| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Owens (fresh) SG - James McAlister (fresh) SF - William Hall (fresh) PF - Donald Burr (fresh) C - Charles Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Wininger (fresh) SG - Russell Stepp (fresh) SF - Ronnie Williams (fresh) PF - Dennis Ruffin (fresh) C - William Swanson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Charles Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | New Orleans | William Hall blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | New Orleans | Jack Owens misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Arizona | David Wininger snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | New Orleans | Charles Williams's floater is tipped away by Dennis Ruffin | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Arizona | William Swanson grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams is fouled in the backcourt by James McAlister - foul #1 on James McAlister, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams misses badly on a jumper from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Arizona | Russell Stepp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Swanson | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | New Orleans | William Swanson blocks the short jumper by William Hall | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | William Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:31 | New Orleans | Donald Burr misses the jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:29 | Arizona | The rebound goes to David Wininger | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Arizona | Russell Stepp is fouled in the backcourt by James McAlister - foul #2 on James McAlister, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Kim (SG), John Hodgson (SF), John Pilkington (PF), James Ellison (C) James McAlister, William Hall, Donald Burr, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 17:14 | Arizona | Russell Stepp connects on the floater near the basket set up by William Swanson | 0-7 |
| 17:08 | New Orleans | James Ellison clanks a jump hook in the paint | 0-7 |
| 17:07 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:03 | Arizona | Russell Stepp hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Ellison - foul #1 on James Ellison, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Otis Foran (PG) Jack Owens | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 17:03 | Arizona | Russell Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:03 | Arizona | Russell Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 0-9 |
| 16:48 | New Orleans | John Pilkington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-9 |
| 16:29 | Arizona | Otis Foran is called for the reach on Ronnie Williams - foul #1 on Otis Foran, team foul #4 | 0-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Wesley Lemos (C) William Swanson | |
| 16:23 | Arizona | Wesley Lemos hits the finger roll set up by David Wininger | 0-11 |
| 16:04 | New Orleans | John Hodgson drills a shot from just outside the lane | 2-11 |
| 15:42 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 2-13 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Otis Foran (fresh) SG - Clarence Kim (fresh) SF - John Hodgson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Pilkington (fresh) C - James Ellison (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Wininger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Stepp (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronnie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Ruffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Lemos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:19 | New Orleans | Otis Foran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Owens (PG), William Hall (SF), Donald Burr (PF), Charles Williams (C) Otis Foran, John Hodgson, John Pilkington, James Ellison | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ernest Dupras (PG), William Johnson (SG), Jarrod King (PF), William Swanson (C) David Wininger, Russell Stepp, Dennis Ruffin, Wesley Lemos | |
| 15:00 | Arizona | William Hall steals the ball from Ernest Dupras | 2-13 |
| 14:50 | New Orleans | Charles Williams clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 2-13 |
| 14:49 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Williams | 2-13 |
| 14:40 | New Orleans | Donald Burr is hacked by Jarrod King - foul #1 on Jarrod King, team foul #1 | 2-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Russell Stepp (SG) Ronnie Williams | |
| 14:24 | New Orleans | William Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lawrence Parr (C) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 14:22 | Arizona | Jack Owens takes the ball from William Johnson in the backcourt | 2-13 |
| 14:06 | New Orleans | Clarence Kim is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jack Owens | 4-13 |
| 13:44 | Arizona | Russell Stepp is hacked by Donald Burr - foul #1 on Donald Burr, team foul #5 | 4-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Hodgson (SG), Brandon Gist (SF), John Pilkington (PF) Clarence Kim, William Hall, Donald Burr | |
| Subs | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin (PF), Wesley Lemos (C) Jarrod King, William Swanson | |
| 13:39 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 4-13 |
| 13:38 | New Orleans | Brandon Gist snags the defensive board | 4-13 |
| 13:17 | New Orleans | Jack Owens lays it in on a great pass from Brandon Gist and the foul's on Russell Stepp - foul #1 on Russell Stepp, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Williams (C) Brandon Gist | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Wininger (PG), Ronnie Williams (SF) Ernest Dupras, Russell Stepp | |
| 13:17 | New Orleans | Jack Owens makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:15 | Arizona | William Johnson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Otis Foran (PG) Jack Owens | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 13:03 | New Orleans | Charles Williams misses the shot from the right side | 7-13 |
| 13:02 | Arizona | David Wininger grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:58 | Arizona | William Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Wininger | 7-15 |
| 12:42 | New Orleans | John Hodgson misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 12:40 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:35 | Arizona | David Wininger is fouled in the backcourt by Otis Foran - foul #2 on Otis Foran, team foul #6 | 7-15 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Owens (PG), Clarence Kim (SG), William Hall (SF), James Ellison (C) Otis Foran, John Hodgson, Lawrence Parr, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona | Russell Stepp (SG) William Johnson | |
| 12:24 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Stepp | 7-17 |
| 12:10 | New Orleans | James Ellison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 12:09 | Arizona | The rebound goes to David Wininger | 7-17 |
| 11:53 | Arizona | Wesley Lemos's layup is rejected by James Ellison | 7-17 |
| 11:52 | Arizona | Russell Stepp misses the tip | 7-17 |
| 11:51 | New Orleans | James Ellison snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 11:34 | New Orleans | Russell Stepp steals the ball from James Ellison | 7-17 |
| 11:30 | Arizona | Russell Stepp jams it | 7-19 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Owens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Hall (fairly fresh) PF - John Pilkington (fairly fresh) C - James Ellison (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Wininger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Stepp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Ruffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Lemos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:03 | New Orleans | John Pilkington makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Jack Owens | 9-19 |
| 10:57 | Arizona | David Wininger is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Owens - foul #1 on Jack Owens, team foul #7 | 9-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Hodgson (SG), Brandon Gist (SF), Donald Burr (PF), Charles Williams (C) Clarence Kim, William Hall, John Pilkington, James Ellison | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ernest Dupras (SG), William Johnson (SF), Jarrod King (PF), William Swanson (C) Russell Stepp, Ronnie Williams, Dennis Ruffin, Wesley Lemos | |
| 10:57 | Arizona | David Wininger makes the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 10:57 | Arizona | David Wininger makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 10:41 | New Orleans | Brandon Gist loses the ball out of bounds | 9-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronnie Williams (SF) David Wininger | |
| 10:23 | Arizona | William Swanson drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Ernest Dupras | 9-23 |
| 10:15 | New Orleans | Donald Burr misses the floater from the right wing | 9-23 |
| 10:14 | Arizona | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-23 |
| 10:03 | Arizona | Ernest Dupras misses short on a 3 from straight away | 9-23 |
| 10:02 | New Orleans | Donald Burr gets the rebound | 9-23 |
| 09:44 | New Orleans | John Hodgson loses the dribble to William Johnson | 9-23 |
| 09:31 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 9-23 |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | Charles Williams snags the defensive board | 9-23 |
| 09:25 | New Orleans | Brandon Gist knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 11-23 |
| 09:07 | Arizona | John Hodgson takes the ball from Ernest Dupras | 11-23 |
| 08:44 | New Orleans | Charles Williams is called for a backcourt violation | 11-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Kim (SG), William Hall (SF), Lawrence Parr (C) John Hodgson, Brandon Gist, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Wininger (PG), Russell Stepp (SG), Dennis Ruffin (PF), Wesley Lemos (C) Ernest Dupras, William Johnson, Jarrod King, William Swanson | |
| 08:26 | Arizona | David Wininger makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-26 |
| 08:15 | New Orleans | Ronnie Williams takes the ball from William Hall | 11-26 |
| 08:12 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams blows the dunk | 11-26 |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | Donald Burr snags the defensive board | 11-26 |
| 08:04 | New Orleans | Lawrence Parr buries a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Wesley Lemos - foul #1 on Wesley Lemos, team foul #4 | 13-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Pilkington (C) Donald Burr | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 08:04 | New Orleans | Lawrence Parr makes the free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:43 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Hall - foul #1 on William Hall, team foul #8 | 14-26 |
| 07:43 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:43 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | William Hall is hacked by Wesley Lemos - foul #2 on Wesley Lemos, team foul #5 | 14-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jarrod King (PF), William Swanson (C) Dennis Ruffin, Wesley Lemos | |
| 07:21 | New Orleans | Jack Owens knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Kim | 17-28 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jack Owens (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hall (fairly fresh) PF - John Pilkington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Parr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Wininger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Stepp (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Williams (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jarrod King (fresh) C - William Swanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Arizona | William Hall steps in front of the David Wininger pass in the backcourt | 17-28 |
| 07:16 | New Orleans | Jack Owens lays it in set up by William Hall | 19-28 |
| 07:06 | Arizona | Russell Stepp comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 07:05 | New Orleans | William Hall pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:47 | New Orleans | Clarence Kim misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-28 |
| 06:46 | New Orleans | Jack Owens grabs the offensive board | 19-28 |
| 06:39 | New Orleans | William Hall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Jack Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:28 | New Orleans | William Hall misses the floater from the free throw line | 19-28 |
| 06:27 | Arizona | David Wininger grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:22 | Arizona | David Wininger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-28 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Hodgson (SG), Brandon Gist (SF), James Ellison (PF), Charles Williams (C) Jack Owens, William Hall, John Pilkington, Lawrence Parr | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ernest Dupras (PG), William Johnson (SF), Dennis Ruffin (PF), Wesley Lemos (C) David Wininger, Ronnie Williams, Jarrod King, William Swanson | |
| 06:13 | New Orleans | Russell Stepp steals the ball from Clarence Kim | 19-28 |
| 06:00 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin can't finish the uncontested layup | 19-28 |
| 05:59 | Arizona | Wesley Lemos misses the tip | 19-28 |
| 05:57 | Arizona | William Johnson hits the follow up shot | 19-30 |
| 05:36 | New Orleans | James Ellison double dribbles | 19-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Owens (PG), Donald Burr (PF) Clarence Kim, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 05:16 | Arizona | Jack Owens is called for the reach on Ernest Dupras - foul #2 on Jack Owens, team foul #9 | 19-30 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Kim (PG), William Hall (SF), Charles Williams (C) Jack Owens, Brandon Gist, James Ellison | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jarrod King (PF), William Swanson (C) Dennis Ruffin, Wesley Lemos | |
| 05:16 | Arizona | Ernest Dupras makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:16 | Arizona | Ernest Dupras makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:04 | New Orleans | William Hall drills a shot from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 04:44 | Arizona | Jarrod King comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Pilkington (SF) William Hall | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Wininger (PG), Ronnie Williams (SF) Ernest Dupras, William Johnson | |
| 04:44 | Arizona | Jarrod King makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:44 | Arizona | Jarrod King makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:33 | New Orleans | Jarrod King swats the layup by Clarence Kim | 21-34 |
| 04:32 | New Orleans | John Hodgson pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | John Hodgson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 04:14 | Arizona | William Swanson pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 04:01 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Wininger | 21-36 |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Donald Burr hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Williams and he's hacked by Jarrod King - foul #2 on Jarrod King, team foul #6 | 23-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Otis Foran (PG), James McAlister (SG), Brandon Gist (SF), Lawrence Parr (C) Clarence Kim, John Hodgson, John Pilkington, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona | William Johnson (SG), Dennis Ruffin (PF), Wesley Lemos (C) Russell Stepp, Jarrod King, William Swanson | |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Donald Burr misses the free throw | 23-36 |
| 03:35 | Arizona | Wesley Lemos pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 03:16 | Arizona | David Wininger scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Lemos | 23-39 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Otis Foran (fresh) SG - James McAlister (fresh) SF - Brandon Gist (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Burr (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Parr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Wininger (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronnie Williams (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Ruffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Lemos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | New Orleans | Donald Burr double dribbles | 23-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Ellison (PF) Donald Burr | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ernest Dupras (PG), Russell Stepp (SG) David Wininger, Ronnie Williams | |
| 02:27 | Arizona | Russell Stepp connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from William Johnson | 23-41 |
| 02:23 | New Orleans | Otis Foran's layup is rejected by Wesley Lemos | 23-41 |
| 02:21 | Arizona | William Johnson gets the rebound | 23-41 |
| 01:59 | Arizona | Russell Stepp is fouled on the floor by James Ellison - foul #2 on James Ellison, team foul #11 | 23-41 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Owens (PG), William Hall (SF), John Pilkington (PF), Charles Williams (C) Otis Foran, Brandon Gist, James Ellison, Lawrence Parr | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronnie Williams (SF), Jarrod King (PF) William Johnson, Wesley Lemos | |
| 01:59 | Arizona | Russell Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 01:59 | Arizona | Russell Stepp misses the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 01:59 | Arizona | Jarrod King grabs the offensive board | 23-42 |
| 01:46 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Jack Owens - foul #3 on Jack Owens, team foul #12 | 23-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Otis Foran (PG) Jack Owens | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 01:46 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin makes the free throw | 23-45 |
| 01:27 | New Orleans | Otis Foran is hacked by Ernest Dupras - foul #1 on Ernest Dupras, team foul #7 | 23-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Arizona | William Swanson (C) Dennis Ruffin | |
| 01:27 | New Orleans | Otis Foran makes the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 01:27 | New Orleans | Otis Foran makes the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 01:12 | Arizona | Ernest Dupras scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Stepp | 25-48 |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | William Hall is fouled on the floor by William Swanson - foul #1 on William Swanson, team foul #8 | 25-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Donald Burr (PF) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Wininger (PG), William Johnson (SG), Wesley Lemos (C) Ernest Dupras, Russell Stepp, William Swanson | |
| 01:05 | New Orleans | William Hall misses the 1st free throw | 25-48 |
| 01:05 | Arizona | Wesley Lemos snags the defensive board | 25-48 |
| 00:46 | Arizona | David Wininger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-48 |
| 00:45 | New Orleans | Donald Burr grabs the defensive rebound | 25-48 |
| 00:42 | New Orleans | David Wininger picks off the pass by Otis Foran in the backcourt | 25-48 |
| 00:41 | Arizona | William Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Wininger | 25-50 |
| 00:27 | New Orleans | James McAlister buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Otis Foran | 27-50 |
| 00:24 | Arizona | William Johnson is hacked by John Pilkington in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Pilkington, team foul #13 | 27-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Kim (PG), Lawrence Parr (PF) Otis Foran, Donald Burr | |
| Subs | Arizona | Russell Stepp (SG), Dennis Ruffin (PF) Ronnie Williams, Jarrod King | |
| 00:24 | Arizona | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 00:24 | Arizona | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-52 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | John Pilkington clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 27-52 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 27-52 |