| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Steve Viens (fresh) SG - Frank Reiner (fresh) SF - Marlon Robinson (fresh) PF - Raymond Ruby (fresh) C - John Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Sam Sykes (fresh) C - Charles Cuellar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | Michael Jones snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | New Orleans | Steve Viens picks off the pass by Sam Sykes | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Hartford | Frank Reiner buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Viens | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale misses the lay-in but the foul's on Raymond Ruby - foul #1 on Raymond Ruby, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:46 | Hartford | Raymond Ruby travels in the backcourt | 3-1 |
| 18:31 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Walter | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | Hartford | Michael Jones steals it from Steve Viens | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | Michael Jones misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:49 | Hartford | John Sanders pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | Hartford | Raymond Ruby drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Steve Viens | 5-3 |
| 17:21 | New Orleans | Michael Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | Hartford | Raymond Ruby grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:03 | Hartford | Marlon Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | Hartford | William Ricks (PG), Earl Boone (SG), Samuel Ouellette (SF), Edwin Cave (C) Steve Viens, Frank Reiner, Marlon Robinson, John Sanders | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), Richard Hudspeth (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF), John Escamilla (C) Peter Walter, Roosevelt Cale, Michael Jones, Sam Sykes, Charles Cuellar | |
| 16:43 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:42 | New Orleans | John Escamilla snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:20 | New Orleans | John Escamilla's pass is intercepted by Raymond Ruby | 5-3 |
| 16:16 | Hartford | Richard Hudspeth steps in front of the Samuel Ouellette pass in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth can't finish the layup | 5-3 |
| 16:12 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 15:57 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey misses the lay-in | 5-3 |
| 15:55 | Hartford | William Ricks grabs the board | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - William Ricks (fresh) SG - Earl Boone (fresh) SF - Samuel Ouellette (fresh) PF - Raymond Ruby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Cave (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Randy Thorpe (fresh) SG - Walter Pollack (fresh) SF - Richard Hudspeth (fresh) PF - Kevin Ramsey (fresh) C - John Escamilla (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Hartford | Earl Boone is fouled on the floor by John Escamilla - foul #1 on John Escamilla, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steve Viens (PG), Frank Reiner (SG), Marlon Robinson (SF), John Sanders (C) William Ricks, Earl Boone, Samuel Ouellette, Raymond Ruby | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 15:38 | Hartford | Edwin Cave misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 15:36 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:15 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Kevin Ramsey is denied by John Sanders | 5-3 |
| 15:13 | Hartford | John Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 14:54 | Hartford | Frank Reiner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 14:53 | Hartford | Edwin Cave grabs the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 14:39 | Hartford | John Escamilla steps in front of the Frank Reiner pass | 5-3 |
| 14:21 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Randy Thorpe | 5-5 |
| 14:07 | Hartford | Frank Reiner makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-5 |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | Frank Reiner takes the ball from John Escamilla | 8-5 |
| 13:55 | Hartford | Steve Viens lays it in set up by Frank Reiner | 10-5 |
| 13:48 | New Orleans | Walter Pollack is hacked by Marlon Robinson - foul #1 on Marlon Robinson, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Hartford | William Ricks (PG), Earl Boone (SG), Samuel Ouellette (SF), Raymond Ruby (PF), Maxwell Bucy (C) Steve Viens, Frank Reiner, Marlon Robinson, Edwin Cave, John Sanders | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Sam Sykes (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Randy Thorpe, Walter Pollack, Richard Hudspeth, Kevin Ramsey, John Escamilla | |
| 13:26 | New Orleans | Maxwell Bucy steals it from Roosevelt Cale | 10-5 |
| 13:22 | Hartford | Maxwell Bucy is hacked by Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| 13:17 | Hartford | William Ricks blows the layup | 10-5 |
| 13:16 | Hartford | Raymond Ruby gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:05 | Hartford | Samuel Ouellette clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 13:03 | Hartford | Maxwell Bucy gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:51 | Hartford | Maxwell Bucy can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 10-5 |
| 12:50 | New Orleans | Peter Walter gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:33 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar blows the layup | 10-5 |
| 12:32 | Hartford | Earl Boone grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 12:17 | Hartford | Michael Jones picks off the pass by Earl Boone | 10-5 |
| 11:53 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-5 |
| 11:51 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes misses the tip | 10-5 |
| 11:50 | Hartford | Maxwell Bucy grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - William Ricks (fairly fresh) SG - Earl Boone (fresh) SF - Samuel Ouellette (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Ruby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Maxwell Bucy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Sam Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Cuellar (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Hartford | William Ricks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 10-5 |
| 11:37 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 11:32 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar is whistled for traveling | 10-5 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steve Viens (PG), Frank Reiner (SG), Marlon Robinson (SF), John Sanders (C) William Ricks, Earl Boone, Samuel Ouellette, Maxwell Bucy | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Randy Thorpe (SG), James Ryerson (SF) Peter Walter, Roosevelt Cale, Michael Jones | |
| 11:29 | Hartford | Russell Joyner is called for the reach on Steve Viens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Joyner, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| 11:17 | Hartford | Frank Reiner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-5 |
| 11:16 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 10:54 | New Orleans | Russell Joyner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-5 |
| 10:52 | Hartford | Marlon Robinson pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 10:48 | Hartford | James Ryerson takes the ball from Steve Viens in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 10:39 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 10:37 | Hartford | Marlon Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 10:23 | Hartford | Sam Sykes takes the ball from Marlon Robinson | 10-5 |
| 09:59 | New Orleans | Steve Viens is called for the reach on Randy Thorpe - foul #1 on Steve Viens, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Hartford | William Ricks (PG), Earl Boone (SG), Samuel Ouellette (SF), Edwin Cave (PF) Steve Viens, Frank Reiner, Marlon Robinson, Raymond Ruby | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), Richard Hudspeth (SF), John Escamilla (C) Russell Joyner, Randy Thorpe, James Ryerson, Charles Cuellar | |
| 09:50 | New Orleans | John Escamilla is hacked by William Ricks - foul #1 on William Ricks, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Hartford | Anthony Herald (C) John Sanders | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:33 | New Orleans | The short jumper by John Escamilla is denied by Edwin Cave | 10-5 |
| 09:31 | Hartford | Earl Boone grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 09:11 | Hartford | William Ricks misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 10-5 |
| 09:10 | Hartford | Samuel Ouellette misses the tip | 10-5 |
| 09:08 | New Orleans | John Escamilla snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 08:59 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes loses the ball out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Hartford | Lawrence Mills (PG), Frank Reiner (SG) William Ricks, Samuel Ouellette | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Kevin Ramsey (PF) Peter Walter, Walter Pollack, Richard Hudspeth, Sam Sykes | |
| 08:46 | Hartford | Anthony Herald clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 10-5 |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 08:23 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Russell Joyner | 10-7 |
| 08:12 | Hartford | Lawrence Mills buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edwin Cave | 13-7 |
| 08:00 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale misses long on a floater from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 07:59 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Lawrence Mills | 13-7 |
| 07:53 | Hartford | Earl Boone blows the layup but he's fouled by Russell Joyner - foul #2 on Russell Joyner, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steve Viens (PG), Marlon Robinson (SF), Raymond Ruby (PF), John Sanders (C) Lawrence Mills, Frank Reiner, Edwin Cave, Anthony Herald | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Richard Hudspeth (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Russell Joyner, Kevin Ramsey, John Escamilla | |
| 07:53 | Hartford | Earl Boone makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 07:53 | Hartford | Earl Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Steve Viens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marlon Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Ruby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Randy Thorpe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Cale (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Hudspeth (fresh) C - Charles Cuellar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-7 |
| Subs | Hartford | William Ricks (SG) Earl Boone | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), James Ryerson (SF) Randy Thorpe, Roosevelt Cale, Michael Jones | |
| 07:18 | Hartford | William Ricks makes the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Richard Hudspeth - foul #1 on Richard Hudspeth, team foul #5 | 17-7 |
| 07:18 | Hartford | William Ricks misses the free throw | 17-7 |
| 07:18 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Walter Pollack | 17-7 |
| 07:00 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-9 |
| 06:38 | Hartford | William Ricks hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steve Viens | 20-9 |
| 06:35 | New Orleans | Peter Walter is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-9 |
| Subs | Hartford | Lawrence Mills (SG), Samuel Ouellette (SF) Steve Viens, Marlon Robinson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Sam Sykes (PF), Kevin Ramsey (C) Peter Walter, Richard Hudspeth, Charles Cuellar | |
| 06:17 | Hartford | Samuel Ouellette's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Ramsey | 20-9 |
| 06:15 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Sam Sykes | 20-9 |
| 05:57 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey hits the finger roll and he's hacked by John Sanders - foul #1 on John Sanders, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Hartford | Frank Reiner (SG), Maxwell Bucy (C) William Ricks, John Sanders | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG), Michael Jones (SF), John Escamilla (C) Walter Pollack, James Ryerson, Sam Sykes | |
| 05:57 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey makes the free throw | 20-12 |
| 05:55 | Hartford | Randy Thorpe steals it from Maxwell Bucy in the backcourt | 20-12 |
| 05:52 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey hits the finger roll set up by Randy Thorpe | 20-14 |
| 05:34 | Hartford | Lawrence Mills makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Ouellette | 23-14 |
| 05:20 | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 05:19 | New Orleans | Kevin Ramsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 05:00 | New Orleans | Raymond Ruby takes the ball from Kevin Ramsey | 23-14 |
| 04:43 | Hartford | Lawrence Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 04:42 | New Orleans | John Escamilla gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Michael Jones is called for 3 seconds | 23-14 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steve Viens (PG), Earl Boone (SG), Marlon Robinson (SF), Edwin Cave (PF), John Sanders (C) Lawrence Mills, Frank Reiner, Samuel Ouellette, Raymond Ruby, Maxwell Bucy | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), Richard Hudspeth (SF), Sam Sykes (PF), Charles Cuellar (C) Randy Thorpe, Roosevelt Cale, Michael Jones, Kevin Ramsey, John Escamilla | |
| 04:02 | Hartford | John Sanders hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-14 |
| 04:01 | Hartford | John Sanders tips it but misses | 23-14 |
| 03:59 | Hartford | Steve Viens snags the offensive board | 23-14 |
| 03:44 | Hartford | Steve Viens loses the dribble to Charles Cuellar | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Steve Viens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marlon Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Cave (fresh) C - John Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Peter Walter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Pollack (fresh) SF - Richard Hudspeth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Cuellar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-17 |
| 03:04 | Hartford | Marlon Robinson is fouled on the floor by Charles Cuellar - foul #1 on Charles Cuellar, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Hartford | Anthony Herald (C) John Sanders | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale (SG) Walter Pollack | |
| 02:47 | Hartford | Richard Hudspeth is called for the reach on Marlon Robinson - foul #2 on Richard Hudspeth, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Hartford | William Ricks (PG), Frank Reiner (SG), Raymond Ruby (PF) Steve Viens, Earl Boone, Edwin Cave | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Russell Joyner (PG), Randy Thorpe (SG), James Ryerson (SF), John Escamilla (C) Peter Walter, Roosevelt Cale, Richard Hudspeth, Charles Cuellar | |
| 02:47 | Hartford | Marlon Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 02:47 | Hartford | Marlon Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to John Escamilla | 24-17 |
| 02:29 | New Orleans | Frank Reiner picks off the pass by John Escamilla | 24-17 |
| 02:14 | Hartford | Raymond Ruby is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Ricks | 26-17 |
| 01:56 | New Orleans | John Escamilla is hacked by Raymond Ruby - foul #2 on Raymond Ruby, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Hartford | Earl Boone (SF), John Sanders (C) Marlon Robinson, Anthony Herald | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Walter Pollack (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Charles Cuellar (C) Russell Joyner, James Ryerson, John Escamilla | |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Sanders - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steve Viens (PG) Frank Reiner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Peter Walter (PG), Roosevelt Cale (SG) Randy Thorpe, Walter Pollack | |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | Sam Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 01:39 | Hartford | Earl Boone is hacked by Roosevelt Cale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roosevelt Cale, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| 01:39 | Hartford | Earl Boone misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 01:39 | New Orleans | Charles Cuellar pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 01:20 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Jones | 26-22 |
| 01:18 | Hartford | Roosevelt Cale is called for the reach on Steve Viens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roosevelt Cale, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth (PF), Kevin Ramsey (C) Sam Sykes, Charles Cuellar | |
| 01:18 | Hartford | Steve Viens makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:18 | Hartford | Steve Viens makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:08 | New Orleans | Roosevelt Cale misses the floater in the lane | 28-22 |
| 01:06 | Hartford | John Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 00:46 | Hartford | William Ricks's pass is intercepted by Roosevelt Cale | 28-22 |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Michael Jones misses long on a shot near the basket | 28-22 |
| 00:39 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Ramsey | 28-22 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Richard Hudspeth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | Lawrence Mills (PG), Frank Reiner (SG), Samuel Ouellette (SF), Edwin Cave (PF), Maxwell Bucy (C) Steve Viens, Earl Boone, William Ricks, Raymond Ruby, John Sanders | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randy Thorpe (PG), Walter Pollack (SG), James Ryerson (SF), Sam Sykes (PF), John Escamilla (C) Peter Walter, Roosevelt Cale, Michael Jones, Richard Hudspeth, Kevin Ramsey | |
| 00:15 | Hartford | Samuel Ouellette's pass is intercepted by Walter Pollack in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | John Escamilla banks in the layup | 28-24 |
| 00:00 | Hartford | Lawrence Mills comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-24 |