| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Fred Eason (fresh) SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) PF - Steven Hutchinson (fresh) C - Victor Urrutia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Louis Lybarger (fresh) SG - Michael Labrie (fresh) SF - Patrick Bauer (fresh) PF - Eric Hewes (fresh) C - Paul Wittig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Hutchinson | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Indiana | Victor Urrutia snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Indiana | Fred Eason can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger's layup is rejected by Steven Hutchinson | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Victor Urrutia | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Indiana | Patrick Bauer is called for the reach on Fred Eason in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Bauer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Indiana | Fred Eason can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer drills a jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Indiana | Patrick Bauer picks off the pass by Stephen Clark in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Indiana | Stephen Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Indiana | Victor Urrutia is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Eason | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:14 | Indiana | Fred Eason connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Hutchinson | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | New Orleans | Victor Urrutia is called for the reach on Louis Lybarger - foul #1 on Victor Urrutia, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Gordon (SG), Steven Simmons (SF), Christopher Howser (PF), Earl Crawford (C) Stephen Clark, Thomas Wiens, Steven Hutchinson, Victor Urrutia | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman (PG), Rick Bailey (SG), Ron Shiver (SF), Eric Carr (PF), Clyde Arnold (C) Louis Lybarger, Michael Labrie, Patrick Bauer, Eric Hewes, Paul Wittig | |
| 16:44 | New Orleans | Eric Carr drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Forsman | 7-7 |
| 16:36 | Indiana | Fred Eason comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Patrick Forsman - foul #1 on Patrick Forsman, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 16:36 | Indiana | Fred Eason misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:36 | Indiana | Fred Eason misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:36 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Clyde Arnold | 7-7 |
| 16:20 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:19 | Indiana | Fred Eason snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:59 | Indiana | Steven Simmons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Eason | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Fred Eason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Gordon (fresh) SF - Steven Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Howser (fresh) C - Earl Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Forsman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rick Bailey (fresh) SF - Ron Shiver (fresh) PF - Eric Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clyde Arnold (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | New Orleans | Eric Carr is fouled on the floor by Christopher Howser - foul #1 on Christopher Howser, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mitchell Thompson (SG) Steven Simmons | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG), Michael Labrie (SG), Johnny Taylor (SF), Eric Hewes (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Patrick Forsman, Rick Bailey, Ron Shiver, Eric Carr, Clyde Arnold | |
| 15:23 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Taylor | 9-10 |
| 14:58 | Indiana | Fred Eason is fouled on the floor by Eric Hewes - foul #1 on Eric Hewes, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG), Thomas Wiens (SF), Steven Hutchinson (PF), Victor Urrutia (C) Fred Eason, Ronald Gordon, Christopher Howser, Earl Crawford | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ron Shiver (SF) Michael Labrie | |
| 14:46 | Indiana | Eric Hewes steals it from Mitchell Thompson | 9-10 |
| 14:34 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Clark - foul #1 on Stephen Clark, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman (PG) Travis Wilson | |
| 14:34 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:34 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:32 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens is hacked by Johnny Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| 14:27 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mitchell Thompson | 11-12 |
| 14:25 | New Orleans | Mitchell Thompson is called for the reach on Patrick Forsman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitchell Thompson, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rick Bailey (SG) Ron Shiver | |
| 14:12 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-12 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:00 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor double dribbles | 11-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (PG), Steven Simmons (SF) Stephen Clark, Thomas Wiens | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Patrick Bauer (SF), Clyde Arnold (C) Patrick Forsman, Johnny Taylor, Paul Wittig | |
| 13:51 | Indiana | Steven Simmons misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Patrick Bauer - foul #2 on Patrick Bauer, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG) Mitchell Thompson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ron Shiver (SF) Patrick Bauer | |
| 13:51 | Indiana | Steven Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:51 | Indiana | Steven Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:22 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 13:21 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey hits the follow up shot | 12-14 |
| 13:02 | Indiana | Fred Eason knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Simmons | 15-14 |
| 12:42 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 12:40 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:33 | Indiana | Fred Eason misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 12:32 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:19 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold drills a floater from the right side | 15-16 |
| 12:05 | Indiana | Fred Eason drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 11:47 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver double dribbles | 18-16 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Gordon (PG), Mitchell Thompson (SG), Thomas Wiens (SF), Christopher Howser (PF), Earl Crawford (C) Fred Eason, Stephen Clark, Steven Simmons, Steven Hutchinson, Victor Urrutia | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman (PG), Michael Labrie (SG), Johnny Taylor (SF), Eric Carr (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Louis Lybarger, Rick Bailey, Ron Shiver, Eric Hewes, Clyde Arnold | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ronald Gordon (fresh) SG - Mitchell Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Howser (fresh) C - Earl Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Forsman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Labrie (fresh) SF - Johnny Taylor (fresh) PF - Eric Carr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Wittig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Indiana | Ronald Gordon is hacked by Patrick Forsman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Forsman, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG) Patrick Forsman | |
| 11:27 | Indiana | Earl Crawford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 11:25 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 11:11 | New Orleans | Eric Carr travels with the ball | 18-16 |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ron Shiver (PF) Paul Wittig | |
| 10:39 | New Orleans | Eric Carr can't finish the layup | 18-16 |
| 10:37 | Indiana | Earl Crawford gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:26 | Indiana | Ronald Gordon misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 18-16 |
| 10:25 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Wiens | 18-16 |
| 10:16 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Travis Wilson - foul #1 on Travis Wilson, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (PG), Steven Hutchinson (PF) Ronald Gordon, Christopher Howser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Eric Hewes (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Travis Wilson, Ron Shiver, Eric Carr | |
| 10:16 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:16 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:16 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses the 3rd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:16 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:06 | New Orleans | Thomas Wiens steps in front of the Johnny Taylor pass | 19-16 |
| 09:41 | Indiana | Earl Crawford drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Wiens | 22-16 |
| 09:27 | New Orleans | Steven Hutchinson swats the short shot by Louis Lybarger | 22-16 |
| 09:25 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig can't tip it in | 22-16 |
| 09:24 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 09:04 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens is hacked by Michael Labrie - foul #1 on Michael Labrie, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG), Victor Urrutia (C) Mitchell Thompson, Earl Crawford | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rick Bailey (SG), Ron Shiver (SF) Michael Labrie, Johnny Taylor | |
| 09:04 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:04 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:04 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Eric Hewes is blocked by Victor Urrutia | 23-16 |
| 08:48 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig gets the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:25 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 08:05 | Indiana | Louis Lybarger is called for the reach on Fred Eason - foul #1 on Louis Lybarger, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Gordon (SG), Steven Simmons (PF), Christopher Howser (C) Stephen Clark, Steven Hutchinson, Victor Urrutia | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG), Michael Labrie (SG), Clyde Arnold (PF), Eric Carr (C) Louis Lybarger, Rick Bailey, Eric Hewes, Paul Wittig | |
| 08:05 | Indiana | Fred Eason makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:05 | Indiana | Fred Eason makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:43 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Fred Eason (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Gordon (fresh) SF - Thomas Wiens (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Steven Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Howser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Wilson (fresh) SG - Michael Labrie (tiring) SF - Ron Shiver (tiring) PF - Clyde Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Carr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens is open and lays it up and in | 27-20 |
| 07:26 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver hits the finger roll on a great pass from Travis Wilson | 27-22 |
| 07:22 | Indiana | Fred Eason is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mitchell Thompson (SG), Victor Urrutia (C) Fred Eason, Thomas Wiens | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor (SF) Clyde Arnold | |
| 07:08 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor double dribbles | 27-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Hewes (PF) Ron Shiver | |
| 06:39 | Indiana | Mitchell Thompson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ronald Gordon | 30-22 |
| 06:24 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie is called for traveling | 30-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG), Steven Hutchinson (PF), Earl Crawford (C) Ronald Gordon, Christopher Howser, Victor Urrutia | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Rick Bailey (SG), Ron Shiver (SF), Paul Wittig (C) Travis Wilson, Michael Labrie, Johnny Taylor, Eric Carr | |
| 06:11 | Indiana | Earl Crawford misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 06:10 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson gets the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:45 | Indiana | Mitchell Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 05:43 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:18 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Wittig | 30-24 |
| 05:03 | Indiana | Earl Crawford is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steven Simmons | 33-24 |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Lybarger | 33-27 |
| 04:48 | Indiana | Earl Crawford's pass is intercepted by Louis Lybarger in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 04:47 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger lays it up and in | 33-29 |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Louis Lybarger is called for the reach on Earl Crawford - foul #2 on Louis Lybarger, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (PG), Ronald Gordon (SG), Thomas Wiens (SF), Christopher Howser (PF) Mitchell Thompson, Stephen Clark, Steven Simmons, Steven Hutchinson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Labrie (SG), Johnny Taylor (SF), Clyde Arnold (PF), Eric Carr (C) Louis Lybarger, Ron Shiver, Eric Hewes, Paul Wittig | |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Earl Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Earl Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 04:10 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Taylor | 35-31 |
| 03:54 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Johnny Taylor - foul #2 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Victor Urrutia (C) Earl Crawford | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman (PG), Patrick Bauer (SF) Rick Bailey, Michael Labrie | |
| 03:54 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:54 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:30 | New Orleans | Eric Carr is hacked by Victor Urrutia - foul #2 on Victor Urrutia, team foul #5 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG), Steven Hutchinson (PF) Ronald Gordon, Christopher Howser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Hewes (PF) Eric Carr | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Fred Eason (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Clark (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Wiens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Victor Urrutia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Forsman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Taylor (fresh) SF - Patrick Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Hewes (tired) 2 pts. C - Clyde Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:13 | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 03:12 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Thomas Wiens | 36-31 |
| 02:57 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson is hacked by Eric Hewes - foul #2 on Eric Hewes, team foul #12 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Labrie (SG), Ron Shiver (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Johnny Taylor, Eric Hewes, Clyde Arnold | |
| 02:57 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:57 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 02:30 | Indiana | Fred Eason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 02:28 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 02:25 | New Orleans | Stephen Clark steps in front of the Patrick Forsman pass in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 02:17 | Indiana | Fred Eason blows the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Forsman - foul #3 on Patrick Forsman, team foul #13 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mitchell Thompson (SG) Stephen Clark | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG) Patrick Forsman | |
| 02:17 | Indiana | Fred Eason makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 02:17 | Indiana | Fred Eason makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 01:55 | New Orleans | Steven Hutchinson swats the layup by Michael Labrie | 40-31 |
| 01:53 | Indiana | Victor Urrutia grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 01:49 | Indiana | Fred Eason hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 01:47 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Hutchinson | 40-31 |
| 01:30 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Wiens and the foul's on Ron Shiver - foul #1 on Ron Shiver, team foul #14 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Gordon (PG), Steven Simmons (SF), Christopher Howser (C) Fred Eason, Thomas Wiens, Victor Urrutia | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor (SG), Eric Hewes (PF), Eric Carr (C) Michael Labrie, Ron Shiver, Paul Wittig | |
| 01:30 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 01:07 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG), Earl Crawford (C) Mitchell Thompson, Steven Hutchinson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:45 | Indiana | Steven Simmons dunks the ball on a nice dish by Earl Crawford | 45-31 |
| 00:32 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer blows the dunk | 45-31 |
| 00:31 | Indiana | Christopher Howser gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 00:29 | Indiana | Christopher Howser loses the dribble to Johnny Taylor in the backcourt | 45-31 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | The refs have stopped play. Eric Hewes is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 45-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (PG), Mitchell Thompson (SG), Thomas Wiens (SF), Steven Hutchinson (PF) Ronald Gordon, Stephen Clark, Steven Simmons, Christopher Howser | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Rick Bailey (SG), Clyde Arnold (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Travis Wilson, Patrick Bauer, Eric Hewes, Eric Carr | |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-31 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Mitchell Thompson pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |