| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) SG - George Lee (fresh) SF - Norman Lewis (fresh) PF - David McDougall (fresh) C - Richard Markle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fresh) SG - Willard White (fresh) SF - Julian Loy (fresh) PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) C - Franklin Gifford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Walter Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Memphis | Richard Markle steals the ball from Willard White | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Lewis | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Memphis | Willard White gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Memphis | The short jumper by Franklin Gifford is denied by Richard Markle | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Memphis | Walter Phillips grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Julian Loy | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Memphis | Willard White connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Wax | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Wax picks off the pass by Norman Lewis | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Memphis | Walter Phillips hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Wax | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Julian Loy - foul #1 on Julian Loy, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), David French (SF), Roy Murray (PF) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Norman Lewis, David McDougall | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:23 | Memphis | Walter Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:55 | Memphis | Walter Phillips misses long on a runner in the lane | 0-6 |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 16:32 | Memphis | Walter Phillips pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:28 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis (SF), Andy Perkins (PF) Roy Murray, Richard Markle | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) Peter Wax, Willard White, Julian Loy, Walter Phillips, Franklin Gifford | |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | David French clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-6 |
| 16:10 | Memphis | David Clary pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:08 | Memphis | Larry Cavitt is called for the reach on David Clary in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Cavitt, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), David McDougall (PF), Richard Markle (C) Tony Schoberg, Larry Cavitt, Andy Perkins, David French | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 15:58 | Memphis | John Solt misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Norman Lewis - foul #1 on Norman Lewis, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 15:58 | Memphis | John Solt makes the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 15:58 | Memphis | John Solt misses the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) SG - George Lee (fresh) SF - Norman Lewis (fresh) PF - David McDougall (fresh) C - Richard Markle (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fresh) SG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fresh) PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - John Solt (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis hits the finger roll set up by George Lee and he's fouled by Larry Hawkins - foul #1 on Larry Hawkins, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:31 | Memphis | David McDougall is called for the reach on Gabriel Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on David McDougall, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (PF) David McDougall | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 15:14 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai is denied on a layup by Richard Markle | 3-7 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 15:04 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:44 | Memphis | Andy Perkins is called for the reach on David Clary - foul #1 on Andy Perkins, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Roy Murray (PF), David French (C) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Andy Perkins, Richard Markle | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Willard White (SG), Julian Loy (SF), Franklin Gifford (C) David Clary, Gabriel Romano, Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins | |
| 14:24 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Willard White and he's fouled by David French - foul #1 on David French, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall (PF) Norman Lewis | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 14:24 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the free throw | 3-10 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-10 |
| 14:05 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt can't tip it in | 3-10 |
| 14:04 | Memphis | Julian Loy grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 13:46 | Memphis | Roy Murray denies the turnaround by Julian Loy | 3-10 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to David McDougall | 3-10 |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Julian Loy picks off the pass by Larry Cavitt in the backcourt | 3-10 |
| 13:18 | Memphis | Willard White misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-10 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to David McDougall | 3-10 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Willard White is called for the reach on Larry Cavitt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willard White, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), Norman Lewis (SF), Andy Perkins (PF), Richard Markle (C) Tony Schoberg, Larry Cavitt, David French, David McDougall, Roy Murray | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) Peter Wax, Willard White, Julian Loy, John Solt | |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Andy Perkins is blocked by Walter Phillips | 3-10 |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Walter Phillips grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 12:32 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai is fouled on the floor by Norman Lewis - foul #2 on Norman Lewis, team foul #6 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David French (SF) Norman Lewis | |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Hawkins (C) Franklin Gifford | |
| 12:18 | Memphis | Walter Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-10 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | David French is called for traveling | 3-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Timothy Weston (PF) George Lee, Andy Perkins | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Willard White (SG), Julian Loy (SF), Franklin Gifford (C) David Clary, Gabriel Romano, Kosoko Abdullai, Walter Phillips | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (tiring) SG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) SF - David French (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Weston (fresh) C - Richard Markle (tiring) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willard White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julian Loy (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - Franklin Gifford (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Memphis | Julian Loy buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Willard White | 3-12 |
| 11:16 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 3-12 |
| 11:15 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford snags the defensive board | 3-12 |
| 11:02 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Peter Wax | 3-14 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 3-14 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt grabs the offensive rebound | 3-14 |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | David French can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 3-14 |
| 10:23 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford pulls down the rebound | 3-14 |
| 10:17 | Memphis | Julian Loy can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 3-14 |
| 10:15 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins tips it in | 3-16 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | David French is open and scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ralph Pascua | 5-16 |
| 09:52 | Memphis | Willard White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (SF), David McDougall (PF) Ralph Pascua, Larry Cavitt, David French, Timothy Weston | |
| 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 | |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Gabriel Romano - foul #1 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #4 | 5-16 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall makes the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 09:12 | Memphis | Tony Schoberg picks off the pass by Gabriel Romano | 7-16 |
| 09:10 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray's pass is intercepted by John Solt in the backcourt | 7-16 |
| 09:01 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 7-19 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kosoko Abdullai - foul #1 on Kosoko Abdullai, team foul #5 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (PF), David French (C) David McDougall, Richard Markle | |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG) Gabriel Romano | |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 08:38 | Memphis | John Solt grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 08:35 | Memphis | Willard White double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (C) Roy Murray | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 08:19 | Southern Mississippi | David French buries a runner from the right block set up by Tony Schoberg and he's hacked by Walter Phillips - foul #1 on Walter Phillips, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| 08:19 | Southern Mississippi | David French misses the free throw | 10-19 |
| 08:19 | Memphis | Walter Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 08:06 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-19 |
| 08:05 | Memphis | Willard White grabs the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 07:55 | Memphis | Walter Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Franklin Gifford (C) David Clary, John Solt | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Tony Schoberg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Lee (tiring) 1 ast. SF - David French (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Andy Perkins (fresh) C - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willard White (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Phillips (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Franklin Gifford (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins lays it in | 12-19 |
| 07:32 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Walter Phillips | 12-22 |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by George Lee | 14-22 |
| 06:54 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on David French - foul #2 on David French, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Roy Murray (SF), David McDougall (PF), Richard Markle (C) Tony Schoberg, George Lee, David French, Andy Perkins | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (SG), Julian Loy (PF), John Solt (C) Willard White, Walter Phillips, Franklin Gifford | |
| 06:54 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:54 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle misses the lay-in | 14-23 |
| 06:31 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall tips it back up and in | 16-23 |
| 06:13 | Memphis | John Solt connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Peter Wax | 16-25 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-25 |
| 06:07 | Memphis | John Solt pulls down the rebound | 16-25 |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai is hacked by Roy Murray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Murray, team foul #8 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), George Lee (SG), Timothy Weston (PF) Ralph Pascua, Larry Cavitt, David McDougall | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Willard White (SG), Larry Hawkins (C) Peter Wax, Gabriel Romano, John Solt | |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray steps out of bounds on the sideline | 16-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Franklin Gifford (C) Kosoko Abdullai | |
| 05:43 | Memphis | Roy Murray steals the ball from David Clary in the backcourt | 16-27 |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Schoberg | 18-27 |
| 05:00 | Memphis | Julian Loy connects on the shot from the right block and the foul's on Tony Schoberg - foul #1 on Tony Schoberg, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Larry Cavitt (SF), Andy Perkins (PF) Tony Schoberg, Roy Murray, Timothy Weston | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Walter Phillips (PF) David Clary, Willard White, Larry Hawkins | |
| 05:00 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Pascua | 21-30 |
| 04:29 | Memphis | Julian Loy misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 21-30 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall (PF) Andy Perkins | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Willard White (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) Peter Wax, Gabriel Romano, Walter Phillips, Franklin Gifford | |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-30 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle gets the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Solt - foul #1 on John Solt, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Norman Lewis (SF) Ralph Pascua, George Lee | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 03:46 | Memphis | David Clary is hacked by Norman Lewis - foul #3 on Norman Lewis, team foul #10 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David French (SF) Norman Lewis | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 03:46 | Memphis | David Clary makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:46 | Memphis | David Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Tony Schoberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (tiring) SF - David French (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David McDougall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Markle (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willard White (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julian Loy (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Solt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on David McDougall, team foul #11 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) Willard White, Julian Loy, Larry Hawkins | |
| 03:28 | Memphis | Walter Phillips knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Kosoko Abdullai and he's fouled by David French - foul #3 on David French, team foul #12 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray (SF), Andy Perkins (PF) David French, David McDougall | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (SG) David Clary | |
| 03:28 | Memphis | Walter Phillips makes the free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Phillips - foul #2 on Walter Phillips, team foul #8 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Julian Loy (SF), Franklin Gifford (C) Kosoko Abdullai, John Solt | |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | Julian Loy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 02:47 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford hits the follow up shot | 24-37 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Phillips steals it from Richard Markle | 24-37 |
| 02:06 | Memphis | A charge is called on Franklin Gifford - foul #1 on Franklin Gifford, team foul #9 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), David McDougall (PF) Tony Schoberg, Roy Murray, Andy Perkins | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Willard White (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) Peter Wax, Gabriel Romano, Julian Loy, Walter Phillips, Franklin Gifford | |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Solt denies the turnaround by Richard Markle | 24-37 |
| 01:42 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Willard White comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-37 |
| 01:19 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray (SF), Timothy Weston (PF) Larry Cavitt, David McDougall | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Julian Loy (SF), Franklin Gifford (C) David Clary, Kosoko Abdullai, John Solt | |
| 00:54 | Memphis | Julian Loy is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Murray - foul #2 on Roy Murray, team foul #13 | 24-37 |
| 00:54 | Memphis | Julian Loy misses the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 00:54 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua is called for 10 seconds | 24-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Andy Perkins (PF) Ralph Pascua, Timothy Weston | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:25 | Memphis | Julian Loy misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 24-38 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Markle | 24-38 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Gifford picks off the pass by Roy Murray | 24-38 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 24-38 |