| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fresh) SG - Willard White (fresh) SF - Julian Loy (fresh) PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) C - Franklin Gifford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) SG - George Lee (fresh) SF - Norman Lewis (fresh) PF - David McDougall (fresh) C - Richard Markle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Pascua | 0-3 |
| 19:43 | Memphis | Willard White is hacked by George Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Lee, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Memphis | Willard White hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Wax | 3-3 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Phillips steps in front of the Ralph Pascua pass | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Memphis | David McDougall is called for the reach on Willard White - foul #1 on David McDougall, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | Memphis | Willard White hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Wax and he's hacked by Ralph Pascua - foul #1 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| 18:30 | Memphis | Willard White makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by George Lee | 6-5 |
| 17:58 | Memphis | Julian Loy hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Peter Wax | 8-5 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Willard White - foul #1 on Willard White, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), David French (SF), Roy Murray (PF) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Norman Lewis, David McDougall | |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:43 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 17:29 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Peter Wax | 10-6 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | David French loses the dribble to Julian Loy in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 17:04 | Memphis | Willard White misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 10-6 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Murray, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis (SF) Richard Markle | |
| 16:44 | Memphis | Peter Wax can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 10-6 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt double dribbles | 10-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Hawkins (PF) Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), Andy Perkins (PF), Richard Markle (C) Tony Schoberg, Larry Cavitt, Roy Murray, David French | |
| 16:23 | Memphis | Julian Loy is fouled on the floor by Norman Lewis - foul #1 on Norman Lewis, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| 15:59 | Memphis | Peter Wax comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-6 |
| 15:57 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford tips it back up and in | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Willard White (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Julian Loy (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - Franklin Gifford (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (tiring) 1 ast. SG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - Andy Perkins (fresh) C - Richard Markle (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 15:43 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 15:38 | Memphis | Julian Loy comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 12-6 |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ralph Pascua | 12-8 |
| 15:14 | Memphis | Ralph Pascua is called for the reach on Peter Wax in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), John Solt (C) Peter Wax, Willard White, Julian Loy, Larry Hawkins, Franklin Gifford | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Timothy Weston (PF), David French (C) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Andy Perkins, Richard Markle | |
| 15:04 | Memphis | Walter Phillips hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Kosoko Abdullai and he's fouled by Tony Schoberg - foul #1 on Tony Schoberg, team foul #7 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall (PF) Timothy Weston | |
| 15:04 | Memphis | Walter Phillips misses the free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:04 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai grabs the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:48 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gabriel Romano | 17-8 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-8 |
| 14:28 | Memphis | Walter Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 14:11 | Memphis | Walter Phillips misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Tony Schoberg - foul #2 on Tony Schoberg, team foul #8 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (PF), Richard Markle (C) Tony Schoberg, Norman Lewis, David McDougall | |
| 14:11 | Memphis | Walter Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 14:11 | Memphis | Walter Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 13:58 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Richard Markle is denied by Walter Phillips | 18-8 |
| 13:57 | Memphis | John Solt grabs the board | 18-8 |
| 13:42 | Memphis | Walter Phillips is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Gabriel Romano | 20-8 |
| 13:23 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Phillips swats the layup by Larry Cavitt | 20-8 |
| 13:21 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Walter Phillips | 20-8 |
| 13:05 | Memphis | Larry Cavitt steps in front of the Kosoko Abdullai pass | 20-8 |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt lays it in | 20-10 |
| 12:38 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-10 |
| 12:37 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano snags the offensive board | 20-10 |
| 12:19 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai is open and buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Clary | 22-10 |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is fouled in the backcourt by David Clary - foul #1 on David Clary, team foul #2 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Willard White (SG), Julian Loy (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF), Franklin Gifford (C) David Clary, Gabriel Romano, Kosoko Abdullai, Walter Phillips, John Solt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis (SF), David McDougall (PF) David French, Roy Murray | |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-10 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee gets the offensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Peter Wax - foul #1 on Peter Wax, team foul #3 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David French (C) Richard Markle | |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 3rd free throw | 22-13 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willard White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Julian Loy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - Franklin Gifford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Cavitt (tiring) 2 pts. SG - George Lee (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Lewis (tiring) PF - David McDougall (fresh) 2 pts. C - David French (tiring) | |
| 11:30 | Memphis | Willard White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on David McDougall - foul #2 on David McDougall, team foul #9 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (PF) David McDougall | |
| 11:30 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 11:30 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 11:28 | Southern Mississippi | Julian Loy steps in front of the Larry Cavitt pass in the backcourt | 24-13 |
| 11:05 | Memphis | Julian Loy throws it down on a great pass from Willard White and he's fouled by David French - foul #1 on David French, team foul #10 | 26-13 |
| 11:05 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the free throw | 27-13 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee travels in the backcourt | 27-13 |
| 10:43 | Memphis | Peter Wax hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Hawkins | 29-13 |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-13 |
| 10:35 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford grabs the board | 29-13 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Peter Wax hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Willard White | 31-13 |
| 10:09 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Solt (PF) Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle (C) George Lee | |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses the jumpshot from the right side | 31-13 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis snags the offensive board | 31-13 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-13 |
| 09:30 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 31-13 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by David French is denied by Franklin Gifford | 31-13 |
| 09:06 | Memphis | John Solt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-13 |
| 09:02 | Memphis | Peter Wax is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) Peter Wax, Julian Loy, Franklin Gifford | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG), Timothy Weston (PF) David French, Andy Perkins | |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kosoko Abdullai swats the layup by George Lee | 31-13 |
| 08:40 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai grabs the board | 31-13 |
| 08:28 | Memphis | Willard White buries a jumper from the left side set up by David Clary | 33-13 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Phillips steals it from Larry Cavitt in the backcourt | 33-13 |
| 08:16 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Cavitt - foul #1 on Larry Cavitt, team foul #11 | 33-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF), Franklin Gifford (C) Willard White, Walter Phillips, John Solt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray (SF) Norman Lewis | |
| 08:16 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 34-13 |
| 08:16 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 35-13 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-13 |
| 07:52 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano snags the defensive board | 35-13 |
| 07:34 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-13 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Romano (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - Franklin Gifford (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Cavitt (tired) 2 pts. SG - George Lee (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Murray (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Weston (fairly fresh) C - Richard Markle (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle lays it in set up by Larry Cavitt | 38-15 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Kosoko Abdullai | 40-15 |
| 06:44 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-15 |
| 06:42 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 40-15 |
| 06:23 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford is fouled on the floor by Richard Markle - foul #1 on Richard Markle, team foul #12 | 40-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Willard White (SG), Julian Loy (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) David Clary, Gabriel Romano, Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David French (PG), Norman Lewis (SF), Andy Perkins (PF) Larry Cavitt, Roy Murray, Timothy Weston | |
| 06:23 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 41-15 |
| 06:23 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford misses the 2nd free throw | 41-15 |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis grabs the board | 41-15 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-15 |
| 06:02 | Southern Mississippi | David French hits the follow up shot | 41-17 |
| 05:39 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 41-17 |
| 05:37 | Memphis | Julian Loy pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-17 |
| 05:19 | Memphis | Julian Loy misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 41-17 |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins snags the defensive board | 41-17 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Solt (C) Franklin Gifford | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray (C) Richard Markle | |
| 04:45 | Memphis | Julian Loy clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 41-17 |
| 04:43 | Memphis | John Solt can't tip it in | 41-17 |
| 04:41 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Phillips | 41-17 |
| 04:28 | Memphis | John Solt misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-17 |
| 04:26 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-17 |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-17 |
| 04:18 | Memphis | Julian Loy pulls down the rebound | 41-17 |
| 04:04 | Memphis | Julian Loy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-17 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-17 |
| 03:57 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Phillips | 41-17 |
| 03:55 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Solt | 41-17 |
| 03:33 | Memphis | Willard White misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-17 |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to David French | 41-17 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willard White (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julian Loy (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Phillips (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - John Solt (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David French (tired) 2 pts. SG - George Lee (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Lewis (tired) 4 reb. PF - Andy Perkins (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Murray (tiring) | |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee's pass is intercepted by Willard White in the backcourt | 41-17 |
| 03:12 | Memphis | Walter Phillips knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Willard White | 43-17 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Solt steals the ball from David French | 43-17 |
| 02:41 | Memphis | John Solt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Norman Lewis - foul #2 on Norman Lewis, team foul #13 | 43-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF) Peter Wax, Willard White, Julian Loy, Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Tony Schoberg (SG), David McDougall (PF), Richard Markle (C) David French, George Lee, Andy Perkins, Roy Murray | |
| 02:41 | Memphis | John Solt makes the 1st free throw | 44-17 |
| 02:41 | Memphis | John Solt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-17 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-17 |
| 02:25 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Larry Hawkins | 45-17 |
| 02:07 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Norman Lewis - foul #3 on Norman Lewis, team foul #14 | 45-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Franklin Gifford (C) John Solt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David French (SF) Norman Lewis | |
| 02:07 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 46-17 |
| 02:07 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 47-17 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua's pass is intercepted by Larry Hawkins | 47-17 |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford can't throw it down | 47-17 |
| 01:29 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Hawkins | 47-17 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano is fouled on the floor by Tony Schoberg - foul #3 on Tony Schoberg, team foul #15 | 47-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG) David Clary | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Timothy Weston (PF) Tony Schoberg, David McDougall | |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 48-17 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 49-17 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel Romano - foul #1 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #4 | 49-17 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Hawkins | 49-17 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-17 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Markle | 49-19 |
| 00:46 | Memphis | David French is called for the reach on Larry Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on David French, team foul #16 | 49-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall (PF) Timothy Weston | |
| 00:46 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-19 |
| 00:46 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-19 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Wax steps in front of the David McDougall pass | 51-19 |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Willard White hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Wax | 53-19 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Willard White - foul #2 on Willard White, team foul #5 | 53-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), John Solt (C) Peter Wax, Willard White, Franklin Gifford | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray (SF), Timothy Weston (PF) David French, David McDougall | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 1st free throw | 53-20 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 2nd free throw | 53-21 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | John Solt loses the ball out of bounds | 53-21 |