| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Sanders (fresh) SG - Robert Pyle (fresh) SF - Brian Gerstner (fresh) PF - Haywood Carrow (fresh) C - Efren Fairbanks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - William Andrews (fresh) SG - Rodney Garrow (fresh) SF - Ted Anderson (fresh) PF - Christopher Peck (fresh) C - Richard Paulson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Richard Paulson 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 (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Memphis | William Andrews hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Memphis | Richard Paulson hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | Robert Pyle buries a floater from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Memphis | William Andrews is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Sanders - foul #1 on Joseph Sanders, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Memphis | Ted Anderson blows the wide open layup | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Memphis | Christopher Peck tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Sanders and the foul's on Richard Paulson - foul #1 on Richard Paulson, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:19 | Memphis | Ted Anderson banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by William Andrews | 5-6 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Robert Pyle hits a wide open 3 from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 17:38 | Memphis | Richard Paulson is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Rodney Garrow | 8-8 |
| 17:23 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow is fouled on the floor by William Andrews - foul #1 on William Andrews, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (SF) Brian Gerstner | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jon Hanson (SG), Dane Soria (SF), Leon Young (PF) Rodney Garrow, Ted Anderson, Christopher Peck | |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-8 |
| 16:56 | Memphis | Richard Paulson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:51 | Memphis | Robert Pyle picks off the pass by Jon Hanson in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Richard Paulson - foul #2 on Richard Paulson, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (SG), Craig Harvey (PF), Jonathan Thomas (C) Robert Pyle, Haywood Carrow, Efren Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Memphis | Seth Stout (PG), Herman Holley (C) William Andrews, Richard Paulson | |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 16:18 | Memphis | Jon Hanson is hacked by Joseph Sanders - foul #2 on Joseph Sanders, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Gerstner (SF) Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rodney Garrow (SG) Jon Hanson | |
| 15:57 | Memphis | Dane Soria comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Enrique Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Jared McLawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Gerstner (fresh) PF - Craig Harvey (fresh) C - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Seth Stout (fresh) SG - Rodney Garrow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dane Soria (fresh) PF - Leon Young (fresh) C - Herman Holley (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Rodney Garrow - foul #1 on Rodney Garrow, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (SG) Enrique Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ted Anderson (SF), Christopher Peck (PF) Dane Soria, Leon Young | |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:43 | Memphis | Christopher Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:24 | Memphis | Christopher Peck misses long on a runner from the baseline | 12-8 |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | Robert Pyle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 15:01 | Memphis | Christopher Peck gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:45 | Memphis | Ted Anderson misses the dunk but the foul's on Brian Gerstner - foul #1 on Brian Gerstner, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (PG), Charlie Brown (SF), Haywood Carrow (PF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Jared McLawhorn, Brian Gerstner, Craig Harvey, Jonathan Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Andrews (PG), Jon Hanson (SG) Seth Stout, Rodney Garrow | |
| 14:45 | Memphis | Ted Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:45 | Memphis | Ted Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right block | 12-9 |
| 14:32 | Memphis | Ted Anderson gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:09 | Memphis | Christopher Peck buries a jumpshot from the left side | 12-11 |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez is hacked by Herman Holley - foul #1 on Herman Holley, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Gerstner (SF) Robert Pyle | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dane Soria (SF), Leon Young (PF) Ted Anderson, Christopher Peck | |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Charlie Brown misses short on a shot from the right side | 12-11 |
| 13:23 | Memphis | The rebound goes to William Andrews | 12-11 |
| 13:02 | Memphis | William Andrews misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:01 | UTEP | Charlie Brown gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 12:27 | Memphis | Herman Holley gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:01 | Memphis | William Andrews can't finish the layup but the foul's on Haywood Carrow - foul #1 on Haywood Carrow, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (SG), Jared McLawhorn (SF), Craig Harvey (PF), Jonathan Thomas (C) Charlie Brown, Brian Gerstner, Haywood Carrow, Efren Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rodney Garrow (SG), Christopher Peck (PF) Jon Hanson, Leon Young | |
| 12:01 | Memphis | William Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:01 | Memphis | William Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:36 | UTEP | Craig Harvey's layup is rejected by Dane Soria | 12-13 |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Craig Harvey snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Enrique Gonzalez (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Pyle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jared McLawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Harvey (fresh) C - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - William Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Garrow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dane Soria (fresh) PF - Christopher Peck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Holley (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:28 | Memphis | Christopher Peck grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 10:59 | Memphis | Rodney Garrow lays it up and in | 12-15 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Craig Harvey buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Pyle | 14-15 |
| 10:51 | Memphis | William Andrews is hacked by Enrique Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Enrique Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Gerstner (SF) Enrique Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Memphis | Seth Stout (PG), Ted Anderson (SF), Leon Young (PF) William Andrews, Dane Soria, Christopher Peck | |
| 10:36 | Memphis | Robert Pyle is called for the reach on Rodney Garrow - foul #1 on Robert Pyle, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks (C) Brian Gerstner | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:19 | Memphis | Efren Fairbanks denies the turnaround by Herman Holley | 14-15 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Pyle | 14-15 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | Seth Stout steps in front of the Jared McLawhorn pass | 14-15 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Seth Stout is hacked by Jonathan Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (PG), Brian Gerstner (SF), Haywood Carrow (PF) Jared McLawhorn, Craig Harvey, Jonathan Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Seth Stout makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Seth Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Robert Pyle misses the 3 from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 09:51 | Memphis | Leon Young grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 09:29 | Memphis | Leon Young misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-17 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 16-17 |
| 08:40 | Memphis | Herman Holley travels with the ball | 16-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (PG), Charlie Brown (SF), Craig Harvey (PF), Jonathan Thomas (C) Enrique Gonzalez, Brian Gerstner, Haywood Carrow, Efren Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Andrews (PG), Jon Hanson (SG), Dane Soria (SF), Christopher Peck (PF) Seth Stout, Rodney Garrow, Ted Anderson, Leon Young | |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas is hacked by Herman Holley - foul #2 on Herman Holley, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Paulson (C) Herman Holley | |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Charlie Brown is hacked by Christopher Peck - foul #1 on Christopher Peck, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Charlie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Charlie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:48 | Memphis | Christopher Peck misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 07:46 | Memphis | Christopher Peck tips it back up and in | 18-19 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn is hacked by Jon Hanson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Hanson, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Gerstner (SF), Matthew Fortune (C) Robert Pyle, Craig Harvey | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Richard Paulson gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:20 | Memphis | William Andrews makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jon Hanson | 18-21 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jared McLawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charlie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Gerstner (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Fortune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - William Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dane Soria (fresh) PF - Christopher Peck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Paulson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | UTEP | Charlie Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 07:07 | Memphis | Christopher Peck pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:05 | Memphis | Jon Hanson travels in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (PG), Robert Pyle (SG), Haywood Carrow (PF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Jared McLawhorn, Charlie Brown, Jonathan Thomas, Matthew Fortune | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ted Anderson (SF) Dane Soria | |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks makes the contested shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Pyle | 20-21 |
| 06:43 | Memphis | Brian Gerstner steals it from Ted Anderson in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:29 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 06:12 | Memphis | Richard Paulson gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:43 | Memphis | Christopher Peck hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Enrique Gonzalez - foul #2 on Enrique Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (PG), Charlie Brown (SG), Craig Harvey (SF), Jonathan Thomas (C) Enrique Gonzalez, Robert Pyle, Brian Gerstner, Efren Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Memphis | Seth Stout (PG), Rodney Garrow (SG), Dane Soria (SF) William Andrews, Jon Hanson, Ted Anderson | |
| 05:43 | Memphis | Christopher Peck makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:43 | Memphis | Christopher Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas is called for traveling | 20-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Fortune (C) Haywood Carrow | |
| Subs | Memphis | Leon Young (PF) Christopher Peck | |
| 05:28 | Memphis | Craig Harvey steals it from Dane Soria in the backcourt | 20-23 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas blows the layup | 20-23 |
| 05:14 | Memphis | Dane Soria grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 04:53 | Memphis | The short jumper by Richard Paulson is denied by Matthew Fortune | 20-23 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Charlie Brown is whistled for traveling | 20-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (SG), Efren Fairbanks (C) Charlie Brown, Matthew Fortune | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 04:44 | Memphis | Seth Stout is hacked by Jared McLawhorn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jared McLawhorn, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| 04:44 | Memphis | Seth Stout misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:44 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:27 | UTEP | Rodney Garrow steals it from Craig Harvey | 20-23 |
| 04:05 | Memphis | Rodney Garrow buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Seth Stout | 20-25 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Leon Young picks off the pass by Efren Fairbanks out of a doubleteam | 20-25 |
| 03:46 | Memphis | Rodney Garrow is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Pyle - foul #2 on Robert Pyle, team foul #10 | 20-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Sanders (PG), Enrique Gonzalez (SG), Brian Gerstner (SF), Haywood Carrow (PF) Jared McLawhorn, Robert Pyle, Craig Harvey, Jonathan Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Andrews (PG), Ted Anderson (SF), Christopher Peck (PF) Seth Stout, Dane Soria, Leon Young | |
| 03:46 | Memphis | Rodney Garrow misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:46 | Memphis | Rodney Garrow makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Rodney Garrow picks off the pass by Haywood Carrow | 20-26 |
| 03:32 | Memphis | William Andrews lays it up and in on a great pass from Rodney Garrow | 20-28 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks scores on a floater from the left side | 22-28 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Enrique Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Gerstner (fairly fresh) PF - Haywood Carrow (fresh) C - Efren Fairbanks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - William Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Garrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ted Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Peck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Paulson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Memphis | Ted Anderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Andrews | 22-30 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Ted Anderson denies the turnaround by Efren Fairbanks | 22-30 |
| 02:43 | Memphis | Rodney Garrow gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 02:21 | Memphis | Ted Anderson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez is hacked by Christopher Peck - foul #2 on Christopher Peck, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SF), Jonathan Thomas (C) Brian Gerstner, Efren Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jon Hanson (SG), Dane Soria (SF), Leon Young (PF), Herman Holley (C) Rodney Garrow, Ted Anderson, Christopher Peck, Richard Paulson | |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:14 | Memphis | Leon Young snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 01:48 | Memphis | Dane Soria hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Andrews | 22-33 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders misses badly on a runner from the right block | 22-33 |
| 01:41 | Memphis | Herman Holley gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 01:24 | Memphis | William Andrews hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-35 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Sanders | 24-35 |
| 01:13 | Memphis | Dane Soria is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Brown - foul #1 on Charlie Brown, team foul #11 | 24-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (SG), Jared McLawhorn (SF), Craig Harvey (PF) Enrique Gonzalez, Charlie Brown, Haywood Carrow | |
| Subs | Memphis | Seth Stout (PG) William Andrews | |
| 01:13 | Memphis | Dane Soria makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:13 | Memphis | Dane Soria misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Craig Harvey can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jon Hanson - foul #2 on Jon Hanson, team foul #10 | 24-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ted Anderson (SF), Christopher Peck (PF) Dane Soria, Leon Young | |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Craig Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Craig Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:47 | Memphis | Herman Holley hits a runner in the lane | 26-38 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas scores on a floater from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Christopher Peck is denied on a layup by Craig Harvey | 28-38 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Robert Pyle gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Robert Pyle misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 28-38 |