| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 7 reb. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mark Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Crowley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curtis Houde (fresh) C - Jarek Zulauf (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Ray Pippen inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Arizona | Richard Seavey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jarek Zulauf - foul #3 on Jarek Zulauf, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 19:35 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 19:35 | Arizona | Richard Seavey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 19:35 | New Orleans | James Cornelius grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:23 | New Orleans | Michael Fowler steals the ball from Charles Suzuki | 26-27 |
| 18:59 | Arizona | Ray Pippen comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 18:57 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | James Cornelius comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 18:34 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Ray Pippen | 26-27 |
| 18:28 | Arizona | Kevin Wells is called for the reach on Michael Westbrook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Wells, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (PF) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius | |
| 18:10 | Arizona | James Wydra is called for the reach on Richard Seavey - foul #1 on James Wydra, team foul #3 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Loren Laursen (C) Michael Westbrook, Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 17:57 | Arizona | Loren Laursen buries a fadeaway from the right block | 28-27 |
| 17:37 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-27 |
| 17:35 | New Orleans | James Wydra grabs the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 17:17 | New Orleans | Douglas England is called for the reach on Mark Graham - foul #3 on Douglas England, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF) Ray Pippen, Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde | |
| 17:01 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG) Richard Seavey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:38 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 16:36 | New Orleans | Reynaldo Rossi grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 16:26 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is fouled on the floor by Douglas England - foul #4 on Douglas England, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Michael Fowler (C) Douglas England, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (PF) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius | |
| 16:10 | New Orleans | James Wydra can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 16:09 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley tips it home | 28-29 |
| 15:50 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmie Chacon | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Westbrook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Downing (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mark Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Crowley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Houde (fresh) C - Reynaldo Rossi (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | New Orleans | James Wydra is hacked by Jimmie Chacon - foul #1 on Jimmie Chacon, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF), Modesto Rossi (PF) James Downing, Jimmie Chacon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 15:25 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells travels with the ball | 30-29 |
| 15:05 | Arizona | Ray Pippen knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Fowler | 32-29 |
| 14:37 | New Orleans | James Cornelius blows the layup | 32-29 |
| 14:35 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:11 | Arizona | Michael Fowler knocks in the floater in the lane | 34-29 |
| 13:54 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | Jarek Zulauf misses the tip | 34-29 |
| 13:51 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 13:23 | Arizona | Ray Pippen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jarek Zulauf - foul #4 on Jarek Zulauf, team foul #4 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (SG), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Loren Laursen (C) Michael Westbrook, Modesto Rossi, Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Reynaldo Rossi (C) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki, James Cornelius, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 13:23 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 13:23 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 13:10 | New Orleans | James Wydra works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-29 |
| 13:08 | Arizona | Loren Laursen gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 12:46 | Arizona | The short jumper by Ray Pippen is denied by Curtis Houde | 36-29 |
| 12:44 | New Orleans | Mark Graham grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 12:39 | New Orleans | James Wydra's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Loren Laursen | 36-29 |
| 12:37 | Arizona | Ray Pippen is hacked by Mark Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Graham, team foul #5 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG) Ray Pippen | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 12:08 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from close range | 36-29 |
| 12:07 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 11:53 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Wydra | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas England (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Downing (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Crowley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Houde (fresh) C - Reynaldo Rossi (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 36-31 |
| 11:22 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 11:02 | New Orleans | James Wydra can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 11:01 | New Orleans | Curtis Houde tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 10:43 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon throws it down and he's hacked by Freddie Crowley - foul #1 on Freddie Crowley, team foul #6 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG), Ray Pippen (SF), Maurice Douglass (C) Richard Seavey, James Downing, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde | |
| 10:43 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 10:25 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed double dribbles | 39-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Modesto Rossi (PF) Jimmie Chacon | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 10:23 | Arizona | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is called for the reach on Douglas England in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hakiziana Abdelwahed, team foul #7 | 39-33 |
| 10:23 | Arizona | Douglas England misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 10:23 | New Orleans | Reynaldo Rossi gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 10:10 | Arizona | Ray Pippen gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 09:49 | Arizona | Maurice Douglass can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 09:47 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi tips it in | 41-33 |
| 09:21 | New Orleans | James Cornelius is called for traveling | 41-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Michael Fowler (C) Douglas England, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki | |
| 09:04 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Westbrook | 43-33 |
| 08:40 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 08:39 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Westbrook | 43-33 |
| 08:37 | Arizona | Richard Seavey is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Seavey, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| 08:28 | New Orleans | James Cornelius's layup is rejected by Ray Pippen | 43-33 |
| 08:27 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 08:24 | Arizona | Freddie Crowley picks off the pass by Richard Seavey in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| 08:23 | New Orleans | James Wydra misses the dunk | 43-33 |
| 08:22 | Arizona | Ray Pippen pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 07:55 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 43-33 |
| 07:54 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi grabs the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 07:36 | Arizona | Michael Fowler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Reynaldo Rossi - foul #2 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #8 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (PG), James Downing (SG), Jimmie Chacon (PF) Richard Seavey, Michael Westbrook, Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), Curtis Houde (PF), Jarek Zulauf (C) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Freddie Crowley, James Cornelius, Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 07:36 | Arizona | Michael Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 07:36 | Arizona | Michael Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Douglas England (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Downing (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Fowler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Hakiziana Abdelwahed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Wells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Suzuki (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curtis Houde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jarek Zulauf (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 07:18 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Douglas England | 44-33 |
| 06:54 | Arizona | Ray Pippen is hacked by Charles Suzuki - foul #1 on Charles Suzuki, team foul #9 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Loren Laursen (C) Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 06:54 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 06:54 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 06:35 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 06:34 | Arizona | Loren Laursen grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 06:30 | Arizona | Curtis Houde is called for the reach on Jimmie Chacon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Houde, team foul #10 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG) Ray Pippen | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Freddie Crowley (SF), James Cornelius (PF) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Charles Suzuki, Curtis Houde | |
| 06:30 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 06:30 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:22 | New Orleans | James Wydra hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Freddie Crowley | 48-36 |
| 06:00 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 05:58 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Jarek Zulauf | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:36 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Loren Laursen - foul #1 on Loren Laursen, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Modesto Rossi (PF) James Downing | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Curtis Houde (PF) James Wydra, Mark Graham, James Cornelius | |
| 05:36 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 05:36 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 05:13 | Arizona | Richard Seavey misses short on an open shot from the right side | 48-38 |
| 05:12 | New Orleans | Kevin Wells gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 05:07 | New Orleans | Modesto Rossi denies the turnaround by Freddie Crowley | 48-38 |
| 05:06 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 04:38 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas England | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:22 | New Orleans | Freddie Crowley is hacked by Jimmie Chacon - foul #2 on Jimmie Chacon, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG), Ray Pippen (SF), Michael Fowler (C) Richard Seavey, Jimmie Chacon, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Wydra (PG), Mark Graham (SG), Charles Suzuki (SF), James Cornelius (PF) Hakiziana Abdelwahed, Kevin Wells, Freddie Crowley, Curtis Houde | |
| 04:02 | New Orleans | James Cornelius's floater is tipped away by Michael Fowler | 50-38 |
| 04:01 | New Orleans | Mark Graham snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 03:40 | New Orleans | Mark Graham misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-38 |
| 03:39 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Douglas England (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Westbrook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Modesto Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Wydra (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Suzuki (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cornelius (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jarek Zulauf (tiring) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Arizona | Douglas England comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 03:31 | Arizona | Michael Fowler tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 03:12 | New Orleans | James Cornelius's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Fowler | 52-38 |
| 03:11 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 03:08 | Arizona | James Wydra is called for the reach on Michael Westbrook in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Wydra, team foul #11 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (PG), Maurice Douglass (C) Douglas England, Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed (PG), Kevin Wells (SG), Reynaldo Rossi (C) James Wydra, Mark Graham, Jarek Zulauf | |
| 03:08 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 03:08 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 03:04 | New Orleans | James Downing picks off the pass by Hakiziana Abdelwahed in the backcourt | 54-38 |
| 03:03 | Arizona | James Downing slams it home | 56-38 |
| 02:55 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-38 |
| 02:54 | Arizona | Maurice Douglass grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 02:25 | Arizona | Ray Pippen hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-38 |
| 02:23 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi snags the offensive board | 56-38 |
| 02:03 | Arizona | Maurice Douglass misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-38 |
| 02:02 | Arizona | James Downing pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 01:42 | Arizona | Maurice Douglass comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 56-38 |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Kevin Wells | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:23 | New Orleans | Hakiziana Abdelwahed is whistled for traveling | 56-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Michael Fowler (C) James Downing, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 01:18 | Arizona | Kevin Wells steals the ball from Michael Westbrook in the backcourt | 56-38 |
| 01:11 | New Orleans | James Cornelius works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Charles Suzuki and he's fouled by Michael Westbrook - foul #1 on Michael Westbrook, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| 01:11 | New Orleans | James Cornelius makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| 00:42 | Arizona | Michael Fowler buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Seavey | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Charles Suzuki is whistled for traveling | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Arizona | Ray Pippen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | Ray Pippen gets the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Richard Seavey runs out the clock | 58-41 |