| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Warren Spruell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brandon Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Xing-Fu Huang (fresh) C - Gerald Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leonard Harrington (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Michael Ramey (fresh) SF - Dennis Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Ruggieri (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Brixey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Brandon Leonard inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Memphis | Brandon Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Xing-Fu Huang takes the ball from Michael Ramey | 39-28 |
| 19:32 | Memphis | Brandon Leonard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-28 |
| 19:30 | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang tips it back up and in | 41-28 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Mitchell and he's fouled by Warren Spruell - foul #1 on Warren Spruell, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi (PG), Homer Conlin (SG), Mark Zeegers (SF), Nick Wayne (PF), George Cupp (C) Warren Spruell, Gerald King, Brandon Leonard, Xing-Fu Huang, Gerald Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Grove (SF), Burt Pilkington (PF), Jason Morgan (C) Michael Ramey, Gary Ruggieri, Ronald Brixey | |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 19:00 | Memphis | Burt Pilkington is called for the reach on Nick Wayne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Burt Pilkington, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Davis (SG) Leonard Harrington | |
| 18:48 | Memphis | Nick Wayne is hacked by Bobby Davis - foul #1 on Bobby Davis, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Ramey (SG) Dennis Mitchell | |
| 18:34 | Memphis | Nick Wayne buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Homer Conlin | 43-31 |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Michael Ramey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 18:29 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 18:27 | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Morgan - foul #1 on Jason Morgan, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| 18:13 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Bobby Davis pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 17:56 | UTEP | Bobby Davis hits the finger roll set up by Michael Ramey | 43-33 |
| 17:38 | Memphis | Bobby Davis picks off the pass by George Cupp | 43-33 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | David Grove can't finish the layup | 43-33 |
| 17:33 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers misses the lay-in | 43-33 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Jason Morgan grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 17:04 | UTEP | Mark Zeegers picks off the pass by Burt Pilkington in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| 16:52 | Memphis | Nick Wayne hits a jumper from the right block | 45-33 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | Bobby Davis is hacked by Mark Zeegers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Zeegers, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Warren Spruell (PG), Gerald King (SG), Brandon Leonard (SF), Xing-Fu Huang (PF), Gerald Richardson (C) Gabriel Rossi, Homer Conlin, Mark Zeegers, Nick Wayne, George Cupp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), Dennis Mitchell (SG), Albert Lagrange (SF), Gary Ruggieri (PF), Ronald Brixey (C) Bobby Davis, Michael Ramey, David Grove, Burt Pilkington, Jason Morgan | |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Albert Lagrange misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-33 |
| 16:34 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Gerald Richardson | 45-33 |
| 16:27 | Memphis | Warren Spruell hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Xing-Fu Huang and he's fouled by Gary Ruggieri - foul #1 on Gary Ruggieri, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| 16:27 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:05 | UTEP | Gerald Richardson is called for the reach on Ronald Brixey - foul #1 on Gerald Richardson, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wayne Miller (PG) Warren Spruell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Ramey (SG) Albert Lagrange | |
| 15:50 | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-33 |
| 15:48 | Memphis | Gerald Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Wayne Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brandon Leonard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Xing-Fu Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leonard Harrington (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Michael Ramey (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Ruggieri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Brixey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Memphis | Brandon Leonard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 15:34 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington is fouled on the floor by Wayne Miller - foul #2 on Wayne Miller, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Coleman (SF) Michael Ramey | |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri can't tip it in | 48-33 |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri tips it in | 48-35 |
| 15:16 | Memphis | Wayne Miller is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Wayne Miller, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Warren Spruell (PG) Wayne Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:56 | UTEP | George Coleman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 14:54 | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:44 | Memphis | Brandon Leonard is called for 10 seconds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Zeegers (C) Gerald Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Albert Lagrange (PF) Gary Ruggieri | |
| 14:33 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Leonard Harrington is blocked by Mark Zeegers | 48-35 |
| 14:32 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:27 | Memphis | Warren Spruell travels with the ball | 48-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Richardson (C) Brandon Leonard | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Albert Lagrange hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Leonard Harrington | 48-37 |
| 13:43 | Memphis | The pull-up jumper by Gerald Richardson is blocked by Albert Lagrange | 48-37 |
| 13:42 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey is hacked by Mark Zeegers - foul #2 on Mark Zeegers, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi (PG), Brandon Leonard (SF), Nick Wayne (PF), George Cupp (C) Warren Spruell, Mark Zeegers, Xing-Fu Huang, Gerald Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Davis (PG), Michael Ramey (SG), Gary Ruggieri (PF), Burt Pilkington (C) Leonard Harrington, Dennis Mitchell, Albert Lagrange, Ronald Brixey | |
| 13:11 | UTEP | Burt Pilkington misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-37 |
| 13:09 | Memphis | Nick Wayne pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:05 | Memphis | Gerald King misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 13:04 | Memphis | Gerald King tips it in | 50-37 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Michael Ramey can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gabriel Rossi - foul #1 on Gabriel Rossi, team foul #7 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Homer Conlin (SG) Gerald King | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell (PG) Bobby Davis | |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Michael Ramey makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Michael Ramey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri grabs the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | Michael Ramey misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gabriel Rossi - foul #2 on Gabriel Rossi, team foul #8 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wayne Miller (PG), Xing-Fu Huang (PF), Mark Zeegers (C) Gabriel Rossi, Nick Wayne, George Cupp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Brixey (C) Burt Pilkington | |
| 12:44 | UTEP | Michael Ramey misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | Michael Ramey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:39 | Memphis | Wayne Miller loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 50-39 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey can't tip it in | 50-39 |
| 12:19 | UTEP | Michael Ramey grabs the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | George Coleman is whistled for a carry | 50-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald King (SG), Gerald Richardson (C) Homer Conlin, Brandon Leonard | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), Burt Pilkington (PF) Dennis Mitchell, Gary Ruggieri | |
| 11:48 | Memphis | Wayne Miller hits the finger roll set up by Gerald King | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Wayne Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald King (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Zeegers (tired) 2 pts. PF - Xing-Fu Huang (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Richardson (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leonard Harrington (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ramey (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Coleman (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Burt Pilkington (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Brixey (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi (PG), Homer Conlin (SG), George Cupp (SF), Nick Wayne (PF) Wayne Miller, Gerald King, Mark Zeegers, Xing-Fu Huang | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Davis (SG), David Grove (SF), Jason Morgan (PF) Michael Ramey, George Coleman, Burt Pilkington | |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Bobby Davis hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side | 52-41 |
| 11:27 | Memphis | Jason Morgan is called for the reach on Nick Wayne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Morgan, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell (SG), Albert Lagrange (C) Leonard Harrington, Ronald Brixey | |
| 11:12 | Memphis | George Cupp connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Homer Conlin | 54-41 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | Bobby Davis is hacked by Gabriel Rossi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gabriel Rossi, team foul #9 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald King (SG), Brandon Leonard (SF), Xing-Fu Huang (PF) Homer Conlin, Nick Wayne, Gerald Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri (PF) Jason Morgan | |
| 11:10 | UTEP | Bobby Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 11:10 | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 11:08 | Memphis | Dennis Mitchell picks off the pass by Xing-Fu Huang in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Xing-Fu Huang is called for the reach on Bobby Davis - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Huang, team foul #10 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Coleman (SF), Burt Pilkington (C) David Grove, Albert Lagrange | |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Bobby Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Bobby Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:39 | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | George Coleman snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | George Coleman double dribbles | 54-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Warren Spruell (PG), Mark Zeegers (SF), Nick Wayne (PF), Gerald Richardson (C) Gabriel Rossi, Brandon Leonard, Xing-Fu Huang, George Cupp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), Michael Ramey (SG), Jason Morgan (PF), Ronald Brixey (C) Bobby Davis, Dennis Mitchell, Gary Ruggieri, Burt Pilkington | |
| 09:56 | Memphis | Warren Spruell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Ramey - foul #3 on Michael Ramey, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Homer Conlin (SG) Gerald King | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:56 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:56 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Michael Ramey is fouled on the floor by Homer Conlin - foul #1 on Homer Conlin, team foul #11 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wayne Miller (PG), Xing-Fu Huang (PF) Warren Spruell, Nick Wayne | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell (PG), David Grove (SF), Albert Lagrange (PF) Leonard Harrington, George Coleman, Jason Morgan | |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Michael Ramey misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Michael Ramey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:32 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | David Grove throws it down set up by Michael Ramey and he's hacked by Xing-Fu Huang - foul #3 on Xing-Fu Huang, team foul #12 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald King (SG), George Cupp (C) Homer Conlin, Gerald Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Burt Pilkington (C) Ronald Brixey | |
| 09:21 | UTEP | David Grove makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:57 | Memphis | Michael Ramey takes the ball from Mark Zeegers | 56-47 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Burt Pilkington makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Ramey and the foul's on Wayne Miller - foul #4 on Wayne Miller, team foul #13 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi (PG), Brandon Leonard (SF), Nick Wayne (PF), Gerald Richardson (C) Wayne Miller, Mark Zeegers, Xing-Fu Huang, George Cupp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), George Coleman (SF), Gary Ruggieri (PF) Michael Ramey, David Grove, Albert Lagrange | |
| 08:36 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Burt Pilkington makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:20 | Memphis | Brandon Leonard is whistled for a carry | 56-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Warren Spruell (PG), Homer Conlin (SG) Gabriel Rossi, Gerald King | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Davis (SG), Ronald Brixey (C) Dennis Mitchell, Burt Pilkington | |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Homer Conlin steals the ball from George Coleman in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 08:17 | Memphis | Homer Conlin hits the finger roll | 58-50 |
| 08:01 | UTEP | George Coleman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 07:59 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Homer Conlin | 58-50 |
| 07:55 | Memphis | Warren Spruell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-50 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Bobby Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Homer Conlin - foul #2 on Homer Conlin, team foul #14 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang (PF), George Cupp (C) Nick Wayne, Gerald Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell (SG), Jason Morgan (PF) Leonard Harrington, Gary Ruggieri | |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Bobby Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Bobby Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:35 | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi (PG), Mark Zeegers (SF) Warren Spruell, Brandon Leonard | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Homer Conlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Zeegers (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Xing-Fu Huang (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Cupp (tiring) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dennis Mitchell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Coleman (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Jason Morgan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ronald Brixey (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UTEP | George Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald King (SG) Homer Conlin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), David Grove (SF), Albert Lagrange (PF) Bobby Davis, George Coleman, Ronald Brixey | |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Gerald King misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Mitchell - foul #1 on Dennis Mitchell, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nick Wayne (PF), Gerald Richardson (C) Xing-Fu Huang, George Cupp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Ramey (SG), Gary Ruggieri (PF) Leonard Harrington, Jason Morgan | |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Gerald King makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Gerald King misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Nick Wayne snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 06:46 | Memphis | Gerald King misses badly on a floater near the basket | 61-52 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Albert Lagrange grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wayne Miller (PG), Brandon Leonard (SF) Gabriel Rossi, Mark Zeegers | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Coleman (SF), Burt Pilkington (C) David Grove, Albert Lagrange | |
| 06:33 | Memphis | Gerald Richardson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | George Coleman gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 61-52 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Burt Pilkington grabs the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 05:50 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Brandon Leonard | 61-52 |
| 05:46 | Memphis | Wayne Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Mitchell - foul #2 on Dennis Mitchell, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Warren Spruell (PG), Homer Conlin (SG), Xing-Fu Huang (PF), George Cupp (C) Gerald King, Brandon Leonard, Nick Wayne, Gerald Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), Bobby Davis (SG), David Grove (SF), Jason Morgan (PF), Ronald Brixey (C) Dennis Mitchell, Michael Ramey, George Coleman, Gary Ruggieri, Burt Pilkington | |
| 05:46 | Memphis | Wayne Miller makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:46 | Memphis | Wayne Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Jason Morgan makes the 3 from straight away | 63-55 |
| 05:16 | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Spruell | 66-55 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | David Grove knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Davis | 66-57 |
| 04:51 | Memphis | The short jumper by George Cupp is denied by Ronald Brixey | 66-57 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Jason Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Leonard Harrington hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bobby Davis | 66-59 |
| 04:29 | Memphis | Warren Spruell is hacked by Leonard Harrington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Harrington, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald King (SG), Brandon Leonard (SF), Mark Zeegers (C) Homer Conlin, Wayne Miller, George Cupp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell (PG), Michael Ramey (SG), George Coleman (SF), Albert Lagrange (PF) Leonard Harrington, Bobby Davis, David Grove, Jason Morgan | |
| 04:29 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:29 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:27 | UTEP | Michael Ramey's pass is intercepted by Warren Spruell in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| 04:25 | Memphis | Gerald King hits the finger roll set up by Warren Spruell | 70-59 |
| 04:03 | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell drills a 3 from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 03:45 | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-62 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi (PG), Nick Wayne (PF), Gerald Richardson (C) Warren Spruell, Brandon Leonard, Xing-Fu Huang | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), Burt Pilkington (C) Michael Ramey, Ronald Brixey | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Burt Pilkington connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Mitchell | 73-64 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald King (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Zeegers (tired) 2 pts. PF - Nick Wayne (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Richardson (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leonard Harrington (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Mitchell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Coleman (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Lagrange (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Burt Pilkington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Memphis | George Coleman blocks the jumper by Mark Zeegers | 73-64 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Burt Pilkington | 73-64 |
| 03:16 | UTEP | Gabriel Rossi picks off the pass by Albert Lagrange in the backcourt | 73-64 |
| 03:15 | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi hits the finger roll | 75-64 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Albert Lagrange buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Burt Pilkington | 75-66 |
| 02:58 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | Homer Conlin (SG), George Cupp (SF), Xing-Fu Huang (PF) Gerald King, Nick Wayne, Gerald Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Davis (PG), Gary Ruggieri (PF), Ronald Brixey (C) Leonard Harrington, Albert Lagrange, Burt Pilkington | |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Homer Conlin misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-66 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | George Coleman hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:21 | Memphis | Ronald Brixey steals it from Gabriel Rossi | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:01 | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-72 |
| 02:01 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | Warren Spruell (PG), Brandon Leonard (SF), Nick Wayne (PF), Gerald Richardson (C) Gabriel Rossi, George Cupp, Xing-Fu Huang, Mark Zeegers | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Ramey (SG), David Grove (SF), Jason Morgan (PF), Albert Lagrange (C) Bobby Davis, George Coleman, Gary Ruggieri, Ronald Brixey | |
| 01:42 | Memphis | Gerald Richardson makes the jumper from the right side set up by Warren Spruell | 77-72 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | David Grove is fouled on the floor by Gerald Richardson - foul #2 on Gerald Richardson, team foul #15 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald King (SG), Xing-Fu Huang (PF) Homer Conlin, Nick Wayne | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leonard Harrington (PG), Gary Ruggieri (PF), Ronald Brixey (C) Dennis Mitchell, Jason Morgan, Albert Lagrange | |
| 01:17 | UTEP | David Grove makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | David Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:02 | Memphis | Brandon Leonard misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-74 |
| 01:01 | Memphis | Gerald King grabs the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:47 | Memphis | Gerald King knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | David Grove can't connect on a shot from the left block | 80-74 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-74 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | David Grove is hacked by Brandon Leonard - foul #3 on Brandon Leonard, team foul #16 | 80-74 |
| 00:36 | Memphis | Memphis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-74 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | David Grove makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | David Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Warren Spruell is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Harrington - foul #4 on Leonard Harrington, team foul #10 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Zeegers (SF) Brandon Leonard | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Coleman (SF) David Grove | |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Mark Zeegers picks off the pass by Leonard Harrington in the backcourt | 82-76 |
| 00:31 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers banks in the layup | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Mark Zeegers blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Leonard Harrington | 84-76 |
| 00:24 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Mark Zeegers | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Harrington - foul #5 on Leonard Harrington, team foul #11 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell (PG) Leonard Harrington | |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Memphis calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 84-76 |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers misses the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Gary Ruggieri pulls down the rebound | 85-76 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Ronald Brixey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | George Cupp (SF) Mark Zeegers | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Dennis Mitchell is called for the reach on Warren Spruell - foul #3 on Dennis Mitchell, team foul #12 | 85-76 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Warren Spruell is called for the reach on Dennis Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Spruell, team foul #17 | 87-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi (PG), Homer Conlin (SG), Mark Zeegers (SF), Nick Wayne (PF) Warren Spruell, Gerald King, Xing-Fu Huang, Gerald Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Davis (SG), David Grove (SF), Burt Pilkington (PF), Jason Morgan (C) Michael Ramey, George Coleman, Gary Ruggieri, Ronald Brixey | |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Dennis Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Nick Wayne gets the rebound | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi runs out the clock | 87-77 |