| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Lynch (fresh) PF - William Raasch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fresh) SG - George Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Dunphy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Carini (fresh) C - Carlos Guerrero (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | William Raasch grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | Alex Situ takes the ball from Stephen Fletcher | 40-29 |
| 19:05 | New Orleans | George Sharpe's floater is tipped away by William Raasch | 40-29 |
| 19:04 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson is hacked by George Sharpe in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Sharpe, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves hits the easy wide open finger roll | 42-31 |
| 18:29 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | William Raasch grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Robert Dunphy steals it from Richard Nieves | 42-31 |
| 18:00 | New Orleans | Alex Situ banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Dunphy | 42-33 |
| 17:37 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves is hacked by Carlos Guerrero - foul #2 on Carlos Guerrero, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SG), Fausto Romano (PF), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, Floyd Wilson, William Raasch, Richard Nieves | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Brandon Meade (SG), Andrew Farren (SF), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF), Brian Grove (C) Alex Situ, George Sharpe, Robert Dunphy, Kevin Carini, Carlos Guerrero | |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the shot from close range set up by Thomas Gaunt and he's fouled by Brandon Meade - foul #1 on Brandon Meade, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek misses the free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:19 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Brian Grove | 44-33 |
| 17:04 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 16:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek tips it home | 46-36 |
| 16:24 | New Orleans | Brian Grove misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Harper - foul #1 on Jack Harper, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| 16:24 | New Orleans | Brian Grove misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:24 | New Orleans | Brian Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | Dima Kapuscinski picks off the pass by Thomas Gaunt in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 16:19 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren hits the finger roll set up by Dima Kapuscinski | 46-39 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Gaunt | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Lynch (tiring) PF - Fausto Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Harper (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dima Kapuscinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Meade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Farren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ivan Mierzejewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Grove (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | New Orleans | Thomas Gaunt steals it from Ivan Mierzejewski | 48-39 |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt lays it up and in | 50-39 |
| 15:19 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Gaunt - foul #1 on Thomas Gaunt, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), William Raasch (PF), Richard Nieves (C) Thomas Gaunt, Oleg Zolondek, Fausto Romano, Jack Harper | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Kevin Carini (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Dima Kapuscinski, Brandon Meade, Ivan Mierzejewski, Brian Grove | |
| 15:19 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 15:19 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:52 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Stephen Fletcher is denied by Carlos Guerrero | 50-41 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves tips it back up and in | 52-41 |
| 14:31 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tim Lynch - foul #3 on Tim Lynch, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG) Andrew Farren | |
| 14:31 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:31 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:14 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-42 |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | William Raasch hits the follow up shot | 54-42 |
| 14:00 | New Orleans | George Sharpe can't connect on a shot from the right side | 54-42 |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy gets the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:39 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Tim Lynch - foul #4 on Tim Lynch, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Joshua Cox (SG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Fausto Romano (C) Stephen Fletcher, Floyd Wilson, Tim Lynch, William Raasch | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Christopher Walker (C) Alex Situ, Carlos Guerrero | |
| 13:39 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 13:39 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves's floater is tipped away by Christopher Walker | 54-42 |
| 13:14 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:04 | New Orleans | George Sharpe hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Fausto Romano is blocked by Robert Dunphy | 54-45 |
| 12:37 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Christopher Walker | 54-45 |
| 12:24 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Dunphy | 54-45 |
| 12:10 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Cox - foul #2 on Joshua Cox, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), William Raasch (PF), Jack Harper (C) Thomas Gaunt, Richard Nieves, Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (SF), Brian Grove (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Robert Dunphy, Kevin Carini, Christopher Walker | |
| 12:10 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:10 | New Orleans | George Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek misses long on a runner near the basket | 54-46 |
| 11:41 | New Orleans | Brian Grove gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Raasch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Harper (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dima Kapuscinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Sharpe (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Brandon Meade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Grove (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlos Guerrero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | New Orleans | George Sharpe connects on the shot from the left side set up by Dima Kapuscinski | 54-48 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | William Raasch can't throw it down | 54-48 |
| 10:51 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:34 | New Orleans | Brian Grove misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 54-48 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | William Raasch grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Dima Kapuscinski is called for the reach on Joshua Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dima Kapuscinski, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Thomas Gaunt (SG), Tim Lynch (SF), Fausto Romano (C) Joshua Cox, Floyd Wilson, Oleg Zolondek, Jack Harper | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Andrew Farren (SF), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF) Dima Kapuscinski, George Sharpe, Brian Grove | |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | William Raasch lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Fletcher and he's fouled by Ivan Mierzejewski - foul #3 on Ivan Mierzejewski, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher Walker (C) Carlos Guerrero | |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:53 | New Orleans | Alex Situ is hacked by Stephen Fletcher - foul #1 on Stephen Fletcher, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Nieves (PF) William Raasch | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | Stephen Fletcher is called for the reach on Alex Situ - foul #2 on Stephen Fletcher, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy (SF) Ivan Mierzejewski | |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | Alex Situ makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | Alex Situ makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Situ - foul #3 on Alex Situ, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Alex Situ - foul #4 on Alex Situ, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Brian Grove (C) Alex Situ, Christopher Walker | |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:23 | New Orleans | Brian Grove grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 09:08 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-52 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano is by himself and knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Fletcher | 59-52 |
| 08:29 | New Orleans | Brian Grove misses short on a floater from the left side | 59-52 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Andrew Farren is called for the reach on Tim Lynch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Farren, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), William Raasch (PF), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, Thomas Gaunt, Richard Nieves, Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Sharpe (SG), Ivan Mierzejewski (SF), Kevin Carini (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Brandon Meade, Robert Dunphy, Andrew Farren, Brian Grove | |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:24 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 08:19 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 08:18 | Minnesota | William Raasch snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson is fouled on the floor by Carlos Guerrero - foul #3 on Carlos Guerrero, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (PG) Tim Lynch | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Christopher Walker (C) Dima Kapuscinski, Carlos Guerrero | |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:49 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Christopher Walker | 59-52 |
| 07:29 | New Orleans | Alex Situ knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Raasch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Harper (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - George Sharpe (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Ivan Mierzejewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Carini (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Minnesota | William Raasch drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Oleg Zolondek | 61-55 |
| 06:51 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 06:49 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini tips it but misses | 61-55 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | Jack Harper pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Cox | 63-55 |
| 05:55 | New Orleans | Alex Situ misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-55 |
| 05:54 | New Orleans | Alex Situ hits the follow up shot | 63-57 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox is whistled for traveling | 63-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Thomas Gaunt (SG), Tim Lynch (SF), Richard Nieves (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Joshua Cox, Floyd Wilson, Oleg Zolondek, William Raasch, Jack Harper | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Andrew Farren (SG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Brian Grove (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Alex Situ, George Sharpe, Ivan Mierzejewski, Kevin Carini, Christopher Walker | |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy is hacked by Tim Lynch - foul #5 on Tim Lynch, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Raasch (SF) Tim Lynch | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 63-59 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher tips it back up and in | 65-59 |
| 04:34 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (SF) William Raasch | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (SG) Brian Grove | |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano is hacked by Robert Dunphy - foul #2 on Robert Dunphy, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 03:54 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade's fadeaway is rejected by Fausto Romano | 66-59 |
| 03:52 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade tips it in | 66-61 |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dima Kapuscinski - foul #4 on Dima Kapuscinski, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (SG), William Raasch (PF) Thomas Gaunt, Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Kevin Carini (PF), Brian Grove (C) Dima Kapuscinski, Andrew Farren, Carlos Guerrero | |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Cox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Raasch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Nieves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Meade (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Dunphy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Carini (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Grove (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-63 |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher clanks a jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | Alex Situ grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 02:38 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Richard Nieves | 68-63 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG) Stephen Fletcher | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski (PF) Kevin Carini | |
| 02:26 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade's pass is intercepted by Oleg Zolondek | 68-63 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Fausto Romano (PF), Jack Harper (C) Joshua Cox, Oleg Zolondek, Richard Nieves | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Andrew Farren (SF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Alex Situ, Robert Dunphy, Ivan Mierzejewski | |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-63 |
| 02:06 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 02:06 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SF), Richard Nieves (PF) Thomas Gaunt, William Raasch, Jack Harper | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Robert Dunphy (SF), Kevin Carini (PF) Dima Kapuscinski, Andrew Farren, Brian Grove | |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade is hacked by Stephen Fletcher - foul #3 on Stephen Fletcher, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Raasch (PF) Fausto Romano | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | William Raasch grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | William Raasch misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 68-64 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:01 | New Orleans | Brandon Meade misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 00:59 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy grabs the offensive board | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Alex Situ is called for the reach on Stephen Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alex Situ, team foul #12 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), George Sharpe (SG) Alex Situ, Brandon Meade | |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Kevin Carini is called for the reach on Floyd Wilson - foul #3 on Kevin Carini, team foul #13 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG) Stephen Fletcher | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | Floyd Wilson steals it from George Sharpe | 71-64 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek lays it in on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 73-64 |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | George Sharpe misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski grabs the offensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski loses the dribble to Thomas Gaunt | 73-64 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG) Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves is hacked by Dima Kapuscinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dima Kapuscinski, team foul #14 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brandon Meade (PG) Dima Kapuscinski | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | Robert Dunphy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini hits the follow up shot | 75-66 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher runs out the clock | 75-66 |