Chicago players could only shake their heads in amazement after being blown out by Memphis, 121-90. In addition to a great game by Jensen, coach Bob had his team prepared perfectly and appeared to be reading the mind of Chicago coach Bob. Whatever Bob tried failed miserably, and the end result was a blowout that will stick in the minds of both sides until they meet again. After the game, Bob said as much: "No doubt they were the better team today. But this won't be the last time we meet, and our players certainly don't like the way Bob ran up the score on us."

Memphis was led by Jensen (30 points, 3 assists), Brown (12 points, 12 boards, 3 assists, a block), Washington (14 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, a steal). Chicago was led by Smith (21 points, 0 assists, 6 blocks), Byrd (20 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, a steal, a block), Spann (13 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, a block).

Memphis are now 10-8. They remain at #3 in the Southwest and improve to #8 overall in the Western Conference. With this loss, Chicago are now 6-13 and 4-5 at home. They remain at #4 in the Central and stay at #11 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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