| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (fresh) SG - Sean Pinedo (fresh) SF - Scott Moon (fresh) PF - Dale Quinn (fresh) C - Larry Houchin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Larry Wallace (fresh) SG - David Derose (fresh) SF - Henry Wentworth (fresh) PF - Robert Lima (fresh) C - William Sanders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Larry Houchin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:49 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Memphis | David Derose connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Larry Houchin loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Memphis | David Derose can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Memphis | William Sanders grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Memphis | David Derose makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Scott Moon makes the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Larry Wallace - foul #1 on Larry Wallace, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Scott Moon misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:21 | Memphis | William Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Memphis | Larry Wallace is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | David Derose steals it from Scott Moon | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Memphis | Larry Wallace is hacked by Tom Bey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tom Bey, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Dikembe Abdon (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Tom Bey, Sean Pinedo, Scott Moon, Dale Quinn, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 17:13 | Memphis | Henry Wentworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon's floater is tipped away by William Sanders | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Memphis | David Derose pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:33 | Memphis | Henry Wentworth is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Henry Wentworth, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SG), Antonio Davis (C) Robert Rogers, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (PG), Craig Walter (SF), Ronald Babcock (PF), Kevin Young (C) Larry Wallace, Henry Wentworth, Robert Lima, William Sanders | |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Richard Cortes misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini tips it in | 6-5 |
| 15:51 | Memphis | David Derose hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 15:50 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dikembe Abdon (fairly fresh) SG - Sean Pinedo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Cortes (fairly fresh) PF - Raphael Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Matthew Montiel (fresh) SG - David Derose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Craig Walter (fresh) PF - Ronald Babcock (fresh) C - Kevin Young (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 6-5 |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | Ronald Babcock steals it from Dikembe Abdon | 6-5 |
| 14:57 | Memphis | Richard Cortes is called for the reach on Craig Walter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Cortes, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Robert Rogers (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Dale Quinn (PF), Larry Houchin (C) Dikembe Abdon, Sean Pinedo, Richard Cortes, Raphael Mancini, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Wallace (PG) David Derose | |
| 14:44 | Memphis | Ronald Babcock makes the jumper in the paint set up by Matthew Montiel | 6-7 |
| 14:23 | UTEP | Scott Moon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-7 |
| 14:21 | Memphis | Kevin Young grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 13:56 | Memphis | Larry Wallace is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Babcock | 6-9 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Tom Bey is hacked by Ronald Babcock - foul #1 on Ronald Babcock, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SG), Richard Walker (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Robert Rogers, Dale Quinn, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Derose (SG), Henry Wentworth (SF), Robert Lima (PF), William Sanders (C) Matthew Montiel, Craig Walter, Ronald Babcock, Kevin Young | |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Scott Moon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 13:17 | Memphis | The rebound goes to William Sanders | 6-9 |
| 12:52 | Memphis | Robert Lima can't throw it down but he's fouled by Richard Walker - foul #1 on Richard Walker, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Conrad Ingram (SF) Tom Bey, Scott Moon | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 12:52 | Memphis | Robert Lima makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:52 | Memphis | Robert Lima makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Richard Walker is hacked by William Sanders - foul #1 on William Sanders, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon (SF) Conrad Ingram | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Richard Walker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 12:14 | Memphis | Henry Wentworth grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:09 | Memphis | David Derose hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Richard Walker pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 11:51 | UTEP | Robert Rogers is hacked by Henry Wentworth - foul #2 on Henry Wentworth, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dale Quinn (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Richard Walker, Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (PG), Craig Walter (SF) Larry Wallace, Henry Wentworth | |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Antonio Davis buries a shot in the paint | 8-11 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Rogers (fresh) SG - Sean Pinedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) PF - Dale Quinn (fresh) C - Antonio Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Matthew Montiel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Derose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Craig Walter (fresh) PF - Robert Lima (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Memphis | David Derose hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Pinedo - foul #1 on Sean Pinedo, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Larry Houchin (C) Robert Rogers, Sean Pinedo, Dikembe Abdon, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ronald Babcock (PF), Kevin Young (C) Robert Lima, William Sanders | |
| 11:21 | Memphis | David Derose makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:21 | Memphis | David Derose makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Dale Quinn buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Tom Bey | 10-13 |
| 10:52 | Memphis | Craig Walter can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 10:51 | Memphis | David Derose pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:36 | Memphis | David Derose loses the ball out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raphael Mancini (PF) Dale Quinn | |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Wallace (PG) David Derose | |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Richard Cortes hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tom Bey | 13-13 |
| 10:00 | Memphis | Craig Walter is hacked by Raphael Mancini - foul #1 on Raphael Mancini, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Sean Pinedo (SG), Dikembe Abdon (SF), Richard Walker (PF) Tom Bey, Richard Cortes, Scott Moon, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Derose (SG), Robert Lima (PF), William Sanders (C) Matthew Montiel, Ronald Babcock, Kevin Young | |
| 09:41 | Memphis | William Sanders hits the finger roll and the foul's on Robert Rogers - foul #1 on Robert Rogers, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| 09:41 | Memphis | William Sanders makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo is whistled for traveling | 13-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dale Quinn (PF) Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:04 | Memphis | The short jumper by David Derose is denied by Richard Walker | 13-16 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Robert Rogers loses the dribble to Larry Wallace in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 08:58 | Memphis | David Derose blows the layup | 13-16 |
| 08:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Dale Quinn | 13-16 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Dale Quinn is denied on a layup by William Sanders | 13-16 |
| 08:46 | Memphis | William Sanders gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:40 | Memphis | Larry Wallace is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Raphael Mancini (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Robert Rogers, Dale Quinn, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (SG), Ronald Babcock (PF), Kevin Young (C) David Derose, Robert Lima, William Sanders | |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Raphael Mancini | 16-16 |
| 07:59 | Memphis | Craig Walter can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 07:58 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Young | 16-16 |
| 07:29 | Memphis | Craig Walter blows the dunk but the foul's on Dikembe Abdon - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Dale Quinn (PF), Larry Houchin (C) Tom Bey, Sean Pinedo, Dikembe Abdon, Raphael Mancini, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Derose (SG), Robert Lima (PF) Larry Wallace, Ronald Babcock | |
| 07:29 | Memphis | Craig Walter misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:29 | Memphis | Craig Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Rogers (fresh) SG - Richard Cortes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Moon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Houchin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Matthew Montiel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Derose (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Craig Walter (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Robert Lima (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Richard Cortes misses the easy layup | 16-17 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Larry Houchin hits the follow up shot | 18-17 |
| 07:10 | Memphis | Craig Walter is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Moon - foul #1 on Scott Moon, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Wallace (PG), William Sanders (C) Matthew Montiel, Kevin Young | |
| 07:10 | Memphis | Craig Walter misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Larry Houchin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Larry Houchin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 06:50 | Memphis | Craig Walter snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 06:21 | Memphis | David Derose lays it up and in set up by Larry Wallace | 18-19 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Scott Moon is fouled on the floor by Larry Wallace - foul #2 on Larry Wallace, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Sean Pinedo (SG), Richard Walker (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Robert Rogers, Richard Cortes, Dale Quinn, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (PG), Henry Wentworth (SF), Ronald Babcock (PF) Larry Wallace, Craig Walter, Robert Lima | |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Scott Moon buries a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Ronald Babcock - foul #2 on Ronald Babcock, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Young (C) William Sanders | |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Scott Moon makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:49 | Memphis | Tom Bey steps in front of the Matthew Montiel pass in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | Tom Bey lays it up and in | 23-19 |
| 05:45 | Memphis | David Derose is hacked by Tom Bey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Bey, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Conrad Ingram (SF) Tom Bey, Scott Moon | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 05:45 | Memphis | David Derose makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:45 | Memphis | David Derose makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dikembe Abdon | 26-21 |
| 05:15 | Memphis | Ronald Babcock is denied on a dunk by Raphael Mancini | 26-21 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Richard Walker snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Conrad Ingram | 28-21 |
| 04:19 | Memphis | Dikembe Abdon is called for the reach on Matthew Montiel - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #10 | 28-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Larry Houchin (C) Dikembe Abdon, Sean Pinedo, Conrad Ingram, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Wallace (PG), Robert Lima (PF), William Sanders (C) David Derose, Ronald Babcock, Kevin Young | |
| 04:19 | Memphis | Matthew Montiel misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:19 | Memphis | Matthew Montiel makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:02 | UTEP | Larry Houchin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 04:00 | UTEP | Robert Rogers tips it but misses | 28-22 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | William Sanders gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:33 | Memphis | Robert Lima is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Larry Wallace | 28-24 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Richard Cortes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-24 |
| 03:16 | UTEP | Larry Houchin pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Rogers (fresh) SG - Richard Cortes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Moon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raphael Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Houchin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Larry Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Montiel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Wentworth (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Lima (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | UTEP | Robert Rogers scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Cortes | 31-24 |
| 02:31 | Memphis | Richard Cortes steals it from Matthew Montiel | 31-24 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Larry Houchin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 02:03 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Henry Wentworth | 31-24 |
| 01:59 | Memphis | Larry Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Sean Pinedo (SG), Dikembe Abdon (SF), Dale Quinn (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Robert Rogers, Richard Cortes, Scott Moon, Raphael Mancini, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Derose (SG), Ronald Babcock (PF), Kevin Young (C) Matthew Montiel, Robert Lima, William Sanders | |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Tom Bey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Walker (C) Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 01:20 | Memphis | Henry Wentworth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-24 |
| 01:18 | Memphis | Kevin Young tips it in | 31-26 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Dale Quinn knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tom Bey | 33-26 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Richard Walker is called for the reach on David Derose - foul #2 on Richard Walker, team foul #11 | 33-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Antonio Davis (C) Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Craig Walter (SF), Robert Lima (PF) Henry Wentworth, Ronald Babcock | |
| 00:45 | Memphis | David Derose makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | David Derose makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Dale Quinn scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Sean Pinedo and he's fouled by Robert Lima - foul #1 on Robert Lima, team foul #8 | 35-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Sanders (C) Kevin Young | |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Dale Quinn misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:30 | Memphis | William Sanders snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | Dikembe Abdon swats the layup by David Derose | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon grabs the board | 35-28 |