| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bennett Smith (fresh) SG - Marvin Dowling (fresh) SF - Dennis Duclos (fresh) PF - Robert Murrin (fresh) C - Peter Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (fresh) SG - Jared Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Eastin (fresh) PF - Curt Little (fresh) C - Rosario Rizzo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Jared Williams is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marty Doyle | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Memphis | Peter Bates gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Curt Little scores on a jump hook from the right block | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Memphis | Bennett Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Rosario Rizzo | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Marvin Dowling steps in front of the Marty Doyle pass in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos blows the dunk | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Marty Doyle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert Murrin | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Bates | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the wide open jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:41 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos misses badly on a floater from the right side | 3-6 |
| 17:40 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:15 | UTEP | Jared Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:14 | Memphis | Robert Murrin pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:09 | Memphis | Bennett Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Gabriel Jobe (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Kenneth Dean (PF), Joseph Miller (C) Bennett Smith, Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Raymond Copeland (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Raymond Russell (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) Marty Doyle, Jared Williams, Robert Eastin, Curt Little, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Beaman | 3-9 |
| 16:50 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-9 |
| 16:49 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean tips it in | 5-9 |
| 16:44 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Copeland | 5-12 |
| 16:41 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Copeland - foul #1 on Raymond Copeland, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| 16:23 | Memphis | Raymond Russell is called for the reach on Radomil Zinner - foul #1 on Raymond Russell, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Joseph Pennington (C) Dwayne Alfred, Gabriel Jobe, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared Williams (SG), Mack Powell (PF) Raymond Copeland, Kevin Landreth | |
| 16:09 | Memphis | Joseph Pennington connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Dowling | 7-12 |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Jared Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-12 |
| 15:45 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gerard Riddle (fresh) SG - Marvin Dowling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Radomil Zinner (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Beaman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Williams (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mack Powell (fresh) C - Raymond Russell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Jared Williams - foul #1 on Jared Williams, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dennis Duclos (SF), Peter Bates (C) Marvin Dowling, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Robert Eastin (SF), Curt Little (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) Jared Williams, Jeffrey Sullivan, Mack Powell, Raymond Russell | |
| 15:41 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:41 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Robert Eastin is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Riddle - foul #1 on Gerard Riddle, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Robert Murrin (PF) Gerard Riddle, Radomil Zinner, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 15:22 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 15:20 | Memphis | Bennett Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared Williams (SG), Kevin Landreth (C) James Beaman, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 15:07 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Landreth | 9-12 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | Jared Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth misses the lay-in | 9-12 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth is whistled for a carry | 9-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Gabriel Jobe (SG), Kenneth Dean (PF), Joseph Pennington (C) Bennett Smith, Marvin Dowling, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Mack Powell (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) Marty Doyle, Robert Eastin, Curt Little, Kevin Landreth | |
| 14:21 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean lays it in uncontested | 11-12 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Mack Powell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 14:04 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 14:02 | Memphis | Jared Williams steals the ball from Gabriel Jobe in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | James Beaman is whistled for a carry | 11-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Peter Bates (C) Gabriel Jobe, Dennis Duclos, Kenneth Dean, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Raymond Russell (PF) Jared Williams, Mack Powell | |
| 13:40 | Memphis | Peter Bates hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 11-12 |
| 13:39 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:15 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Raymond Russell tips it in | 11-14 |
| 13:09 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Bates | 13-14 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | Raymond Russell is hacked by Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Miller, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Robert Murrin (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Dwayne Alfred, Joseph Miller, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Robert Eastin (SF), Curt Little (PF) Raymond Copeland, Jeffrey Sullivan, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 12:54 | UTEP | Curt Little can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 12:53 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:49 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-14 |
| 12:47 | Memphis | Robert Murrin hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Marty Doyle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 12:35 | UTEP | Raymond Russell grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Curt Little misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 12:25 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 12:20 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 12:18 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Robert Eastin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gerard Riddle - foul #2 on Gerard Riddle, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Gabriel Jobe (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Joseph Pennington (PF), Peter Bates (C) Gerard Riddle, Marvin Dowling, Radomil Zinner, Robert Murrin, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (PG), Jared Williams (SG), Mack Powell (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) Marty Doyle, James Beaman, Curt Little, Raymond Russell | |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:03 | Memphis | Peter Bates snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 11:43 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-15 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Eastin | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bennett Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Gabriel Jobe (fresh) SF - Dennis Duclos (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Bates (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffrey Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jared Williams (tired) 2 pts. SF - Robert Eastin (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Mack Powell (fresh) C - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Jared Williams is open and buries a 3 from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 11:05 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG), Robert Murrin (PF), Joseph Miller (C) Gabriel Jobe, Joseph Pennington, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Curt Little (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) Jeffrey Sullivan, Robert Eastin, Mack Powell | |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Curt Little's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Duclos | 17-18 |
| 10:52 | Memphis | Joseph Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:46 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos blows the dunk but the foul's on Jared Williams - foul #2 on Jared Williams, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG) Jared Williams | |
| 10:46 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:46 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Bennett Smith is called for the reach on Marty Doyle - foul #1 on Bennett Smith, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Radomil Zinner (PG), Peter Bates (C) Bennett Smith, Dennis Duclos | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (SF) Kevin Landreth | |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Copeland | 19-20 |
| 10:17 | Memphis | Raymond Copeland is called for the reach on Marvin Dowling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Copeland, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG) Robert Murrin | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (SG) Raymond Copeland | |
| 10:03 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Sullivan - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sullivan, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Eastin (SF), Raymond Russell (PF) Marty Doyle, Curt Little | |
| 09:48 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Radomil Zinner | 21-20 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | James Beaman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Murrin (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Radomil Zinner, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mack Powell (PF) Raymond Russell | |
| 09:23 | Memphis | Robert Murrin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Radomil Zinner (PG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Joseph Pennington (PF) Dwayne Alfred, Joseph Miller, Robert Murrin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Curt Little (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) James Beaman, Robert Eastin, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marty Doyle | 21-22 |
| 08:41 | Memphis | Joseph Pennington loses the dribble to Jeffrey Sullivan | 21-22 |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Curt Little blows the dunk | 21-22 |
| 08:36 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 08:29 | Memphis | Joseph Pennington blows the wide open dunk | 21-22 |
| 08:27 | Memphis | Joseph Pennington tips it but misses | 21-22 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Curt Little | 21-22 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Curt Little clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Pennington - foul #1 on Joseph Pennington, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Gabriel Jobe (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Robert Murrin (PF), Peter Bates (C) Radomil Zinner, Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Joseph Pennington, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Robert Eastin (SF), Raymond Russell (C) Marty Doyle, Mack Powell, Kevin Landreth | |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Curt Little makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Curt Little makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:45 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwayne Alfred | 24-24 |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan loses the dribble to Dwayne Alfred in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dwayne Alfred (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Jobe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Miller (fresh) PF - Robert Murrin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Bates (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Beaman (tired) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sullivan (tired) 7 pts. SF - Robert Eastin (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Curt Little (tired) 4 pts. C - Raymond Russell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Memphis | Robert Murrin is fouled on the floor by James Beaman - foul #1 on James Beaman, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Dennis Duclos (SF) Dwayne Alfred, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Rosario Rizzo (C) Jeffrey Sullivan, Curt Little | |
| 07:19 | Memphis | Robert Murrin makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:19 | Memphis | Robert Murrin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo misses long on a shot from the right side | 26-24 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Marty Doyle | 26-24 |
| 06:46 | UTEP | Marty Doyle's pass is intercepted by Dennis Duclos | 26-24 |
| 06:42 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos hits the finger roll | 28-24 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Marty Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF) Gabriel Jobe, Dennis Duclos | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Landreth (PF) Raymond Russell | |
| 06:30 | Memphis | Rosario Rizzo steals it from Peter Bates | 28-24 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 06:05 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth hits the follow up shot | 28-26 |
| 05:47 | Memphis | Bennett Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Radomil Zinner | 31-26 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | Robert Eastin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Kenneth Dean (PF), Joseph Miller (C) Bennett Smith, Radomil Zinner, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (SG), Curt Little (PF), Raymond Russell (C) James Beaman, Robert Eastin, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred is fouled in the backcourt by Marty Doyle - foul #1 on Marty Doyle, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:10 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Kevin Landreth | 31-26 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 04:37 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos comes up short on the floater from the left side | 31-29 |
| 04:35 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 04:22 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Raymond Russell grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Curt Little misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 04:03 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dean | 31-29 |
| 04:00 | Memphis | Raymond Russell takes the ball from Dennis Duclos in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Kenneth Dean denies the turnaround by Curt Little | 31-29 |
| 03:42 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dwayne Alfred (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Dowling (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Duclos (tired) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Dean (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (very tired) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sullivan (tired) 10 pts. SF - Kevin Landreth (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curt Little (very tired) 4 pts. C - Raymond Russell (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred is hacked by Marty Doyle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marty Doyle, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Joseph Pennington (PF) Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Jared Williams (SG), Robert Eastin (SF), Mack Powell (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) Marty Doyle, Jeffrey Sullivan, Kevin Landreth, Curt Little, Raymond Russell | |
| 03:40 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:40 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Dwayne Alfred is called for the reach on Jared Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwayne Alfred, team foul #6 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe (SG) Dwayne Alfred | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Gabriel Jobe is called for the reach on Jared Williams - foul #1 on Gabriel Jobe, team foul #7 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Bates (C) Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Jared Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Jared Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:23 | Memphis | Peter Bates grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 03:19 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerard Riddle and he's fouled by Jared Williams - foul #3 on Jared Williams, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG) Jared Williams | |
| 03:19 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Mack Powell pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Peter Bates | 35-30 |
| 02:47 | Memphis | Marty Doyle steals it from Radomil Zinner in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Robert Eastin lays it up and in on a great pass from Marty Doyle | 35-32 |
| 02:30 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner is fouled on the floor by Robert Eastin - foul #1 on Robert Eastin, team foul #11 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Robert Murrin (PF), Joseph Miller (C) Gerard Riddle, Gabriel Jobe, Joseph Pennington, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (SG), Raymond Russell (PF) Marty Doyle, Robert Eastin | |
| 02:30 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-32 |
| 02:30 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:30 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Mack Powell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 02:08 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Joseph Miller | 37-32 |
| 02:06 | Memphis | Bennett Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Mack Powell - foul #1 on Mack Powell, team foul #12 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG) Radomil Zinner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (SG), Curt Little (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) James Beaman, Raymond Russell, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 02:06 | Memphis | Bennett Smith misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:06 | Memphis | Bennett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:50 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 01:48 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Raymond Copeland is called for the reach on Bennett Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Copeland, team foul #13 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), James Beaman (SG) Raymond Copeland, Mack Powell | |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Bennett Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Bennett Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Joseph Miller grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 01:38 | Memphis | Bennett Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Bennett Smith, team foul #8 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Bates (C) Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:24 | UTEP | James Beaman misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 39-32 |
| 01:22 | Memphis | Peter Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Robert Murrin is hacked by Curt Little in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curt Little, team foul #14 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Joseph Pennington (C) Bennett Smith, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Russell (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) Marty Doyle, Curt Little | |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Robert Murrin makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Robert Murrin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Raymond Russell | 40-32 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo's floater is tipped away by Robert Murrin | 40-32 |
| 01:09 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Joseph Pennington | 40-32 |
| 00:48 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos's floater is tipped away by Kevin Landreth | 40-32 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | James Beaman buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-35 |
| 00:32 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Kenneth Dean (C) Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Robert Eastin (SF), Mack Powell (PF) James Beaman, Kevin Landreth, Raymond Russell | |
| 00:15 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dwayne Alfred | 43-35 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Marty Doyle is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF) Gerard Riddle, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF), Raymond Russell (C) Mack Powell, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 43-35 |
| 00:04 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean grabs the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 00:02 | Memphis | Joseph Miller scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-35 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan misses the fullcourt shot | 45-35 |