| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) PF - Antonio Little (fresh) C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Thomas Pyne (fresh) SG - Paul Gabbert (fresh) SF - Ricky Smith (fresh) PF - William Baker (fresh) C - Michael Arnold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Antonio Little wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:57 | Houston | Thomas Pyne is called for the reach on Wesley Steward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Pyne, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Darrel Sturm's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Arnold | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Antonio Little misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Memphis | Thomas Pyne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn comes up short on the jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Memphis | Ricky Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Thomas Pyne is hacked by Wesley Steward - foul #1 on Wesley Steward, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Memphis | Paul Gabbert knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Pyne | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Wesley Steward drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | Memphis | Paul Gabbert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Antonio Little's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Arnold | 2-3 |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Ricky Smith grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:45 | Memphis | Michael Arnold hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Pyne | 2-5 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Antonio Little buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Lamarche | 4-5 |
| 16:07 | Memphis | Paul Gabbert connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Arnold | 4-7 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Darrel Sturm drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ricky Osbourn | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrel Sturm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Thomas Pyne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Gabbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Baker (fairly fresh) C - Michael Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | Memphis | Wesley Steward is called for the reach on Thomas Pyne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wesley Steward, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Wesley Steward, Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| Subs | Memphis | Akim Zechiel (SG), Dean Hughes (SF), Edward Lewis (PF), Anthony Debord (C) Thomas Pyne, Ricky Smith, William Baker, Michael Arnold | |
| 15:29 | Memphis | Edward Lewis can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Evan Monaco is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Evan Monaco, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 14:53 | Memphis | Edward Lewis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 6-7 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ricky Smith (SF) Dean Hughes | |
| 14:40 | Houston | Rudy Connors misses badly on a shot from the right side | 6-7 |
| 14:38 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Anthony Debord | 6-7 |
| 14:14 | Memphis | Ricky Smith travels with the ball | 6-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Hedeon Ziad (SF), Richard Murphey (C) Evan Monaco, Ricky Osbourn | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Pyne (PG), William Baker (PF), Michael Arnold (C) Akim Zechiel, Edward Lewis, Anthony Debord | |
| 14:01 | Houston | Richard Murphey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Arnold - foul #1 on Michael Arnold, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Osbourn (C) Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 14:01 | Houston | Richard Murphey misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Richard Murphey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:43 | Memphis | Michael Arnold hits a wide open turnaround from close range | 7-9 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Hedeon Ziad misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:34 | Memphis | Ricky Smith pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:05 | Memphis | Thomas Pyne hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Gabbert | 7-11 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-11 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Richard Murphey tips it home | 9-11 |
| 12:32 | Memphis | Hedeon Ziad swats the dunk try by Ricky Smith | 9-11 |
| 12:31 | Memphis | William Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:09 | Memphis | Ricky Smith misses the wide open turnaround from the right block | 9-11 |
| 12:08 | Memphis | Paul Gabbert can't tip it in | 9-11 |
| 12:06 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Arnold | 9-11 |
| 11:57 | Memphis | Thomas Pyne buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Ricky Smith | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Lamarche (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Hedeon Ziad (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Murphey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Osbourn (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Thomas Pyne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Gabbert (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Baker (fairly fresh) C - Michael Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Paul Gabbert picks off the pass by Jeremy Lamarche | 9-13 |
| 11:26 | Memphis | Thomas Pyne drills a runner from close range | 9-15 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Richard Murphey's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Smith | 9-15 |
| 11:04 | Memphis | Ricky Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:43 | Memphis | Paul Gabbert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-15 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Richard Murphey grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Gabbert - foul #1 on Paul Gabbert, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Rafael Edwards (PG), Darrel Sturm (SF), Rudy Connors (PF), Antonio Little (C) Corey Crane, Hedeon Ziad, Richard Murphey, Ricky Osbourn | |
| Subs | Memphis | Akim Zechiel (SG), Dean Hughes (SF), Edward Lewis (PF), Anthony Debord (C) Paul Gabbert, Ricky Smith, William Baker, Michael Arnold | |
| 10:26 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | Anthony Debord gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:03 | Memphis | Thomas Pyne is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Debord | 9-18 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Darrel Sturm's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Debord | 9-18 |
| 09:44 | Memphis | Thomas Pyne snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 09:22 | Memphis | Edward Lewis misses the shot from the left block | 9-18 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dean Hughes - foul #1 on Dean Hughes, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF) Jeremy Lamarche | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:11 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:45 | Memphis | Edward Lewis knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Akim Zechiel | 11-20 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Antonio Little misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Anthony Debord - foul #1 on Anthony Debord, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Jeremy Lamarche (SG), Ricky Osbourn (C) Rafael Edwards, Darrel Sturm, Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Gabbert (SG) Akim Zechiel | |
| 08:31 | Houston | Antonio Little makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Antonio Little misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:31 | Memphis | Anthony Debord gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:29 | Memphis | Paul Gabbert loses the dribble to Jeremy Lamarche in the backcourt | 12-20 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Debord - foul #2 on Anthony Debord, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Brown (C) Anthony Debord | |
| 08:20 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:20 | Memphis | Edward Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:53 | Memphis | Evan Monaco takes the ball from Thomas Pyne | 13-20 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche lays it in on a nice dish by Evan Monaco | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Lamarche (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) PF - Antonio Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Osbourn (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Thomas Pyne (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Gabbert (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Hughes (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Memphis | Jeremy Lamarche steals the ball from Louis Brown in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche is fouled on the floor by Thomas Pyne - foul #2 on Thomas Pyne, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF) Evan Monaco | |
| Subs | Memphis | Akim Zechiel (SG), William Baker (PF), Michael Arnold (C) Thomas Pyne, Dean Hughes, Edward Lewis | |
| 07:38 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:38 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Michael Arnold | 15-20 |
| 07:34 | Memphis | Akim Zechiel is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Lamarche - foul #1 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Murphey (C) Ricky Osbourn | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 07:15 | Memphis | The jumper by Michael Arnold is denied by Antonio Little | 15-20 |
| 07:14 | Memphis | Michael Arnold snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 07:02 | Memphis | Paul Gabbert misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Darrel Sturm grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Paul Gabbert is called for the reach on Richard Murphey - foul #2 on Paul Gabbert, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Rafael Edwards (PG), Rudy Connors (PF) Corey Crane, Antonio Little | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Pyne (PG), Ricky Smith (SF) Paul Gabbert, Louis Brown | |
| 06:53 | Houston | Richard Murphey makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Richard Murphey misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Richard Murphey grabs the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses short on a shot from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Rafael Edwards grabs the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Richard Murphey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Ricky Osbourn (C) Darrel Sturm, Richard Murphey | |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Lewis (PF) William Baker | |
| 05:50 | Memphis | Ricky Smith misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Evan Monaco - foul #2 on Evan Monaco, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF) Evan Monaco | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dean Hughes (SF), Louis Brown (C) Thomas Pyne, Michael Arnold | |
| 05:50 | Memphis | Ricky Smith misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:50 | Memphis | Ricky Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Darrel Sturm connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Rudy Connors and the foul's on Akim Zechiel - foul #1 on Akim Zechiel, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Antonio Little (PF) Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Gabbert (PG) Dean Hughes | |
| 05:39 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Paul Gabbert can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeremy Lamarche - foul #2 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Hedeon Ziad (SF) Rafael Edwards, Jeremy Lamarche | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dean Hughes (SF), William Baker (PF) Ricky Smith, Edward Lewis | |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Paul Gabbert makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Paul Gabbert misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ricky Osbourn | 19-22 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Hedeon Ziad throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Murphey (PF) Antonio Little | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Pyne (PG), Michael Arnold (C) Paul Gabbert, Louis Brown | |
| 04:47 | Memphis | William Baker travels in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Rudy Connors (PF) Ricky Osbourn | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 04:37 | Houston | William Baker denies the turnaround by Rudy Connors | 19-22 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Michael Arnold | 19-22 |
| 04:20 | Memphis | Michael Arnold misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Richard Murphey snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Rudy Connors misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by William Baker - foul #1 on William Baker, team foul #10 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Rafael Edwards (PG) Hedeon Ziad | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ricky Smith (SF), Edward Lewis (PF) Dean Hughes, William Baker | |
| 04:06 | Houston | Rudy Connors makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Rudy Connors makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:46 | Memphis | Ricky Smith is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Pyne | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Rafael Edwards (fresh) SG - Corey Crane (fairly fresh) SF - Darrel Sturm (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Rudy Connors (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Murphey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Thomas Pyne (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Akim Zechiel (tiring) SF - Ricky Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Houston | Darrel Sturm is whistled for traveling | 21-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Jeremy Lamarche (SG), Evan Monaco (SF), Antonio Little (PF), Ricky Osbourn (C) Rafael Edwards, Corey Crane, Darrel Sturm, Rudy Connors, Richard Murphey | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Gabbert (SG), Anthony Debord (C) Akim Zechiel, Michael Arnold | |
| 03:34 | Memphis | Wesley Steward steps in front of the Paul Gabbert pass in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Wesley Steward can't throw it down | 21-24 |
| 03:31 | Memphis | Anthony Debord grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 03:29 | Memphis | Ricky Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Monaco - foul #3 on Evan Monaco, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF) Evan Monaco | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 03:29 | Memphis | Ricky Smith misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 03:13 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn hits a turnaround near the basket | 23-24 |
| 02:53 | Memphis | Thomas Pyne is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche banks in the layup on a great pass from Wesley Steward | 25-27 |
| 02:19 | Memphis | Ricky Smith connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Gabbert and the foul's on Antonio Little - foul #1 on Antonio Little, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Hedeon Ziad (SF), Richard Murphey (PF) Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Baker (PF), Michael Arnold (C) Edward Lewis, Anthony Debord | |
| 02:19 | Memphis | Ricky Smith misses the free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Hedeon Ziad grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-29 |
| 02:11 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Ricky Smith | 25-29 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Ricky Osbourn is called for the reach on Michael Arnold - foul #1 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (SG), Rudy Connors (PF) Jeremy Lamarche, Ricky Osbourn | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dean Hughes (SF) Ricky Smith | |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Michael Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Michael Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Corey Crane clanks a shot in the lane | 25-31 |
| 01:41 | Memphis | The rebound goes to William Baker | 25-31 |
| 01:12 | Memphis | Thomas Pyne clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Hedeon Ziad grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Wesley Steward is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Pyne - foul #3 on Thomas Pyne, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche (SG), Darrel Sturm (SF), Ricky Osbourn (C) Corey Crane, Hedeon Ziad, Richard Murphey | |
| Subs | Memphis | Akim Zechiel (SG) Thomas Pyne | |
| 01:09 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:09 | Memphis | William Baker pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:05 | Memphis | Akim Zechiel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Dean Hughes is called for the reach on Darrel Sturm - foul #2 on Dean Hughes, team foul #12 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Antonio Little (PF) Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Debord (C) Michael Arnold | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:28 | Memphis | William Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Lewis (PF) William Baker | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Anthony Debord swats the layup by Wesley Steward | 28-31 |