| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lao (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Hardy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Luis Hardy inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Memphis | John Jones hits a floater near the basket set up by Christopher Hickman and the foul's on Kelvin Porter - foul #2 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:39 | Memphis | John Jones misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Richard Lao grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter connects on the open jumper from the right block set up by Lee Cardona | 39-37 |
| 19:22 | Memphis | Luis Hardy is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Lee Cardona hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dan Taylor | 42-37 |
| 19:06 | Memphis | John Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Cardona - foul #1 on Lee Cardona, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Robert Wilson is open and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Hickman | 42-39 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 18:25 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 42-39 |
| 18:21 | Memphis | Richard Lao picks off the pass by Christopher Hickman | 42-39 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Christopher Hickman is called for the reach on Lee Cardona - foul #2 on Christopher Hickman, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Peter Portis (SF), Daniel Crader (PF) Christopher Hickman, Luis Hardy, Robert Wilson | |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Burns (SG), John Nottingham (C) Carmelo Castillo, John Jones | |
| 17:37 | Memphis | Peter Portis loses the dribble to John Pavon in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | John Nottingham steals it from Ronald Riggs | 42-39 |
| 16:48 | Memphis | Gary Burns misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 16:46 | Memphis | John Nottingham tips it in | 42-41 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs is open and lays it up and in set up by Gregory Lawson and he's fouled by Paul Burris - foul #1 on Paul Burris, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Eli Haynes (PF) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Robert Wilson (PF), John Jones (C) Paul Burris, Gary Burns, Daniel Crader, John Nottingham | |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:28 | Memphis | Peter Portis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Lao (PF) Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Memphis | Luis Hardy (SF) Peter Portis | |
| 16:07 | UTEP | Dan Taylor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 16:05 | Memphis | Luis Hardy grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 15:40 | Memphis | John Jones misses short on a jumper from close range | 45-41 |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Lee Cardona pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Eli Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:12 | UTEP | The short jumper by Dan Taylor is denied by Robert Wilson | 45-41 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Eli Haynes | 45-41 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Carmelo Castillo steals the ball from Dan Taylor | 45-41 |
| 14:45 | Memphis | Dan Taylor steps in front of the Christopher Hickman pass in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Russell Hughes's pass is intercepted by Carmelo Castillo | 45-41 |
| 14:23 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman is fouled on the floor by Eli Haynes - foul #1 on Eli Haynes, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao, Eli Haynes | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Gary Burns (SG), Peter Portis (SF), Daniel Crader (PF), John Nottingham (C) Christopher Hickman, Carmelo Castillo, Luis Hardy, Robert Wilson, John Jones | |
| 14:09 | Memphis | Gary Burns travels with the ball | 45-41 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | The jumper by John Lennon is denied by John Nottingham | 45-41 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:40 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Pavon | 48-41 |
| 13:21 | Memphis | Daniel Crader can't throw it down | 48-41 |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 13:08 | Memphis | Daniel Crader snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 12:50 | Memphis | Gary Burns is hacked by John Lennon - foul #3 on John Lennon, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Richard Lao (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Luis Hardy (SF), John Jones (C) Paul Burris, Gary Burns, Peter Portis, John Nottingham | |
| 12:42 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 12:40 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman tips it in | 48-43 |
| 12:25 | UTEP | Lee Cardona is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-43 |
| 12:24 | Memphis | John Jones snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:22 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Wilson (PF) Daniel Crader | |
| 12:14 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #4 on Robert Wilson, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| 11:57 | UTEP | Dan Taylor misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 48-43 |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Russell Hughes grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 11:36 | UTEP | Russell Hughes hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Lao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Hickman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Memphis | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 51-43 |
| 11:15 | Memphis | Luis Hardy tips it in | 51-45 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Lee Cardona knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dan Taylor | 54-45 |
| 10:39 | Memphis | Robert Wilson blows the wide open layup | 54-45 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Russell Hughes snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Richard Lao misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Luis Hardy - foul #1 on Luis Hardy, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (PG), John Pavon (SG), John Lennon (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Gary Burns (SG), Peter Portis (SF), Daniel Crader (PF), John Nottingham (C) Christopher Hickman, Carmelo Castillo, Luis Hardy, Robert Wilson, John Jones | |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Richard Lao makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Richard Lao misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:10 | Memphis | John Nottingham gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:07 | Memphis | Gregory Lawson steps in front of the Gary Burns pass in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Richard Lao scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gregory Lawson | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:27 | Memphis | Peter Portis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | John Pavon gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | John Pavon double dribbles | 58-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG) Richard Lao | |
| Subs | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo (SG) Gary Burns | |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Daniel Crader connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Carmelo Castillo | 58-47 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | John Pavon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-47 |
| 08:12 | Memphis | Paul Burris grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 07:49 | Memphis | Peter Portis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Luis Hardy (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), John Jones (C) Paul Burris, Peter Portis, Daniel Crader, John Nottingham | |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 07:30 | Memphis | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Memphis | Robert Wilson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luis Hardy | 58-49 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Christopher Hickman picks off the pass by Russell Hughes | 58-49 |
| 06:46 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman jams it | 58-51 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Russell Hughes can't finish the layup | 58-51 |
| 06:27 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:59 | Memphis | John Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Luis Hardy | 58-53 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Lee Cardona clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 05:41 | Memphis | John Jones grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 05:37 | Memphis | Lee Cardona is called for the reach on Christopher Hickman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Cardona, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Gary Burns (SG), Peter Portis (SF), Daniel Crader (PF) Christopher Hickman, Carmelo Castillo, Luis Hardy, Robert Wilson | |
| 05:25 | Memphis | John Jones is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Gary Burns | 58-55 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | John Lennon can't finish the uncontested layup | 58-55 |
| 05:11 | Memphis | John Jones snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 05:09 | Memphis | Stephen Baynes is called for the reach on Gary Burns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Nottingham (C) John Jones | |
| 04:53 | Memphis | Paul Burris misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Kelvin Porter | 58-55 |
| 04:27 | UTEP | John Lennon misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 58-55 |
| 04:25 | Memphis | Gary Burns snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 03:58 | Memphis | Daniel Crader lays it in set up by Peter Portis | 58-57 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 58-57 |
| 03:40 | Memphis | Paul Burris pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:22 | Memphis | Daniel Crader comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 03:20 | Memphis | John Nottingham can't tip it in | 58-57 |
| 03:19 | Memphis | John Nottingham tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Pavon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Lennon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Kelvin Porter (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Portis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Crader (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Nottingham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | UTEP | John Pavon buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Lennon and he's fouled by John Nottingham - foul #2 on John Nottingham, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Eli Haynes (SF), Richard Lao (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Stephen Baynes, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Luis Hardy (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), John Jones (C) Paul Burris, Gary Burns, Peter Portis, Daniel Crader, John Nottingham | |
| 03:00 | UTEP | John Pavon misses the free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:00 | Memphis | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:41 | Memphis | Robert Wilson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 60-59 |
| 02:40 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo tips it home | 60-61 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs is hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG) John Pavon | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Robert Wilson blocks the short jumper by Eli Haynes | 60-61 |
| 01:59 | Memphis | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Carmelo Castillo steals it from Lee Cardona | 60-63 |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Dan Taylor picks off the pass by Luis Hardy | 60-63 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Eli Haynes misses the lay-in | 60-63 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Eli Haynes grabs the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Richard Lao banks in the layup | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Robert Wilson is hacked by Dan Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dan Taylor, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Lee Cardona misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 00:06 | Memphis | Luis Hardy snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Lee Cardona is called for the reach on Luis Hardy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Cardona, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Daniel Crader (PF) Christopher Hickman, Robert Wilson | |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Luis Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Luis Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Lee Cardona misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-66 |