| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Luis Braun (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Hogue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Archie Hovey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Darden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marc Acheson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 19:45 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Marc Acheson | 41-35 |
| 19:39 | New Orleans | William Oakes buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Darden | 41-38 |
| 19:27 | Minnesota | Luis Braun drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brian Hogue | 44-38 |
| 19:14 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Archie Hovey - foul #1 on Archie Hovey, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 19:14 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 19:14 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Luis Braun | 46-40 |
| 18:42 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson makes the floater from the right side set up by Andrew Darden | 46-42 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Luis Braun can't finish the uncontested layup | 46-42 |
| 18:26 | New Orleans | Charles Steward pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 18:03 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Hogue | 46-42 |
| 18:01 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Brian Hogue | 46-42 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 17:44 | New Orleans | Charles Steward grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:30 | New Orleans | Billy Williams hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Steward | 46-45 |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | Billy Williams steals it from Luis Braun in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 17:11 | New Orleans | Billy Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Brian Hogue - foul #2 on Brian Hogue, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor (SG), Bill Newcomb (SF), James Manson (PF), Billie Broder (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Anthony Jones, Brian Hogue, Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Felipe Roman (SG), Paul Novitsky (SF), Larry Erhart (PF) Charles Steward, Andrew Darden, William Oakes, Marc Acheson | |
| 17:11 | New Orleans | Billy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 17:11 | New Orleans | Billy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 17:11 | Minnesota | Billie Broder gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | James Manson misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 16:55 | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor tips it back up and in | 48-45 |
| 16:40 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | James Manson gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | Luis Braun drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Manson | 50-45 |
| 16:29 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | James Manson can't finish the uncontested layup | 50-48 |
| 16:19 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 16:03 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Taylor - foul #3 on Ronald Taylor, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Colletti (SG) Ronald Taylor | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SF) Billy Williams | |
| 16:03 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 16:03 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Luis Braun (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Colletti (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Newcomb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Manson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Billie Broder (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Roman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darrell Manns (fresh) PF - Larry Erhart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Novitsky (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb is hacked by Richard Stamper - foul #3 on Richard Stamper, team foul #1 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Jones (SF), Brian Hogue (PF), Archie Hovey (C) Bill Newcomb, James Manson, Billie Broder | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Marc Acheson (PF), Like Chiou (C) Richard Stamper, Felipe Roman, Larry Erhart, Paul Novitsky | |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 50-50 |
| 15:37 | New Orleans | Charles Steward grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 15:31 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Charles Steward and the foul's on Archie Hovey - foul #2 on Archie Hovey, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson (PG), Ronald Taylor (SG) Luis Braun, Richard Colletti | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 15:31 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson's floater is knocked away by Marc Acheson | 50-53 |
| 15:15 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey's floater is tipped away by Like Chiou | 50-53 |
| 14:52 | New Orleans | Like Chiou snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 14:47 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg's layup is rejected by Brian Hogue | 50-53 |
| 14:45 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Johnson | 50-53 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey blows the layup | 50-53 |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue misses the tip | 50-53 |
| 14:24 | New Orleans | Like Chiou gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 14:09 | New Orleans | Charles Steward is fouled on the floor by Ronald Taylor - foul #4 on Ronald Taylor, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Luis Braun (PG), Richard Colletti (SG), Bill Newcomb (SF), James Manson (PF), Billie Broder (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Ronald Taylor, Anthony Jones, Brian Hogue, Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Larry Erhart (PF), Paul Novitsky (C) Charles Steward, Darrell Manns, Marc Acheson, Like Chiou | |
| 13:51 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota | James Manson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 13:37 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Larry Erhart | 50-56 |
| 13:28 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg's fadeaway is rejected by Billie Broder | 50-56 |
| 13:27 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper tips it in | 50-58 |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | James Manson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Andrew Darden - foul #1 on Andrew Darden, team foul #2 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (PG), William Oakes (SF) Richard Stamper, Stephan Fogg | |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | James Manson makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | James Manson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 12:59 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 12:58 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart snags the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 12:40 | New Orleans | Luis Braun steals it from Larry Erhart | 52-58 |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | Billie Broder is fouled on the floor by Paul Novitsky - foul #3 on Paul Novitsky, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Anthony Jones (SF), Brian Hogue (PF), Archie Hovey (C) Richard Colletti, James Manson, Bill Newcomb, Billie Broder | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Like Chiou (C) Andrew Darden, Larry Erhart, Paul Novitsky | |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Jones | 54-58 |
| 11:52 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 11:50 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Luis Braun (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Hogue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Archie Hovey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Stamper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Felipe Roman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephan Fogg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Oakes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Like Chiou (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Oakes | 54-61 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones buries a jump hook near the basket | 56-61 |
| 10:44 | New Orleans | William Oakes lays it in | 56-63 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Archie Hovey | 59-63 |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Colletti (SG), Bill Newcomb (PF), Billie Broder (C) Luis Braun, Brian Hogue, Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Paul Novitsky (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Billy Williams (C) Richard Stamper, Felipe Roman, Stephan Fogg, William Oakes, Like Chiou | |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | Richard Colletti is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Darden - foul #2 on Andrew Darden, team foul #4 | 59-63 |
| 10:07 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bill Newcomb | 62-63 |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bill Newcomb - foul #2 on Bill Newcomb, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Manson (PF) Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 09:54 | New Orleans | Larry Erhart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bill Newcomb | 65-65 |
| 09:31 | New Orleans | Billy Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-65 |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | James Manson grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 09:26 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 09:25 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 09:13 | New Orleans | James Manson steals the ball from Charles Steward | 65-65 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Erhart - foul #1 on Larry Erhart, team foul #5 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Luis Braun (PG), Anthony Jones (SF), Archie Hovey (C) Richard Colletti, James Manson, Billie Broder | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SF), Marc Acheson (PF) Paul Novitsky, Larry Erhart | |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 08:40 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson travels with the ball | 67-65 |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Darrell Manns - foul #2 on Darrell Manns, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hogue (PF) Bill Newcomb | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones misses the free throw | 69-65 |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue gets the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones misses the floater near the basket | 69-65 |
| 08:07 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 07:50 | New Orleans | Billy Williams clanks a turnaround near the basket | 69-65 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Luis Braun (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Jones (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Brian Hogue (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Archie Hovey (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Steward (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Andrew Darden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Manns (fairly fresh) PF - Marc Acheson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor (SG), James Manson (SF), Billie Broder (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Anthony Jones, Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Felipe Roman (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Paul Novitsky (C) Charles Steward, Andrew Darden, Darrell Manns, Marc Acheson, Billy Williams | |
| 07:21 | New Orleans | Stephan Fogg misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-65 |
| 07:20 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Luis Braun | 69-65 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Luis Braun drills a turnaround in the paint | 71-65 |
| 06:33 | New Orleans | Felipe Roman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 06:29 | Minnesota | Felipe Roman steps in front of the Luis Braun pass in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| 06:07 | New Orleans | Richard Stamper's floater is knocked away by Brian Hogue | 71-68 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to James Manson | 71-68 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor is hacked by Richard Stamper - foul #4 on Richard Stamper, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson (PG), Richard Colletti (SG), Bill Newcomb (PF), Archie Hovey (C) Luis Braun, James Manson, Brian Hogue, Billie Broder | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Darrell Manns (SF), William Oakes (PF), Like Chiou (C) Richard Stamper, Felipe Roman, Stephan Fogg, Larry Erhart, Paul Novitsky | |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 05:53 | New Orleans | Like Chiou gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 05:40 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden misses the 3 from straight away | 72-68 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Andrew Darden is called for the reach on Jeffrey Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Darden, team foul #8 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Jones (SF) Ronald Taylor | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | Charles Steward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-68 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones misses the easy layup | 74-68 |
| 05:01 | New Orleans | William Oakes pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 04:34 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns misses short on a floater in the lane | 74-68 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Anthony Jones | 74-68 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Anthony Jones is denied by William Oakes | 74-68 |
| 04:02 | New Orleans | Like Chiou snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 03:56 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Luis Braun (PG), Ronald Taylor (SG) Jeffrey Johnson, Richard Colletti | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Marc Acheson (PF), Billy Williams (C) Charles Steward, Darrell Manns, Like Chiou | |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Anthony Jones throws it down | 76-68 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Luis Braun (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Jones (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Newcomb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Archie Hovey (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Richard Stamper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Darden (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Oakes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Acheson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | William Oakes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-68 |
| 03:19 | Minnesota | Luis Braun gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Billy Williams denies the turnaround by Anthony Jones | 76-68 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Ronald Taylor hits the follow up shot | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:45 | New Orleans | Andrew Darden is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Andrew Darden, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), James Manson (SF), Brian Hogue (PF), Billie Broder (C) Ronald Taylor, Anthony Jones, Bill Newcomb, Archie Hovey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Felipe Roman (SG), Stephan Fogg (SF), Larry Erhart (PF), Paul Novitsky (C) Andrew Darden, William Oakes, Marc Acheson, Billy Williams | |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-68 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Billie Broder | 78-68 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephan Fogg - foul #4 on Stephan Fogg, team foul #10 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Jones (SF), Archie Hovey (C) James Manson, Billie Broder | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Steward (PG), Andrew Darden (SG), Marc Acheson (PF), Billy Williams (C) Richard Stamper, Felipe Roman, Larry Erhart, Paul Novitsky | |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue misses the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 01:53 | New Orleans | Billy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 01:34 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Archie Hovey - foul #3 on Archie Hovey, team foul #7 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Stamper (PG), Felipe Roman (SG), William Oakes (SF), Paul Novitsky (C) Charles Steward, Andrew Darden, Stephan Fogg, Billy Williams | |
| 01:34 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:34 | New Orleans | Marc Acheson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:34 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky gets the offensive rebound | 79-69 |
| 01:13 | New Orleans | William Oakes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Larry Erhart (PF) Marc Acheson | |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | Larry Erhart takes the ball from Anthony Jones in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky misses the lay-in | 79-69 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue grabs the defensive rebound | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue is hacked by Richard Stamper in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Stamper, team foul #11 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb (SF) Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Darrell Manns (SG) Richard Stamper | |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Brian Hogue makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Darrell Manns misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-69 |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Archie Hovey pulls down the rebound | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb is hacked by William Oakes in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Oakes, team foul #12 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Jones (SF) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb makes the 1st free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Bill Newcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky grabs the defensive rebound | 82-69 |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky connects on the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Archie Hovey - foul #4 on Archie Hovey, team foul #8 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Johnson (SG) Bill Newcomb | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | Paul Novitsky misses the free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Archie Hovey | 82-71 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Luis Braun runs out the clock | 82-71 |