| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Theodore Degroat (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hasan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Demps (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lester Wareham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard McMullan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Terrence Lloyd - foul #2 on Terrence Lloyd, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 19:41 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 19:41 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 19:18 | Howard | Joseph Acree makes the shot in the lane | 44-43 |
| 18:56 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat hits a jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 18:27 | Howard | Dale Pulliam's pass is intercepted by Joseph Demps | 44-45 |
| 18:24 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham can't finish the layup | 44-45 |
| 18:23 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham tips it in | 44-47 |
| 18:08 | Howard | Dale Pulliam is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 17:46 | New Orleans | Richard McMullan can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Acree - foul #1 on Joseph Acree, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Paul Hill (SG), Glenn Mizell (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) John Watson, Steven Kotter, Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Ward (PG), Barry Fontana (SG), Leslie Denn (SF), Christopher Bourne (PF) Theodore Degroat, David Hasan, Joseph Demps, Lester Wareham | |
| 17:46 | New Orleans | Richard McMullan misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 17:46 | New Orleans | Richard McMullan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 17:46 | Howard | Edward Cleaves grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 17:31 | Howard | Glenn Mizell hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Laird | 49-47 |
| 17:13 | New Orleans | Paul Hill steals the ball from Barry Fontana | 49-47 |
| 17:04 | Howard | Leslie Denn steps in front of the Paul Hill pass | 49-47 |
| 16:50 | New Orleans | Leslie Denn drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Barry Fontana | 49-49 |
| 16:34 | Howard | Glenn Mizell misses badly on a runner in the lane | 49-49 |
| 16:33 | Howard | Glenn Mizell tips it home | 51-49 |
| 16:15 | New Orleans | Richard McMullan is denied on a layup by James Stern | 51-49 |
| 16:13 | New Orleans | Richard McMullan pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 16:02 | New Orleans | John Ward connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Leslie Denn | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Glenn Mizell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Stern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Cleaves (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Fontana (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Denn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Bourne (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard McMullan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Howard | Paul Hill is hacked by Richard McMullan - foul #1 on Richard McMullan, team foul #1 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Steven Kotter (SG), Dale Pulliam (SF), Matthew Perkinson (PF), Joseph Acree (C) Warren Laird, Paul Hill, Glenn Mizell, James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat (PG), David Hasan (SG), William Hunt (SF), Lester Wareham (PF), Paul Thompson (C) John Ward, Barry Fontana, Leslie Denn, Christopher Bourne, Richard McMullan | |
| 15:41 | Howard | Steven Kotter is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 15:40 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses the tip | 51-52 |
| 15:38 | Howard | Joseph Acree pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 15:22 | Howard | John Watson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 15:21 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to William Hunt | 51-52 |
| 14:57 | New Orleans | David Hasan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Hasan, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Terrence Lloyd (PF) Matthew Perkinson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Demps (SF), Christopher Bourne (PF) William Hunt, Lester Wareham | |
| 14:34 | Howard | The short jumper by Dale Pulliam is denied by Christopher Bourne | 51-52 |
| 14:32 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 14:20 | New Orleans | Dale Pulliam steals the ball from Christopher Bourne | 51-52 |
| 14:01 | Howard | Dale Pulliam hits the finger roll and the foul's on Theodore Degroat - foul #3 on Theodore Degroat, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (SG), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Steven Kotter, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Ward (PG), Jermaine Donoghue (SG), Leslie Denn (PF) Theodore Degroat, David Hasan, Paul Thompson | |
| 14:01 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 13:42 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 13:40 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Stern | 54-52 |
| 13:16 | Howard | James Stern misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 13:14 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 12:51 | New Orleans | Christopher Bourne clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 12:50 | New Orleans | John Ward tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| 12:48 | Howard | Jermaine Donoghue is called for the reach on Edward Cleaves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jermaine Donoghue, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Glenn Mizell (SF), Matthew Perkinson (PF), John Lavender (C) John Watson, Dale Pulliam, James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Barry Fontana (SG), William Hunt (SF), Lester Wareham (PF) Jermaine Donoghue, Joseph Demps, Christopher Bourne | |
| 12:41 | Howard | Glenn Mizell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by William Hunt - foul #1 on William Hunt, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Terrence Lloyd (PF) Matthew Perkinson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard McMullan (C) Leslie Denn | |
| 12:41 | Howard | Glenn Mizell misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:41 | Howard | Glenn Mizell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 12:16 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham scores on a turnaround from close range | 55-56 |
| 12:13 | Howard | William Hunt is called for the reach on Paul Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hunt, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Kotter (SG), Joseph Acree (C) Paul Hill, John Lavender | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat (PG), Paul Thompson (SF) John Ward, William Hunt | |
| 11:53 | Howard | Barry Fontana takes the ball from Joseph Acree | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Mizell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Theodore Degroat (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Fontana (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - Lester Wareham (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard McMullan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham buries a floater from the right block set up by Theodore Degroat | 55-58 |
| 11:18 | Howard | Glenn Mizell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 11:17 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:48 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 10:47 | Howard | Joseph Acree grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:34 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd is denied on a layup by Richard McMullan | 55-58 |
| 10:33 | New Orleans | Paul Thompson snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 10:16 | New Orleans | Barry Fontana misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 10:15 | Howard | Glenn Mizell snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 10:09 | Howard | Steven Kotter misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 10:07 | Howard | Joseph Acree hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | Barry Fontana comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 09:50 | Howard | Steven Kotter grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 09:34 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd is whistled for a carry | 57-58 |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Paul Hill (SG), Matthew Perkinson (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Warren Laird, Steven Kotter, Glenn Mizell, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Ward (PG), David Hasan (SG), Joseph Demps (SF), Leslie Denn (PF), Christopher Bourne (C) Theodore Degroat, Barry Fontana, Paul Thompson, Lester Wareham, Richard McMullan | |
| 09:21 | New Orleans | Leslie Denn comes up short on the shot from the left block | 57-58 |
| 09:20 | Howard | Paul Hill gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:56 | Howard | James Stern misses long on a floater from the right block | 57-58 |
| 08:54 | New Orleans | Leslie Denn pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:42 | New Orleans | Leslie Denn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Hill - foul #1 on Paul Hill, team foul #3 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Dale Pulliam (SF) Matthew Perkinson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:42 | New Orleans | Leslie Denn makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:42 | New Orleans | Leslie Denn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:15 | Howard | John Watson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edward Cleaves | 60-60 |
| 07:58 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Perkinson (PF), John Lavender (C) James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jermaine Donoghue (PG), William Hunt (SF), Lester Wareham (PF) John Ward, Joseph Demps, Leslie Denn | |
| 07:42 | Howard | John Watson travels with the ball | 60-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Kotter (SG) Paul Hill | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat (PG) David Hasan | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Matthew Perkinson (fresh) C - John Lavender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Theodore Degroat (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jermaine Donoghue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lester Wareham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Bourne (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | New Orleans | John Lavender steps in front of the William Hunt pass | 60-60 |
| 07:06 | Howard | Dale Pulliam drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Perkinson | 62-60 |
| 06:59 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 06:58 | Howard | Steven Kotter snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 06:54 | Howard | Dale Pulliam throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG) John Watson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Ward (PG), Leslie Denn (C) Theodore Degroat, Christopher Bourne | |
| 06:36 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Warren Laird - foul #1 on Warren Laird, team foul #4 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (SG), James Stern (PF), Joseph Acree (C) Steven Kotter, Dale Pulliam, John Lavender | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Demps (SF) William Hunt | |
| 06:36 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:36 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:19 | Howard | James Stern is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 06:18 | Howard | Warren Laird grabs the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 05:57 | Howard | Paul Hill is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Laird | 64-62 |
| 05:42 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jermaine Donoghue | 64-64 |
| 05:39 | Howard | Joseph Demps is called for the reach on Warren Laird in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Demps, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Glenn Mizell (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Paul Hill, Matthew Perkinson, James Stern, Joseph Acree | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat (PG), David Hasan (SG), Paul Thompson (PF), Richard McMullan (C) John Ward, Jermaine Donoghue, Lester Wareham, Leslie Denn | |
| 05:39 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:39 | Howard | Warren Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:39 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Richard McMullan | 65-64 |
| 05:18 | New Orleans | Paul Thompson hits a turnaround from close range | 65-66 |
| 04:59 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 04:58 | New Orleans | Paul Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:48 | New Orleans | Paul Thompson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Warren Laird - foul #2 on Warren Laird, team foul #5 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Kotter (SG), Dale Pulliam (SF) Warren Laird, Glenn Mizell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Bourne (PF) Joseph Demps | |
| 04:48 | New Orleans | Paul Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:48 | New Orleans | Paul Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:48 | Howard | Dale Pulliam pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 04:42 | Howard | Dale Pulliam can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 04:40 | New Orleans | Paul Thompson pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 04:36 | New Orleans | Paul Thompson connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Hasan | 65-69 |
| 04:11 | Howard | Dale Pulliam misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 65-69 |
| 04:10 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd gets the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 03:55 | Howard | Steven Kotter is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bourne - foul #1 on Christopher Bourne, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (PG), James Stern (PF), Joseph Acree (C) John Watson, Terrence Lloyd, Edward Cleaves | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Ward (PG), Barry Fontana (SG), William Hunt (SF), Leslie Denn (PF) Theodore Degroat, David Hasan, Paul Thompson, Richard McMullan | |
| 03:55 | Howard | Steven Kotter makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:55 | Howard | Steven Kotter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:41 | New Orleans | Leslie Denn is denied on a layup by Joseph Acree | 67-69 |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | Christopher Bourne tips it back up and in | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Paul Hill (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Pulliam (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stern (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Fontana (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leslie Denn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Bourne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Howard | Dale Pulliam is fouled in the backcourt by John Ward - foul #1 on John Ward, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SG) Steven Kotter | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 03:37 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:37 | Howard | Dale Pulliam misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Leslie Denn | 68-71 |
| 03:25 | New Orleans | William Hunt buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Ward | 68-73 |
| 03:20 | Howard | Dale Pulliam hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by William Hunt - foul #3 on William Hunt, team foul #10 | 68-73 |
| 03:20 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:20 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:05 | New Orleans | Leslie Denn dunks the ball set up by William Hunt | 70-75 |
| 02:51 | Howard | John Ward steals the ball from James Stern | 70-75 |
| 02:51 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Steven Kotter (SG) Paul Hill, Glenn Mizell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat (PG), David Hasan (SG), Joseph Demps (SF) John Ward, Barry Fontana, William Hunt | |
| 02:35 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-75 |
| 02:33 | Howard | Joseph Acree grabs the defensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 02:26 | Howard | Steven Kotter slams it home on a nice dish by Joseph Acree | 72-75 |
| 02:16 | New Orleans | John Watson steals the ball from Christopher Bourne | 72-75 |
| 01:57 | Howard | Dale Pulliam clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-75 |
| 01:55 | Howard | Joseph Acree hits the follow up shot | 74-75 |
| 01:55 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Howard | Terrence Lloyd (PF) James Stern | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lester Wareham (PF), Richard McMullan (C) Leslie Denn, Christopher Bourne | |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps is called for traveling | 74-75 |
| 01:05 | Howard | Dale Pulliam misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-75 |
| 01:03 | Howard | Joseph Acree snags the offensive board | 74-75 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Dale Pulliam is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 76-75 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | Richard McMullan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Acree - foul #2 on Joseph Acree, team foul #6 | 76-75 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham is fouled on the floor by Terrence Lloyd - foul #3 on Terrence Lloyd, team foul #7 | 76-75 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Lester Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:09 | Howard | David Hasan steals it from John Watson | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | John Watson is called for the reach on Theodore Degroat in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #8 | 76-77 |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:06 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Steven Kotter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-79 |