| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dennis Hollingsworth (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Dehaan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dane Pauley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Joyner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Marion Ling inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Houston | Marion Ling drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Doll | 31-37 |
| 19:29 | Memphis | Phillip Dehaan comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 31-37 |
| 19:27 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner can't tip it in | 31-37 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Kevin Cooper snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 19:12 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:52 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Cooper - foul #2 on Kevin Cooper, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:52 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:52 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Dane Pauley blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Marion Ling | 31-38 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 18:05 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Schweickert - foul #1 on Mark Schweickert, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 18:05 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:05 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Phillip Dehaan picks off the pass by Daniel Vierthaler | 33-39 |
| 17:39 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth can't finish the layup | 33-39 |
| 17:38 | Memphis | Daniel Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:27 | Memphis | Phillip Dehaan connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Joyner and he's hacked by Daniel Vierthaler - foul #3 on Daniel Vierthaler, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 17:27 | Memphis | Phillip Dehaan misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Umi Abdula gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Dane Pauley - foul #2 on Dane Pauley, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Ybarra (C) Joseph Joyner | |
| 17:09 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:09 | Memphis | James Ybarra grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 16:50 | Memphis | Phillip Dehaan connects on the runner from the baseline | 34-43 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Donald Doll hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Fred Burnett | 36-43 |
| 16:24 | Memphis | Mark Schweickert takes the ball from Daniel Carter | 36-43 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Mark Schweickert's layup is rejected by James Ybarra | 36-43 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Fred Burnett tips it in | 38-43 |
| 15:45 | Memphis | James Ybarra knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Carter | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dennis Hollingsworth (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Dehaan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dane Pauley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Ybarra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Houston | Umi Abdula is fouled on the floor by Daniel Carter - foul #2 on Daniel Carter, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), Kevin Cooper (C) Fred Burnett, Donald Doll, Marion Ling, Mark Schweickert, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Jordan (PG), John Tannenbaum (SG), Carl Lowe (SF), Roy Fierro (PF), Joseph Joyner (C) Dennis Hollingsworth, Phillip Dehaan, Daniel Carter, Dane Pauley, James Ybarra | |
| 15:19 | Houston | Lars Wisinski travels with the ball | 38-45 |
| 15:00 | Memphis | Michael Jordan can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-45 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Kevin Cooper grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Lars Wisinski misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 14:42 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 14:29 | Memphis | John Tannenbaum misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Paul Nowak gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Lars Wisinski misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 14:05 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 13:47 | Memphis | John Tannenbaum is hacked by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Doll (SG), Marion Ling (SF), Mark Schweickert (PF) Dikembe Ahmadi, Paul Nowak, Lars Wisinski | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth (PG), Phillip Dehaan (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Dane Pauley (PF) Michael Jordan, John Tannenbaum, Carl Lowe, Roy Fierro | |
| 13:38 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Dane Pauley | 38-47 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Kevin Cooper clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 13:08 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Phillip Dehaan | 38-47 |
| 12:51 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Carter | 38-50 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Kevin Cooper lays it up and in | 40-50 |
| 12:22 | Memphis | Phillip Dehaan makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Carter | 40-52 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Donald Doll misses the easy layup | 40-52 |
| 12:08 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 11:45 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth clanks a jumper from the left side | 40-52 |
| 11:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Cooper | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dennis Hollingsworth (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Dehaan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dane Pauley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Joyner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Houston | A charge is called on Donald Doll - foul #3 on Donald Doll, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Tannenbaum (SG), James Ybarra (C) Phillip Dehaan, Joseph Joyner | |
| 11:01 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 10:59 | Memphis | James Ybarra grabs the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 10:40 | Memphis | Daniel Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 10:38 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth hits the follow up shot | 40-54 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Mark Schweickert banks in the layup | 42-54 |
| 10:23 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Umi Abdula pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Marion Ling connects on the runner from the baseline | 44-54 |
| 09:55 | Memphis | John Tannenbaum hits a 3 from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Umi Abdula connects on the jumper from the baseline | 46-57 |
| 09:16 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Carter | 46-60 |
| 08:58 | Houston | The short jumper by Mark Schweickert is denied by Dane Pauley | 46-60 |
| 08:56 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Dennis Hollingsworth | 46-60 |
| 08:32 | Memphis | Daniel Carter can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 08:31 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth misses the tip | 46-60 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Mark Schweickert gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Marion Ling buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Dikembe Ahmadi | 49-60 |
| 07:51 | Memphis | Daniel Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Umi Abdula pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Mark Schweickert double dribbles | 49-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), Kevin Cooper (C) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Marion Ling, Mark Schweickert, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Jordan (PG), Phillip Dehaan (SG), Carl Lowe (SF), Roy Fierro (PF), Joseph Joyner (C) Dennis Hollingsworth, John Tannenbaum, Daniel Carter, Dane Pauley, James Ybarra | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lars Wisinski (fresh) C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Michael Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Phillip Dehaan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Lowe (fresh) PF - Roy Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Joyner (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Memphis | Phillip Dehaan knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Fierro | 49-62 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Donald Doll scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Vierthaler and he's fouled by Phillip Dehaan - foul #2 on Phillip Dehaan, team foul #3 | 51-62 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:39 | Memphis | Phillip Dehaan misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Lars Wisinski gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Donald Doll misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 06:32 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:17 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner hits a turnaround from close range | 52-64 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Kevin Cooper clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-64 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler tips it back up and in | 54-64 |
| 05:36 | Memphis | Phillip Dehaan loses the dribble to Kevin Cooper | 54-64 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Donald Doll loses the dribble to Roy Fierro | 54-64 |
| 04:59 | Memphis | Phillip Dehaan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-67 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SF), Mark Schweickert (PF) Paul Nowak, Lars Wisinski | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth (PG), Daniel Carter (SF), Dane Pauley (PF) Michael Jordan, Carl Lowe, Roy Fierro | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Donald Doll hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marion Ling | 57-67 |
| 04:37 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Hollingsworth, team foul #4 | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:24 | Houston | Kevin Cooper connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Vierthaler | 59-67 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | Marion Ling steals it from Dennis Hollingsworth | 59-67 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Marion Ling hits the finger roll | 61-67 |
| 03:38 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Mark Schweickert grabs the board | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dennis Hollingsworth (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Dehaan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dane Pauley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Joyner (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler travels with the ball | 61-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Umi Abdula (C) Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Ybarra (C) Joseph Joyner | |
| 03:02 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Donald Doll - foul #4 on Donald Doll, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| 03:02 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 03:02 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Donald Doll is fouled on the floor by Dane Pauley - foul #3 on Dane Pauley, team foul #5 | 61-68 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Dane Pauley picks off the pass by Donald Doll | 61-68 |
| 02:21 | Memphis | James Ybarra's pass is intercepted by Umi Abdula | 61-68 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses badly on a shot from the right side | 61-68 |
| 02:09 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Dane Pauley | 61-68 |
| 01:44 | Memphis | Daniel Carter misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-68 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Umi Abdula pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Dane Pauley swats the short shot by Daniel Vierthaler | 61-68 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Mark Schweickert hits the follow up shot | 63-68 |
| 01:20 | Memphis | Daniel Carter misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-68 |
| 01:18 | Memphis | Dane Pauley grabs the offensive board | 63-68 |
| 01:12 | Memphis | Daniel Carter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 00:56 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Dane Pauley | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Memphis | Dane Pauley is hacked by Daniel Vierthaler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Vierthaler, team foul #7 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Cooper (C) Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Joyner (C) James Ybarra | |
| 00:54 | Memphis | Dane Pauley makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:54 | Memphis | Dane Pauley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-73 |
| 00:46 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth grabs the board | 63-73 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Vierthaler - foul #5 on Daniel Vierthaler, team foul #8 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG) Daniel Vierthaler | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Fred Burnett comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-75 |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Joseph Joyner snags the defensive board | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Memphis | Daniel Carter blows the wide open layup | 63-75 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Marion Ling pulls down the rebound | 63-75 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Mark Schweickert drills a turnaround from the right block | 65-75 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Dennis Hollingsworth runs out the clock | 65-75 |