| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Leishman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | UTEP | James Perkins's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Rafferty | 37-25 |
| 19:30 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 19:11 | Memphis | Shawn Bartlow takes the ball from Jason Leishman | 37-25 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Carlos Murdock doubles James Perkins and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Carlos Murdock, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), David Hayes (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Hugh Wittig, Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning, Carlos Murdock | |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-25 |
| 18:25 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 18:08 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Rafferty | 37-27 |
| 17:56 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow travels with the ball | 37-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SG), Jacob Manning (PF) Frank Sutton, David Hayes | |
| 17:40 | Memphis | Jason Leishman is whistled for traveling | 37-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG) Chadwick Klingenberg | |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 17:22 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Arthur Lovelady | 37-27 |
| 17:03 | Memphis | Charles Barry is called for the reach on Arthur Lovelady - foul #3 on Charles Barry, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Sammie Rhodes (PF) Charles Barry, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG) Hugh Wittig, Jason Leishman | |
| 16:58 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 16:57 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty hits the follow up shot | 37-29 |
| 16:36 | UTEP | The short jumper by Shawn Bartlow is denied by Arthur Lovelady | 37-29 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the tip | 37-29 |
| 16:32 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:15 | Memphis | Brent Walls steals it from Matthew Rafferty | 37-29 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon banks in the layup set up by Brent Walls | 39-29 |
| 16:00 | Memphis | Jacob Manning misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Sammie Rhodes - foul #1 on Sammie Rhodes, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Robert Durrenberger (SF) Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Jason Leishman (SG), Carlos Murdock (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Frank Sutton, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 16:00 | Memphis | Jacob Manning makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:00 | Memphis | Jacob Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Durrenberger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Leishman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 15:30 | UTEP | James Perkins tips it in | 41-31 |
| 15:19 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Leishman | 41-33 |
| 15:14 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow hits the follow up shot | 43-33 |
| 14:53 | Memphis | Jason Leishman hits the finger roll set up by Hugh Wittig | 43-35 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Matthew Rafferty steps in front of the Sammie Rhodes pass | 43-35 |
| 14:34 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty hits the finger roll | 43-37 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 43-37 |
| 14:13 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jason Leishman | 43-37 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Leishman | 43-40 |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes is hacked by Jacob Manning - foul #1 on Jacob Manning, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF) Robert Durrenberger, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), David Hayes (PF) Hugh Wittig, Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning | |
| 13:25 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | David Hayes snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:15 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Chadwick Klingenberg | 43-42 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Frank Sutton picks off the pass by Ronald Gordon | 43-42 |
| 12:37 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 12:35 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:16 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty misses the easy layup | 43-42 |
| 12:14 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 11:49 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 43-42 |
| 11:47 | UTEP | James Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Charles Barry banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Frank Parker | 45-42 |
| 11:09 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chadwick Klingenberg | 45-45 |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Charles Barry is fouled on the floor by Carlos Murdock - foul #4 on Carlos Murdock, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Sammie Rhodes (PF) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Jason Leishman (SG), Jacob Manning (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Frank Sutton, David Hayes, Carlos Murdock | |
| 10:28 | UTEP | James Perkins shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Jason Leishman is hacked by Brent Walls - foul #1 on Brent Walls, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| 09:55 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 09:53 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Manning | 47-45 |
| 09:35 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Ronald Gordon - foul #1 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) Ronald Gordon, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:35 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Brent Walls clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 09:07 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:48 | Memphis | Jacob Manning can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Erik Lillibridge - foul #1 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), James Perkins (C) Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 08:48 | Memphis | Jacob Manning misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:48 | Memphis | Jacob Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:48 | UTEP | Frank Parker snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Hugh Wittig - foul #2 on Hugh Wittig, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG) Hugh Wittig | |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 08:15 | UTEP | Jacob Manning is called for the reach on Shawn Bartlow - foul #2 on Jacob Manning, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG) Chadwick Klingenberg | |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 07:46 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Leishman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Rafferty (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Lovelady (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Shawn Bartlow - foul #1 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF) Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Carlos Murdock (C) Arthur Lovelady | |
| 07:28 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:28 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:07 | UTEP | James Perkins misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Hugh Wittig - foul #3 on Hugh Wittig, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG) Hugh Wittig | |
| 07:07 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:07 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:07 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 06:48 | Memphis | Jason Leishman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Chadwick Klingenberg | 50-52 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Barry | 52-52 |
| 06:19 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 52-52 |
| 06:17 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock tips it home | 52-54 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | James Perkins scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Sammie Rhodes | 54-54 |
| 05:37 | Memphis | Jacob Manning misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 54-54 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:16 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 04:52 | Memphis | Jason Leishman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-54 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | James Perkins pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | James Perkins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Ronald Gordon | 58-54 |
| 04:26 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg scores on a floater from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 04:10 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Robert Durrenberger (SF), Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, Sammie Rhodes, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), David Hayes (PF) Chadwick Klingenberg, Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning | |
| 03:41 | Memphis | Frank Sutton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Hugh Wittig | 58-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) SG - Brent Walls (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Durrenberger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Hubbard (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Rafferty (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Brent Walls drills a 3 from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 03:01 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty clanks a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Robert Durrenberger - foul #1 on Robert Durrenberger, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (SF) Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SG), Jacob Manning (PF) Frank Sutton, David Hayes | |
| 03:01 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:01 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:01 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the 3rd free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), James Perkins (C) Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls, Sammie Rhodes, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Memphis | Roy Gibson (SF) Matthew Rafferty | |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is fouled on the floor by Carlos Murdock - foul #5 on Carlos Murdock, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty (SF), David Hayes (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Roy Gibson, Jacob Manning, Carlos Murdock | |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:23 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady is hacked by Shawn Bartlow - foul #2 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jacob Manning (PF) David Hayes | |
| 02:23 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | James Perkins snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 02:06 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jacob Manning | 63-61 |
| 01:39 | Memphis | Frank Parker picks off the pass by Matthew Rafferty | 63-61 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | James Perkins misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Arthur Lovelady - foul #1 on Arthur Lovelady, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:58 | Memphis | Frank Parker swats the layup by Matthew Rafferty | 65-61 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Frank Parker gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Frank Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Wittig - foul #4 on Hugh Wittig, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-63 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Hugh Wittig is called for the reach on Frank Parker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hugh Wittig, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG) Hugh Wittig | |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:42 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 69-63 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 69-63 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | James Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Chadwick Klingenberg - foul #1 on Chadwick Klingenberg, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:39 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Frank Parker snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Frank Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Chadwick Klingenberg - foul #2 on Chadwick Klingenberg, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:31 | Memphis | Jacob Manning grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 00:25 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Frank Parker is hacked by Jason Leishman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Leishman, team foul #13 | 72-66 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:15 | Memphis | Jason Leishman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chadwick Klingenberg | 74-69 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Charles Barry is fouled in the backcourt by Chadwick Klingenberg - foul #3 on Chadwick Klingenberg, team foul #14 | 74-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF) Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg buries a 3 from the right corner | 76-72 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG) Brent Walls | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Jason Leishman is called for the reach on Ronald Gordon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Leishman, team foul #15 | 76-72 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady is whistled for a carry | 78-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Barry runs out the clock | 78-72 |