| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - John Hartzell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gaylord Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Tatom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louie Colella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Terence Roney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson throws it down and he's hacked by Terence Roney - foul #1 on Terence Roney, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:40 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:28 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on John Hartzell - foul #1 on John Hartzell, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:28 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:28 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:26 | New Orleans | Donald Tatom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 19:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 19:13 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 18:48 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn misses the dunk but he's fouled by David Porter - foul #3 on David Porter, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin (PG), Jeremy Wilkinson (SG), Kenneth Clark (PF), Timothy Kelly (C) John Hartzell, Martin Henderson, Willie Jackson, Donald Tatom | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), Donnell Larsen (SG), Michael Vaughn (SF), Charles Welch (PF), Todd Stone (C) Danny Floyd, Jesse Dillon, David Porter, Louie Colella, Terence Roney | |
| 18:48 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:48 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen's pass is intercepted by Calvin Stricklin in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 18:45 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin can't throw it down | 38-34 |
| 18:43 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Richard Barr | 38-34 |
| 18:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Barr | 38-37 |
| 18:16 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt (SF) Gaylord Quinn | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 18:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:40 | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt double dribbles | 38-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Hartzell (PG), Claude Drake (SG), Willie Jackson (PF), Donald Tatom (C) Calvin Stricklin, Jeremy Wilkinson, Kenneth Clark, Timothy Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Jesse Dillon (SG), Charles Freed (PF), Johnathan Payan (C) Richard Barr, Donnell Larsen, Charles Welch, Todd Stone | |
| 17:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd is hacked by Donald Tatom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Tatom, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly (C) Donald Tatom | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 17:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Cedric Nesbitt - foul #1 on Cedric Nesbitt, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| 17:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:08 | New Orleans | Claude Drake is fouled on the floor by Charles Freed - foul #1 on Charles Freed, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG), Gaylord Quinn (SF) John Hartzell, Cedric Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Louie Colella (PF) Charles Freed | |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Claude Drake misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Louie Colella - foul #2 on Louie Colella, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Claude Drake makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:59 | New Orleans | Claude Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Vaughn | 40-45 |
| 16:30 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn is called for 10 seconds | 40-45 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin (PG) Claude Drake | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney (C) Johnathan Payan | |
| 16:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Louie Colella lays it in | 40-47 |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Danny Floyd steps in front of the Gaylord Quinn pass in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 16:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Willie Jackson - foul #2 on Willie Jackson, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SF), Charles Freed (PF), Todd Stone (C) Michael Vaughn, Louie Colella, Terence Roney | |
| 16:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 16:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 16:01 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Calvin Stricklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gaylord Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Kelly (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jesse Dillon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnell Larsen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Freed (fresh) C - Todd Stone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | New Orleans | Charles Freed steals the ball from Martin Henderson | 40-48 |
| 15:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon double dribbles | 40-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Hartzell (PG), Jeremy Wilkinson (SG), Cedric Nesbitt (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF), Donald Tatom (C) Calvin Stricklin, Martin Henderson, Gaylord Quinn, Willie Jackson, Timothy Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), David Porter (SF), Charles Welch (PF), Johnathan Payan (C) Danny Floyd, Donnell Larsen, Charles Freed, Todd Stone | |
| 15:16 | New Orleans | John Hartzell is hacked by Jesse Dillon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| 14:55 | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Tatom | 42-48 |
| 14:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch is open and lays it up and in set up by Jesse Dillon | 42-50 |
| 14:23 | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 14:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedric Nesbitt steals it from David Porter in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jesse Dillon - foul #4 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Claude Drake (PG), Gaylord Quinn (SF), Willie Jackson (PF) John Hartzell, Cedric Nesbitt, Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Donnell Larsen (SG), Louie Colella (PF), Todd Stone (C) Richard Barr, Jesse Dillon, Charles Welch, Johnathan Payan | |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:56 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donnell Larsen | 46-53 |
| 13:36 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn buries a jumper from close range | 48-53 |
| 13:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Louie Colella is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin (PG) Jeremy Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (SG), Terence Roney (C) Donnell Larsen, Todd Stone | |
| 12:57 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin is hacked by Louie Colella - foul #3 on Louie Colella, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG) Claude Drake | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 12:57 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:57 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:39 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 12:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney loses the dribble to Donald Tatom | 48-53 |
| 12:20 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terence Roney - foul #2 on Terence Roney, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark (PF) Willie Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG), Charles Freed (PF) Danny Floyd, Louie Colella | |
| 12:20 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:20 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-53 |
| 11:56 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Calvin Stricklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Henderson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gaylord Quinn (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Tatom (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael Vaughn (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnell Larsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Porter (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Freed (fresh) C - Terence Roney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:53 | New Orleans | Donnell Larsen picks off the pass by Martin Henderson in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 11:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed misses the shot in the lane | 50-53 |
| 11:31 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gaylord Quinn | 50-53 |
| 11:28 | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Hartzell (PG), Claude Drake (SG), Cedric Nesbitt (SF), Willie Jackson (PF), Timothy Kelly (C) Calvin Stricklin, Martin Henderson, Gaylord Quinn, Kenneth Clark, Donald Tatom | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch (SF), Todd Stone (PF), Johnathan Payan (C) David Porter, Charles Freed, Terence Roney | |
| 11:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen double dribbles | 50-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG) Michael Vaughn | |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | John Hartzell travels in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 10:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 10:49 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:36 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson's layup is rejected by Danny Floyd | 50-53 |
| 10:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Todd Stone snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 10:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch is fouled on the floor by Claude Drake - foul #2 on Claude Drake, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG), Kenneth Clark (PF), Donald Tatom (C) Claude Drake, Willie Jackson, Timothy Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Louie Colella (PF), Terence Roney (C) Danny Floyd, Donnell Larsen, Todd Stone, Johnathan Payan | |
| 10:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedric Nesbitt picks off the pass by Louie Colella | 50-53 |
| 10:03 | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt banks in the layup | 52-53 |
| 09:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 09:42 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Terence Roney | 52-53 |
| 09:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Martin Henderson - foul #2 on Martin Henderson, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin (PG), Claude Drake (SG), Gaylord Quinn (SF), Willie Jackson (PF), Timothy Kelly (C) John Hartzell, Martin Henderson, Cedric Nesbitt, Kenneth Clark, Donald Tatom | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), David Porter (SF), Todd Stone (C) Richard Barr, Charles Welch, Terence Roney | |
| 09:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:05 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Calvin Stricklin | 54-55 |
| 09:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson (SG) Claude Drake | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG), Johnathan Payan (C) Michael Vaughn, Louie Colella | |
| 08:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen makes the turnaround from the left block | 54-57 |
| 08:43 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn's fadeaway is rejected by Johnathan Payan | 54-57 |
| 08:41 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:36 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 08:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Todd Stone misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 08:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 08:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen misses badly on a shot from the left side | 56-57 |
| 07:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 07:45 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 07:43 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Calvin Stricklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gaylord Quinn (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Jackson (tired) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Kelly (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donnell Larsen (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Porter (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnathan Payan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 56-57 |
| 07:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Todd Stone grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 07:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Hartzell (PG), Claude Drake (SG), Cedric Nesbitt (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF), Donald Tatom (C) Calvin Stricklin, Jeremy Wilkinson, Gaylord Quinn, Willie Jackson, Timothy Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), Jesse Dillon (SG), Charles Welch (SF), Louie Colella (PF), Charles Freed (C) Danny Floyd, Donnell Larsen, David Porter, Todd Stone, Johnathan Payan | |
| 07:17 | New Orleans | Claude Drake banks in the wide open layup set up by Cedric Nesbitt | 58-57 |
| 06:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Claude Drake - foul #3 on Claude Drake, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (SF) Charles Welch | |
| 06:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed misses the free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:58 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Donald Tatom | 58-59 |
| 06:39 | New Orleans | Claude Drake hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jesse Dillon - foul #5 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch (SF), Terence Roney (C) Jesse Dillon, Charles Freed | |
| 06:39 | New Orleans | Claude Drake misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:39 | New Orleans | Claude Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr is fouled in the backcourt by John Hartzell - foul #2 on John Hartzell, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 06:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Donald Tatom grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | John Hartzell is hacked by Richard Barr - foul #1 on Richard Barr, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG), Gaylord Quinn (SF), Willie Jackson (PF) Claude Drake, Cedric Nesbitt, Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG) Richard Barr | |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | John Hartzell makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:09 | New Orleans | John Hartzell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:04 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hartzell is called for the reach on Michael Vaughn in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Hartzell, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin (PG) John Hartzell | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 06:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:53 | New Orleans | Donald Tatom's fadeaway is rejected by Terence Roney | 61-62 |
| 05:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 05:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 05:44 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 05:24 | New Orleans | Donald Tatom knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Calvin Stricklin and he's fouled by Terence Roney - foul #3 on Terence Roney, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Hartzell (PG), Cedric Nesbitt (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF) Calvin Stricklin, Gaylord Quinn, Willie Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), David Porter (SF), Todd Stone (C) Michael Vaughn, Charles Welch, Terence Roney | |
| 05:24 | New Orleans | Donald Tatom misses the free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:24 | New Orleans | Donald Tatom gets the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on David Porter - foul #4 on David Porter, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Claude Drake (SG), Timothy Kelly (C) Martin Henderson, Donald Tatom | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan (C) Todd Stone | |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedric Nesbitt is called for the reach on David Porter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cedric Nesbitt, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG) Danny Floyd | |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:01 | New Orleans | Johnathan Payan steps in front of the Claude Drake pass in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| 04:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 04:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan snags the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 04:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 04:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr gets the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:21 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter steps out of bounds on the baseline | 64-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin (PG), Jeremy Wilkinson (SG), Gaylord Quinn (SF), Willie Jackson (PF), Donald Tatom (C) John Hartzell, Claude Drake, Cedric Nesbitt, Kenneth Clark, Timothy Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Charles Welch (SF), Charles Freed (PF), Todd Stone (C) Richard Barr, Donnell Larsen, David Porter, Louie Colella, Johnathan Payan | |
| 04:03 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn is open but misses the lay-in | 64-64 |
| 04:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Gaylord Quinn steals the ball from Charles Welch in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Danny Floyd - foul #1 on Danny Floyd, team foul #13 | 64-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG) Jeremy Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney (C) Charles Freed | |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 03:41 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson grabs the board | 66-64 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Calvin Stricklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gaylord Quinn (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Jackson (tired) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - Donald Tatom (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Vaughn (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Welch (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Todd Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terence Roney (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin is hacked by Danny Floyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Floyd, team foul #14 | 66-64 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Louie Colella (PF) Todd Stone | |
| 03:39 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:39 | New Orleans | Calvin Stricklin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Donald Tatom - foul #4 on Donald Tatom, team foul #11 | 67-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly (C) Donald Tatom | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), David Porter (SF) Danny Floyd, Charles Welch | |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney misses the free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:21 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:58 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the lane | 67-66 |
| 02:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 02:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson (SG) Martin Henderson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG), Todd Stone (PF), Johnathan Payan (C) David Porter, Louie Colella, Terence Roney | |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 02:34 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gaylord Quinn | 67-66 |
| 02:34 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Cedric Nesbitt (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF), Donald Tatom (C) Gaylord Quinn, Willie Jackson, Timothy Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:23 | New Orleans | The pull-up jumper by Cedric Nesbitt is blocked by Johnathan Payan | 67-66 |
| 02:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-66 |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | Donald Tatom gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Hartzell (PG), Martin Henderson (SG), Gaylord Quinn (SF), Willie Jackson (PF) Calvin Stricklin, Jeremy Wilkinson, Cedric Nesbitt, Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), David Porter (SF), Louie Colella (PF), Terence Roney (C) Richard Barr, Donnell Larsen, Todd Stone, Johnathan Payan | |
| 01:56 | New Orleans | Gaylord Quinn is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter misses short on an open floater in the lane | 67-66 |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney misses the tip | 67-66 |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Louie Colella - foul #4 on Louie Colella, team foul #15 | 67-66 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn's pass is intercepted by Gaylord Quinn in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| 01:15 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-66 |
| 01:13 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Porter, team foul #16 | 68-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch (SF) David Porter | |
| 00:57 | New Orleans | John Hartzell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Martin Henderson | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 00:51 | New Orleans | Willie Jackson snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson blows the wide open layup | 70-66 |
| 00:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Louie Colella snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 00:19 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Louie Colella | 70-66 |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Danny Floyd is called for the reach on John Hartzell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Floyd, team foul #17 | 70-69 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | John Hartzell makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | John Hartzell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Louie Colella snags the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-69 |
| 00:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Martin Henderson | 72-69 |