| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luciano Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Toney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Suggs (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Nolan Fray (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Benny White (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Shumake (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Burkett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jessie Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Perry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Steve Burkett inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | John Shumake clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| 19:43 | Memphis | Nolan Fray grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 19:39 | Memphis | Luciano Costa hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Nolan Fray | 41-40 |
| 19:17 | Houston | John Shumake connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Benny White | 41-42 |
| 18:50 | Memphis | Louis Fowler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Jessie Long is fouled on the floor by Nolan Fray - foul #3 on Nolan Fray, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Lashbrook (SF), William Roberts (C) Mark Toney, Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Houston | Curtis Warren (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF) John Shumake, Steve Burkett, Jessie Long | |
| 18:10 | Houston | Benny White buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-45 |
| 17:57 | Memphis | Luciano Costa misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-45 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Benny White misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 17:46 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 17:41 | Memphis | Luciano Costa hits a wide open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Roberts | 46-45 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Curtis Warren is fouled on the floor by Luciano Costa - foul #3 on Luciano Costa, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Wass (PG), Mark McCown (SF) Louis Fowler, Luciano Costa | |
| Subs | Houston | Terrell Whetstone (C) Charles Perry | |
| 17:04 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost lays it in on a great pass from Terrell Whetstone | 46-47 |
| 17:00 | Memphis | Michael Wass loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Toney (SF) John Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Houston | Jessie Long (SG), Steve Burkett (SF) Curtis Warren, Raymond Youngquist | |
| 16:43 | Houston | Jessie Long misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 16:42 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 16:38 | Memphis | Michael Wass drills a turnaround from the left block | 48-47 |
| 16:12 | Houston | William Roberts picks off the pass by Terrell Whetstone | 48-47 |
| 15:48 | Memphis | Michael Wass misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Steve Burkett - foul #4 on Steve Burkett, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luciano Costa (SG), John Lashbrook (SF), Nolan Fray (C) Mark McCown, Mark Toney, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (SG), Brett Davis (SF), Curtis Warren (PF), Charles Perry (C) Jessie Long, Steve Burkett, Jimmy Prevost, Terrell Whetstone | |
| 15:48 | Memphis | Michael Wass makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 15:48 | Memphis | Michael Wass makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Michael Wass (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Luciano Costa (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lashbrook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilbert Suggs (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Nolan Fray (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Benny White (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Shumake (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Perry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Houston | Curtis Warren loses the dribble to Michael Wass | 50-47 |
| 15:24 | Memphis | Michael Wass banks in the layup | 52-47 |
| 15:19 | Houston | John Shumake comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Wilbert Suggs - foul #1 on Wilbert Suggs, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG) Michael Wass | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF) Brett Davis | |
| 15:19 | Houston | John Shumake misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 15:19 | Houston | John Shumake makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 15:07 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs is open and buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Nolan Fray | 54-48 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Benny White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Louis Fowler - foul #1 on Louis Fowler, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Benny White misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Benny White makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 14:49 | Memphis | Luciano Costa is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luciano Costa, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira (SG), Mark McCown (SF) Luciano Costa, John Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Houston | Jessie Long (PF) John Shumake | |
| 14:36 | Houston | Louis Fowler steals the ball from Benny White | 54-49 |
| 14:33 | Memphis | Louis Fowler hits the finger roll | 56-49 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Jessie Long drills a driving attempt in the paint | 56-51 |
| 14:00 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs is wide open and slams it home set up by Louis Fowler | 58-51 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Benny White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 13:41 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Benny White | 58-51 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Louis Fowler picks off the pass by Raymond Youngquist | 58-51 |
| 13:06 | Memphis | Louis Fowler clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Youngquist - foul #2 on Raymond Youngquist, team foul #2 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Lashbrook (SG), Mark Toney (SF), William Roberts (PF) Ryan Oliveira, Mark McCown, Wilbert Suggs | |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (SG), Steve Burkett (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Curtis Warren, Raymond Youngquist, Jessie Long, Charles Perry | |
| 13:06 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 13:06 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 12:53 | Houston | John Shumake knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrell Whetstone | 59-54 |
| 12:33 | Memphis | William Roberts can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Shumake - foul #1 on John Shumake, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Wass (PG) Louis Fowler | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:33 | Memphis | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 12:33 | Memphis | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 12:07 | Houston | John Shumake misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 12:06 | Memphis | William Roberts snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 12:04 | Memphis | John Lashbrook is fouled in the backcourt by John Shumake - foul #2 on John Shumake, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs (PF) William Roberts | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:53 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs misses the dunk attempt | 61-54 |
| 11:52 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs tips it in | 63-54 |
| 11:32 | Houston | Benny White drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Michael Wass (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Toney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Suggs (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Nolan Fray (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Benny White (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Shumake (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Burkett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs blows the layup | 63-57 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Steve Burkett pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Steve Burkett comes up short on the floater from the left side | 63-57 |
| 11:16 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Lashbrook | 63-57 |
| 10:59 | Memphis | John Lashbrook is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Prevost - foul #2 on Jimmy Prevost, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG), Ryan Oliveira (SG), Mark McCown (SF), William Roberts (PF) Michael Wass, John Lashbrook, Mark Toney, Wilbert Suggs | |
| Subs | Houston | Brett Davis (SF), Jessie Long (PF), Charles Perry (C) Steve Burkett, Jimmy Prevost, Terrell Whetstone | |
| 10:52 | Memphis | William Roberts hits the finger roll set up by Ryan Oliveira | 65-57 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Jessie Long misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 65-57 |
| 10:33 | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | Mark McCown is fouled on the floor by John Shumake - foul #3 on John Shumake, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Curtis Warren (SG) John Shumake | |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Louis Fowler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark McCown | 67-57 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Jessie Long misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Roberts - foul #3 on William Roberts, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs (PF) Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:55 | Houston | Jessie Long misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Jessie Long makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 09:30 | Memphis | Jessie Long steals the ball from Ryan Oliveira | 67-58 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Jessie Long connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Curtis Warren | 67-60 |
| 09:08 | Memphis | Mark McCown is hacked by Brett Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brett Davis, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Wass (PG), Mark Toney (SF), Nolan Fray (C) Louis Fowler, Ryan Oliveira, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (PG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Benny White, Brett Davis, Jessie Long, Charles Perry | |
| 09:08 | Memphis | Mark McCown makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 09:08 | Memphis | Mark McCown misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Curtis Warren hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 68-60 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost tips it home | 68-62 |
| 08:42 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Lashbrook (SG) Mark McCown | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:23 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 68-62 |
| 08:21 | Memphis | John Lashbrook gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 08:18 | Memphis | John Shumake steals the ball from Michael Wass in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost connects on the turnaround in the lane | 68-64 |
| 07:55 | Memphis | Terrell Whetstone takes the ball from Wilbert Suggs in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| 07:35 | Houston | John Shumake misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 68-64 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 07:13 | Houston | John Shumake misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 07:11 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Lashbrook | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Michael Wass (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Toney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Suggs (tired) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Nolan Fray (tired) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Shumake (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Warren (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Youngquist (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Prevost (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Memphis | Michael Wass knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost's pass is intercepted by Michael Wass | 70-64 |
| 06:32 | Memphis | The jump hook by Michael Wass is blocked by Jimmy Prevost | 70-64 |
| 06:31 | Memphis | Mark Toney gets the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 06:12 | Memphis | John Lashbrook can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 70-64 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Michael Wass picks off the pass by Curtis Warren | 70-64 |
| 05:53 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG), Luciano Costa (SG), Mark McCown (SF), William Roberts (C) Michael Wass, John Lashbrook, Mark Toney, Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Houston | Benny White (PG), Steve Burkett (SF), Jessie Long (PF), Charles Perry (C) John Shumake, Raymond Youngquist, Jimmy Prevost, Terrell Whetstone | |
| 05:33 | Memphis | Luciano Costa misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 05:32 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs snags the offensive board | 70-64 |
| 05:20 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs can't finish the uncontested layup | 70-64 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Jessie Long snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Benny White misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-64 |
| 05:11 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 05:09 | Memphis | Mark McCown loses the dribble to Benny White in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Mark McCown takes the ball from Curtis Warren | 70-64 |
| 04:39 | Memphis | Louis Fowler can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 70-64 |
| 04:37 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Mark McCown | 70-64 |
| 04:23 | Memphis | Luciano Costa buries a shot from close range set up by William Roberts | 72-64 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Charles Perry connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Burkett | 72-66 |
| 04:07 | Memphis | Luciano Costa's pass is intercepted by Steve Burkett in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Jessie Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Wass (PG), Ryan Oliveira (SG), Mark Toney (SF), Nolan Fray (C) Louis Fowler, Luciano Costa, Mark McCown, Wilbert Suggs | |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (SG), Brett Davis (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF) Curtis Warren, Steve Burkett, Jessie Long | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:52 | Memphis | William Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Charles Perry is fouled on the floor by Nolan Fray - foul #4 on Nolan Fray, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Lashbrook (SF) Mark Toney | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:38 | Houston | Charles Perry makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Charles Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost grabs the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 03:24 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Benny White is blocked by John Lashbrook | 72-67 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Charles Perry hits the follow up shot | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:01 | Memphis | Michael Wass misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Benny White - foul #2 on Benny White, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG), Luciano Costa (SG) Ryan Oliveira, Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Houston | Terrell Whetstone (C) Charles Perry | |
| 03:01 | Memphis | Michael Wass misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:01 | Memphis | Michael Wass misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luciano Costa (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Lashbrook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Wass (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Benny White (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Shumake (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brett Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Toney (SF), Nolan Fray (C) John Lashbrook, Michael Wass | |
| Subs | Houston | Jessie Long (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF) John Shumake, Brett Davis | |
| 02:41 | Houston | Jessie Long connects on the runner in the paint | 72-71 |
| 02:18 | Memphis | William Roberts misses the floater from the left block | 72-71 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Benny White grabs the board | 72-71 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs (PF) Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF), Charles Perry (C) Raymond Youngquist, Terrell Whetstone | |
| 02:00 | Houston | Benny White misses the 3 from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 01:58 | Memphis | Luciano Costa snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 01:40 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs lays it in | 74-71 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Jessie Long misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 01:17 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is fouled in the backcourt by Benny White - foul #3 on Benny White, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nolan Fray (C) William Roberts | |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (SG) Jimmy Prevost | |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:50 | Houston | John Shumake hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Benny White | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is fouled in the backcourt by Benny White - foul #4 on Benny White, team foul #10 | 76-74 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Perry | 76-74 |
| 00:27 | Houston | John Shumake clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-74 |
| 00:26 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Nolan Fray | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Nolan Fray is hacked by Benny White in the backcourt - foul #5 on Benny White, team foul #11 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Curtis Warren (SG) Benny White | |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Nolan Fray misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Nolan Fray misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Charles Perry grabs the board | 76-74 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Jessie Long hits a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Wilbert Suggs - foul #2 on Wilbert Suggs, team foul #8 | 76-76 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Jessie Long makes the free throw | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is fouled in the backcourt by John Shumake - foul #4 on John Shumake, team foul #12 | 76-77 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Louis Fowler steals it from John Shumake | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Curtis Warren is called for the reach on Louis Fowler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Warren, team foul #13 | 78-77 |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jessie Long | 78-77 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Jessie Long is hacked by Wilbert Suggs - foul #3 on Wilbert Suggs, team foul #9 | 78-77 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Jessie Long misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs snags the defensive board | 78-77 |
| 00:04 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs is hacked by John Shumake in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Shumake, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Prevost (PF) John Shumake | |
| 00:04 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:04 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Steve Burkett pulls down the rebound | 79-77 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Steve Burkett can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 79-77 |