A rock-solid New Orleans team routed Minnesota, 117-82. "It sure felt good out there," said today's star, Mitchell. "We basically accomplished what we wanted to do on offense and defense. Coach's game plan worked perfectly."

Minnesota coach Bob was disappointed with the game, but not completely surprised. "New Orleans is a great team, and we knew going in that if they played their best we didn't stand a chance. The only way we were going to win was if we got some breaks, and we didn't. But it was a great learning experience; they showed us our weaknesses."

New Orleans was led by Mitchell (17 points, 13 boards, 2 assists, a steal, a block), Jaramillo (13 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks), Taylor (23 points, a block). Minnesota was led by Thompson (14 points, a steal), White (19 points, 0 assists, a steal), Holland (14 points, 0 assists, a block).

With this win, New Orleans are now 28-15 and 15-3 at home. They stay at #1 in the Southwest and remain at #3 overall in the Western Conference. Minnesota drop to 12-30. They remain at #5 in the Northwest and hold at #15 overall in the Western Conference.

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