| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jackson Clark (fresh) SG - Steven Parker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Luis Rix (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerry Granberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Grimes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Stillman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | New Orleans | Jackson Clark is called for the reach on Luis Rix - foul #2 on Jackson Clark, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:27 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jay Beck | 30-38 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dean Gleaton | 32-38 |
| 18:51 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes misses the shot from the baseline | 32-38 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | Steven Parker is hacked by Jerry Granberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Granberg, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses short on an open driving attempt from the left block | 32-38 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Steven Parker buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Gleaton | 35-38 |
| 17:55 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 17:54 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:43 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina | Steven Parker can't finish the uncontested layup | 35-38 |
| 17:21 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 17:16 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jay Beck | 35-38 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 16:43 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Larry Grimes | 35-38 |
| 16:29 | New Orleans | Steven Parker steals the ball from Jerry Granberg | 35-38 |
| 16:08 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Cox | 38-38 |
| 15:47 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Luis Rix and the foul's on Jay Beck - foul #2 on Jay Beck, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG), Bobby Parish (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Jackson Clark, Steven Parker, Dean Gleaton, Jay Beck, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG), Amos Polizzi (SG), Daniel Alton (SF), Justin Wright (C) Luis Rix, Jerry Granberg, Leonard Evans, Leonard Stillman | |
| 15:47 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Blum | 38-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willie Rosenblatt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Parish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Clarence Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Amos Polizzi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Alton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Grimes (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-40 |
| 15:06 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:49 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Blum steps in front of the Larry Grimes pass | 38-40 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey (C) Larry Grimes | |
| 14:35 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Wright and the foul's on Aaron Horn - foul #1 on Aaron Horn, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| 14:35 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 14:12 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-45 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn is called for a charge - foul #2 on Aaron Horn, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Larson (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Dean Gleaton (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Trent Mabry (C) Willie Rosenblatt, Bobby Parish, Aaron Horn, Manuel Thomas, Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Luis Rix (PG), Buddy Klapper (SG), Phillip Mooneyhan (SF), Leonard Stillman (C) Clarence Adams, Amos Polizzi, Daniel Alton, Justin Wright | |
| 13:44 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Phillip Mooneyhan | 41-47 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Mark Larson is called for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg (SG) Phillip Mooneyhan | |
| 13:25 | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Gene Whipkey | 41-49 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | Luis Rix is called for the reach on Mark Larson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Rix, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Luis Rix - foul #2 on Luis Rix, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Cox (C) Jay Beck | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Justin Wright (PF) Gene Whipkey | |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:06 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Justin Wright | 42-49 |
| 12:46 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Mark Larson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-52 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 12:21 | New Orleans | Justin Wright gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:02 | New Orleans | Justin Wright misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Mark Larson snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Steven Parker | 44-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mark Larson (fresh) SG - Steven Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Gleaton (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trent Mabry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Luis Rix (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Granberg (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Buddy Klapper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Stillman (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:34 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-55 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Cox | 46-55 |
| 11:03 | New Orleans | Luis Rix misses the fadeaway from the right side | 46-55 |
| 11:02 | New Orleans | Justin Wright tips it back up and in | 46-57 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses short on an open jump hook in the lane | 46-57 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox gets the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton tips it in | 48-57 |
| 10:03 | New Orleans | Andrew Cox steals it from Justin Wright | 48-57 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Rix - foul #3 on Luis Rix, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG), Willie Rosenblatt (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Manuel Thomas (C) Mark Larson, Steven Parker, Dean Gleaton, Trent Mabry, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG), Amos Polizzi (SG), Leonard Evans (SF), Daniel Alton (PF), Gene Whipkey (C) Luis Rix, Jerry Granberg, Buddy Klapper, Justin Wright, Leonard Stillman | |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jackson Clark | 51-57 |
| 09:49 | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Gene Whipkey | 51-59 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Amos Polizzi steps in front of the Jackson Clark pass in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| 09:42 | New Orleans | Clarence Adams slams it home on a nice dish by Amos Polizzi | 51-61 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jackson Clark | 53-61 |
| 08:59 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans double dribbles | 53-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Larry Grimes (PF) Leonard Evans | |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Rosenblatt, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| 08:39 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas is hacked by Gene Whipkey - foul #1 on Gene Whipkey, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bobby Parish (SG), Jeffrey Blum (C) Willie Rosenblatt, Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Mooneyhan (SF), Leonard Stillman (C) Daniel Alton, Gene Whipkey | |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Larry Grimes is called for the reach on Jeffrey Blum - foul #2 on Larry Grimes, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Beck | 53-64 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum is hacked by Leonard Stillman - foul #2 on Leonard Stillman, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Larson (PG) Jackson Clark | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Luis Rix (PG) Clarence Adams | |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mark Larson (fresh) SG - Bobby Parish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Horn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Jay Beck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Luis Rix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Amos Polizzi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Phillip Mooneyhan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Grimes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Stillman (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:29 | New Orleans | Phillip Mooneyhan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-64 |
| 07:28 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman hits the follow up shot | 55-66 |
| 07:23 | South Carolina | Phillip Mooneyhan is called for the reach on Aaron Horn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Mooneyhan, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Evans (SF), Gene Whipkey (C) Phillip Mooneyhan, Leonard Stillman | |
| 07:23 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 07:23 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 07:03 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-66 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Bobby Parish | 55-66 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Jay Beck can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-66 |
| 06:47 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 06:38 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 06:37 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Mark Larson's pass is intercepted by Larry Grimes in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Aaron Horn takes the ball from Gene Whipkey | 55-66 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Jay Beck tips it in | 57-66 |
| 05:46 | New Orleans | Aaron Horn swats the shot by Luis Rix | 57-66 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Mark Larson snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Willie Rosenblatt (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Mark Larson, Bobby Parish, Aaron Horn, Jay Beck, Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG), Buddy Klapper (SG), Daniel Alton (SF) Luis Rix, Amos Polizzi, Leonard Evans | |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox makes the jump hook from close range set up by Jackson Clark | 59-66 |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jackson Clark - foul #3 on Jackson Clark, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | Gene Whipkey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Alton - foul #1 on Daniel Alton, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman (C) Gene Whipkey | |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 05:11 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 05:06 | New Orleans | Daniel Alton loses the ball out of bounds | 59-68 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 59-68 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark connects on the open 3 from the right wing set up by Andrew Cox | 62-68 |
| 04:10 | New Orleans | Buddy Klapper misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-68 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes misses the tip | 62-68 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew Cox, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Larson (PG), Dean Gleaton (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Jackson Clark, Willie Rosenblatt, Manuel Thomas, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Luis Rix (PG), Jerry Granberg (SG), Leonard Evans (SF), Justin Wright (PF), Gene Whipkey (C) Clarence Adams, Buddy Klapper, Daniel Alton, Larry Grimes, Leonard Stillman | |
| 03:36 | New Orleans | Dean Gleaton takes the ball from Justin Wright | 62-68 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mark Larson (fresh) SG - Steven Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Luis Rix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Granberg (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Whipkey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton is hacked by Leonard Evans - foul #3 on Leonard Evans, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bobby Parish (SG) Steven Parker | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | Luis Rix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-68 |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Jay Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton lays it in uncontested set up by Mark Larson and he's fouled by Leonard Evans - foul #4 on Leonard Evans, team foul #11 | 65-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG), Aaron Horn (SG) Mark Larson, Bobby Parish | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton misses the free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:02 | New Orleans | Justin Wright pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Justin Wright's layup is rejected by Jay Beck | 65-68 |
| 02:45 | New Orleans | Luis Rix snags the offensive board | 65-68 |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | Justin Wright connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-71 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Andrew Cox (C) Aaron Horn, Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG) Luis Rix | |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Jay Beck knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Jackson Clark and he's hacked by Jerry Granberg - foul #3 on Jerry Granberg, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (C) Justin Wright | |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Jay Beck misses the free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox gets the offensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Steven Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-71 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark grabs the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 01:28 | South Carolina | Jay Beck drills a runner in the lane set up by Jackson Clark | 69-71 |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Luis Rix (PG), Larry Grimes (PF), Leonard Stillman (C) Clarence Adams, Gene Whipkey, Amos Polizzi | |
| 01:12 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-71 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Parker | 69-71 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Steven Parker drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Andrew Cox | 71-71 |
| 00:43 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 71-71 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Leonard Stillman takes the ball from Jay Beck in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 00:11 | New Orleans | Leonard Stillman grabs the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jackson Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Parker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Luis Rix (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Granberg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Grimes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Stillman (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:44 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-71 |
| 04:19 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 04:13 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes blows the layup but he's hacked by Jay Beck - foul #3 on Jay Beck, team foul #8 | 71-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (SF) Dean Gleaton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (SG), Daniel Alton (SF) Jerry Granberg, Leonard Evans | |
| 04:13 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:13 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Steven Parker is called for traveling | 71-72 |
| 03:35 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | Steven Parker pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Horn | 73-72 |
| 02:51 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Amos Polizzi is denied by Andrew Cox | 73-72 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Jay Beck gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | Amos Polizzi steps in front of the Aaron Horn pass in the backcourt | 73-72 |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton (SF) Aaron Horn | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg (SG), Leonard Evans (SF) Amos Polizzi, Daniel Alton | |
| 02:31 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 73-72 |
| 02:30 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes tips it but misses | 73-72 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 02:22 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:18 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans is denied on a layup by Jay Beck | 73-72 |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark is hacked by Luis Rix in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luis Rix, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Justin Wright (PF), Gene Whipkey (C) Larry Grimes, Leonard Stillman | |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:08 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Larry Grimes (PF), Leonard Stillman (C) Justin Wright, Gene Whipkey | |
| 01:49 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Rix | 75-75 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Parker | 77-75 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg is fouled on the floor by Steven Parker - foul #2 on Steven Parker, team foul #9 | 77-75 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Jerry Granberg makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark is hacked by Luis Rix in the backcourt - foul #5 on Luis Rix, team foul #14 | 77-77 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Adams (PG) Luis Rix | |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:16 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes grabs the board | 78-77 |
| 00:53 | New Orleans | Jackson Clark steals it from Larry Grimes | 78-77 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jackson Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Parker (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Clarence Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Granberg (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Grimes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Leonard Stillman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Steven Parker hits a runner in the lane set up by Jackson Clark and he's hacked by Jerry Granberg - foul #4 on Jerry Granberg, team foul #15 | 80-77 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG) Jackson Clark | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the free throw | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Adams | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Steven Parker is hacked by Jerry Granberg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Granberg, team foul #16 | 81-80 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG) Willie Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Amos Polizzi (SG) Jerry Granberg | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Larry Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 82-80 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Leonard Evans steps out of bounds on the sideline | 82-80 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Clarence Adams is called for the reach on Jay Beck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Adams, team foul #17 | 82-80 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Jay Beck misses the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Clarence Adams clanks a halfcourt shot | 83-80 |