| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Poirier (fresh) 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Hankins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerrell Porter (fresh) C - Jeffrey Eveland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Alonzo Lee inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Victor Gardner knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Clarence Hebert and he's fouled by Jeffrey Eveland - foul #2 on Jeffrey Eveland, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:22 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Donald Poirier | 36-31 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence Hebert | 38-31 |
| 18:46 | Memphis | Donald Poirier buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Fitzgibbons | 38-33 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Victor Gardner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Dunmire | 41-33 |
| 18:12 | Memphis | Donald Poirier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 18:11 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-35 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Alonzo Lee snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Charles Fitzgibbons picks off the pass by Christopher Dunmire | 41-35 |
| 17:17 | Memphis | John Hankins clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 17:16 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Eveland | 41-35 |
| 16:54 | Memphis | John Hankins's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Akimseu | 41-35 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Alonzo Lee is hacked by John Hankins in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hankins, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Louis Vital (SG), Mark Allen (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Dikembe Akimseu, Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), David Haber (SG), Robert Howell (SF), Brian Freed (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Charles Fitzgibbons, Donald Poirier, John Hankins, Jerrell Porter, Jeffrey Eveland | |
| 16:34 | Houston | Russell Schrader can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:32 | Memphis | Donald Goodman gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:27 | Memphis | David Haber misses long on a jumper in the lane | 41-35 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Alonzo Lee gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Michael Johnson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 16:13 | Memphis | David Haber gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:09 | Memphis | Michael Johnson swats the shot by Corey Roseman | 41-35 |
| 16:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Russell Schrader | 41-35 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Louis Vital's pass is intercepted by Corey Roseman in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 15:52 | Memphis | Corey Roseman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 15:51 | Memphis | Robert Howell pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Louis Vital (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alonzo Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Mark Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Corey Roseman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Haber (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Freed (fresh) C - Donald Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Memphis | Donald Goodman can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Louis Vital - foul #1 on Louis Vital, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Landon Zanchez (SF), Michael Shipley (C) Alonzo Lee, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 15:26 | Memphis | Donald Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:26 | Memphis | Donald Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Russell Schrader buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Louis Vital | 44-36 |
| 15:01 | Memphis | Corey Roseman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Haber | 44-39 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Louis Vital buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 14:41 | Memphis | Corey Roseman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 14:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Landon Zanchez | 46-39 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Louis Vital misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 14:15 | Memphis | Brian Freed grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:09 | Memphis | Brian Freed buries a jump hook in the lane set up by David Haber and the foul's on Michael Shipley - foul #4 on Michael Shipley, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Mark Allen (PF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Russell Schrader, Louis Vital, Michael Johnson, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), Donald Poirier (SG), Edward Allee (SF), Jeffrey Eveland (C) Corey Roseman, David Haber, Robert Howell, Donald Goodman | |
| 14:09 | Memphis | Brian Freed makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Mark Allen connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Landon Zanchez and he's fouled by Edward Allee - foul #1 on Edward Allee, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerrell Porter (PF) Brian Freed | |
| 13:56 | Houston | Mark Allen misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:56 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:35 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter is hacked by Mark Allen - foul #2 on Mark Allen, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Landon Zanchez | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 13:16 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Victor Gardner - foul #2 on Victor Gardner, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Alonzo Lee (SF) Mark Allen | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Hankins (SF) Donald Poirier | |
| 13:16 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:16 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Victor Gardner is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 12:37 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-44 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Alonzo Lee's pass is intercepted by Charles Fitzgibbons in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 12:17 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland loses the dribble to Clarence Hebert | 50-44 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Clarence Hebert lays it in | 52-44 |
| 12:07 | Memphis | Edward Allee makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clarence Hebert | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Clarence Hebert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Dunmire (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Allee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hankins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jerrell Porter (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Eveland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Louis Vital (SG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Mark Allen (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Dikembe Akimseu, Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), Donald Poirier (SG), Robert Howell (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Charles Fitzgibbons, Edward Allee, Jerrell Porter, Jeffrey Eveland | |
| 11:32 | Houston | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Landon Zanchez tips it in | 56-46 |
| 11:17 | Memphis | John Hankins hits the finger roll set up by Corey Roseman | 56-48 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Mark Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 11:03 | Memphis | John Hankins grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 10:59 | Memphis | Donald Poirier scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Donald Goodman and the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kelly James (PG), Brian Freed (PF) Corey Roseman, Robert Howell | |
| 10:59 | Memphis | Donald Poirier makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Landon Zanchez hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Russell Schrader | 58-51 |
| 10:16 | Memphis | John Hankins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Allen - foul #3 on Mark Allen, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Louis Vital, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Haber (SG), Robert Howell (C) Donald Poirier, Donald Goodman | |
| 10:16 | Memphis | John Hankins misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 10:16 | Memphis | John Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 10:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 58-51 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Brian Freed - foul #1 on Brian Freed, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Alonzo Lee (SF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Landon Zanchez, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG) Kelly James | |
| 09:59 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:59 | Memphis | Brian Freed grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 09:40 | Memphis | David Haber knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 60-53 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Russell Schrader is called for 10 seconds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG) Russell Schrader | |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), Jeffrey Eveland (C) Corey Roseman, Brian Freed | |
| 09:21 | Memphis | Christopher Dunmire takes the ball from Robert Howell | 60-53 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Charles Fitzgibbons is called for the reach on Clarence Hebert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Fitzgibbons, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Alonzo Lee is hacked by John Hankins - foul #5 on John Hankins, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Landon Zanchez (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Alonzo Lee, Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | Memphis | Donald Poirier (SG), Donald Goodman (C) John Hankins, Jeffrey Eveland | |
| 08:45 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Michael Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Landon Zanchez tips it in | 62-53 |
| 08:10 | Memphis | Donald Poirier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-53 |
| 08:08 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons tips it home | 62-55 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Donald Poirier takes the ball from Dikembe Akimseu | 62-55 |
| 07:37 | Memphis | Donald Poirier knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Haber | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Clarence Hebert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Landon Zanchez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Poirier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Haber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Howell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Goodman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Victor Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Louis Vital (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Mark Allen (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Landon Zanchez, Dikembe Akimseu, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), Edward Allee (SF), Jerrell Porter (PF), Brian Freed (C) Charles Fitzgibbons, David Haber, Robert Howell, Donald Goodman | |
| 07:11 | Memphis | Corey Roseman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brian Freed | 62-60 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Alonzo Lee clanks a shot from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 06:45 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jerrell Porter | 62-60 |
| 06:40 | Memphis | Edward Allee clanks a floater from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Alonzo Lee grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Donald Poirier swats the shot by Mark Allen | 62-60 |
| 06:30 | Memphis | Edward Allee grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:26 | Memphis | Michael Shipley swats the shot by Donald Poirier | 62-60 |
| 06:24 | Memphis | Brian Freed pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:10 | Memphis | Louis Vital is called for the reach on Donald Poirier - foul #2 on Louis Vital, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dunmire (C) Mark Allen | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland (C) Brian Freed | |
| 06:10 | Memphis | Donald Poirier makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:10 | Memphis | Donald Poirier makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 62-62 |
| 05:44 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:39 | Memphis | Donald Poirier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Dunmire - foul #1 on Christopher Dunmire, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Louis Vital, Alonzo Lee, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), Robert Howell (SF), Donald Goodman (PF) Corey Roseman, Edward Allee, Jerrell Porter | |
| 05:39 | Memphis | Donald Poirier makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:39 | Memphis | Donald Poirier makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Michael Johnson is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Victor Gardner and he's hacked by Donald Goodman - foul #2 on Donald Goodman, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG) Russell Schrader | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Haber (SG) Donald Poirier | |
| 05:20 | Houston | Michael Johnson makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:57 | Memphis | David Haber drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Howell | 65-66 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Landon Zanchez's pass is intercepted by David Haber | 65-66 |
| 04:29 | Memphis | The jumper by Charles Fitzgibbons is denied by Michael Johnson | 65-66 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Clarence Hebert snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Charles Fitzgibbons takes the ball from Landon Zanchez | 65-66 |
| 04:04 | Memphis | Robert Howell can't finish the layup | 65-66 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Landon Zanchez is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Louis Vital (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Mark Allen (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Landon Zanchez, Michael Johnson, Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kelly James (PG), Corey Roseman (SG), Edward Allee (SF), Brian Freed (PF) Charles Fitzgibbons, David Haber, Robert Howell, Donald Goodman | |
| 03:49 | Memphis | Mark Allen steals the ball from Jeffrey Eveland | 65-66 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Michael Shipley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 03:24 | Memphis | Brian Freed grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Vital (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. PF - Mark Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Kelly James (fresh) SG - Corey Roseman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Allee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Freed (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Eveland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Memphis | Edward Allee makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kelly James | 65-68 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Edward Allee picks off the pass by Russell Schrader in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| 02:37 | Memphis | Edward Allee misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alonzo Lee - foul #2 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Louis Vital, Alonzo Lee, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Haber (SG), Robert Howell (SF), Jerrell Porter (PF) Kelly James, Corey Roseman, Jeffrey Eveland | |
| 02:37 | Memphis | Edward Allee misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:37 | Memphis | Edward Allee makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Victor Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Allee - foul #2 on Edward Allee, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Johnson (C) Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), Donald Goodman (C) Edward Allee, Brian Freed | |
| 02:35 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:35 | Memphis | Donald Goodman gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 02:35 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| 02:14 | Memphis | David Haber connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Fitzgibbons | 65-71 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF) Russell Schrader, Landon Zanchez | |
| Subs | Memphis | Donald Poirier (SG) Robert Howell | |
| 02:07 | Houston | Alonzo Lee banks in the layup | 67-71 |
| 02:03 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dunmire (C) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland (C) Donald Goodman | |
| 02:01 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 67-71 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses short on a shot from the right side | 67-71 |
| 01:34 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 01:29 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons loses the dribble to Christopher Dunmire | 67-71 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Victor Gardner | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Donald Poirier scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire is whistled for traveling | 69-73 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), Robert Howell (SF) Charles Fitzgibbons, David Haber | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:30 | Memphis | Victor Gardner is called for the reach on Jeffrey Eveland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Gardner, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| 00:30 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:30 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter gets the rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), David Haber (SF), Brian Freed (PF) Donald Poirier, Robert Howell, Jerrell Porter | |
| 00:23 | Memphis | Clarence Hebert is called for the reach on Corey Roseman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Hebert, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| 00:23 | Memphis | Corey Roseman makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:23 | Memphis | Corey Roseman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-77 |
| 00:15 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Eveland | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland is hacked by Victor Gardner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Victor Gardner, team foul #12 | 69-77 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Alonzo Lee drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Gardner | 71-79 |
| 00:08 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons runs out the clock | 71-79 |