| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Nelson Shumaker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Samberg (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Carl Burk (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Bobby Samberg inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Memphis | William Smith makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Nelson Shumaker | 35-24 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-24 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon tips it back up and in | 35-26 |
| 18:52 | Memphis | Bobby Samberg misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 18:50 | Memphis | William Smith tips it back up and in | 37-26 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Michael Jackson is called for the reach on John Douglas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Beckett (PG), William Chavis (SG), Ross Williamson (SF) Nelson Shumaker, Michael Jackson, Bobby Samberg | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:38 | Houston | Philip Perry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 18:37 | Memphis | Carl Burk snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 18:08 | Memphis | Ross Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bobby Samberg (SF), Jeffrey Wright (PF), Robert Macy (C) Ross Williamson, Carl Burk, William Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Jesse Masters | |
| 17:56 | Houston | Joseph Carney can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 17:54 | Memphis | Jeffrey Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 17:31 | Memphis | Jeffrey Wright hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Beckett | 39-26 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Harold Beckett takes the ball from Jeffrey Gordon in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| 17:05 | Memphis | William Chavis loses the dribble to Howard Heskett | 39-26 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Joseph Carney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Tony Byrd grabs the offensive board | 39-26 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Philip Perry hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 16:14 | Memphis | Bobby Samberg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 16:12 | Memphis | Robert Macy hits the follow up shot | 41-28 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Philip Perry buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Tony Byrd | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Harold Beckett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Chavis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Samberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Macy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Gordon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Heskett (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Carney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Memphis | Robert Macy misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Tony Byrd - foul #1 on Tony Byrd, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Ross Williamson (SF), Carl Burk (PF) Harold Beckett, William Chavis, Bobby Samberg, Jeffrey Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), John Douglas (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Roy Prater (PF), Jesse Masters (C) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd, Jeffrey Gordon, Howard Heskett, Joseph Carney | |
| 15:28 | Memphis | Robert Macy makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 15:28 | Memphis | Robert Macy misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Jesse Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Smith (C) Robert Macy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:03 | Memphis | William Smith is hacked by Jesse Masters - foul #2 on Jesse Masters, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| 14:47 | Memphis | Michael Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carl Burk | 44-30 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Michael Jackson picks off the pass by Earl Baro | 44-30 |
| 14:35 | Memphis | Michael Jackson lays it up and in | 46-30 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Nelson Shumaker - foul #2 on Nelson Shumaker, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Douglas | 46-32 |
| 14:02 | Memphis | Carl Burk lays it in | 48-32 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Earl Baro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-32 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Roy Prater pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 13:37 | Houston | William Smith is called for the reach on Earl Baro - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Chad Pletcher (SF), Joseph Carney (C) Augustus Bonkowski, John Douglas, Earl Baro, Jesse Masters | |
| 13:26 | Houston | Ross Williamson is called for the reach on Philip Perry - foul #1 on Ross Williamson, team foul #4 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Beckett (PG), William Chavis (SG), Bobby Samberg (SF) Nelson Shumaker, Michael Jackson, Ross Williamson | |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (PF) Roy Prater | |
| 13:21 | Houston | Philip Perry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 13:19 | Memphis | Bobby Samberg snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Bobby Samberg double dribbles | 48-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Ross Williamson (SF) Harold Beckett, William Chavis, Bobby Samberg | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:36 | Houston | Tony Byrd lays it in on a nice dish by Chad Pletcher | 48-34 |
| 12:11 | Memphis | Ross Williamson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nelson Shumaker | 50-34 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Joseph Carney scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Chad Pletcher | 50-36 |
| 11:54 | Memphis | Ross Williamson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Carney - foul #2 on Joseph Carney, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Beckett (PG), William Chavis (SG), Bobby Samberg (SF) Nelson Shumaker, Michael Jackson, Ross Williamson | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), John Douglas (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Roy Prater (PF), Jesse Masters (C) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd, Chad Pletcher, Howard Heskett, Joseph Carney | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Harold Beckett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Chavis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Samberg (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Carl Burk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Memphis | Bobby Samberg makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Chavis | 53-36 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 11:19 | Memphis | William Smith gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 10:55 | Memphis | Jesse Masters steals it from William Chavis | 53-36 |
| 10:50 | Houston | John Douglas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-36 |
| 10:49 | Memphis | William Smith grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 10:22 | Memphis | William Chavis is hacked by Jesse Masters - foul #3 on Jesse Masters, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Ross Williamson (SF), Robert Macy (C) Harold Beckett, William Chavis, Bobby Samberg, William Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Jeffrey Gordon (SF), Joseph Carney (C) Augustus Bonkowski, John Douglas, Earl Baro, Jesse Masters | |
| 09:57 | Memphis | Michael Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Smith (C) Robert Macy | |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (PF) Roy Prater | |
| 09:57 | Memphis | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 09:57 | Memphis | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Tony Byrd is hacked by Michael Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Jackson, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Chavis (SG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Howard Heskett buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Gordon | 54-39 |
| 09:16 | Memphis | Howard Heskett is called for the reach on William Chavis - foul #1 on Howard Heskett, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bobby Samberg (SF), Jeffrey Wright (PF), Robert Macy (C) Ross Williamson, Carl Burk, William Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:50 | Memphis | Jeffrey Wright makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Bobby Samberg and he's hacked by Howard Heskett - foul #2 on Howard Heskett, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Beckett (PG), William Smith (C) Nelson Shumaker, Robert Macy | |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Jesse Masters (C) Tony Byrd, Jeffrey Gordon, Joseph Carney | |
| 08:50 | Memphis | Jeffrey Wright makes the free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:24 | Houston | John Douglas is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-39 |
| 08:22 | Memphis | William Chavis snags the defensive board | 57-39 |
| 08:01 | Memphis | William Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 08:00 | Houston | John Douglas pulls down the rebound | 57-39 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Earl Baro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-39 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Jesse Masters gets the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Harold Beckett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Chavis (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Bobby Samberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Howard Heskett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Houston | Jesse Masters makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Douglas | 57-41 |
| 07:10 | Memphis | William Smith banks in the layup and he's hacked by Howard Heskett - foul #3 on Howard Heskett, team foul #8 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Ross Williamson (SF), Carl Burk (PF) Harold Beckett, William Chavis, Bobby Samberg, Jeffrey Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Jeffrey Gordon (SF), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, John Douglas, Earl Baro, Howard Heskett, Jesse Masters | |
| 07:10 | Memphis | William Smith misses the free throw | 59-41 |
| 07:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roy Prater | 59-41 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Nelson Shumaker picks off the pass by Augustus Bonkowski in the backcourt | 59-41 |
| 07:07 | Memphis | Ross Williamson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nelson Shumaker | 61-41 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Carl Burk steals it from Tony Byrd | 61-41 |
| 06:23 | Memphis | William Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 61-41 |
| 06:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roy Prater | 61-41 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 61-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Macy (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:56 | Memphis | Ross Williamson misses the easy layup | 61-41 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| 05:49 | Houston | Roy Prater loses the dribble to Ross Williamson | 61-41 |
| 05:44 | Memphis | Ross Williamson can't throw it down | 61-41 |
| 05:42 | Memphis | Michael Jackson tips it back up and in | 63-41 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Michael Jackson steps in front of the Augustus Bonkowski pass in the backcourt | 63-41 |
| 05:23 | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Gordon | 63-41 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gordon | 63-43 |
| 04:56 | Memphis | Ross Williamson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 04:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roy Prater | 63-43 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tony Byrd | 63-45 |
| 04:23 | Memphis | Michael Jackson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 63-45 |
| 04:22 | Memphis | Robert Macy grabs the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:01 | Memphis | Michael Jackson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Macy | 66-45 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Roy Prater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Beckett (PG), William Chavis (SG), Jeffrey Wright (PF) Nelson Shumaker, Michael Jackson, Carl Burk | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Pletcher (PG) Augustus Bonkowski | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Memphis | Jeffrey Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-45 |
| 03:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joseph Carney | 66-45 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Harold Beckett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Chavis (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Ross Williamson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Macy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Chad Pletcher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Joseph Carney is open and scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Tony Byrd | 66-47 |
| 03:08 | Memphis | Jeffrey Gordon blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Wright | 66-47 |
| 03:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Chad Pletcher | 66-47 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Roy Prater misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 66-47 |
| 02:53 | Memphis | Ross Williamson gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Robert Macy is hacked by Chad Pletcher - foul #1 on Chad Pletcher, team foul #9 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG) Tony Byrd | |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Robert Macy makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Robert Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 02:32 | Houston | William Chavis is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gordon - foul #2 on William Chavis, team foul #6 | 68-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Howard Fulcher (PG) Harold Beckett | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:20 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 02:06 | Memphis | Ross Williamson lays it up and in on a great pass from William Chavis | 70-50 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski is hacked by Robert Macy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Macy, team foul #7 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Beckett (PG) Howard Fulcher | |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| 02:02 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:43 | Memphis | Augustus Bonkowski steals the ball from Ross Williamson | 70-52 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski lays it in | 70-54 |
| 01:27 | Memphis | Ross Williamson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Beckett | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Houston | Joseph Carney is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Robert Macy - foul #3 on Robert Macy, team foul #8 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SF) Chad Pletcher | |
| 01:14 | Houston | Joseph Carney makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:14 | Memphis | Jeffrey Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 00:59 | Memphis | Robert Macy buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Harold Beckett | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon is hacked by Ross Williamson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ross Williamson, team foul #9 | 74-55 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 00:57 | Memphis | Robert Macy snags the defensive board | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Memphis | Augustus Bonkowski steps in front of the Robert Macy pass | 74-56 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Tony Byrd hits the finger roll set up by Augustus Bonkowski | 74-58 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Harold Beckett runs out the clock | 74-58 |