| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark McCown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Toney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Gilreath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - William Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 5 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Mark Toney inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Memphis | Mark McCown connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Louis Fowler | 39-30 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Nick Caves buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Firth | 39-33 |
| 19:00 | Memphis | Mark McCown loses the dribble to Joseph Firth | 39-33 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Nick Caves banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Firth | 39-35 |
| 18:44 | Memphis | Louis Fowler's layup is rejected by Tommy McComack | 39-35 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | Tommy McComack gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | Joseph Firth is fouled on the floor by Louis Fowler - foul #2 on Louis Fowler, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Firth | 39-37 |
| 17:52 | Memphis | Anthony Scott is called for the reach on Mark McCown - foul #1 on Anthony Scott, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 17:35 | Memphis | William Roberts can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range | 39-37 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | Tommy McComack grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Anthony Scott is fouled on the floor by Albert Gilreath - foul #2 on Albert Gilreath, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark McClester (C) William Roberts | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (PF) Anthony Scott | |
| 16:41 | UTEP | Joseph Firth shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Roger Leader | 39-39 |
| 16:18 | Memphis | Albert Gilreath lays it up and in and the foul's on Salvador Espinoza - foul #1 on Salvador Espinoza, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Johnson (SG), Jason Olsen (SF) Mark McCown, Mark Toney | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Grimaldi (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (SF), William Pfeil (C) Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Tommy McComack | |
| 16:18 | Memphis | Albert Gilreath misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:53 | UTEP | Joseph Firth works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 15:52 | Memphis | Jason Olsen grabs the board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerard Johnson (fresh) SF - Jason Olsen (fresh) PF - Albert Gilreath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark McClester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Grimaldi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) PF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Memphis | Louis Fowler scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark McClester | 44-39 |
| 15:14 | UTEP | Joseph Firth loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira (PG), William Roberts (PF) Louis Fowler, Albert Gilreath | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Joseph Firth, James Grimaldi, Salvador Espinoza, William Pfeil | |
| 14:51 | Memphis | Mark McClester lays it up and in against a doubleteam and he's hacked by Tommy McComack - foul #4 on Tommy McComack, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark McCown (SG), Mark Toney (SF) Gerard Johnson, Jason Olsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Leader (SF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Vidaurri, Tommy McComack | |
| 14:51 | Memphis | Mark McClester makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Mark Toney takes the ball from Nick Caves | 47-39 |
| 14:13 | Memphis | William Roberts connects on the open shot from the right side | 49-39 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark McCown - foul #1 on Mark McCown, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG) Ryan Oliveira | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG) Salvatore Pacheco | |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:31 | Memphis | Mark McCown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 13:30 | Memphis | Mark Toney snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 13:14 | Memphis | William Roberts is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Joseph Firth | 49-41 |
| 13:11 | UTEP | Roger Leader lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Firth | 49-43 |
| 12:57 | Memphis | Mark McCown is fouled on the floor by Nick Caves - foul #1 on Nick Caves, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Albert Gilreath (PF) Mark McClester | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Grimaldi (SG), Salvador Espinoza (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Nick Caves, Anthony Scott, William Pfeil | |
| 12:44 | Memphis | Louis Fowler connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Mark Toney | 51-43 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Joseph Firth shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Roberts - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Johnson (SG), Jason Olsen (SF), Timothy White (C) Mark McCown, Mark Toney, William Roberts | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri (SF) Roger Leader | |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:13 | Memphis | Salvador Espinoza is called for the reach on Timothy White - foul #2 on Salvador Espinoza, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| 12:01 | Memphis | Gerard Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-45 |
| 12:00 | Memphis | Timothy White tips it in | 53-45 |
| 11:31 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Gilreath | 53-45 |
| 11:30 | Memphis | Jason Olsen grabs the board | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerard Johnson (fresh) SF - Jason Olsen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Gilreath (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Timothy White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Grimaldi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) PF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 11:12 | Memphis | Timothy White tips it home | 55-45 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Louis Fowler steps in front of the Joseph Vidaurri pass | 55-45 |
| 10:43 | Memphis | Albert Gilreath blows the layup | 55-45 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Tommy McComack pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the wide open jump hook in the lane | 55-45 |
| 10:17 | Memphis | Louis Fowler gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:08 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is hacked by Salvador Espinoza - foul #3 on Salvador Espinoza, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark McCown (SG), Mark Toney (SF), William Roberts (C) Gerard Johnson, Jason Olsen, Timothy White | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF) Joseph Firth, James Grimaldi, Joseph Vidaurri, Salvador Espinoza | |
| 09:52 | Memphis | Louis Fowler connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Mark McCown | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:36 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nick Caves | 58-48 |
| 09:16 | Memphis | Louis Fowler's pass is intercepted by Anthony Scott | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Tommy McComack comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Albert Gilreath - foul #3 on Albert Gilreath, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira (PG), Mark McClester (C) Louis Fowler, Albert Gilreath | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG) Salvatore Pacheco | |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:36 | Memphis | William Roberts misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Tommy McComack - foul #5 on Tommy McComack, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Pfeil (C) Tommy McComack | |
| 08:36 | Memphis | William Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:36 | Memphis | William Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | William Pfeil grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the floater from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 08:20 | UTEP | Nick Caves snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Joseph Firth evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Mark McCown - foul #2 on Mark McCown, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG) Ryan Oliveira | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:58 | Memphis | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:34 | Memphis | William Roberts lays it in uncontested | 60-51 |
| 07:16 | UTEP | Joseph Firth shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Nick Caves | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark McCown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Toney (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark McClester (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Memphis | Louis Fowler connects on the open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Toney | 62-53 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Johnson (SG), Jason Olsen (SF), Albert Gilreath (PF) Mark McCown, Mark Toney, William Roberts | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri (SF), Salvador Espinoza (PF) Roger Leader, Anthony Scott | |
| 06:43 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:34 | Memphis | Gerard Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 62-55 |
| 06:32 | Memphis | Albert Gilreath snags the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 06:23 | Memphis | Louis Fowler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 06:21 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 3 from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 05:49 | Memphis | Mark McClester works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 62-58 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Gerard Johnson takes the ball from William Pfeil | 62-58 |
| 04:56 | Memphis | Mark McClester is hacked by William Pfeil - foul #2 on William Pfeil, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira (PG), Mark McCown (SG), Mark Toney (SF) Louis Fowler, Gerard Johnson, Jason Olsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), James Grimaldi (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Salvador Espinoza, William Pfeil | |
| 04:56 | Memphis | Mark McClester makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:56 | Memphis | Mark McClester misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Anthony Scott gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco is fouled on the floor by Ryan Oliveira - foul #2 on Ryan Oliveira, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Roberts (C) Mark McClester | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:32 | Memphis | Mark Toney snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 04:10 | Memphis | Anthony Scott takes the ball from William Roberts | 63-58 |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG) Ryan Oliveira | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (PF) Joseph Vidaurri | |
| 03:32 | Memphis | Mark Toney is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Toney, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), William Pfeil (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Salvador Espinoza | |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Roger Leader misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 03:06 | Memphis | William Roberts grabs the board | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark McCown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Toney (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Gilreath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - William Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Grimaldi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Memphis | William Roberts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Anthony Scott pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG) James Grimaldi | |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Firth | 63-60 |
| 02:13 | Memphis | Louis Fowler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on William Pfeil - foul #3 on William Pfeil, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| 02:13 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:13 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Anthony Scott gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 01:52 | Memphis | Louis Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:47 | Memphis | Mark Toney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 01:46 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses badly on a floater from the right side | 63-60 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | William Pfeil can't tip it in | 63-60 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Joseph Firth snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | A charge is called on Nick Caves - foul #2 on Nick Caves, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Memphis | William Roberts misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Pfeil - foul #4 on William Pfeil, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| 00:31 | Memphis | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:31 | Memphis | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Roger Leader misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 00:23 | Memphis | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Memphis | Nick Caves is called for the reach on William Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nick Caves, team foul #12 | 65-60 |
| 00:21 | Memphis | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:21 | Memphis | William Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Nick Caves gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Joseph Firth evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Leader | 66-63 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Firth - foul #1 on Joseph Firth, team foul #13 | 66-63 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Joseph Firth clanks a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Louis Fowler - foul #3 on Louis Fowler, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 3rd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:04 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is fouled in the backcourt by Nick Caves - foul #4 on Nick Caves, team foul #14 | 68-66 |
| 00:04 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Roger Leader can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-66 |