| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jerome McNichols (fresh) SG - John Deems (fresh) SF - Paul Anders (fresh) PF - Raymond Flowers (fresh) C - Gregory Petersen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) PF - James Becerra (fresh) C - Robert Hammer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Memphis | John Deems steps out of bounds on the sideline | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Vernon Mera connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Memphis | John Deems comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Vernon Mera gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Reginald Algarin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Vernon Mera | 0-6 |
| 19:07 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Vernon Mera - foul #1 on Vernon Mera, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 19:07 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols misses the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 19:07 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols makes the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Reginald Algarin hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Becerra | 1-8 |
| 18:29 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 1-8 |
| 18:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Hammer | 1-8 |
| 18:16 | Houston | James Becerra scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 1-10 |
| 17:52 | Memphis | John Deems knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Paul Anders picks off the pass by Steven Blackman in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| 17:47 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols throws it down on a great pass from Paul Anders | 6-10 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Vernon Mera loses the dribble to Raymond Flowers | 6-10 |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers is fouled on the floor by Reginald Algarin - foul #1 on Reginald Algarin, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG) Jerome McNichols | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Shawn Shelton (SF), David Cates (PF) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman, James Becerra | |
| 16:59 | Memphis | The short jumper by Raymond Flowers is denied by Robert Hammer | 6-10 |
| 16:57 | Houston | David Cates grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Robert Hammer is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Fred Carroll | 6-12 |
| 16:39 | Memphis | Anthony Wall knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 16:33 | Houston | David Cates misses the lay-in | 9-12 |
| 16:31 | Memphis | John Deems grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 16:19 | Memphis | Anthony Wall buries a floater from the left wing set up by John Deems | 11-12 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Shawn Shelton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-12 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Fred Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Anthony Wall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Deems (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Anders (tiring) PF - Raymond Flowers (tiring) C - Gregory Petersen (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) SF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) PF - David Cates (fresh) C - Robert Hammer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Houston | David Cates misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Flowers - foul #1 on Raymond Flowers, team foul #1 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG), Max Routt (SG), Daniel Carollo (SF), Nicholas Cline (PF), Rodney Dunham (C) Anthony Wall, John Deems, Paul Anders, Raymond Flowers, Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), James Becerra (PF) Adam Flint, Robert Hammer | |
| 15:50 | Houston | David Cates makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 15:50 | Houston | David Cates makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 15:43 | Memphis | Max Routt knocks in the 3 from straight away | 14-14 |
| 15:28 | Houston | David Cates misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Rodney Dunham - foul #1 on Rodney Dunham, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF) James Becerra | |
| 15:28 | Houston | David Cates makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 15:28 | Houston | David Cates makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 15:04 | Memphis | Max Routt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 15:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Cates | 14-16 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Steven Blackman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 14:54 | Memphis | Nicholas Cline pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 14:50 | Memphis | Max Routt buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jerome McNichols - foul #1 on Jerome McNichols, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), John Deems (SG) Jerome McNichols, Max Routt | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), James Becerra (PF) Fred Carroll, David Cates | |
| 14:38 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 14:14 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Anthony Wall | 19-18 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Steven Blackman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Anders (SF) Daniel Carollo | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SF), David Cates (PF) Steven Blackman, James Becerra | |
| 13:54 | Memphis | Paul Anders's pass is intercepted by Vernon Mera | 19-18 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Vernon Mera lays it in | 19-20 |
| 13:36 | Memphis | John Deems loses the dribble to Vernon Mera | 19-20 |
| 13:29 | Houston | David Cates misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 13:27 | Memphis | John Deems pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 13:09 | Memphis | Paul Anders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 13:08 | Memphis | John Deems tips it but misses | 19-20 |
| 13:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fred Carroll | 19-20 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Fred Carroll is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Max Routt (SG), Daniel Carollo (SF), Raymond Flowers (PF), Gregory Petersen (C) John Deems, Paul Anders, Nicholas Cline, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, David Cates, Shawn Shelton | |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 12:55 | Memphis | Anthony Wall grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 12:42 | Memphis | Anthony Wall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 12:41 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 12:31 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen blows the dunk | 19-20 |
| 12:30 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen tips it home | 21-20 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Daniel Carollo steps in front of the Steven Blackman pass | 21-20 |
| 11:53 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen is hacked by Robert Hammer - foul #1 on Robert Hammer, team foul #3 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG), Nicholas Cline (PF), James Schwalen (C) Anthony Wall, Raymond Flowers, Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Shawn Shelton (PF), David Cates (C) Adam Flint, Steven Blackman, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jerome McNichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Max Routt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Carollo (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Cline (fairly fresh) C - James Schwalen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Carroll (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Shawn Shelton (fairly fresh) C - David Cates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Memphis | Max Routt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 11:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fred Carroll | 21-20 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome McNichols - foul #2 on Jerome McNichols, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), John Deems (SG), Paul Anders (SF), Rodney Dunham (C) Jerome McNichols, Max Routt, Daniel Carollo, James Schwalen | |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (PF) Reginald Algarin | |
| 11:18 | Houston | David Cates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-20 |
| 11:16 | Memphis | Paul Anders grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 11:00 | Memphis | Shawn Shelton steals it from Anthony Wall | 21-20 |
| 10:52 | Houston | David Cates's pass is intercepted by Rodney Dunham | 21-20 |
| 10:27 | Memphis | Paul Anders knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 10:04 | Houston | The jump hook by James Becerra is blocked by Nicholas Cline | 24-20 |
| 10:02 | Houston | James Becerra snags the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Vernon Mera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 09:50 | Houston | David Cates gets the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Vernon Mera buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Becerra | 24-23 |
| 09:20 | Memphis | Paul Anders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Moultrie (PG), Max Routt (SG), Daniel Carollo (SF), Raymond Flowers (PF), Gregory Petersen (C) Anthony Wall, John Deems, Paul Anders, Nicholas Cline, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), Robert Hammer (C) Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton, David Cates | |
| 09:17 | Houston | Reginald Algarin's pass is intercepted by Max Routt in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| 09:14 | Memphis | Paul Moultrie hits the finger roll set up by Max Routt | 26-23 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Reginald Algarin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Steven Blackman snags the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Raymond Flowers picks off the pass by Steven Blackman | 26-23 |
| 08:30 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers hits the finger roll | 28-23 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Vernon Mera can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-23 |
| 08:12 | Memphis | Paul Moultrie grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 07:56 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen can't connect on a floater in the lane | 28-23 |
| 07:55 | Houston | James Becerra pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Max Routt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Carollo (tiring) PF - Raymond Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Gregory Petersen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Algarin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Blackman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Becerra (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Houston | James Becerra double dribbles | 28-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), John Deems (SG), Paul Anders (SF) Paul Moultrie, Max Routt, Daniel Carollo | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SF), Shawn Shelton (PF) Vernon Mera, Steven Blackman, James Becerra | |
| 07:19 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Deems | 30-23 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Adam Flint is hacked by Anthony Wall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Wall, team foul #5 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Schwalen (C) Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Steven Blackman (SF) Adam Flint, Reginald Algarin | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Vernon Mera can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 07:09 | Memphis | Paul Anders snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 07:05 | Memphis | John Deems misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Carroll - foul #1 on Fred Carroll, team foul #4 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Cline (PF) Raymond Flowers | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG) Steven Blackman | |
| 07:05 | Memphis | John Deems makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 07:05 | Memphis | John Deems makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Reginald Algarin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF) Reginald Algarin | |
| 06:56 | Memphis | Paul Anders clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 06:55 | Memphis | Nicholas Cline tips it but misses | 32-23 |
| 06:53 | Memphis | James Schwalen pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 06:34 | Memphis | Robert Hammer is called for the reach on Paul Anders - foul #2 on Robert Hammer, team foul #5 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Max Routt (PG), Paul Moultrie (SF) Anthony Wall, Paul Anders | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), David Cates (PF) Steven Blackman, Robert Hammer | |
| 06:12 | Memphis | Paul Moultrie is fouled on the floor by David Cates - foul #1 on David Cates, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raymond Flowers (PF), Rodney Dunham (C) Nicholas Cline, James Schwalen | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF) Vernon Mera, Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton | |
| 05:55 | Memphis | Max Routt is called for traveling | 32-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), Gregory Petersen (C) John Deems, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Fred Carroll (SF), Shawn Shelton (PF) Adam Flint, Steven Blackman, James Becerra | |
| 05:34 | Houston | Shawn Shelton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 05:32 | Memphis | Paul Moultrie pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 05:19 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers's pass is intercepted by Reginald Algarin | 32-23 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Reginald Algarin misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Flowers - foul #2 on Raymond Flowers, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Deems (SG), Paul Anders (SF), Nicholas Cline (PF), Rodney Dunham (C) Anthony Wall, Max Routt, Raymond Flowers, Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF) Vernon Mera, Fred Carroll, David Cates | |
| 04:56 | Houston | Reginald Algarin makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Reginald Algarin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:56 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 04:46 | Memphis | Paul Anders can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-24 |
| 04:44 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham tips it but misses | 32-24 |
| 04:43 | Houston | James Becerra gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Paul Anders takes the ball from James Becerra | 32-24 |
| 04:13 | Memphis | John Deems drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Dunham | 35-24 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Shawn Shelton is called for traveling | 35-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), Jerome McNichols (SG), Gregory Petersen (C) Paul Moultrie, John Deems, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Robert Hammer (C) Adam Flint, Reginald Algarin, Shawn Shelton | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Anthony Wall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome McNichols (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Anders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Cline (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Petersen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Carroll (tiring) 3 reb. SF - Steven Blackman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Becerra (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Memphis | Anthony Wall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Robert Hammer snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-24 |
| 03:11 | Houston | James Becerra pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 35-24 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Robert Hammer grabs the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Steven Blackman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Carroll | 35-27 |
| 02:30 | Memphis | Nicholas Cline knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Steven Blackman is fouled on the floor by Gregory Petersen - foul #1 on Gregory Petersen, team foul #7 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Deems (SG), Daniel Carollo (SF), Raymond Flowers (PF), Rodney Dunham (C) Anthony Wall, Paul Anders, Nicholas Cline, Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | Houston | David Cates (PF) James Becerra | |
| 02:14 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:14 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:56 | Memphis | Robert Hammer takes the ball from Daniel Carollo | 37-28 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-28 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Robert Hammer hits the follow up shot | 37-30 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by David Cates - foul #2 on David Cates, team foul #7 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Shawn Shelton (PF) Steven Blackman, David Cates | |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Shawn Shelton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Reginald Algarin | 39-33 |
| 00:40 | Memphis | John Deems misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Reginald Algarin comes up short on the shot from the right side | 41-33 |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 00:19 | Memphis | John Deems hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-33 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Robert Hammer pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Fred Carroll is hacked by Rodney Dunham - foul #2 on Rodney Dunham, team foul #8 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), Max Routt (SG), Paul Anders (SF), Nicholas Cline (PF), Gregory Petersen (C) Jerome McNichols, John Deems, Daniel Carollo, Raymond Flowers, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (PF), David Cates (C) Shawn Shelton, Robert Hammer | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Fred Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:05 | Houston | David Cates grabs the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 00:03 | Houston | David Cates misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 00:02 | Memphis | Nicholas Cline snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Nicholas Cline misses the fullcourt shot | 41-33 |