| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Arthur Stimpson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Weston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Bouknight (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lamar Bolster (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Tenofsky (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Ralph Bouknight steps in front of the Zlatko Mordarski pass | 33-38 |
| 19:36 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson banks in the layup set up by Ralph Bouknight | 33-40 |
| 19:16 | UTEP | Richard Arnold is fouled on the floor by Lamar Bolster - foul #3 on Lamar Bolster, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | George Cabot connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-40 |
| 18:51 | Memphis | Joe Weston comes up short on the floater from the left side | 36-40 |
| 18:50 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 18:22 | Memphis | Lamar Bolster pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:18 | Memphis | Joe Weston drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Arthur Stimpson | 36-43 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | George Cabot misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 18:00 | Memphis | Lamar Bolster grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:43 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight is whistled for traveling | 36-43 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter tips it but misses | 36-43 |
| 17:18 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:01 | Memphis | Joe Weston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Arnold - foul #1 on Richard Arnold, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF) Richard Arnold, George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay McKernin (PG), John Sesco (SF), John Muldrow (PF), Naija Akinyooye (C) Arthur Stimpson, Ralph Bouknight, Lamar Bolster, Patrick Tenofsky | |
| 17:01 | Memphis | Joe Weston misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:01 | Memphis | Joe Weston misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Joe Weston steals the ball from Kenneth Permenter | 36-43 |
| 16:21 | Memphis | John Muldrow works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Permenter - foul #1 on Kenneth Permenter, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Bast (PF), Chad Smith (C) Dikembe Yusuf, Kenneth Permenter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Stephen Hudson (SG) Joe Weston | |
| 16:21 | Memphis | John Muldrow makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:21 | Memphis | John Muldrow makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:52 | UTEP | Ronald Maury can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 15:51 | Memphis | John Muldrow pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Nolan (fresh) SF - Nelson Heaps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bast (fresh) C - Chad Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jay McKernin (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Stephen Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Sesco (fresh) PF - John Muldrow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Naija Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Memphis | Jay McKernin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jay McKernin, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), George Cabot (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF) Ronald Maury, Jeffrey Nolan, Nelson Heaps | |
| Subs | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson (PG), Ralph Bouknight (SF), Patrick Tenofsky (C) Jay McKernin, John Sesco, Naija Akinyooye | |
| 15:09 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick Tenofsky - foul #2 on Patrick Tenofsky, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf (PF), Kenneth Permenter (C) David Bast, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamar Bolster (PF) John Muldrow | |
| 15:09 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:09 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:51 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 14:50 | Memphis | Stephen Hudson tips it in | 38-47 |
| 14:21 | UTEP | Stephen Hudson is called for the reach on George Cabot - foul #2 on Stephen Hudson, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG) Richard Arnold | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joe Weston (SG) Stephen Hudson | |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Joe Weston steps in front of the Ronald Maury pass | 38-47 |
| 13:59 | Memphis | Joe Weston lays it in | 38-49 |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski connects on the shot from the left side and he's fouled by Lamar Bolster - foul #4 on Lamar Bolster, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Muldrow (PF), Naija Akinyooye (C) Lamar Bolster, Patrick Tenofsky | |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | John Muldrow misses badly on a jumper from close range | 41-49 |
| 13:23 | Memphis | Joe Weston pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:11 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Ronald Maury is hacked by Arthur Stimpson - foul #2 on Arthur Stimpson, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), Chad Smith (C) Ronald Maury, George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski, Kenneth Permenter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay McKernin (PG) Arthur Stimpson | |
| 12:42 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad Smith | 43-49 |
| 12:29 | Memphis | Joe Weston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Nelson Heaps gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf can't throw it down | 43-49 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Chad Smith scores on a runner from close range | 45-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Nolan (fresh) SF - Nelson Heaps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jay McKernin (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joe Weston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Bouknight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Muldrow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Naija Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Memphis | Joe Weston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 11:31 | Memphis | Naija Akinyooye tips it back up and in | 45-51 |
| 11:06 | UTEP | Chad Smith can't finish the layup | 45-51 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | Chad Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Chad Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Muldrow - foul #2 on John Muldrow, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), George Cabot (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF), Kenneth Permenter (C) Richard Arnold, Jeffrey Nolan, Nelson Heaps, Dikembe Yusuf | |
| Subs | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson (PG), Stephen Hudson (SG), John Sesco (SF), Lamar Bolster (PF), Patrick Tenofsky (C) Jay McKernin, Joe Weston, Ralph Bouknight, John Muldrow, Naija Akinyooye | |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:25 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky is denied on a layup by Zlatko Mordarski | 47-51 |
| 10:24 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:11 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Bast (PF) Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:46 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter drills a jumper in the lane | 49-51 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson's pass is intercepted by Zlatko Mordarski | 49-51 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 49-51 |
| 09:08 | Memphis | John Sesco gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:02 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Sesco and he's fouled by Ronald Maury - foul #1 on Ronald Maury, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (PF) Ronald Maury, David Bast | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joe Weston (SG) Stephen Hudson | |
| 09:02 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | George Cabot misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 08:35 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 08:30 | Memphis | Lamar Bolster misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:25 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 08:23 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 08:12 | Memphis | Joe Weston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight (SF) John Sesco | |
| 07:56 | UTEP | George Cabot misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 07:55 | Memphis | Lamar Bolster snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 07:50 | Memphis | Joe Weston makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Stimpson | 49-55 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Arthur Stimpson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joe Weston (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Bouknight (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lamar Bolster (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Patrick Tenofsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky connects on the shot from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter tips it back up and in | 54-57 |
| 06:45 | Memphis | George Cabot takes the ball from Lamar Bolster | 54-57 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | George Cabot scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-57 |
| 06:12 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lamar Bolster | 57-60 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 05:42 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 05:24 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Permenter - foul #2 on Kenneth Permenter, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), David Bast (PF), Chad Smith (C) Richard Arnold, George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski, Dikembe Yusuf, Kenneth Permenter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay McKernin (PG), Stephen Hudson (SG), John Sesco (SF), John Muldrow (PF), Naija Akinyooye (C) Arthur Stimpson, Joe Weston, Ralph Bouknight, Lamar Bolster, Patrick Tenofsky | |
| 05:13 | Memphis | Jay McKernin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 05:11 | Memphis | John Sesco tips it home | 57-62 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ronald Maury | 60-62 |
| 04:41 | Memphis | The short jumper by Naija Akinyooye is denied by David Bast | 60-62 |
| 04:39 | UTEP | David Bast grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Ronald Maury can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 04:33 | Memphis | Naija Akinyooye grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 04:22 | Memphis | John Muldrow's pass is intercepted by Nelson Heaps | 60-62 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Chad Smith buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ronald Maury | 62-62 |
| 04:02 | Memphis | Jay McKernin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-62 |
| 04:00 | Memphis | Naija Akinyooye misses the tip | 62-62 |
| 03:58 | Memphis | John Sesco can't tip it in | 62-62 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Chad Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 62-62 |
| 03:26 | Memphis | John Sesco snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nelson Heaps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bast (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jay McKernin (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Stephen Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sesco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Muldrow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Naija Akinyooye (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Memphis | Jay McKernin buries a 3 from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Ronald Maury scores on a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by John Sesco - foul #1 on John Sesco, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF), Kenneth Permenter (C) Jeffrey Nolan, Nelson Heaps, David Bast, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson (PG), Joe Weston (SG), Ralph Bouknight (SF), Patrick Tenofsky (C) Jay McKernin, Stephen Hudson, John Sesco, Naija Akinyooye | |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Ronald Maury makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:30 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Ronald Maury gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter clanks a floater from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 02:01 | Memphis | John Muldrow grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:56 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Zlatko Mordarski - foul #1 on Zlatko Mordarski, team foul #5 | 65-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG) Ronald Maury | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamar Bolster (PF) John Muldrow | |
| 01:56 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:56 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Permenter is blocked by Lamar Bolster | 65-66 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Richard Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Richard Arnold comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe Weston - foul #1 on Joe Weston, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Richard Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Richard Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:59 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joe Weston and he's hacked by Dikembe Yusuf - foul #2 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| 00:59 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky misses the free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Kenneth Permenter | 67-68 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Arnold | 69-68 |
| 00:18 | Memphis | Joe Weston is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Yusuf - foul #3 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| 00:18 | Memphis | Joe Weston makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:18 | Memphis | Joe Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Patrick Tenofsky steps in front of the Richard Arnold pass | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Memphis | Richard Arnold is called for the reach on Ralph Bouknight in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Arnold, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| 00:06 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:06 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | George Cabot comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-72 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter snags the offensive board | 69-72 |