| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rick Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Luis Handel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Kintzel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommie Morfin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Hayden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Cowell (fresh) PF - Jack Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Charles Cowell inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Houston | Micheal McManis drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 19:15 | Memphis | Luis Handel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Jack Wilson pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Jack Wilson travels with the ball | 31-37 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Edward Adkins steals the ball from Luis Handel | 31-37 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Micheal McManis is hacked by Rick Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rick Davis, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Justin Hayden buries a shot from close range set up by Micheal McManis | 31-39 |
| 18:02 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel blows the dunk | 31-39 |
| 18:00 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Kintzel | 31-39 |
| 17:41 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel loses the ball out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Lemley (C) Edward Adkins | |
| 17:14 | Houston | Micheal McManis loses the dribble to Lawrence Kintzel | 31-39 |
| 17:05 | Memphis | Luis Handel drills a floater from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Micheal McManis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 16:49 | Memphis | Luis Handel grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 16:44 | Memphis | Rick Davis is hacked by Micheal McManis - foul #2 on Micheal McManis, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Holden (PG), Frank Summers (SG), Donald Williams (SF), John Rascoe (C) Micheal McManis, Justin Hayden, Charles Cowell, Jack Wilson | |
| 16:39 | Memphis | Luis Handel misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Frank Summers - foul #1 on Frank Summers, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 16:39 | Memphis | Luis Handel makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:39 | Memphis | Luis Handel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:23 | Houston | Frank Summers knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 16:16 | Memphis | John Rascoe steps in front of the Luis Handel pass | 35-42 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Frank Summers misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Luis Handel - foul #3 on Luis Handel, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (SG) Luis Handel | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Adkins (C) John Rascoe | |
| 16:03 | Houston | Frank Summers makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Frank Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:03 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 15:58 | Memphis | John Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luis Handel (SG) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rick Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Luis Handel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Kintzel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommie Morfin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clarence Holden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Summers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) PF - Peter Lemley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Houston | Edward Adkins throws it down and he's fouled by Tommie Morfin - foul #1 on Tommie Morfin, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (PG), Justin Hayden (SG), Charles Cowell (SF), Jack Wilson (PF) Clarence Holden, Frank Summers, Donald Williams, Peter Lemley | |
| 15:33 | Houston | Edward Adkins misses the free throw | 35-45 |
| 15:33 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:24 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Justin Hayden snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Edward Adkins misses short on a runner in the lane | 35-45 |
| 15:14 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Tommie Morfin | 35-45 |
| 15:03 | Memphis | Charles Cowell is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #2 on Charles Cowell, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| 14:48 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence Kintzel | 37-45 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Edward Adkins misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Lawrence Kintzel - foul #3 on Lawrence Kintzel, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Edward Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Edward Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:09 | Memphis | Rick Davis misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Micheal McManis pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Edward Adkins connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Micheal McManis | 37-49 |
| 13:30 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel makes the shot from close range | 39-49 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Micheal McManis blows the layup | 39-49 |
| 13:15 | Memphis | Luis Handel pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 13:02 | Memphis | John Davis misses the shot from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 13:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Edward Adkins | 39-49 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Jack Wilson buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Justin Hayden | 39-51 |
| 12:23 | Memphis | Jack Wilson steals it from Rick Davis | 39-51 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Justin Hayden hits a floater in the paint | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rick Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Luis Handel (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Davis (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Kintzel (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommie Morfin (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Hayden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Cowell (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Edward Adkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Adkins - foul #1 on Edward Adkins, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (SG), Shannon Link (SF), Mikel Zindell (C) Luis Handel, John Davis, Tommie Morfin | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Holden (PG), Frank Summers (SG), Donald Williams (SF), Peter Lemley (PF), John Rascoe (C) Micheal McManis, Justin Hayden, Charles Cowell, Jack Wilson, Edward Adkins | |
| 11:35 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 11:35 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 11:15 | Houston | Mikel Zindell swats the layup by Donald Williams | 41-53 |
| 11:13 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 11:08 | Memphis | Shannon Link hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 11:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Frank Summers | 41-53 |
| 10:48 | Houston | John Rascoe travels with the ball | 41-53 |
| 10:40 | Memphis | The jump hook by Mikel Zindell is blocked by Peter Lemley | 41-53 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Donald Williams grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Mikel Zindell swats the layup by John Rascoe | 41-53 |
| 10:14 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 10:01 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-53 |
| 10:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Peter Lemley | 41-53 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Lawrence Kintzel is called for the reach on Peter Lemley - foul #4 on Lawrence Kintzel, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luis Handel (SG), John Davis (SF), Tommie Morfin (C) Rick Davis, Robert Davis, Lawrence Kintzel | |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (PG), Charles Cowell (SF) Clarence Holden, Donald Williams | |
| 09:10 | Houston | John Rascoe connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Charles Cowell | 41-55 |
| 08:46 | Memphis | John Davis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Cowell - foul #3 on Charles Cowell, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Perry (PG) Shannon Link | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Hayden (SG), Jack Wilson (PF), Edward Adkins (C) Frank Summers, Peter Lemley, John Rascoe | |
| 08:46 | Memphis | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:46 | Memphis | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Jack Wilson buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Micheal McManis | 43-57 |
| 08:14 | Memphis | Micheal McManis is called for the reach on Matthew Perry - foul #3 on Micheal McManis, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rick Davis (PG) Matthew Perry | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Williams (SF) Charles Cowell | |
| 08:09 | Memphis | Mikel Zindell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-57 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Justin Hayden is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel (PF) Mikel Zindell | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Holden (PG) Micheal McManis | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rick Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Luis Handel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Kintzel (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Tommie Morfin (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clarence Holden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Hayden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) PF - Jack Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Edward Adkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 07:28 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel grabs the offensive board | 43-57 |
| 07:13 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 45-57 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Clarence Holden double dribbles | 45-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (SG), Shannon Link (SF) Luis Handel, John Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (SG), Charles Cowell (SF), Peter Lemley (PF), John Rascoe (C) Justin Hayden, Donald Williams, Jack Wilson, Edward Adkins | |
| 06:36 | Memphis | Frank Summers steals it from Tommie Morfin | 45-57 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Frank Summers jams it | 45-59 |
| 06:20 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin lays it in | 47-59 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Frank Summers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Peter Lemley hits the follow up shot | 47-61 |
| 05:50 | Memphis | Shannon Link is hacked by John Rascoe - foul #2 on John Rascoe, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (PG) Clarence Holden | |
| 05:50 | Memphis | Shannon Link misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Peter Lemley snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Micheal McManis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Summers | 47-64 |
| 05:25 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Summers - foul #2 on Frank Summers, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luis Handel (SG), John Davis (SF) Robert Davis, Rick Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Hayden (SG), Jack Wilson (PF) Frank Summers, Peter Lemley | |
| 05:25 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:25 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 05:03 | Houston | John Rascoe misses the dunk | 49-64 |
| 05:02 | Memphis | John Davis gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:57 | Memphis | Shannon Link is hacked by Micheal McManis - foul #4 on Micheal McManis, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mikel Zindell (C) Tommie Morfin | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Williams (C) John Rascoe | |
| 04:57 | Memphis | Shannon Link misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Donald Williams grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 04:37 | Houston | The jump hook by Jack Wilson is blocked by Mikel Zindell | 49-64 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Micheal McManis tips it back up and in | 49-66 |
| 04:14 | Memphis | John Davis buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shannon Link | 51-66 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Justin Hayden can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Donald Williams snags the offensive board | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Justin Hayden buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Micheal McManis | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Shannon Link (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Handel (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Davis (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Kintzel (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Mikel Zindell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Hayden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Cowell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jack Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Memphis | Shannon Link misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Williams - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #10 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (SG), Rick Davis (SF), Tommie Morfin (C) Luis Handel, John Davis, Mikel Zindell | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Holden (PG), Frank Summers (SG), Peter Lemley (PF), John Rascoe (C) Micheal McManis, Justin Hayden, Charles Cowell, Jack Wilson | |
| 03:14 | Memphis | Shannon Link makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:14 | Memphis | Shannon Link makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Clarence Holden buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Peter Lemley | 53-72 |
| 02:32 | Memphis | Robert Davis buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-72 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Clarence Holden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Davis (SF), Mikel Zindell (PF) Shannon Link, Lawrence Kintzel | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:07 | Memphis | John Davis connects on the shot from the right side | 58-72 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Clarence Holden misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-72 |
| 01:48 | Houston | John Rascoe snags the offensive board | 58-72 |
| 01:38 | Houston | John Rascoe misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #6 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luis Handel (SG), Lawrence Kintzel (PF) Robert Davis, Mikel Zindell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:38 | Houston | John Rascoe misses the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 01:38 | Houston | John Rascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:28 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin lays it in | 60-73 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Clarence Holden connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Summers and he's fouled by Lawrence Kintzel - foul #5 on Lawrence Kintzel, team foul #7 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mikel Zindell (PF) Lawrence Kintzel | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:23 | Houston | Clarence Holden makes the free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:11 | Memphis | John Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-76 |
| 01:10 | Memphis | Luis Handel tips it back up and in | 62-76 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Clarence Holden misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-76 |
| 00:53 | Memphis | Luis Handel grabs the board | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Memphis | John Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-76 |
| 00:43 | Houston | John Rascoe snags the defensive board | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | John Rascoe double dribbles | 62-76 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | Mikel Zindell misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Rascoe - foul #3 on John Rascoe, team foul #11 | 62-76 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | Mikel Zindell makes the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | Mikel Zindell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Clarence Holden runs out the clock | 64-76 |