| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Greene (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Athey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Derek Foster inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side set up by Derek Foster | 32-40 |
| 19:17 | Memphis | Robert Pierce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 19:15 | Memphis | Terry Jones tips it home | 32-42 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Tinch | 34-42 |
| 18:30 | Memphis | Terry Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Caouette | 34-45 |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Derek Foster scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Tinch | 37-45 |
| 17:49 | Memphis | Dewitt Wheeler takes the ball from William Greene | 37-45 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler hits the finger roll | 39-45 |
| 17:35 | Memphis | Robert Caouette travels with the ball | 39-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Tim Crawford (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Derek Foster, Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (SG), Alan Granderson (SF), Timothy Shackleford (C) William Greene, Robert Pierce, Manuel Athey | |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr is fouled on the floor by Alan Granderson - foul #2 on Alan Granderson, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Edward Dubin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 16:57 | Memphis | Robert Caouette pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 16:44 | Memphis | Terry Jones can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-45 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-45 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Tim Crawford snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Terry Jones steps in front of the Edward Dubin pass | 39-45 |
| 15:50 | Memphis | Terry Jones lays it up and in | 39-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) SG - Edward Dubin (fresh) SF - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tim Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joey Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Granderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Caouette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Shackleford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Derek Foster (SF), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Dubin, Tim Crawford, Dennis Kerr | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Greene (SG), Robert Pierce (SF), David Brock (PF), Manuel Athey (C) Terry Jones, Alan Granderson, Robert Caouette, Timothy Shackleford | |
| 15:06 | Memphis | Robert Pierce is fouled on the floor by Carlos Strode - foul #2 on Carlos Strode, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brett Scull (PG) Joey Hale | |
| 14:54 | Memphis | Robert Pierce misses the shot from the right side | 39-47 |
| 14:53 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 14:29 | UTEP | Carlos Strode is fouled on the floor by David Brock - foul #4 on David Brock, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (SG) Edward Tinch | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford (C) David Brock | |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Manuel Athey steals it from Derek Foster | 39-47 |
| 13:56 | Memphis | Brett Scull is fouled on the floor by Edward Dubin - foul #1 on Edward Dubin, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (PG), Alan Granderson (PF) Brett Scull, Manuel Athey | |
| 13:42 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford is fouled on the floor by George Mitchell - foul #3 on George Mitchell, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| 13:20 | Memphis | George Mitchell swats the short shot by Timothy Shackleford | 39-47 |
| 13:19 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford tips it home | 39-49 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler scores on a jumper in the lane | 41-49 |
| 12:45 | Memphis | William Greene is fouled on the floor by Edward Dubin - foul #2 on Edward Dubin, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Tinch (SF), Tim Crawford (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Derek Foster, Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), Robert Caouette (PF), Phillip Lee (C) William Greene, Alan Granderson, Timothy Shackleford | |
| 12:39 | Memphis | The short jumper by Robert Pierce is denied by Tim Crawford | 41-49 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Tim Crawford | 41-49 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Pierce - foul #1 on Robert Pierce, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brett Scull (SG), Manuel Athey (C) Joey Hale, Phillip Lee | |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:03 | Memphis | Terry Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 12:02 | UTEP | Tim Crawford gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | Edward Dubin is hacked by Terry Jones - foul #3 on Terry Jones, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) SG - Edward Dubin (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tim Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brett Scull (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Athey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the easy layup | 43-49 |
| 11:23 | Memphis | Robert Pierce snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 11:11 | Memphis | Robert Caouette steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Derek Foster (SF), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Dubin, Tim Crawford, Dennis Kerr | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Greene (SG), Alan Granderson (SF) Brett Scull, Robert Pierce | |
| 10:50 | UTEP | George Mitchell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dewitt Wheeler and the foul's on Manuel Athey - foul #1 on Manuel Athey, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford (C) Manuel Athey | |
| 10:50 | UTEP | George Mitchell makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:41 | Memphis | Alan Granderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (SG) Edward Tinch | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:22 | UTEP | George Mitchell misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 10:21 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:12 | Memphis | Terry Jones is hacked by Dewitt Wheeler - foul #2 on Dewitt Wheeler, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (PG) Terry Jones | |
| 10:05 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford hits a jumpshot from the left side | 46-51 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-51 |
| 09:38 | Memphis | Alan Granderson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:20 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 09:18 | UTEP | Derek Foster pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by George Mitchell and he's hacked by Timothy Shackleford - foul #1 on Timothy Shackleford, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Tinch (SG), Tim Crawford (SF), Dennis Kerr (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Dubin, Derek Foster, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), Robert Pierce (SF), Manuel Athey (C) William Greene, Alan Granderson, Timothy Shackleford | |
| 08:58 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Terry Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Pierce | 49-53 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Carlos Strode clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 49-53 |
| 08:23 | Memphis | Robert Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:10 | Memphis | Robert Pierce knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-56 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is whistled for a carry | 49-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Gene McFatter (PF) Adam Chiaramonte, Carlos Strode | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Brock (SF), Timothy Shackleford (C) Robert Pierce, Robert Caouette | |
| 07:39 | Memphis | Manuel Athey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 49-56 |
| 07:38 | Memphis | Terry Jones grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tim Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gene McFatter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joey Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Manuel Athey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Shackleford (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Memphis | Terry Jones misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 07:28 | UTEP | Tim Crawford snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Edward Tinch buries a runner from the baseline set up by Tim Crawford | 51-56 |
| 06:57 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Terry Jones | 51-58 |
| 06:36 | UTEP | Joey Hale is called for the reach on Edward Tinch - foul #1 on Joey Hale, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Derek Foster (SF), George Mitchell (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Gene McFatter, Dennis Kerr | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brett Scull (PG), William Greene (SG), Robert Pierce (SF) Terry Jones, Joey Hale, Manuel Athey | |
| 06:36 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:36 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 06:17 | Memphis | Robert Pierce makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brett Scull | 51-60 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Tinch | 53-60 |
| 05:42 | Memphis | George Mitchell steals it from David Brock | 53-60 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte is hacked by Robert Pierce - foul #2 on Robert Pierce, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (SG), Carlos Strode (PF) Edward Tinch, Tim Crawford | |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), Robert Caouette (PF), Alan Granderson (C) Brett Scull, David Brock, Timothy Shackleford | |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Robert Caouette is denied on a layup by Carlos Strode | 55-60 |
| 05:09 | Memphis | William Greene gets the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 05:02 | Memphis | Alan Granderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Derek Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Carlos Strode comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-60 |
| 04:39 | UTEP | Derek Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:19 | UTEP | William Greene takes the ball from Edward Dubin | 55-60 |
| 04:13 | Memphis | Edward Dubin steps in front of the Alan Granderson pass | 55-60 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to George Mitchell | 55-60 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Derek Foster is fouled on the floor by Alan Granderson - foul #3 on Alan Granderson, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Tim Crawford (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (PG), Brett Scull (SG), David Brock (SF), Manuel Athey (C) Terry Jones, William Greene, Robert Pierce, Alan Granderson | |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Dubin (fairly fresh) SF - Derek Foster (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Joey Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brett Scull (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Athey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Memphis | Brett Scull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Tinch (SF) Derek Foster | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Edward Dubin is fouled on the floor by Manuel Athey - foul #2 on Manuel Athey, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford (C) Robert Caouette | |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Edward Dubin misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Edward Dubin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:55 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:55 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| 02:40 | Memphis | David Brock is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joey Hale | 57-62 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Edward Dubin, Tim Crawford, Dennis Kerr | |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), William Greene (SG), Robert Pierce (SF), Robert Caouette (PF) Joey Hale, Brett Scull, David Brock, Timothy Shackleford | |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Derek Foster banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Carlos Strode and he's fouled by Robert Pierce - foul #3 on Robert Pierce, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Derek Foster misses the free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:22 | Memphis | Robert Caouette pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 02:08 | Memphis | Robert Pierce misses the easy layup | 59-62 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Edward Tinch grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Derek Foster connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dewitt Wheeler | 62-62 |
| 01:27 | Memphis | Robert Pierce comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Edward Tinch snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | George Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Robert Pierce | 62-62 |
| 00:47 | Memphis | Robert Pierce is fouled on the floor by Derek Foster - foul #2 on Derek Foster, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Robert Caouette is fouled on the floor by Carlos Strode - foul #3 on Carlos Strode, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Robert Caouette makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Robert Caouette makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dewitt Wheeler | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Terry Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Derek Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Derek Foster can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Tinch (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Greene (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Athey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UTEP | George Mitchell wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Carlos Strode connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Edward Tinch | 66-64 |
| 04:28 | Memphis | Terry Jones makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Greene | 66-66 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Carlos Strode knocks in the 3 from straight away | 69-66 |
| 03:43 | Memphis | Robert Caouette hits the finger roll | 69-68 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Caouette - foul #1 on Robert Caouette, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Crawford (SF) Derek Foster | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford (C) Manuel Athey | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:12 | Memphis | William Greene misses the easy open layup | 71-68 |
| 03:10 | UTEP | George Mitchell gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is fouled on the floor by Timothy Shackleford - foul #2 on Timothy Shackleford, team foul #13 | 71-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (SG) Carlos Strode | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:51 | Memphis | Terry Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Crawford | 73-68 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | Robert Caouette tips it but misses | 73-68 |
| 02:47 | Memphis | William Greene misses the tip | 73-68 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Tim Crawford | 73-68 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF), Carlos Strode (PF) Edward Dubin, Tim Crawford | |
| Subs | Memphis | Manuel Athey (C) Timothy Shackleford | |
| 02:24 | UTEP | Robert Pierce is called for the reach on Dewitt Wheeler - foul #4 on Robert Pierce, team foul #14 | 73-68 |
| 02:24 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:24 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:09 | Memphis | Robert Pierce makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Terry Jones | 75-71 |
| 01:46 | UTEP | Carlos Strode knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dewitt Wheeler | 77-71 |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Robert Caouette comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Carlos Strode - foul #4 on Carlos Strode, team foul #8 | 77-71 |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Robert Caouette makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Robert Caouette makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Carlos Strode's pass is intercepted by Terry Jones in the backcourt | 77-73 |
| 01:17 | Memphis | Robert Pierce buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 00:55 | Memphis | Manuel Athey grabs the board | 77-76 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - George Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Greene (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Pierce (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Athey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 00:47 | Memphis | William Greene connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Terry Jones | 77-78 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is called for traveling | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Memphis | William Greene is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Tinch - foul #3 on Edward Tinch, team foul #9 | 77-78 |
| 00:31 | Memphis | William Greene misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Carlos Strode grabs the defensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Derek Foster comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 77-78 |
| 00:08 | Memphis | Manuel Athey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 00:07 | Memphis | Manuel Athey is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Tinch - foul #4 on Edward Tinch, team foul #10 | 77-78 |
| 00:07 | Memphis | Manuel Athey misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:07 | Memphis | Manuel Athey makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | William Greene steals it from Edward Tinch | 77-79 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | William Greene runs out the clock | 77-79 |