| Lineup | Memphis | PG - John Baum (fresh) SG - William Macy (fresh) SF - Willard Villacorta (fresh) PF - Marvin Smith (fresh) C - Rosario Garza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Meeker (fresh) SG - Chad Watson (fresh) SF - Brad Leu (fresh) PF - Rogelio Ricci (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Robert Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Houston | Brad Leu misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Memphis | William Macy snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Memphis | William Macy misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Rosario Garza takes the ball from Chad Watson | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Memphis | Marvin Smith's pass is intercepted by Jack Meeker | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Brad Leu buries a jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Memphis | Rogelio Ricci is called for the reach on Marvin Smith - foul #1 on Rogelio Ricci, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Memphis | William Macy buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Jack Meeker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Memphis | John Baum gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Memphis | John Baum misses long on a jumper in the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Memphis | Willard Villacorta snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Memphis | John Baum scores on a 3 from straight away | 6-2 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Brad Leu is fouled on the floor by Rosario Garza - foul #1 on Rosario Garza, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Chad Watson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Brad Leu tips it home | 6-4 |
| 17:41 | Memphis | Jack Meeker takes the ball from Rosario Garza | 6-4 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Jack Meeker lays it in | 6-6 |
| 17:24 | Memphis | William Macy is fouled on the floor by Brad Leu - foul #1 on Brad Leu, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski (PG), John Jenkin (SG), Franklin Hylinski (SF), Robert Baker (PF), Jeff Bell (C) John Baum, William Macy, Willard Villacorta, Marvin Smith, Rosario Garza | |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (PG), Kenneth Guinyard (SG), Jeffrey Weems (SF), Sam Tryon (PF), Andrew Alexander (C) Jack Meeker, Chad Watson, Brad Leu, Rogelio Ricci, Robert Williams | |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Robert Baker makes the runner in the paint | 8-6 |
| 17:04 | Houston | James Filip is hacked by Franklin Hylinski - foul #1 on Franklin Hylinski, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Robert Baker steals it from Jeffrey Weems | 8-6 |
| 16:23 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski misses the jumper in the paint | 8-6 |
| 16:22 | Houston | Andrew Alexander gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Sam Tryon loses the dribble to Jeff Bell | 8-6 |
| 16:07 | Memphis | Jeff Bell's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Weems | 8-6 |
| 16:05 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:52 | Memphis | Jeffrey Weems swats the short shot by Robert Baker | 8-6 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Andrew Alexander grabs the board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ognjen Slagowski (fresh) SG - John Jenkin (fresh) SF - Franklin Hylinski (fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Filip (fresh) SG - Kenneth Guinyard (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Weems (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Sam Tryon (fresh) C - Andrew Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Andrew Alexander loses the ball out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Baum (PG), William Macy (SG), Willard Villacorta (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Rosario Garza (C) Ognjen Slagowski, John Jenkin, Franklin Hylinski, Robert Baker, Jeff Bell | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG), Chad Watson (SG), Brad Leu (SF), Rogelio Ricci (PF), Robert Williams (C) James Filip, Kenneth Guinyard, Jeffrey Weems, Sam Tryon, Andrew Alexander | |
| 15:31 | Memphis | William Macy scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Willard Villacorta | 10-6 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Chad Watson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 15:16 | Memphis | Rosario Garza pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:58 | Memphis | Marvin Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 14:50 | Memphis | Rosario Garza is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Rosario Garza, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeff Bell (C) Rosario Garza | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:43 | Houston | Robert Williams misses the 3 from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Jack Meeker gets the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Jack Meeker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Baum - foul #1 on John Baum, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard (PF), Sam Tryon (C) Rogelio Ricci, Robert Williams | |
| 14:37 | Houston | Jack Meeker makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Jack Meeker misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:37 | Memphis | Jeff Bell grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 14:20 | Memphis | John Baum travels with the ball | 10-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (PG), Andrew Alexander (C) Jack Meeker, Kenneth Guinyard | |
| 14:05 | Houston | Sam Tryon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 10-7 |
| 14:04 | Memphis | Jeff Bell grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 13:58 | Memphis | John Baum misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-7 |
| 13:57 | Memphis | Marvin Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:41 | Memphis | Jeff Bell misses the easy layup | 10-7 |
| 13:39 | Houston | James Filip grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Chad Watson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-10 |
| 13:14 | Memphis | Willard Villacorta hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Macy | 13-10 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Chad Watson is hacked by Jeff Bell - foul #1 on Jeff Bell, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski (PG), John Jenkin (SG), Franklin Hylinski (SF), Robert Baker (PF), David Shank (C) John Baum, William Macy, Willard Villacorta, Marvin Smith, Jeff Bell | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG), Kenneth Guinyard (SG), Jeffrey Weems (SF), Rogelio Ricci (PF), Robert Williams (C) James Filip, Chad Watson, Brad Leu, Sam Tryon, Andrew Alexander | |
| 12:38 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| 12:19 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski is hacked by Kenneth Guinyard - foul #1 on Kenneth Guinyard, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| 12:11 | Memphis | Jack Meeker steals it from Robert Baker | 13-10 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Jeffrey Weems is fouled on the floor by Franklin Hylinski - foul #2 on Franklin Hylinski, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Peters (SF) Franklin Hylinski | |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (SG) Rogelio Ricci | |
| 11:41 | Houston | James Filip misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 11:39 | Memphis | Robert Peters pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ognjen Slagowski (fresh) SG - John Jenkin (fresh) SF - Robert Peters (fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Shank (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Meeker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Filip (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Weems (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Guinyard (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Memphis | Robert Baker scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ognjen Slagowski | 15-10 |
| 11:26 | Houston | James Filip connects on the shot from the right side set up by Jack Meeker | 15-12 |
| 11:04 | Memphis | Robert Baker can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Guinyard - foul #2 on Kenneth Guinyard, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Baum (PG), William Macy (SG), Jeff Bell (C) Ognjen Slagowski, John Jenkin, David Shank | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Watson (SG), Brad Leu (SF), Sam Tryon (PF), Andrew Alexander (C) Jack Meeker, Jeffrey Weems, Kenneth Guinyard, Robert Williams | |
| 11:04 | Memphis | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:04 | Memphis | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:49 | Houston | James Filip misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 10:48 | Memphis | Jeff Bell snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 10:43 | Memphis | John Baum misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Brad Leu pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Brad Leu misses the lay-in | 17-12 |
| 10:37 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jeff Bell | 17-12 |
| 10:32 | Memphis | William Macy is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from John Baum and he's hacked by Chad Watson - foul #1 on Chad Watson, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard Villacorta (SF), Marvin Smith (PF) Robert Peters, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Port (PG) James Filip | |
| 10:32 | Memphis | William Macy makes the free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Chad Watson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeff Bell - foul #2 on Jeff Bell, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Shank (C) Jeff Bell | |
| Subs | Houston | Rogelio Ricci (PF) Andrew Alexander | |
| 10:12 | Houston | Chad Watson makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Chad Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:58 | Memphis | Brad Leu takes the ball from William Macy | 20-14 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Donald Port is fouled on the floor by John Baum - foul #2 on John Baum, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski (PG) John Baum | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Weems (SF), Robert Williams (C) Brad Leu, Sam Tryon | |
| 09:38 | Houston | Donald Port makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Donald Port makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:17 | Memphis | William Macy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Donald Port is hacked by Ognjen Slagowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ognjen Slagowski, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Jenkin (SG), Robert Baker (PF) William Macy, Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (SG) Chad Watson | |
| 09:13 | Houston | Donald Port makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Donald Port misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:13 | Memphis | The rebound goes to David Shank | 20-17 |
| 08:55 | Memphis | James Filip steps in front of the John Jenkin pass | 20-17 |
| 08:51 | Houston | James Filip can't finish the layup | 20-17 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Robert Williams snags the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:34 | Houston | James Filip hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Shank - foul #1 on David Shank, team foul #10 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Peters (SF) Willard Villacorta | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG), Brad Leu (SF), Sam Tryon (PF), Andrew Alexander (C) Donald Port, Jeffrey Weems, Rogelio Ricci, Robert Williams | |
| 08:34 | Houston | James Filip makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:34 | Houston | James Filip makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:20 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 08:18 | Memphis | Robert Baker snags the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 08:11 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski makes the jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Brad Leu misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Peters - foul #1 on Robert Peters, team foul #11 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Macy (SG), Marvin Smith (PF) John Jenkin, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Watson (SG) James Filip | |
| 07:52 | Houston | Brad Leu misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Brad Leu makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Chad Watson picks off the pass by Robert Peters | 22-20 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Brad Leu travels with the ball | 22-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Houston | Rogelio Ricci (PF) Sam Tryon | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ognjen Slagowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Peters (fresh) PF - Marvin Smith (fresh) C - David Shank (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Meeker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chad Watson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brad Leu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Ricci (fresh) C - Andrew Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Memphis | William Macy can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 07:09 | Memphis | David Shank can't tip it in | 22-20 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Chad Watson grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci makes the floater from the right block | 22-22 |
| 06:41 | Memphis | David Shank buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by William Macy | 24-22 |
| 06:17 | Houston | William Macy steals the ball from Jack Meeker | 24-22 |
| 05:58 | Memphis | William Macy hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Smith | 27-22 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Chad Watson knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Andrew Alexander | 27-24 |
| 05:39 | Memphis | William Macy misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 05:37 | Memphis | Robert Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:16 | Memphis | Robert Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Baum (PG), John Jenkin (SG), Willard Villacorta (SF), Robert Baker (PF), Jeff Bell (C) Ognjen Slagowski, William Macy, Robert Peters, Marvin Smith, David Shank | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Port (PG), James Filip (SG), Jeffrey Weems (SF), Sam Tryon (PF), Robert Williams (C) Jack Meeker, Chad Watson, Brad Leu, Rogelio Ricci, Andrew Alexander | |
| 04:56 | Houston | Sam Tryon blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Baker - foul #1 on Robert Baker, team foul #12 | 27-24 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Sam Tryon makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Sam Tryon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:45 | Memphis | Sam Tryon is called for the reach on Robert Baker - foul #1 on Sam Tryon, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| 04:45 | Memphis | Robert Baker misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Sam Tryon pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:25 | Houston | James Filip comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 04:24 | Memphis | Jeff Bell gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:10 | Memphis | Jeff Bell is fouled on the floor by Donald Port - foul #1 on Donald Port, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| 04:10 | Memphis | Jeff Bell makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:10 | Memphis | Jeff Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Robert Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Jeffrey Weems grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Sam Tryon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Willard Villacorta - foul #1 on Willard Villacorta, team foul #13 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Macy (SG), Rosario Garza (C) John Jenkin, Jeff Bell | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Watson (SG), Kenneth Guinyard (PF) Donald Port, Jeffrey Weems | |
| 03:34 | Houston | Sam Tryon misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Sam Tryon misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:34 | Memphis | Rosario Garza pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:18 | Memphis | William Macy is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - John Baum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Villacorta (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rosario Garza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Filip (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chad Watson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sam Tryon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Guinyard (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Houston | Robert Williams clanks a shot from the right block | 31-26 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Sam Tryon hits the follow up shot | 31-28 |
| 02:40 | Memphis | Robert Baker is fouled on the floor by James Filip - foul #1 on James Filip, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski (PG), Franklin Hylinski (SF) John Baum, Willard Villacorta | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG), Brad Leu (SF) James Filip, Sam Tryon | |
| 02:40 | Memphis | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:40 | Memphis | Robert Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Chad Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-28 |
| 02:19 | Memphis | Rosario Garza pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Franklin Hylinski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ognjen Slagowski | 34-28 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Robert Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Franklin Hylinski | 34-28 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard tips it in | 34-30 |
| 01:37 | Memphis | William Macy misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Robert Williams grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Jack Meeker misses short on a jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 01:29 | Memphis | William Macy pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:13 | Memphis | William Macy connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rosario Garza | 37-30 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Jack Meeker connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-32 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Jack Meeker is called for the reach on Ognjen Slagowski - foul #1 on Jack Meeker, team foul #10 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Jenkin (SG), Willard Villacorta (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Jeff Bell (C) William Macy, Franklin Hylinski, Robert Baker, Rosario Garza | |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (SG), Jeffrey Weems (SF), Rogelio Ricci (PF), Sam Tryon (C) Chad Watson, Brad Leu, Kenneth Guinyard, Robert Williams | |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Ognjen Slagowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Marvin Smith picks off the pass by James Filip | 39-32 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Jeff Bell can't finish the layup | 39-32 |
| 00:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Weems | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Jeffrey Weems misses long on a fullcourt shot | 39-32 |