| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Dorey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Aaron Hungerford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Jurgens (fresh) PF - Jamie Carlyle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Nawrocki (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Padua (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gary Frase inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Minnesota | Gary Frase can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Dorey - foul #3 on Kevin Dorey, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton (PG) Kevin Dorey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:38 | Minnesota | Gary Frase makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:38 | Minnesota | Gary Frase makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:20 | New Orleans | Jamie Carlyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Nordquist - foul #1 on John Nordquist, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Roop (C) Tony Carey | |
| 19:20 | New Orleans | Jamie Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:20 | New Orleans | Jamie Carlyle misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Alexander Roop | 28-33 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop blows the wide open layup | 28-33 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 18:57 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Frase | 28-33 |
| 18:55 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | Joseph Nawrocki is called for the reach on David Padua - foul #1 on Joseph Nawrocki, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 18:17 | Minnesota | Gary Frase clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 30-33 |
| 18:16 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Jamie Carlyle | 30-33 |
| 18:04 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton misses badly on a floater from the right side | 30-33 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | David Padua gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | David Padua knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by John Nordquist | 30-35 |
| 17:25 | New Orleans | Joseph Nawrocki is whistled for traveling | 30-35 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Knox (PG), Craig Stoner (SG), John Branch (SF), Jerome Robichaud (PF), James Parsons (C) Jeremiah Sutton, Aaron Hungerford, Glenn Jurgens, Jamie Carlyle, Joseph Nawrocki | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG), Ivan Albritton (SF), Tony Carey (C) John Nordquist, Leon Height, Gary Frase, Alexander Roop | |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Tony Carey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 17:03 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Jerome Robichaud | 30-35 |
| 16:48 | New Orleans | The jumper by John Knox is denied by Tony Carey | 30-35 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota | David Padua snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Brian Baird and he's hacked by Jerome Robichaud - foul #2 on Jerome Robichaud, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford (SG) Craig Stoner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton misses the free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:28 | New Orleans | James Parsons grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 16:23 | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Robichaud | 33-37 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Brian Baird is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brian Baird, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton (PG), Jamie Carlyle (PF) John Knox, James Parsons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Roop (PF) David Padua | |
| 15:52 | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey (PG) Jerome Robichaud | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG) Brian Baird, Tony Carey | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Dorey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Hungerford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jamie Carlyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Branch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Burkhart (fresh) PF - Ivan Albritton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Alexander Roop (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Glenn Jurgens (SF), Joseph Nawrocki (C) Jeremiah Sutton, John Branch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Frase (SF) James Burkhart | |
| 15:20 | New Orleans | Joseph Nawrocki comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | Leon Height knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Nordquist and he's fouled by Aaron Hungerford - foul #2 on Aaron Hungerford, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton (SG) Aaron Hungerford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Carey (C) Ivan Albritton | |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | Leon Height makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:44 | New Orleans | Jamie Carlyle buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Jeremiah Sutton | 35-40 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford (SG), John Branch (SF), Jerome Robichaud (PF), James Parsons (C) Jeremiah Sutton, Glenn Jurgens, Jamie Carlyle, Joseph Nawrocki | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG), David Padua (PF) John Nordquist, Leon Height, Alexander Roop | |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford hits a 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 13:56 | Minnesota | Gary Frase is fouled in the backcourt by John Branch - foul #1 on John Branch, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Knox (PG) Kevin Dorey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton (SF) Gary Frase | |
| 13:47 | Minnesota | Tony Carey misses the turnaround near the basket | 38-40 |
| 13:45 | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:24 | New Orleans | John Branch is fouled on the floor by Ivan Albritton - foul #3 on Ivan Albritton, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton (PG), Glenn Jurgens (SF), Joseph Nawrocki (C) John Knox, Jerome Robichaud, James Parsons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:09 | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | David Padua grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton is fouled on the floor by Aaron Hungerford - foul #3 on Aaron Hungerford, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey (PG), Jamie Carlyle (PF) Aaron Hungerford, John Branch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG), Alexander Roop (PF) Brian Baird, James Burkhart, David Padua | |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 38-40 |
| 12:27 | New Orleans | Jamie Carlyle grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 12:16 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Dorey | 40-40 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop connects on the jump hook near the basket | 40-42 |
| 11:47 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Jamie Carlyle and he's fouled by Leon Height - foul #2 on Leon Height, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford (SG), Byron Duff (SF), Jerome Robichaud (PF), James Parsons (C) Kevin Dorey, Glenn Jurgens, Jamie Carlyle, Joseph Nawrocki | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Frase (SF), David Padua (PF) Ivan Albritton, Tony Carey | |
| 11:47 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jeremiah Sutton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Hungerford (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Byron Duff (fresh) PF - Jerome Robichaud (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Padua (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Gary Frase misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 11:27 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Aaron Hungerford | 43-42 |
| 11:13 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Jerome Robichaud is blocked by Alexander Roop | 43-42 |
| 11:12 | New Orleans | Byron Duff hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | John Nordquist is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Nordquist, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Knox (PG), John Branch (SF) Jeremiah Sutton, Byron Duff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG) John Nordquist, Leon Height | |
| 11:00 | New Orleans | James Parsons misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 10:58 | New Orleans | James Parsons gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:43 | New Orleans | John Branch misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Alexander Roop - foul #1 on Alexander Roop, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey (PG), Jamie Carlyle (PF) John Knox, James Parsons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Carey (C) Alexander Roop | |
| 10:43 | New Orleans | John Branch makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:43 | New Orleans | John Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Brian Baird misses the floater from the right block | 47-42 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Tony Carey tips it home | 47-44 |
| 10:08 | New Orleans | Jamie Carlyle misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 47-44 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Gary Frase pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota | Kevin Dorey is called for the reach on Brian Baird in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Dorey, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Knox (PG), Craig Stoner (SG), Glenn Jurgens (SF) Kevin Dorey, Aaron Hungerford, Jerome Robichaud | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton (PF) David Padua | |
| 10:04 | Minnesota | Brian Baird makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota | Brian Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:48 | New Orleans | Glenn Jurgens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 09:46 | New Orleans | Jamie Carlyle snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:31 | New Orleans | Glenn Jurgens clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | James Burkhart tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 08:46 | New Orleans | Glenn Jurgens misses long on a shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Brian Baird pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | James Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 08:35 | New Orleans | Jamie Carlyle grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 08:21 | New Orleans | John Branch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 08:20 | New Orleans | Glenn Jurgens grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:04 | New Orleans | Jamie Carlyle banks in the layup | 49-48 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | James Burkhart is hacked by Craig Stoner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Stoner, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton (PG), Aaron Hungerford (SG), Byron Duff (SF), Jerome Robichaud (PF), James Parsons (C) John Knox, Craig Stoner, Glenn Jurgens, Jamie Carlyle, John Branch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG), David Padua (PF), Alexander Roop (C) Brian Baird, Gary Frase, Ivan Albritton, Tony Carey | |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | James Burkhart makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | James Burkhart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:45 | New Orleans | Byron Duff can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Burkhart - foul #1 on James Burkhart, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey (PG) Jeremiah Sutton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Frase (SF) James Burkhart | |
| 07:45 | New Orleans | Byron Duff misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:45 | New Orleans | Byron Duff makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Dorey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Aaron Hungerford (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Byron Duff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Robichaud (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Frase (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Padua (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | John Nordquist is hacked by James Parsons in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Parsons, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton (SF) Byron Duff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | John Nordquist makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | John Nordquist makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:25 | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | John Nordquist grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Leon Height is fouled in the backcourt by James Parsons - foul #2 on James Parsons, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Nawrocki (C) James Parsons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Leon Height misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Leon Height makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:09 | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Nawrocki | 53-53 |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Leon Height is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Hungerford - foul #4 on Aaron Hungerford, team foul #11 | 53-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Parsons (PF) Jerome Robichaud | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Leon Height makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Leon Height misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:07 | New Orleans | James Parsons grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 06:52 | New Orleans | Joseph Nawrocki is hacked by David Padua - foul #3 on David Padua, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton (SF) Gary Frase | |
| 06:52 | New Orleans | Joseph Nawrocki misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton is hacked by Joseph Nawrocki in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Nawrocki, team foul #12 | 53-54 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:30 | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeremiah Sutton | 56-56 |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | John Nordquist is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerome Robichaud (PF) James Parsons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:17 | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford is hacked by Alexander Roop - foul #2 on Alexander Roop, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Glenn Jurgens (SF) Jeremiah Sutton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:17 | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:17 | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:17 | New Orleans | Joseph Nawrocki grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 06:02 | New Orleans | Jerome Robichaud loses the dribble to Ivan Albritton | 57-56 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | John Nordquist buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leon Height | 57-58 |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Jerome Robichaud is fouled on the floor by David Padua - foul #4 on David Padua, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton (PG), John Knox (SG) Kevin Dorey, Aaron Hungerford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), Gary Frase (SF) John Nordquist, Ivan Albritton | |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Jerome Robichaud misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Jerome Robichaud misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Gary Frase grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | David Padua is hacked by Jerome Robichaud - foul #3 on Jerome Robichaud, team foul #13 | 57-58 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Branch (SF), James Parsons (PF) Glenn Jurgens, Jerome Robichaud | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Carey (C) Alexander Roop | |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | David Padua makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | David Padua makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:38 | New Orleans | James Parsons blows the layup but the foul's on Tony Carey - foul #1 on Tony Carey, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford (SG), Jamie Carlyle (PF) Jeremiah Sutton, Joseph Nawrocki | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alexander Roop (PF) David Padua | |
| 04:38 | New Orleans | James Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:38 | New Orleans | James Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Tony Carey's floater is tipped away by James Parsons | 58-60 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Tony Carey tips it but misses | 58-60 |
| 04:15 | New Orleans | John Branch pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:58 | New Orleans | John Branch is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Branch, team foul #14 | 58-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey (PG), Byron Duff (SF), Joseph Nawrocki (C) John Knox, John Branch, James Parsons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (SG), Ivan Albritton (SF) Leon Height, Gary Frase | |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | James Burkhart buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brian Baird | 58-63 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Dorey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Aaron Hungerford (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Byron Duff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Carlyle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Nawrocki (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Baird (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Burkhart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ivan Albritton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Roop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Tony Carey (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:33 | New Orleans | Byron Duff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Sutton (SG), Glenn Jurgens (SF) Aaron Hungerford, Byron Duff | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG) Brian Baird | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | James Burkhart is fouled on the floor by Jamie Carlyle - foul #2 on Jamie Carlyle, team foul #15 | 58-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerome Robichaud (C) Joseph Nawrocki | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Padua (PF) Tony Carey | |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | James Burkhart misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | James Burkhart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:50 | New Orleans | Glenn Jurgens misses long on a floater from the baseline | 58-64 |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Kevin Dorey picks off the pass by Alexander Roop in the backcourt | 58-64 |
| 02:38 | New Orleans | Jerome Robichaud misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alexander Roop - foul #3 on Alexander Roop, team foul #12 | 58-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Aaron Hungerford (SG), John Branch (C) Kevin Dorey, Jamie Carlyle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leon Height (SG), Tony Carey (C) James Burkhart, Alexander Roop | |
| 02:38 | New Orleans | Jerome Robichaud makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:38 | New Orleans | Jerome Robichaud misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | Tony Carey snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Leon Height hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-64 |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to John Branch | 59-64 |
| 01:51 | New Orleans | Glenn Jurgens misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Ivan Albritton - foul #4 on Ivan Albritton, team foul #13 | 59-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Dorey (PG), Jamie Carlyle (PF), Joseph Nawrocki (C) Jeremiah Sutton, Jerome Robichaud, John Branch | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Frase (SF) Ivan Albritton | |
| 01:51 | New Orleans | Glenn Jurgens makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:51 | New Orleans | Glenn Jurgens misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to David Padua | 60-64 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Tony Carey misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Jamie Carlyle gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 01:08 | New Orleans | Jamie Carlyle knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Joseph Nawrocki steals it from Gary Frase | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:28 | New Orleans | Joseph Nawrocki clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tony Carey - foul #2 on Tony Carey, team foul #14 | 62-64 |
| 00:28 | New Orleans | Joseph Nawrocki makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:28 | New Orleans | Joseph Nawrocki makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | David Padua lays it in | 64-66 |