| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) SG - Joseph Potter (fresh) SF - Barry Gills (fresh) PF - John Murray (fresh) C - Richard Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Barry Gills - foul #1 on Barry Gills, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | New Orleans | Richard Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | New Orleans | Barry Gills misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | Joseph Potter steals it from Daniel Everitt | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Potter | 2-1 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Everitt | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | Barry Gills misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Atkin - foul #1 on Gerald Atkin, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | Barry Gills makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | Barry Gills misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gerald Atkin | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt is fouled on the floor by Barry Gills - foul #2 on Barry Gills, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Frederick Ovalle (SF) Barry Gills | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison throws it down | 3-5 |
| 17:48 | New Orleans | John Murray lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 5-5 |
| 17:46 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is hacked by Michael Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (PG), Henry Ross (SG), Roy Starbuck (SF), Leon Courtright (C) Michael Jackson, Joseph Potter, John Murray, Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (SG), Kim Richardson (SF), James Anderson (PF), David Duffield (C) Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison, Gerald Atkin, Dennis Brandon | |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | James Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | New Orleans | Richard Kee grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:13 | New Orleans | Carl Baillie is called for the reach on Frederick Ovalle - foul #1 on Carl Baillie, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | New Orleans | Richard Kee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG) Carl Baillie | |
| 16:45 | New Orleans | Richard Kee buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Henry Ross - foul #1 on Henry Ross, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Joseph Potter (SG), Samuel Hope (SF), John Murray (PF), Richard Roberts (C) Richard Kee, Henry Ross, Roy Starbuck, Frederick Ovalle, Leon Courtright | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Ellison (SF), Dennis Brandon (C) Kim Richardson, David Duffield | |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | New Orleans | Samuel Hope misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Everitt - foul #1 on Daniel Everitt, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin (PF) James Anderson | |
| 16:08 | New Orleans | Samuel Hope misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | New Orleans | Samuel Hope misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Brandon | 7-7 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon hits the finger roll | 7-9 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Potter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Hope (fresh) PF - John Murray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:15 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter's pass is intercepted by Robert Ellison | 7-9 |
| 15:13 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison is hacked by Joseph Potter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Potter, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (SG), Roy Starbuck (SF) Joseph Potter, Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), Kim Richardson (SF), James Anderson (PF) Daniel Everitt, Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison, Gerald Atkin | |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | James Anderson hits a wide open jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Kerry Clark | 7-11 |
| 14:50 | New Orleans | Roy Starbuck misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie is hacked by Samuel Hope - foul #1 on Samuel Hope, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Henry Ross (SG), Leon Courtright (C) Michael Jackson, Samuel Hope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Duffield (C) Dennis Brandon | |
| 14:27 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark steps out of bounds on the baseline | 7-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Frederick Ovalle (SF), Richard Roberts (C) Roy Starbuck, John Murray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:14 | New Orleans | Richard Roberts is whistled for traveling | 7-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin (PF) James Anderson | |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark misses the fadeaway from the left side | 7-11 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | David Duffield tips it back up and in | 7-13 |
| 13:41 | New Orleans | Richard Kee is hacked by Kim Richardson - foul #1 on Kim Richardson, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Potter (SG), John Murray (PF) Richard Kee, Leon Courtright | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Robert Ellison (SF) Carl Baillie, Kim Richardson | |
| 13:25 | New Orleans | John Murray misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-13 |
| 13:23 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:01 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Roy Starbuck (SF), Samuel Hope (C) Henry Ross, Frederick Ovalle, Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), James Anderson (PF), Dennis Brandon (C) Kerry Clark, Gerald Atkin, David Duffield | |
| 12:38 | New Orleans | Dennis Brandon is called for the reach on Roy Starbuck - foul #1 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | John Murray double dribbles | 7-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (SG), Richard Roberts (C) Joseph Potter, Samuel Hope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (SG), Kim Richardson (SF) Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses the dunk but the foul's on Richard Kee - foul #1 on Richard Kee, team foul #7 | 7-13 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Frederick Ovalle (SF), Leon Courtright (PF) Roy Starbuck, John Murray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 11:56 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:33 | New Orleans | Frederick Ovalle's pass is intercepted by Dennis Brandon | 7-15 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Ovalle (fairly fresh) PF - Leon Courtright (fresh) C - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Carl Baillie (fresh) SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson buries a floater from the right side set up by Daniel Everitt | 7-17 |
| 10:50 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson clanks a floater in the paint | 7-17 |
| 10:49 | New Orleans | Richard Roberts tips it but misses | 7-17 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson pulls down the rebound | 7-17 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | James Anderson scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Carl Baillie and he's fouled by Leon Courtright - foul #1 on Leon Courtright, team foul #8 | 7-19 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Henry Ross (PG), Joseph Potter (SG), Roy Starbuck (SF), John Murray (PF), Samuel Hope (C) Michael Jackson, Richard Kee, Frederick Ovalle, Leon Courtright, Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), David Duffield (C) Daniel Everitt, Carl Baillie, Kim Richardson, Dennis Brandon | |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | James Anderson makes the free throw | 7-20 |
| 10:14 | New Orleans | Samuel Hope is fouled on the floor by David Duffield - foul #1 on David Duffield, team foul #6 | 7-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin (PF) James Anderson | |
| 10:02 | New Orleans | Samuel Hope lays it up and in | 9-20 |
| 09:58 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Atkin, team foul #7 | 9-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon (C) Gerald Atkin | |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Robert Ellison is called for the reach on Henry Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ellison, team foul #8 | 9-20 |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Henry Ross makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:40 | New Orleans | Henry Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:29 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon buries a fadeaway from the right side | 11-22 |
| 09:11 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 08:47 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison clanks a shot from the right block | 11-22 |
| 08:46 | New Orleans | Samuel Hope grabs the defensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 08:27 | New Orleans | Samuel Hope can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 11-22 |
| 08:25 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter misses the tip | 11-22 |
| 08:23 | New Orleans | Samuel Hope tips it but misses | 11-22 |
| 08:22 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Ross | 11-22 |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Duffield - foul #2 on David Duffield, team foul #9 | 11-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Frederick Ovalle (SF), Leon Courtright (PF), Richard Roberts (C) Henry Ross, Roy Starbuck, John Murray, Samuel Hope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), Kim Richardson (SF), James Anderson (PF) Kerry Clark, Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison, David Duffield | |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:03 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt tips it back up and in | 13-24 |
| 07:24 | New Orleans | Richard Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 13-24 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (SG) Joseph Potter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Ovalle (fairly fresh) PF - Leon Courtright (fresh) C - Richard Roberts (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Kim Richardson | 13-26 |
| 07:02 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson's pass is intercepted by Daniel Everitt in the backcourt | 13-26 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt's floater is tipped away by Leon Courtright | 13-26 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie can't tip it in | 13-26 |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | Richard Kee gets the rebound | 13-26 |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Richard Roberts clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Kim Richardson - foul #2 on Kim Richardson, team foul #10 | 13-26 |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Murray (PF) Leon Courtright | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF), David Duffield (C) Daniel Everitt, Carl Baillie, Kim Richardson, James Anderson, Dennis Brandon | |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Richard Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | David Duffield gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Kerry Clark | 14-28 |
| 05:45 | New Orleans | David Duffield blocks the short jumper by Michael Jackson | 14-28 |
| 05:43 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark misses the wide open turnaround from the left block | 14-28 |
| 05:37 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Richard Kee | 14-28 |
| 05:30 | New Orleans | Richard Roberts connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frederick Ovalle | 16-28 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-28 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | David Duffield pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | David Duffield is alone and drills a shot in the paint set up by Kerry Clark | 16-30 |
| 04:18 | New Orleans | Richard Kee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-30 |
| 04:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Duffield | 16-30 |
| 03:58 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison hits a jumper from the right side | 16-32 |
| 03:44 | New Orleans | Michael Jackson hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Kee | 18-32 |
| 03:42 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Henry Ross (PG), Joseph Potter (SG), Barry Gills (SF), Leon Courtright (PF), Samuel Hope (C) Michael Jackson, Richard Kee, Frederick Ovalle, John Murray, Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), Kim Richardson (SF), James Anderson (PF), Dennis Brandon (C) Kerry Clark, Anthony Rector, Robert Ellison, Gerald Atkin, David Duffield | |
| 03:28 | New Orleans | Barry Gills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-32 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-32 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Kim Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 18-32 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Henry Ross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Gills (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leon Courtright (fresh) C - Samuel Hope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Baillie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 18-32 |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Joseph Potter | 18-32 |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | Barry Gills misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-32 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Anderson | 18-32 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Hope - foul #2 on Samuel Hope, team foul #9 | 18-32 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jackson (PG), Roy Starbuck (SF), John Murray (PF) Henry Ross, Barry Gills, Samuel Hope | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF) Carl Baillie, Kim Richardson, James Anderson | |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 01:54 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 01:34 | New Orleans | Dennis Brandon is called for the reach on Roy Starbuck - foul #2 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #11 | 18-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG) Daniel Everitt | |
| 01:34 | New Orleans | Roy Starbuck misses the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 01:34 | New Orleans | Roy Starbuck misses the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin gets the rebound | 18-34 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Kerry Clark | 18-36 |
| 01:01 | New Orleans | John Murray can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Brandon - foul #3 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #12 | 18-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Roberts (C) Leon Courtright | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Anderson (PF), David Duffield (C) Gerald Atkin, Dennis Brandon | |
| 01:01 | New Orleans | John Murray makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 01:01 | New Orleans | John Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark is fouled in the backcourt by John Murray - foul #1 on John Murray, team foul #10 | 20-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kim Richardson (SF) Robert Ellison | |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark misses the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 20-37 |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | David Duffield grabs the defensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector misses the turnaround from the left block | 20-37 |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter grabs the board | 20-37 |
| 00:17 | New Orleans | Joseph Potter's floater is knocked away by Anthony Rector | 20-37 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark snags the defensive board | 20-37 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Roy Starbuck steps in front of the Kerry Clark pass in the backcourt | 20-37 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | James Anderson is called for the reach on John Murray - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #13 | 20-37 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Richard Kee (PG), Henry Ross (SG), Barry Gills (SF), Samuel Hope (C) Michael Jackson, Joseph Potter, Roy Starbuck, Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Carl Baillie (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF), Dennis Brandon (C) Kerry Clark, Anthony Rector, Kim Richardson, James Anderson, David Duffield | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | John Murray makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | John Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |