| Lineup | Long Island | PG - David Goudeau (fresh) SG - Guy McClosky (fresh) SF - Gary Shumake (fresh) PF - Jerry Arnold (fresh) C - Richard Lunde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Raphael Yazzie (fresh) SG - George Jackson (fresh) SF - Gary Aranda (fresh) PF - Robert Copeland (fresh) C - Mark Iniguez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Island | Richard Lunde wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Iniguez - foul #1 on Mark Iniguez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Long Island | Gary Shumake double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Copeland | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Long Island | Guy McClosky misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Raphael Yazzie | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Gary Aranda connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Raphael Yazzie | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Long Island | Guy McClosky's pass is intercepted by Raphael Yazzie in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Memphis | Robert Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Memphis | Gary Aranda pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Memphis | Guy McClosky takes the ball from Gary Aranda | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Long Island | Gary Shumake connects on the driving attempt from close range | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | Memphis | Jerry Arnold takes the ball from Robert Copeland | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Long Island | Mark Iniguez is called for the reach on David Goudeau - foul #2 on Mark Iniguez, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Long Island | Michael Boris (PG), Ryan Cruickshank (SF), Chris Hubbard (PF), Tim Krall (C) David Goudeau, Gary Shumake, Jerry Arnold, Richard Lunde | |
| Subs | Memphis | Eugene Sands (PG), Irving Glover (SG), Patrick Price (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF), Jay Hurley (C) Raphael Yazzie, George Jackson, Gary Aranda, Robert Copeland, Mark Iniguez | |
| 17:05 | Long Island | Chris Hubbard misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Long Island | The offensive rebound goes to Guy McClosky | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Long Island | Tim Krall blows the dunk but the foul's on Jay Hurley - foul #1 on Jay Hurley, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Long Island | Gary Shumake (SF) Guy McClosky | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 16:50 | Long Island | Tim Krall makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | Long Island | Tim Krall makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| 16:09 | Long Island | Gary Shumake is fouled on the floor by Jay Hurley - foul #2 on Jay Hurley, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Reginald Johnson (C) Jay Hurley | |
| 15:53 | Long Island | Gary Shumake hits the finger roll set up by Tim Krall | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Michael Boris (fresh) SG - Ryan Cruickshank (fresh) SF - Gary Shumake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Hubbard (fresh) C - Tim Krall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Eugene Sands (fresh) SG - Irving Glover (fresh) SF - Patrick Price (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Larsen (fairly fresh) C - Reginald Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Memphis | Irving Glover misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 15:32 | Long Island | Gary Shumake snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 15:17 | Long Island | Tim Krall makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Shumake | 10-4 |
| 15:10 | Memphis | Chris Hubbard blocks the short jumper by Irving Glover | 10-4 |
| 15:08 | Long Island | Ryan Cruickshank grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:57 | Long Island | Michael Boris scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 14:44 | Memphis | Eugene Sands is fouled on the floor by Michael Boris - foul #1 on Michael Boris, team foul #1 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Long Island | David Goudeau (PG), Guy McClosky (SG), Jerry Arnold (PF), Richard Lunde (C) Michael Boris, Gary Shumake, Chris Hubbard, Tim Krall | |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG), George Jackson (SG), Charles Roller (SF), Robert Copeland (PF) Eugene Sands, Irving Glover, Patrick Price, Reginald Johnson | |
| 14:30 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Roller | 12-7 |
| 14:08 | Long Island | Guy McClosky hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-7 |
| 13:56 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 13:55 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 13:37 | Long Island | Richard Lunde can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Copeland - foul #1 on Robert Copeland, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Lazenby (PG), Gary Shumake (SF) David Goudeau, Ryan Cruickshank | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Aranda (SF), Reginald Johnson (C) Charles Roller, Jerry Larsen | |
| 13:37 | Long Island | Richard Lunde makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:37 | Long Island | Richard Lunde misses the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:37 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:28 | Memphis | Gary Aranda connects on the turnaround near the basket | 15-9 |
| 13:09 | Long Island | Richard Lazenby hits a jumper from the left side set up by Gary Shumake | 17-9 |
| 13:03 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Copeland | 17-11 |
| 12:34 | Long Island | Richard Lunde misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 17-11 |
| 12:32 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Raphael Yazzie | 17-11 |
| 12:27 | Memphis | George Jackson lays it up and in set up by Raphael Yazzie | 17-13 |
| 12:24 | Long Island | Robert Copeland is called for the reach on Jerry Arnold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Copeland, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Long Island | David Goudeau (PG), Ryan Cruickshank (SF), Tim Krall (C) Richard Lazenby, Gary Shumake, Richard Lunde | |
| Subs | Memphis | Eugene Sands (PG), Irving Glover (SG), Charles Roller (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF) Raphael Yazzie, George Jackson, Gary Aranda, Robert Copeland | |
| 12:10 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold banks in the layup set up by Tim Krall | 19-13 |
| 11:50 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Reginald Johnson | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - David Goudeau (fresh) SG - Guy McClosky (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Cruickshank (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Krall (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Eugene Sands (fresh) SG - Irving Glover (fresh) SF - Charles Roller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Larsen (tiring) 2 pts. C - Reginald Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Long Island | Ryan Cruickshank travels with the ball | 19-15 |
| Subs | Long Island | Michael Boris (SF), Chris Hubbard (PF) Guy McClosky, Jerry Arnold | |
| Subs | Memphis | Patrick Price (SF) Charles Roller | |
| 11:09 | Memphis | Eugene Sands connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Reginald Johnson | 19-17 |
| 10:57 | Long Island | Tim Krall hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Cruickshank | 21-17 |
| 10:37 | Memphis | Irving Glover misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-17 |
| 10:36 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:14 | Memphis | The refs have stopped play. Eugene Sands is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 21-17 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Lazenby (PG), Guy McClosky (SG), Gary Shumake (SF), Jerry Arnold (PF), Richard Lunde (C) David Goudeau, Ryan Cruickshank, Michael Boris, Chris Hubbard, Tim Krall | |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG), George Jackson (SG), Gary Aranda (SF) Eugene Sands, Irving Glover, Patrick Price | |
| 10:07 | Memphis | Gary Aranda banks in the layup set up by Reginald Johnson | 21-19 |
| 09:54 | Long Island | George Jackson takes the ball from Guy McClosky | 21-19 |
| 09:51 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen misses the easy layup | 21-19 |
| 09:49 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:47 | Long Island | Jerry Larsen is called for the reach on Jerry Arnold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Larsen, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| 09:47 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:47 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:47 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 09:41 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie is fouled on the floor by Gary Shumake - foul #1 on Gary Shumake, team foul #2 | 22-19 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Lazenby - foul #1 on Richard Lazenby, team foul #3 | 22-19 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:05 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Lazenby | 24-21 |
| 09:01 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary Aranda | 24-24 |
| 08:58 | Long Island | Richard Lunde double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Long Island | Ryan Cruickshank (SG) Guy McClosky | |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (SG) George Jackson | |
| 08:40 | Memphis | Gary Aranda is hacked by Jerry Arnold - foul #1 on Jerry Arnold, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Long Island | Michael Boris (SF), Chris Hubbard (C) Gary Shumake, Richard Lunde | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 08:12 | Memphis | Gary Aranda knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Charles Roller and the foul's on Michael Boris - foul #2 on Michael Boris, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Long Island | David Goudeau (PG), Guy McClosky (SG), Tim Krall (C) Richard Lazenby, Michael Boris, Chris Hubbard | |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jackson (SG), Patrick Price (SF) Raphael Yazzie, Reginald Johnson | |
| 08:12 | Memphis | Gary Aranda makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 07:43 | Long Island | Ryan Cruickshank can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Larsen - foul #2 on Jerry Larsen, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Eugene Sands (PG), Irving Glover (SG), Reginald Johnson (PF), Mark Iniguez (C) Charles Roller, George Jackson, Jerry Larsen, Gary Aranda | |
| 07:43 | Long Island | Ryan Cruickshank makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:43 | Long Island | Ryan Cruickshank misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - David Goudeau (fresh) SG - Guy McClosky (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Cruickshank (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Arnold (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Krall (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Eugene Sands (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Irving Glover (fresh) SF - Patrick Price (fresh) PF - Reginald Johnson (tired) 4 reb. C - Mark Iniguez (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Memphis | Eugene Sands clanks a floater from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 07:37 | Long Island | Tim Krall gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 07:19 | Long Island | David Goudeau is hacked by Reginald Johnson - foul #1 on Reginald Johnson, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Long Island | Gary Shumake (SF), Chris Hubbard (PF) Ryan Cruickshank, Jerry Arnold | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Aranda (SF) Patrick Price | |
| 07:19 | Long Island | David Goudeau makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 07:19 | Long Island | David Goudeau makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:53 | Memphis | Gary Aranda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 06:52 | Long Island | Tim Krall gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 06:46 | Long Island | David Goudeau can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 06:45 | Memphis | Gary Aranda grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 06:26 | Memphis | Gary Aranda misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 06:25 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez misses the tip | 27-27 |
| 06:24 | Long Island | Tim Krall pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 06:08 | Long Island | David Goudeau hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Shumake | 30-27 |
| 05:48 | Memphis | Gary Aranda misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 05:47 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 05:28 | Memphis | David Goudeau steps in front of the Irving Glover pass | 30-27 |
| 05:21 | Long Island | Tim Krall is whistled for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Lazenby (PG), Ryan Cruickshank (SG), Jerry Arnold (PF), Richard Lunde (C) David Goudeau, Guy McClosky, Chris Hubbard, Tim Krall | |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG), George Jackson (SG), Patrick Price (SF), Robert Copeland (PF) Eugene Sands, Irving Glover, Gary Aranda, Mark Iniguez | |
| 04:55 | Memphis | Patrick Price can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 04:54 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 04:52 | Long Island | George Jackson steals it from Richard Lazenby in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 04:33 | Memphis | Richard Lunde takes the ball from George Jackson | 30-27 |
| 04:22 | Long Island | Ryan Cruickshank can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 04:21 | Memphis | Patrick Price gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 04:15 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie is hacked by Richard Lazenby - foul #2 on Richard Lazenby, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Long Island | David Goudeau (PG) Richard Lazenby | |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (SF), Jay Hurley (C) Patrick Price, Robert Copeland | |
| 04:02 | Memphis | Charles Roller is whistled for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | Long Island | Guy McClosky (SG) Gary Shumake | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 03:49 | Long Island | David Goudeau banks in the wide open layup | 32-27 |
| 03:27 | Memphis | Jay Hurley makes the shot from the right block set up by Charles Roller | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - David Goudeau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Guy McClosky (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Cruickshank (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Arnold (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Lunde (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Raphael Yazzie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Roller (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Reginald Johnson (very tired) 4 reb. C - Jay Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Long Island | Guy McClosky comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Reginald Johnson - foul #2 on Reginald Johnson, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Lazenby (PG), Michael Boris (SF) David Goudeau, Ryan Cruickshank | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Copeland (PF) Reginald Johnson | |
| 03:14 | Long Island | Guy McClosky misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:14 | Long Island | Guy McClosky misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:14 | Memphis | Robert Copeland pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 02:51 | Memphis | George Jackson knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Raphael Yazzie | 32-31 |
| 02:49 | Long Island | Michael Boris is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| Subs | Long Island | Ryan Cruickshank (SG), Chris Hubbard (PF), Tim Krall (C) Guy McClosky, Jerry Arnold, Richard Lunde | |
| Subs | Memphis | Patrick Price (SF), Mark Iniguez (C) Charles Roller, Jay Hurley | |
| 02:30 | Memphis | Patrick Price is fouled on the floor by Richard Lazenby - foul #3 on Richard Lazenby, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Long Island | David Goudeau (PG) Richard Lazenby | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 02:30 | Memphis | Patrick Price makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:30 | Memphis | Patrick Price makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:20 | Long Island | Chris Hubbard buries a shot from the baseline set up by Tim Krall | 34-33 |
| 02:15 | Memphis | George Jackson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Copeland | 34-36 |
| 02:12 | Long Island | Michael Boris is fouled in the backcourt by Raphael Yazzie - foul #1 on Raphael Yazzie, team foul #11 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Eugene Sands (PG), Irving Glover (SG) Raphael Yazzie, George Jackson | |
| 02:12 | Long Island | Michael Boris misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:12 | Long Island | Michael Boris makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:51 | Memphis | Patrick Price misses short on a runner in the lane | 35-36 |
| 01:50 | Long Island | Ryan Cruickshank grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 01:48 | Long Island | Michael Boris is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| Subs | Long Island | Jerry Arnold (PF), Richard Lunde (C) Chris Hubbard, Tim Krall | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Aranda (SF) Patrick Price | |
| 01:26 | Memphis | Jerry Arnold steps in front of the Eugene Sands pass | 35-36 |
| 01:05 | Long Island | Ryan Cruickshank connects on the driving attempt from close range | 37-36 |
| 00:36 | Memphis | Irving Glover misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 37-36 |
| 00:34 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Richard Lunde | 37-36 |
| 00:15 | Long Island | David Goudeau hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 00:14 | Long Island | Jerry Arnold tips it in | 39-36 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Robert Copeland is hacked by Michael Boris - foul #3 on Michael Boris, team foul #8 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Long Island | Guy McClosky (SG), Gary Shumake (SF), Chris Hubbard (PF), Tim Krall (C) Ryan Cruickshank, Michael Boris, Jerry Arnold, Richard Lunde | |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG), Charles Roller (SG), Patrick Price (SF), Jay Hurley (C) Eugene Sands, Irving Glover, Gary Aranda, Mark Iniguez | |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Robert Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Robert Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:05 | Long Island | Tim Krall grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 00:01 | Long Island | Guy McClosky is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | Long Island | The offensive rebound goes to David Goudeau | 39-37 |