter Glover | |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Aaron Bashaw makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Aaron Bashaw makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:20 | New Orleans | Brian Murray buries a 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Robert Turner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Burpo | 49-49 |
| 08:59 | New Orleans | Richard Burpo steals it from Timothy Matthews | 49-49 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Richard Burpo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-49 |
| 08:42 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Grant Ewart | 49-49 |
| 08:36 | New Orleans | Timothy Matthews misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Aaron Bashaw is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Aaron Bashaw, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Zittel (PG), Christopher Schwarze (SG), Edward O'Malley (PF), Donnie Foster (C) Brian Murray, Timothy Matthews, Jeff Jensen, Harry Levine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Dixon (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Donald Vaughn (PF) Richard Burpo, Gary Morrison, Aaron Bashaw | |
| 07:52 | New Orleans | Keith Zittel misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Robert Turner is hacked by Keith Zittel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Zittel, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Stanley Brown (SG), John Murray (C) Keith Zittel, Grant Ewart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Dumais (SG), Gary Farr (C) Richard Thomas, Christopher Peterson | |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Robert Turner makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Robert Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:47 | New Orleans | John Murray grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 07:25 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Schwarze | 51-50 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Christopher Schwarze (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Edward O'Malley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Foster (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Murray (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Dumais (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Farr (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Stanley Brown steals the ball from Eric Dixon | 51-50 |
| 07:00 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown throws it down | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Donnie Foster - foul #2 on Donnie Foster, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Zittel (PG), Jeff Jensen (PF) Edward O'Malley, Donnie Foster | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Williams (PG), Richard Thomas (SF), Christopher Peterson (C) Robert Turner, Eric Dixon, Gary Farr | |
| 06:53 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:40 | New Orleans | John Murray knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Keith Zittel | 55-52 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timothy Matthews (PG), Grant Ewart (SF) Keith Zittel, Christopher Schwarze | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Morrison (SF) Richard Thomas | |
| 06:23 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Larry Williams misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | John Murray grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 06:00 | New Orleans | Stanley Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeff Jensen | 58-52 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson is open and scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Larry Williams | 58-54 |
| 05:27 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Brown | 61-54 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Donald Vaughn is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Timothy Matthews's pass is intercepted by Christopher Peterson | 61-56 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson lays it in uncontested set up by Gary Morrison | 61-58 |
| 04:15 | New Orleans | John Murray makes the floater from close range | 63-58 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanley Brown - foul #5 on Stanley Brown, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Murray (PG), Christopher Schwarze (SG), Harry Levine (SF), Edward O'Malley (PF), Donnie Foster (C) Timothy Matthews, Stanley Brown, Grant Ewart, Jeff Jensen, John Murray | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (PG), Eric Dixon (SF), Gary Farr (PF), Walter Glover (C) Larry Williams, Gary Morrison, Donald Vaughn, Christopher Peterson | |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Walter Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 03:16 | New Orleans | Harry Levine misses the easy layup | 63-62 |
| 03:14 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Murray | 63-62 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Brian Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Schwarze (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward O'Malley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Foster (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Dumais (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Farr (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Glover (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:59 | New Orleans | Brian Murray misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-62 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gary Farr | 63-62 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Bashaw (SF), Christopher Peterson (C) Larry Dumais, Walter Glover | |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Christopher Peterson is denied by Harry Levine | 63-62 |
| 02:48 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:48 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Murray (C) Donnie Foster | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Morrison (SF) Aaron Bashaw | |
| 02:23 | New Orleans | Robert Turner steals it from Edward O'Malley | 63-62 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Turner | 63-64 |
| 02:18 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen (PF) Edward O'Malley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Dumais (SG), Donald Vaughn (PF) Eric Dixon, Gary Farr | |
| 02:05 | New Orleans | Jeff Jensen knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Harry Levine | 65-64 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-64 |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | Brian Murray snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 01:39 | New Orleans | Christopher Schwarze makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Levine | 68-64 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais misses the shot from the free throw line | 68-64 |
| 01:30 | New Orleans | John Murray pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:30 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Grant Ewart (SF) Harry Levine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:17 | New Orleans | John Murray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 01:15 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Jensen | 68-64 |
| 01:00 | New Orleans | Brian Murray hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Robert Turner - foul #2 on Robert Turner, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| 01:00 | New Orleans | Brian Murray makes the free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Christopher Schwarze steps in front of the Robert Turner pass in the backcourt | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:55 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart is fouled on the floor by Donald Vaughn - foul #3 on Donald Vaughn, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| 00:55 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson makes the wide open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Dumais | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Morrison - foul #1 on Gary Morrison, team foul #9 | 71-66 |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | Grant Ewart makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Turner | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Robert Turner is called for the reach on Brian Murray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Turner, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donnie Foster (SG) Grant Ewart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Brian Murray makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Brian Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | John Murray gets the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-69 |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | John Murray is hacked by Christopher Peterson - foul #2 on Christopher Peterson, team foul #11 | 73-69 |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | John Murray makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | John Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Larry Dumais can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-69 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-69 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | John Murray pulls down the rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Grant Ewart (SF) Donnie Foster | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | John Murray runs out the clock | 75-69 |