| Lineup | New England | PG - Gregory Yamashita (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Gongora (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Domingo Ramirez (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bennie Windley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McDermott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Larry Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Dortch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marion Buck (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - David Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New England | Domingo Ramirez inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | New England | Larry Andersen steals it from Bennie Windley in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 19:56 | Dallas | Larry Andersen lays it in | 42-39 |
| 19:52 | New England | Marc Hillman is called for the reach on Roy Gongora in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marc Hillman, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | New England | Jack Staton (PG), Dikembe Alghamdi (C) Gregory Yamashita, Robert McDermott | |
| Subs | Dallas | James Makela (SG) Marc Hillman | |
| 19:42 | New England | Domingo Ramirez misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 19:40 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Donald Dortch | 42-39 |
| 19:36 | Dallas | Dikembe Alghamdi steals it from David Whitley | 42-39 |
| 19:21 | New England | Bennie Windley is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bennie Windley, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG), Alfred Liska (SF), Robert McDermott (C) Roy Gongora, Domingo Ramirez, Bennie Windley | |
| Subs | Dallas | Brian Sanford (C) David Whitley | |
| 19:00 | Dallas | Brian Sanford misses the easy layup | 42-39 |
| 18:59 | New England | Vlade Hrgovic grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:53 | New England | Jack Staton makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Vlade Hrgovic | 45-39 |
| 18:36 | Dallas | Marion Buck loses the ball out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | New England | Gregory Yamashita (PG), Roy Gongora (SG), Bennie Windley (PF) Vlade Hrgovic, Alfred Liska, Robert McDermott | |
| Subs | Dallas | James Moore (PG), Eric Poppe (PF), David Whitley (C) Larry Andersen, Marion Buck, Brian Sanford | |
| 18:18 | New England | Gregory Yamashita connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bennie Windley | 48-39 |
| 18:06 | Dallas | James Moore is hacked by Bennie Windley - foul #3 on Bennie Windley, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG), Alfred Liska (SF), Domingo Ramirez (PF) Gregory Yamashita, Roy Gongora, Bennie Windley | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 17:50 | Dallas | David Whitley misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Alghamdi - foul #2 on Dikembe Alghamdi, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | New England | Gregory Yamashita (PG), Roy Gongora (SG), Robert McDermott (C) Vlade Hrgovic, Alfred Liska, Dikembe Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Dallas | Stephen Addington (PF) Eric Poppe | |
| 17:50 | Dallas | David Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:50 | Dallas | David Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:50 | New England | Robert McDermott gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 17:47 | New England | Gregory Yamashita is fouled in the backcourt by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG) Roy Gongora | |
| Subs | Dallas | Larry Andersen (PG) James Moore | |
| 17:38 | New England | Robert McDermott clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Larry Andersen - foul #3 on Larry Andersen, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | New England | Roy Gongora (SG), Dikembe Alghamdi (PF) Vlade Hrgovic, Domingo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Dallas | James Moore (PG) Larry Andersen | |
| 17:38 | New England | Robert McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:38 | New England | Robert McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 17:36 | Dallas | James Moore is hacked by Dikembe Alghamdi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Alghamdi, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | New England | Alfred Liska (SF), Domingo Ramirez (PF) Gregory Yamashita, Dikembe Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Dallas | Brian Sanford (C) David Whitley | |
| 17:31 | Dallas | James Makela misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-40 |
| 17:30 | New England | Robert McDermott gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 17:26 | New England | Jack Staton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 17:24 | New England | Robert McDermott grabs the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 17:12 | New England | Robert McDermott knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Domingo Ramirez | 51-40 |
| 17:10 | Dallas | Donald Dortch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| Subs | New England | Gregory Yamashita (PG), Vlade Hrgovic (SG) Roy Gongora, Alfred Liska | |
| Subs | Dallas | Marion Buck (PF) Stephen Addington | |
| 16:54 | New England | Gregory Yamashita makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Staton | 54-40 |
| 16:51 | Dallas | James Makela throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-40 |
| Subs | New England | Roy Gongora (SG) Vlade Hrgovic | |
| Subs | Dallas | David Whitley (C) Brian Sanford | |
| 16:36 | New England | Jack Staton is whistled for traveling | 54-40 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG), Alfred Liska (SF) Gregory Yamashita, Roy Gongora | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 16:21 | Dallas | Marion Buck drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Moore and the foul's on Robert McDermott - foul #1 on Robert McDermott, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | New England | Gregory Yamashita (PG), Roy Gongora (SG) Vlade Hrgovic, Alfred Liska | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 16:21 | Dallas | Marion Buck makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 16:10 | New England | Robert McDermott blows the wide open layup | 54-43 |
| 16:09 | Dallas | Marion Buck snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 16:02 | Dallas | Marion Buck slams it home | 54-45 |
| 15:59 | New England | James Moore takes the ball from Gregory Yamashita in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Gregory Yamashita (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Gongora (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Jack Staton (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Domingo Ramirez (tiring) 8 pts. C - Robert McDermott (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - James Moore (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Makela (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Dortch (tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marion Buck (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - David Whitley (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Dallas | James Makela can't connect on a floater from the right side | 54-45 |
| 15:45 | New England | Roy Gongora grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 15:37 | New England | Gregory Yamashita hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 15:36 | Dallas | The rebound goes to David Whitley | 54-45 |
| 15:31 | Dallas | James Moore is fouled on the floor by Gregory Yamashita - foul #2 on Gregory Yamashita, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | New England | Frank Cudney (PG), Vlade Hrgovic (SG), James Fedler (SF), Dikembe Alghamdi (PF), William Barrier (C) Gregory Yamashita, Roy Gongora, Jack Staton, Domingo Ramirez, Robert McDermott | |
| Subs | Dallas | Larry Andersen (PG), Marc Hillman (SG), Earl Rea (SF), Eric Poppe (PF), Brian Sanford (C) James Moore, James Makela, Donald Dortch, Marion Buck, David Whitley | |
| 15:23 | Dallas | Earl Rea comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 15:21 | New England | Dikembe Alghamdi pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 15:18 | New England | Larry Andersen picks off the pass by James Fedler in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 14:49 | Dallas | Marc Hillman makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Earl Rea and he's hacked by Vlade Hrgovic - foul #1 on Vlade Hrgovic, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | New England | Alfred Liska (SF), Bennie Windley (PF) Vlade Hrgovic, Dikembe Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Dallas | Stephen Addington (PF) Eric Poppe | |
| 14:49 | Dallas | Marc Hillman misses the free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:49 | New England | William Barrier gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 14:43 | New England | Stephen Addington is called for the reach on Bennie Windley - foul #1 on Stephen Addington, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| 14:22 | New England | William Barrier can't throw it down | 54-47 |
| 14:20 | Dallas | Stephen Addington pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 14:14 | Dallas | Stephen Addington makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Marc Hillman | 54-49 |
| 13:59 | New England | Brian Sanford is called for the reach on William Barrier - foul #2 on Brian Sanford, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG), Dikembe Alghamdi (PF) Alfred Liska, Bennie Windley | |
| Subs | Dallas | Marion Buck (PF), David Whitley (C) Stephen Addington, Brian Sanford | |
| 13:46 | New England | Dikembe Alghamdi's floater is knocked away by Marion Buck | 54-49 |
| 13:45 | New England | Dikembe Alghamdi misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 13:43 | New England | William Barrier tips it in | 56-49 |
| 13:39 | Dallas | Larry Andersen hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by William Barrier - foul #4 on William Barrier, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | New England | Roy Gongora (SG), Bennie Windley (PF) Vlade Hrgovic, William Barrier | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 13:39 | Dallas | Larry Andersen misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 13:39 | Dallas | Larry Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 13:30 | New England | James Fedler clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Earl Rea - foul #4 on Earl Rea, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Donald Dortch (SF), Eric Poppe (PF) Earl Rea, Marion Buck | |
| 13:30 | New England | James Fedler misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 13:30 | New England | James Fedler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 13:28 | Dallas | Larry Andersen is hacked by Frank Cudney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Cudney, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | New England | Gregory Yamashita (PG) Frank Cudney | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 13:28 | Dallas | Larry Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 13:28 | Dallas | Larry Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 13:13 | New England | Gregory Yamashita banks in the layup and he's hacked by Marc Hillman - foul #4 on Marc Hillman, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | New England | Alfred Liska (SF) Roy Gongora | |
| Subs | Dallas | James Moore (PG), James Makela (SG) Larry Andersen, Marc Hillman | |
| 13:13 | New England | Gregory Yamashita makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 13:11 | Dallas | Gregory Yamashita is called for the reach on James Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Yamashita, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | New England | Jack Staton (PG) Gregory Yamashita | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 13:11 | Dallas | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 13:11 | Dallas | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 13:00 | New England | Bennie Windley is open and buries a shot from the left wing set up by Alfred Liska | 62-53 |
| 13:00 | Dallas | Dallas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | New England | Gregory Yamashita (PG), Vlade Hrgovic (SG) Jack Staton, Alfred Liska | |
| Subs | Dallas | Marion Buck (PF), Brian Sanford (C) Eric Poppe, David Whitley | |
| 12:43 | Dallas | Marion Buck blows the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Yamashita - foul #4 on Gregory Yamashita, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| Subs | New England | Jack Staton (PG), Roy Gongora (SG) Gregory Yamashita, Vlade Hrgovic | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 12:43 | Dallas | Marion Buck makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 12:43 | Dallas | Marion Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 12:24 | New England | Roy Gongora banks in the layup set up by James Fedler and he's hacked by James Makela - foul #2 on James Makela, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Larry Andersen (PG), David Whitley (C) James Moore, Brian Sanford | |
| 12:24 | New England | Roy Gongora misses the free throw | 64-55 |
| 12:24 | Dallas | Marion Buck gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 12:13 | Dallas | Donald Dortch clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 12:11 | New England | Bennie Windley snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 12:06 | New England | Roy Gongora is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block | 66-55 |
| 11:44 | Dallas | David Whitley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Andersen | 66-57 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Jack Staton (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Gongora (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Fedler (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bennie Windley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Alghamdi (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Larry Andersen (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Makela (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Dortch (very tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marion Buck (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - David Whitley (tired) 5 pts. | |
| 11:38 | New England | Bennie Windley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 11:37 | Dallas | Marion Buck grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 11:30 | Dallas | Marion Buck hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 66-57 |
| 11:29 | Dallas | Marion Buck gets the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 11:11 | Dallas | Donald Dortch makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 11:11 | New England | New England calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG), Alfred Liska (SF), Robert McDermott (C) Roy Gongora, James Fedler, Bennie Windley | |
| Subs | Dallas | James Moore (PG), Eric Poppe (PF), Brian Sanford (C) Larry Andersen, Marion Buck, David Whitley | |
| 11:09 | New England | Alfred Liska is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Dortch - foul #3 on Donald Dortch, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| 11:09 | New England | Alfred Liska misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 11:09 | Dallas | Eric Poppe gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 10:53 | Dallas | Donald Dortch's floater is knocked away by Robert McDermott | 66-60 |
| 10:51 | Dallas | Eric Poppe tips it in | 66-62 |
| 10:43 | New England | Dikembe Alghamdi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | New England | Bennie Windley (PF) Dikembe Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 10:23 | Dallas | Donald Dortch is whistled for traveling | 66-62 |
| Subs | New England | James Fedler (SG), Dikembe Alghamdi (PF) Vlade Hrgovic, Bennie Windley | |
| Subs | Dallas | Stephen Addington (PF) Eric Poppe | |
| 09:58 | New England | Jack Staton travels with the ball | 66-62 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG), Bennie Windley (PF) Alfred Liska, Dikembe Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Dallas | David Whitley (C) Brian Sanford | |
| 09:41 | Dallas | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 09:40 | New England | Jack Staton snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 09:36 | New England | David Whitley blocks the short jumper by Jack Staton | 66-62 |
| 09:35 | Dallas | David Whitley gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 09:29 | Dallas | Donald Dortch misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-62 |
| 09:27 | Dallas | Stephen Addington grabs the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 09:09 | Dallas | James Fedler steps in front of the David Whitley pass | 66-62 |
| 09:00 | New England | Bennie Windley misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Donald Dortch - foul #4 on Donald Dortch, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| Subs | New England | Roy Gongora (SG), Alfred Liska (SF), Dikembe Alghamdi (C) Vlade Hrgovic, James Fedler, Robert McDermott | |
| Subs | Dallas | Larry Andersen (PG), Earl Rea (SF), Eric Poppe (PF), Brian Sanford (C) James Moore, Donald Dortch, Stephen Addington, David Whitley | |
| 09:00 | New England | Bennie Windley makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 09:00 | New England | Bennie Windley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 09:00 | Dallas | Brian Sanford grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 08:33 | Dallas | Earl Rea buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Larry Andersen | 67-65 |
| 08:21 | New England | Bennie Windley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 08:20 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Brian Sanford | 67-65 |
| 08:18 | Dallas | James Makela throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG), Domingo Ramirez (SF), Robert McDermott (C) Roy Gongora, Alfred Liska, Bennie Windley | |
| Subs | Dallas | Marion Buck (PF) Eric Poppe | |
| 08:13 | New England | Vlade Hrgovic misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 08:12 | Dallas | Brian Sanford snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 08:08 | Dallas | Larry Andersen misses badly on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Jack Staton - foul #2 on Jack Staton, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Dallas | James Moore (PG) Earl Rea | |
| 08:08 | Dallas | Larry Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 08:08 | Dallas | Larry Andersen misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 08:08 | Dallas | Larry Andersen makes the 3rd free throw | 67-67 |
| 07:52 | New England | James Moore steals the ball from Domingo Ramirez | 67-67 |
| 07:49 | Dallas | James Moore lays it up and in | 67-69 |
| 07:36 | New England | Vlade Hrgovic misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on James Makela - foul #3 on James Makela, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| Subs | New England | Frank Cudney (PG), Alfred Liska (SF), William Barrier (C) Jack Staton, Dikembe Alghamdi, Robert McDermott | |
| Subs | Dallas | Marc Hillman (SG), Earl Rea (SF), David Whitley (C) James Makela, Larry Andersen, Brian Sanford | |
| 07:36 | New England | Vlade Hrgovic misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 07:36 | New England | Vlade Hrgovic misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 07:36 | Dallas | The rebound goes to David Whitley | 67-69 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Frank Cudney (fresh) 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Vlade Hrgovic (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Liska (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Domingo Ramirez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - William Barrier (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - James Moore (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marc Hillman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Earl Rea (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Marion Buck (tiring) 14 pts. 12 reb. C - David Whitley (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Dallas | Marc Hillman misses the lay-in | 67-69 |
| 07:24 | New England | William Barrier grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 07:17 | New England | Frank Cudney is called for traveling | 67-69 |
| Subs | New England | Roy Gongora (SG), James Fedler (SF), Dikembe Alghamdi (PF) Vlade Hrgovic, Alfred Liska, Domingo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 07:08 | Dallas | David Whitley loses the dribble to Roy Gongora | 67-69 |
| 07:01 | New England | William Barrier hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 67-69 |
| 07:00 | New England | William Barrier pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 06:55 | New England | Dikembe Alghamdi hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 67-69 |
| 06:53 | New England | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Gongora | 67-69 |
| 06:47 | New England | Dikembe Alghamdi hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 67-69 |
| 06:45 | New England | Frank Cudney tips it in | 69-69 |
| 06:40 | Dallas | James Moore travels in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Subs | New England | Alfred Liska (SF), Domingo Ramirez (PF) Roy Gongora, Dikembe Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Dallas | Larry Andersen (PG), Eric Poppe (PF), Brian Sanford (C) James Moore, Marion Buck, David Whitley | |
| 06:35 | New England | William Barrier can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Sanford - foul #3 on Brian Sanford, team foul #12 | 69-69 |
| Subs | New England | Roy Gongora (SG), Bennie Windley (PF) James Fedler, Domingo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 06:35 | New England | William Barrier makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 06:35 | New England | William Barrier makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 06:22 | Dallas | Larry Andersen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 06:20 | New England | William Barrier grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 06:09 | New England | Bennie Windley's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Poppe | 71-69 |
| 06:07 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Marc Hillman | 71-69 |
| 05:58 | Dallas | Alfred Liska picks off the pass by Marc Hillman | 71-69 |
| 05:55 | New England | Roy Gongora hits the finger roll set up by Alfred Liska | 73-69 |
| 05:37 | Dallas | Marc Hillman lays it in set up by Larry Andersen | 73-71 |
| 05:21 | New England | Bennie Windley misses badly on a floater from the left side | 73-71 |
| 05:19 | Dallas | Earl Rea pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 05:19 | Dallas | Dallas calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | New England | James Fedler (SG), Domingo Ramirez (SF), Dikembe Alghamdi (PF) Roy Gongora, Alfred Liska, Bennie Windley | |
| Subs | Dallas | James Moore (PG), Marion Buck (PF), David Whitley (C) Larry Andersen, Eric Poppe, Brian Sanford | |
| 05:16 | Dallas | Earl Rea is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Cudney - foul #5 on Frank Cudney, team foul #13 | 73-71 |
| Subs | New England | Gregory Yamashita (PG), Vlade Hrgovic (SG) Frank Cudney, Domingo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 05:16 | Dallas | Earl Rea makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 05:16 | Dallas | Earl Rea misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 05:16 | New England | William Barrier grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 05:14 | New England | James Moore is called for the reach on Gregory Yamashita in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| Subs | New England | Domingo Ramirez (SF) Vlade Hrgovic | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 05:14 | New England | Gregory Yamashita makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 05:14 | New England | Gregory Yamashita misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 05:14 | Dallas | Marion Buck grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 04:58 | Dallas | Dikembe Alghamdi is called for the reach on David Whitley - foul #4 on Dikembe Alghamdi, team foul #14 | 74-72 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG) Domingo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 04:58 | Dallas | David Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:58 | Dallas | David Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:58 | New England | William Barrier grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 04:34 | New England | Dikembe Alghamdi knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Yamashita | 76-72 |
| 04:32 | Dallas | James Moore's pass is intercepted by Gregory Yamashita in the backcourt | 76-72 |
| 04:17 | New England | Gregory Yamashita drills a 3 from straight away | 79-72 |
| 03:57 | Dallas | Dikembe Alghamdi is called for the reach on Marion Buck - foul #5 on Dikembe Alghamdi, team foul #15 | 79-72 |
| Subs | New England | Alfred Liska (SF), Domingo Ramirez (PF), Robert McDermott (C) James Fedler, Dikembe Alghamdi, William Barrier | |
| Subs | Dallas | Larry Andersen (PG) James Moore | |
| 03:57 | Dallas | Marion Buck makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 03:57 | Dallas | Marion Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 03:32 | New England | Vlade Hrgovic misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-74 |
| 03:31 | Dallas | Marc Hillman grabs the defensive rebound | 79-74 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Gregory Yamashita (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vlade Hrgovic (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Liska (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Domingo Ramirez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert McDermott (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Larry Andersen (tired) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Marc Hillman (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Earl Rea (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Marion Buck (tired) 16 pts. 13 reb. C - David Whitley (very tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Dallas | Earl Rea clanks a 3 from straight away | 79-74 |
| 03:25 | New England | Vlade Hrgovic grabs the board | 79-74 |
| 03:20 | New England | Robert McDermott misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by David Whitley - foul #2 on David Whitley, team foul #14 | 79-74 |
| Subs | New England | Roy Gongora (SG), Bennie Windley (PF) Vlade Hrgovic, Alfred Liska | |
| Subs | Dallas | James Moore (PG), Donald Dortch (SF), Stephen Addington (PF), Brian Sanford (C) Larry Andersen, Earl Rea, Marion Buck, David Whitley | |
| 03:20 | New England | Robert McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 03:20 | New England | Robert McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 02:56 | Dallas | Marc Hillman banks in the wide open layup | 81-76 |
| 02:56 | New England | New England calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-76 |
| Subs | New England | James Fedler (SG), Alfred Liska (SF), William Barrier (C) Roy Gongora, Domingo Ramirez, Robert McDermott | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 02:41 | New England | William Barrier misses short on a floater from close range | 81-76 |
| 02:40 | New England | Gregory Yamashita grabs the offensive board | 81-76 |
| 02:27 | New England | William Barrier is fouled on the floor by Donald Dortch - foul #5 on Donald Dortch, team foul #15 | 81-76 |
| Subs | New England | Roy Gongora (SG), Domingo Ramirez (SF) James Fedler, Alfred Liska | |
| Subs | Dallas | Larry Andersen (PG), Earl Rea (SF), Eric Poppe (PF), David Whitley (C) James Moore, Donald Dortch, Stephen Addington, Brian Sanford | |
| 02:27 | Dallas | Dallas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-76 |
| 02:27 | New England | William Barrier misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 02:27 | New England | William Barrier makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 02:11 | Dallas | Earl Rea drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Larry Andersen | 82-79 |
| 02:11 | New England | New England calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-79 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG), Alfred Liska (SF), Robert McDermott (C) Roy Gongora, Domingo Ramirez, William Barrier | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 02:07 | New England | Gregory Yamashita's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-79 |
| Subs | New England | Roy Gongora (SG), James Fedler (SF), Domingo Ramirez (PF) Vlade Hrgovic, Alfred Liska, Bennie Windley | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 01:51 | Dallas | Gregory Yamashita is called for the reach on Larry Andersen - foul #5 on Gregory Yamashita, team foul #16 | 82-79 |
| Subs | New England | Jack Staton (PG), Bennie Windley (PF) Gregory Yamashita, James Fedler | |
| Subs | Dallas | Marion Buck (PF) Eric Poppe | |
| 01:51 | Dallas | Dallas calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-79 |
| 01:51 | Dallas | Larry Andersen misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 01:51 | Dallas | Larry Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 01:37 | New England | Jack Staton clanks a jumper from the left wing | 82-80 |
| 01:35 | New England | Robert McDermott pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-80 |
| 01:28 | New England | Roy Gongora drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert McDermott | 84-80 |
| 01:23 | Dallas | Larry Andersen is hacked by Bennie Windley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bennie Windley, team foul #17 | 84-80 |
| 01:23 | Dallas | Larry Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 01:23 | Dallas | Larry Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 01:07 | New England | Bennie Windley clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 84-82 |
| 01:05 | Dallas | Marion Buck pulls down the rebound | 84-82 |
| 00:59 | Dallas | David Whitley's fadeaway is rejected by Robert McDermott | 84-82 |
| 00:58 | New England | Robert McDermott pulls down the rebound | 84-82 |
| 00:58 | New England | New England calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | New England | Bennie Windley can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 84-82 |
| 00:28 | New England | Domingo Ramirez gets the offensive rebound | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | New England | Domingo Ramirez is fouled on the floor by Marc Hillman - foul #5 on Marc Hillman, team foul #16 | 84-82 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Dallas | James Makela (SG) Marc Hillman | |
| 00:27 | New England | Domingo Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:27 | New England | Domingo Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Dallas | Jack Staton steals it from James Makela | 86-82 |
| 00:19 | New England | Domingo Ramirez lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Staton | 88-82 |
| 00:15 | Dallas | Roy Gongora is called for the reach on James Makela in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Gongora, team foul #18 | 88-82 |
| 00:15 | Dallas | James Makela makes the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:15 | Dallas | James Makela makes the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:13 | New England | Domingo Ramirez is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Andersen - foul #4 on Larry Andersen, team foul #17 | 88-84 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG) Roy Gongora | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 00:13 | New England | Domingo Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:13 | New England | Domingo Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:09 | Dallas | James Makela is hacked by Vlade Hrgovic in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vlade Hrgovic, team foul #19 | 90-84 |
| Subs | New England | Roy Gongora (SG) Vlade Hrgovic | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 00:09 | Dallas | James Makela makes the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:09 | Dallas | James Makela misses the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:09 | New England | Robert McDermott snags the defensive board | 90-85 |
| 00:08 | New England | Robert McDermott is hacked by James Makela in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Makela, team foul #18 | 90-85 |
| Subs | New England | Vlade Hrgovic (SG), William Barrier (C) Roy Gongora, Bennie Windley | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 00:08 | New England | Robert McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:08 | New England | Robert McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 92-85 |
| 00:06 | Dallas | Larry Andersen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 92-85 |
| Subs | New England | Bennie Windley (PF) William Barrier | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | New England | Jack Staton runs out the clock | 92-85 |