Jones made 40 points, leading New Orleans to the surprise 90-78 win over Utah. "Take away Jones from this team, and we couldn't have done it," said New Orleans coach Bob after the game. "He deserves the credit for this win." Utah coach Coach Young agreed, "We didn't really think Jones had that kind of game in him after watching the films, but he showed us wrong."

New Orleans was led by Jones (40 points, a block), Brown (7 points, 6 assists, 3 steals), Breaux (11 points, 7 boards, 1 assists, a block). Utah was led by Feaster (27 points, 17 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks), Jones (12 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, 4 blocks), Sparenberg (5 points, 2 steals).

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