| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fresh) SF - Ray Smith (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Brian Hasegawa (fresh) SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) SF - Archie Stewart (fresh) PF - David Smith (fresh) C - James Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | John Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Charles Franks buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Salvador Gonzales | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Memphis | Archie Stewart is hacked by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Memphis | James Allen connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Hasegawa | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Ray Smith is hacked by Archie Stewart - foul #1 on Archie Stewart, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | David Smith is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Franks and he's fouled by Brian Hasegawa - foul #1 on Brian Hasegawa, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Memphis | David Smith connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Floyd Malone | 5-4 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales's dunk attempt is rejected by David Smith | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | Memphis | James Allen grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Memphis | Jonathan Blackmon steals it from David Smith | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is whistled for traveling | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Memphis | Archie Stewart knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Smith | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-6 |
| 16:44 | Memphis | Archie Stewart grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:38 | Memphis | David Smith connects on the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Jonathan Blackmon - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF) Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 16:38 | Memphis | David Smith makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:19 | UTEP | Floyd Malone steals it from Charles Franks | 5-9 |
| 16:08 | Memphis | Archie Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by David Heidel | 5-9 |
| 16:07 | Memphis | James Allen tips it in | 5-11 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Guth (PF) David Smith | |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:46 | Memphis | Timothy Guth grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) SF - David Heidel (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Brian Hasegawa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Archie Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) C - James Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Memphis | Timothy Guth misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 15:37 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:25 | UTEP | James Whitehead comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 15:23 | Memphis | Timothy Guth snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 15:17 | Memphis | Timothy Guth misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 6-11 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 14:50 | Memphis | James Allen drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Archie Stewart | 9-13 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses the lay-in | 9-13 |
| 14:33 | Memphis | James Allen pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:12 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Whitehead - foul #1 on James Whitehead, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Ray Smith (SF), John Thomas (C) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, David Heidel, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Floyd Malone, Archie Stewart, James Allen | |
| 14:12 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:12 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:54 | UTEP | Ray Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-15 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | John Thomas tips it in | 11-15 |
| 13:35 | Memphis | Mark Williams clanks a jumper from the right side | 11-15 |
| 13:33 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Brian Hasegawa steals the ball from Salvador Gonzales | 11-15 |
| 13:05 | Memphis | Mark Williams is hacked by Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Bowman (PF) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG) Brian Hasegawa | |
| 12:45 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Terry Bowman drills a shot from the free throw line | 13-17 |
| 12:09 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 13-17 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is hacked by Timothy Guth - foul #1 on Timothy Guth, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Ray Smith, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (SG), Archie Stewart (SF), James Allen (C) Timothy Pye, Mark Williams, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| 11:43 | UTEP | David Heidel is fouled on the floor by Archie Stewart - foul #2 on Archie Stewart, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Charles Franks | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Williams (SF) Archie Stewart | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Heidel (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 1 pts. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Williams (fresh) PF - Timothy Guth (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | UTEP | Mark Williams swats the layup by Terry Bowman | 13-17 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal tips it home | 15-17 |
| 10:56 | Memphis | James Allen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-17 |
| 10:55 | Memphis | Floyd Malone tips it back up and in | 15-19 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | James Allen steals it from Terry Bowman | 15-19 |
| 10:24 | Memphis | Floyd Malone misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 10:23 | Memphis | Mark Williams gets the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:17 | Memphis | Timothy Guth lays it up and in set up by Floyd Malone | 15-21 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 17-21 |
| 09:55 | Memphis | James Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Ray Smith (SF), John Thomas (C) Salvador Gonzales, Dikembe Abdelal, David Heidel, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Geoffrey Vinson (PF) Bruce Mehaffey, Timothy Guth | |
| 09:55 | Memphis | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:55 | Memphis | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Ray Smith double dribbles | 17-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (PF) Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:27 | Memphis | Floyd Malone hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-25 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | John Thomas comes up short on the shot from the left block | 17-25 |
| 09:08 | Memphis | The rebound goes to James Allen | 17-25 |
| 08:56 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-27 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | John Thomas clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (SG), Timothy Guth (PF) Floyd Malone, James Allen | |
| 08:44 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:17 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | James Whitehead drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ray Smith | 22-27 |
| 07:54 | Memphis | Timothy Guth clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ray Smith - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) James Whitehead, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Allen (C) Geoffrey Vinson | |
| 07:54 | Memphis | Timothy Guth makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:54 | Memphis | Timothy Guth makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the easy layup | 22-29 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo tips it but misses | 22-29 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Brian Hasegawa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Pye (fresh) SF - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 07:12 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Timothy Guth | 22-29 |
| 06:43 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Ray Smith gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 06:21 | UTEP | Charles Franks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Williams - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF), John Thomas (C) Ray Smith, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG), Floyd Malone (SG), David Smith (PF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Brian Hasegawa, Timothy Pye, Timothy Guth, James Allen | |
| 06:21 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:21 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:21 | Memphis | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 05:59 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Charles Franks | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 05:36 | UTEP | David Heidel is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Heidel, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| 05:09 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 05:08 | Memphis | David Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:56 | Memphis | Salvador Gonzales steps in front of the Bruce Mehaffey pass | 23-29 |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Floyd Malone picks off the pass by John Thomas | 23-29 |
| 04:30 | Memphis | Floyd Malone hits the finger roll | 23-31 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon knocks in the floater from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Ray Smith (SF), Alfredo Gallo (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Dikembe Abdelal, David Heidel, Jonathan Blackmon, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Archie Stewart (SF), James Allen (C) Mark Williams, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| 03:59 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Floyd Malone - foul #1 on Floyd Malone, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Timothy Guth (PF) Bruce Mehaffey, David Smith | |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:35 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Timothy Guth | 25-32 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Brian Hasegawa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Archie Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Memphis | Timothy Guth throws it down set up by Archie Stewart | 25-34 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (SG) Floyd Malone | |
| 02:44 | Memphis | James Allen misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Terry Bowman - foul #1 on Terry Bowman, team foul #9 | 25-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), David Heidel (SF) James Whitehead, Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 02:44 | Memphis | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:44 | Memphis | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Terry Bowman clanks a jump hook from close range | 25-36 |
| 02:21 | Memphis | James Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:16 | Memphis | Timothy Pye lays it up and in set up by Brian Hasegawa and he's fouled by Terry Bowman - foul #2 on Terry Bowman, team foul #10 | 25-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (PF), John Thomas (C) Alfredo Gallo, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Smith (PF) Timothy Guth | |
| 02:16 | Memphis | Timothy Pye makes the free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | John Thomas hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Franks | 27-39 |
| 01:52 | Memphis | Archie Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-39 |
| 01:51 | Memphis | David Smith can't tip it in | 27-39 |
| 01:50 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-39 |
| 01:25 | Memphis | Archie Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 01:04 | Memphis | Archie Stewart knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Hasegawa | 27-42 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #10 | 27-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Ray Smith (SF) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, David Heidel | |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (SG), Timothy Guth (PF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Timothy Pye, David Smith, James Allen | |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 00:47 | Memphis | Floyd Malone snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Archie Stewart is fouled on the floor by Ray Smith - foul #2 on Ray Smith, team foul #11 | 27-42 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Archie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Archie Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | John Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (C) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG) Brian Hasegawa | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Floyd Malone misses short on a floater from the left side | 27-43 |