| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Joey Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Chavis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Greene (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Macy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Piper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Howard Heskett inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Jeff Theriault pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Robert Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 19:21 | Memphis | Robert Macy pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:00 | Memphis | Robert Macy buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Greene | 34-25 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 34-25 |
| 18:44 | Memphis | Mark Hart pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:22 | Memphis | William Chavis misses long on a jumper in the paint | 34-25 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Howard Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Robert Brown misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 34-25 |
| 17:59 | Memphis | William Chavis gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:53 | Memphis | William Chavis misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-25 |
| 17:52 | Memphis | Robert Macy tips it home | 36-25 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Piper | 36-28 |
| 17:08 | Memphis | William Chavis scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joey Hale and he's hacked by William Piper - foul #1 on William Piper, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Caouette (PF), Timothy Shackleford (C) Joey Hale, Robert Macy | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SG), Scott Ross (C) William Piper, Robert Brown | |
| 17:08 | Memphis | William Chavis makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Robert McWatters can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 16:46 | Memphis | Mark Hart snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 16:22 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford lays it in on a nice dish by William Greene | 41-28 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Howard Heskett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Robert McWatters snags the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Robert McWatters is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert McWatters, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), Harold Beckett (SG) William Chavis, Robert Caouette | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), William Piper (SG), Robert Brown (C) Jeff Theriault, Howard Heskett, Earnest Tucker | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Beckett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Shackleford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McWatters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Ross (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Memphis | Harold Beckett clanks a floater from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 15:26 | Houston | Scott Ross pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Scott Ross travels with the ball | 41-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Macy (C) Timothy Shackleford | |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (SF) Robert McWatters | |
| 14:48 | Memphis | Harold Beckett is hacked by Scott Ross - foul #2 on Scott Ross, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| 14:35 | Memphis | Augustus Bonkowski steals the ball from William Greene | 41-28 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Scott Ross hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Augustus Bonkowski | 41-30 |
| 13:41 | Memphis | The short jumper by Robert Macy is denied by Scott Ross | 41-30 |
| 13:40 | Houston | William Piper pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 13:21 | Houston | William Piper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 13:20 | Memphis | The rebound goes to William Greene | 41-30 |
| 12:55 | Memphis | Scott Ross is called for the reach on Robert Macy - foul #3 on Scott Ross, team foul #4 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Chavis (SG), Robert Pierce (SF), Robert Caouette (PF), Timothy Shackleford (C) Harold Beckett, William Greene, Mark Hart, Robert Macy | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Robert McWatters (SG), Joshua Kepner (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF), James Price (C) Augustus Bonkowski, William Piper, Howard Heskett, Scott Ross, Robert Brown | |
| 12:33 | Memphis | Terry Jones is hacked by Robert McWatters - foul #2 on Robert McWatters, team foul #5 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (PG) Terry Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:14 | Memphis | William Chavis connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Pierce | 43-30 |
| 11:54 | Houston | James Price's floater is tipped away by Robert Caouette | 43-30 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Robert McWatters tips it in | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Joey Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Chavis (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Shackleford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert McWatters (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joshua Kepner (fresh) PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Price (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Memphis | Robert Pierce makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from William Chavis | 45-32 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Jeff Theriault buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joshua Kepner | 45-34 |
| 11:01 | Memphis | Joey Hale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), William Greene (SF), Mark Hart (PF), Robert Macy (C) Joey Hale, Robert Pierce, Robert Caouette, Timothy Shackleford | |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (SF), Robert Brown (C) Joshua Kepner, James Price | |
| 10:55 | Houston | Howard Heskett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Earnest Tucker tips it in | 45-36 |
| 10:41 | Memphis | William Chavis double dribbles | 45-36 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG) Robert McWatters | |
| 10:17 | Houston | Terry Jones is called for the reach on Jeff Theriault - foul #4 on Terry Jones, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (PG), Harold Beckett (SG) Terry Jones, William Chavis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:09 | Houston | Jeff Theriault scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Piper | 45-39 |
| 09:49 | Memphis | Harold Beckett connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by William Greene | 48-39 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Joey Hale is called for the reach on Jeff Theriault in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joey Hale, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is fouled on the floor by Robert Macy - foul #1 on Robert Macy, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Scott Ross (PF), James Price (C) Jeff Theriault, Earnest Tucker, Robert Brown | |
| 09:07 | Houston | William Piper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 09:05 | Memphis | Joey Hale gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:42 | Memphis | Harold Beckett scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Hart | 51-39 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-39 |
| 08:25 | Memphis | William Greene grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 08:03 | Memphis | Robert Macy connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Hart | 53-39 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Howard Heskett can't throw it down | 53-39 |
| 07:41 | Houston | James Price tips it home | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Joey Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Beckett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Greene (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hart (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Macy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Piper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - James Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Memphis | Robert Macy drills a floater from the right block set up by Harold Beckett | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:06 | Houston | Scott Ross clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Joey Hale - foul #3 on Joey Hale, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), William Chavis (SG), Robert Pierce (SF), Robert Caouette (PF), Timothy Shackleford (C) Joey Hale, Harold Beckett, William Greene, Mark Hart, Robert Macy | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Robert McWatters (SG), Robert Brown (C) Augustus Bonkowski, William Piper, James Price | |
| 07:06 | Houston | Scott Ross makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Scott Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:06 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 06:37 | Memphis | Robert Caouette makes the floater from the left side set up by William Chavis and he's hacked by Scott Ross - foul #4 on Scott Ross, team foul #6 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF) Howard Heskett, Scott Ross | |
| 06:37 | Memphis | Robert Caouette misses the free throw | 57-42 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Earnest Tucker pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Robert Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Shackleford - foul #1 on Timothy Shackleford, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 05:49 | Memphis | William Chavis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 05:48 | Memphis | Robert Caouette grabs the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 05:36 | Memphis | Robert Caouette clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Earnest Tucker - foul #3 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (SF) Joshua Kepner | |
| 05:36 | Memphis | Robert Caouette makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 05:36 | Memphis | Robert Caouette misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 05:36 | Memphis | Robert Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:15 | Memphis | William Chavis buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Terry Jones and he's fouled by Jeff Theriault - foul #2 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #8 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Hart (PF) Robert Caouette | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:15 | Memphis | William Chavis makes the free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Terry Jones takes the ball from Jeff Theriault in the backcourt | 61-44 |
| 04:57 | Memphis | William Chavis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Hart | 64-44 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Robert McWatters lays it up and in | 64-46 |
| 04:16 | Memphis | Mark Hart misses short on a floater from the left block | 64-46 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Robert McWatters snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Howard Heskett is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | Robert Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Memphis | Terry Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-46 |
| 03:34 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford grabs the offensive board | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Chavis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Shackleford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert McWatters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Memphis | William Chavis is called for traveling | 64-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (PG), Harold Beckett (SG), Robert Caouette (PF), David Brock (C) Terry Jones, William Chavis, Mark Hart, Timothy Shackleford | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG), Augustus Bonkowski (SG), Joshua Kepner (SF), Scott Ross (PF), James Price (C) Jeff Theriault, Robert McWatters, Howard Heskett, Earnest Tucker, Robert Brown | |
| 02:59 | Houston | David Brock is called for the reach on Augustus Bonkowski - foul #1 on David Brock, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| 02:52 | Houston | James Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the tip | 64-46 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | Joey Hale grabs the board | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Memphis | Harold Beckett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Brian Story grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 02:18 | Houston | David Brock blocks the short jumper by Scott Ross | 64-46 |
| 02:17 | Memphis | Harold Beckett gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | David Brock misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Kepner - foul #2 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford (C) Robert Caouette | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SG) Brian Story | |
| 01:54 | Memphis | David Brock misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | David Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Joshua Kepner gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Houston | James Price is hacked by Timothy Shackleford - foul #2 on Timothy Shackleford, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Caouette (PF) David Brock | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:37 | Houston | James Price misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Scott Ross grabs the offensive board | 64-46 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert McWatters | 64-48 |
| 01:00 | Memphis | Robert Pierce misses the lay-in | 64-48 |
| 00:58 | Houston | James Price snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Robert McWatters hits the finger roll | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Joey Hale is fouled on the floor by Augustus Bonkowski - foul #1 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #10 | 64-50 |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Joey Hale misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Joey Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Joshua Kepner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-50 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Joey Hale runs out the clock | 65-50 |