| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) SF - Archie Stewart (fresh) PF - David Smith (fresh) C - James Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fresh) SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) PF - Robert Spier (fresh) C - James Kress (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | James Kress wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:57 | Houston | William Gouin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Spier - foul #1 on Robert Spier, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:52 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Houston | James Kress tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Memphis | Archie Stewart is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Robert Spier hits a jumper in the lane set up by Angel Bruno | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | Memphis | Floyd Malone comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Houston | The short jumper by Robert Spier is denied by David Smith | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | Memphis | Archie Stewart grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Archie Stewart | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | Houston | William Gouin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 18:12 | Memphis | James Allen hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Mehaffey | 6-4 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Johnny Thorn is fouled on the floor by Archie Stewart - foul #1 on Archie Stewart, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Williams (SF), Timothy Guth (PF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Archie Stewart, David Smith, James Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Armando Rodriguez (SG), Donald Stachowski (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) William Gouin, Johnny Thorn, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| 17:36 | Houston | Harold Clingerman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Armando Rodriguez | 6-7 |
| 17:21 | Memphis | Floyd Malone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Timothy Pye (SG) Bruce Mehaffey, Floyd Malone | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:02 | Houston | Timothy Guth steals the ball from Harold Clingerman | 6-7 |
| 16:40 | Memphis | Mark Williams makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Brian Hasegawa | 8-7 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by Timothy Guth - foul #1 on Timothy Guth, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG), Archie Stewart (SF), David Smith (PF), James Allen (C) Brian Hasegawa, Mark Williams, Timothy Guth, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG) Angel Bruno | |
| 16:12 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Memphis | Timothy Pye snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:52 | Memphis | David Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Stachowski - foul #1 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (SG) Timothy Pye | |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), James Kress (C) Armando Rodriguez, Kevin Wardle | |
| 15:52 | Memphis | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:52 | Memphis | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) SF - Archie Stewart (fresh) PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fresh) SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) SF - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Stachowski (fresh) C - James Kress (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Houston | Harold Clingerman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 15:35 | Memphis | Floyd Malone snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 15:12 | Memphis | James Allen dunks the ball on a nice dish by Archie Stewart | 12-7 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Donald Stachowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-7 |
| 14:53 | Memphis | James Allen snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:40 | Memphis | William Gouin is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #1 on William Gouin, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Williams (SF), Timothy Guth (PF) Archie Stewart, David Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (PG), Angel Bruno (SF), Robert Spier (PF) William Gouin, Harold Clingerman, Donald Stachowski | |
| 14:31 | Memphis | Timothy Guth misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 14:29 | Memphis | Floyd Malone grabs the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:11 | Memphis | James Allen clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on James Kress - foul #1 on James Kress, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG) Bruce Mehaffey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:11 | Memphis | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:11 | Memphis | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:00 | Houston | James Allen blocks the jumper by Johnny Thorn | 14-7 |
| 13:58 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Floyd Malone | 14-7 |
| 13:52 | Memphis | James Allen misses the shot in the paint | 14-7 |
| 13:51 | Memphis | Timothy Guth grabs the offensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:33 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 13:31 | Houston | James Kress snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 13:26 | Houston | James Allen is called for the reach on James Kress - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (SG), Archie Stewart (SF), David Smith (PF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Floyd Malone, Mark Williams, Timothy Guth, James Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG), Kevin Wardle (C) Johnny Thorn, James Kress | |
| 13:15 | Houston | Kevin Wardle comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-7 |
| 13:13 | Memphis | David Smith grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 13:08 | Memphis | Timothy Pye lays it up and in on a nice dish by Archie Stewart and the foul's on Armando Rodriguez - foul #1 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG) Brian Hasegawa | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:08 | Memphis | Timothy Pye misses the free throw | 16-7 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 16-7 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Kevin Wardle scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Gouin | 16-9 |
| 12:35 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Gouin - foul #2 on William Gouin, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Johnny Thorn (SG), Donald Stachowski (C) William Gouin, Armando Rodriguez, Kevin Wardle | |
| 12:35 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:35 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Timothy Pye picks off the pass by Johnny Thorn | 18-9 |
| 12:14 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey banks in the layup set up by Timothy Pye | 20-9 |
| 12:02 | Houston | David Smith swats the layup by Angel Bruno | 20-9 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Angel Bruno can't tip it in | 20-9 |
| 11:59 | Memphis | David Smith grabs the board | 20-9 |
| 11:54 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-9 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Donald Stachowski grabs the board | 20-9 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Pye (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Stewart (fairly fresh) PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Geoffrey Vinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Thorn (fairly fresh) SF - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Stachowski (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-9 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Donald Stachowski tips it back up and in | 20-11 |
| 11:27 | Memphis | David Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Timothy Guth (PF), James Allen (C) Timothy Pye, Archie Stewart, David Smith, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF), James Kress (C) Angel Bruno, Robert Spier | |
| 11:06 | Houston | Johnny Thorn scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-13 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | The jump hook by Timothy Guth is blocked by Armando Rodriguez | 20-13 |
| 10:49 | Memphis | James Allen gets the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:36 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 10:34 | Memphis | James Allen misses the tip | 20-13 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Donald Stachowski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Mark Williams takes the ball from Johnny Thorn | 20-13 |
| 09:49 | Memphis | Mark Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Armando Rodriguez - foul #2 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), David Smith (PF) Bruce Mehaffey, Timothy Guth | |
| Subs | Houston | Angel Bruno (SF), Keith Costello (PF) Armando Rodriguez, Donald Stachowski | |
| 09:49 | Memphis | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:49 | Memphis | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Angel Bruno makes the runner from the baseline set up by Harold Clingerman | 22-15 |
| 09:09 | Memphis | James Allen buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Floyd Malone | 24-15 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Keith Costello misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 24-15 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Keith Costello misses the tip | 24-15 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Keith Costello gets the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Williams - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #4 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (SG), Archie Stewart (SF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Floyd Malone, Mark Williams, James Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Keith Costello, James Kress | |
| 08:41 | Houston | Angel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Angel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:22 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Johnny Thorn grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Angel Bruno is called for traveling | 24-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG), Timothy Guth (PF) Brian Hasegawa, David Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Stachowski (C) Kevin Wardle | |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey blows the layup but he's fouled by Johnny Thorn - foul #1 on Johnny Thorn, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (SG) Timothy Pye | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Archie Stewart (fresh) PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) C - Geoffrey Vinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Clingerman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Houston | Geoffrey Vinson is called for the reach on Angel Bruno - foul #1 on Geoffrey Vinson, team foul #5 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Kress (C) Donald Stachowski | |
| 07:10 | Houston | James Kress misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-17 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Angel Bruno hits the follow up shot | 26-19 |
| 06:52 | Memphis | Angel Bruno takes the ball from Archie Stewart | 26-19 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 06:42 | Memphis | Archie Stewart snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 06:28 | Memphis | Harold Clingerman steals it from Bruce Mehaffey | 26-19 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Johnny Thorn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harold Clingerman | 26-21 |
| 06:04 | Memphis | Archie Stewart is hacked by Harold Clingerman - foul #1 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (SG), David Smith (PF), James Allen (C) Floyd Malone, Timothy Guth, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Stachowski (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| 06:04 | Memphis | Archie Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 05:34 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Bruce Mehaffey | 26-21 |
| 05:28 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Timothy Pye | 29-21 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is whistled for traveling | 29-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Mark Williams (SF) Bruce Mehaffey, Archie Stewart | |
| Subs | Houston | James Kress (C) Kevin Wardle | |
| 04:57 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa is fouled on the floor by Harold Clingerman - foul #2 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (SG) Timothy Pye | |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG) Harold Clingerman | |
| 04:57 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:57 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Donald Stachowski pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 04:36 | Houston | William Gouin's pass is intercepted by James Allen | 30-21 |
| 04:20 | Memphis | Mark Williams misses badly on a floater from the left side | 30-21 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Angel Bruno snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Williams - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #6 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG) Brian Hasegawa | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF) Angel Bruno, Donald Stachowski | |
| 04:00 | Houston | Johnny Thorn makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Johnny Thorn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:45 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Allen | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Johnny Thorn is blocked by James Allen | 32-23 |
| 03:21 | Memphis | David Smith grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 03:12 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-23 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Robert Spier gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Floyd Malone - foul #1 on Floyd Malone, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (SG), Archie Stewart (SF), Timothy Guth (PF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Floyd Malone, Mark Williams, David Smith, James Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Stachowski (C) James Kress | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Johnny Thorn makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Johnny Thorn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:57 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 02:55 | Memphis | Timothy Pye grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | The pull-up jumper by Bruce Mehaffey is blocked by Donald Stachowski | 32-25 |
| 02:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Spier | 32-25 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez loses the dribble to Geoffrey Vinson | 32-25 |
| 02:10 | Memphis | Timothy Guth comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Stachowski - foul #2 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #11 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG) Bruce Mehaffey | |
| Subs | Houston | Angel Bruno (SF) Johnny Thorn | |
| 02:10 | Memphis | Timothy Guth makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:10 | Memphis | Timothy Guth makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:50 | Houston | William Gouin knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Spier | 34-27 |
| 01:34 | Memphis | Archie Stewart hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Hasegawa | 37-27 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Angel Bruno is fouled on the floor by Timothy Guth - foul #2 on Timothy Guth, team foul #8 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG), Floyd Malone (SG), Mark Williams (SF), David Smith (PF), James Allen (C) Brian Hasegawa, Timothy Pye, Archie Stewart, Timothy Guth, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SG), Keith Costello (PF), James Kress (C) Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Donald Stachowski | |
| 01:09 | Houston | Angel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Angel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Gouin - foul #3 on William Gouin, team foul #12 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG) William Gouin | |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Johnny Thorn hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Keith Costello | 39-32 |
| 00:02 | Memphis | David Smith misses the lay-in | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Angel Bruno pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |