| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) SG - Willard White (fresh) SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fresh) PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - John Solt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Darryl Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Romano in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Memphis | John Solt travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Memphis | John Solt misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams is fouled on the floor by Kosoko Abdullai - foul #1 on Kosoko Abdullai, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 17:51 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Willard White | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:39 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:34 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kosoko Abdullai | 5-0 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is hacked by Kosoko Abdullai - foul #2 on Kosoko Abdullai, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Reis (SF) Kosoko Abdullai | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), Loyd Ayer (PF), David Springer (C) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, Darryl Williams | |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | David Springer grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Griffin | 5-2 |
| 16:26 | Memphis | John Solt can't connect on a runner near the basket | 5-2 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | David Springer loses the ball out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 15:50 | Memphis | Willard White misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 15:48 | Memphis | Willard White snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willard White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Reis (fresh) PF - Larry Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Solt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loyd Ayer (fresh) C - David Springer (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Memphis | William Reis is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Bakos - foul #1 on Sylvester Bakos, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Darryl Williams (C) William Griffin, Sylvester Bakos, David Springer | |
| 15:32 | Memphis | Willard White clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hawkins denies the turnaround by Loyd Ayer | 5-2 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 15:07 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Solt | 5-2 |
| 15:00 | Memphis | John Solt is hacked by Chad Farrish - foul #1 on Chad Farrish, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Matthew Glass (C) Gabriel Romano, John Solt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), William Davis (PF) Chad Farrish, Loyd Ayer | |
| 14:55 | Memphis | David Clary comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood loses the dribble to Willard White in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 14:49 | Memphis | Willard White hits the finger roll | 7-2 |
| 14:47 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is hacked by William Reis in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Reis, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lewis Fortner (PF) Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | William Davis drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hobgood | 7-4 |
| 14:29 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner's floater is tipped away by Darryl Williams | 7-4 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | William Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 14:05 | Memphis | David Clary pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:46 | Memphis | David Clary misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-4 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 13:34 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:11 | Memphis | Willard White buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-4 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on William Reis - foul #2 on William Reis, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (PG), Dean Wood (SG), Josef Malkoski (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) David Clary, Willard White, William Reis, Lewis Fortner, Matthew Glass | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), Loyd Ayer (PF), David Springer (C) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, Darryl Williams | |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:43 | Memphis | John Solt travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (C) William Griffin | |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Loyd Ayer | 9-9 |
| 12:12 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano misses the jumpshot from the left side | 9-9 |
| 12:10 | Memphis | Josef Malkoski tips it in | 11-9 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish travels with the ball | 11-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Robert Hobgood (SG) Chad Farrish, David Springer | |
| 11:38 | Memphis | John Solt hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fresh) SG - Dean Wood (fresh) SF - Josef Malkoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Solt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Loyd Ayer (fairly fresh) C - Justin Olsen (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin's floater is tipped away by Larry Hawkins | 13-9 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer tips it in | 13-11 |
| 11:07 | Memphis | Dean Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG), Lewis Fortner (PF), Matthew Glass (C) Dean Wood, Larry Hawkins, John Solt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Sylvester Bakos, Loyd Ayer, Justin Olsen | |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Josef Malkoski - foul #1 on Josef Malkoski, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits the finger roll set up by Johnny Swasey | 13-13 |
| 10:39 | Memphis | Josef Malkoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (PG) David Clary | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (PF) William Davis | |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the jumpshot from the right side | 13-13 |
| 10:22 | Memphis | Matthew Glass snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 10:16 | Memphis | Matthew Glass scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Gabriel Romano | 15-13 |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses badly on a shot from the right side | 15-13 |
| 09:56 | Memphis | Matthew Glass pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:45 | Memphis | Willard White hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Lewis Fortner | 18-13 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | David Springer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 18-13 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams tips it home | 18-15 |
| 09:19 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Dean Wood (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) Gabriel Romano, Willard White, Lewis Fortner, Matthew Glass | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), William Davis (PF), Justin Olsen (C) William Griffin, David Springer, Darryl Williams | |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | William Davis can't connect on a runner near the basket | 18-15 |
| 09:02 | Memphis | Josef Malkoski snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 08:44 | Memphis | John Solt is hacked by Justin Olsen - foul #1 on Justin Olsen, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SF) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey | |
| 08:30 | Memphis | John Solt buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Dean Wood | 20-15 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos is hacked by Larry Hawkins - foul #1 on Larry Hawkins, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG), Gabriel Romano (SF), Matthew Glass (C) Dean Wood, Josef Malkoski, John Solt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), Darryl Williams (C) Chad Farrish, Justin Olsen | |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Gabriel Romano steals it from Sylvester Bakos | 20-15 |
| 07:35 | Memphis | Willard White buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Clary | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard White (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry Hawkins (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Glass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Loyd Ayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hobgood (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood's pass is intercepted by Willard White in the backcourt | 23-15 |
| 07:28 | Memphis | Willard White double dribbles | 23-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lewis Fortner (PF) Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Sylvester Bakos, William Davis | |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 23-15 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer tips it back up and in | 23-17 |
| 06:48 | Memphis | Willard White makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Lewis Fortner and he's hacked by William Griffin - foul #1 on William Griffin, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Josef Malkoski (SF), John Solt (C) Gabriel Romano, Matthew Glass | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:48 | Memphis | Willard White misses the free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood drills a 3 from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 06:20 | Memphis | John Solt hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Willard White | 27-20 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood scores on a shot from the free throw line | 27-22 |
| 05:50 | Memphis | Darryl Williams picks off the pass by Willard White | 27-22 |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin's pass is intercepted by David Clary in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| 05:34 | Memphis | John Solt hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnny Swasey - foul #1 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #5 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (PG), Dean Wood (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF) David Clary, Willard White, Lewis Fortner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), David Springer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, Loyd Ayer, Darryl Williams | |
| 05:34 | Memphis | John Solt makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:34 | Memphis | John Solt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 29-22 |
| 05:12 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 05:04 | Memphis | John Solt dunks the ball on a great pass from Gabriel Romano and the foul's on Justin Olsen - foul #2 on Justin Olsen, team foul #6 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), Darryl Williams (C) William Griffin, Justin Olsen | |
| 05:04 | Memphis | John Solt makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Romano - foul #1 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #7 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Glass (C) John Solt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 04:45 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 04:28 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses long on a floater from the left block | 32-22 |
| 04:27 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 04:14 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Darryl Williams - foul #1 on Darryl Williams, team foul #7 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG) Josef Malkoski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF) Sylvester Bakos, David Springer | |
| 04:14 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 04:14 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 03:41 | Memphis | Robert Hobgood steals the ball from Larry Hawkins | 33-22 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Glass is called for the reach on Robert Hobgood - foul #1 on Matthew Glass, team foul #8 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG), William Reis (SF), Kosoko Abdullai (PF), John Solt (C) Dean Wood, Gabriel Romano, Larry Hawkins, Matthew Glass | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Justin Olsen (C) Chad Farrish, Darryl Williams | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | William Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard White (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Reis (fresh) PF - Kosoko Abdullai (fresh) C - John Solt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hobgood (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (tiring) 2 reb. PF - William Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen lays it up and in on a great pass from William Griffin and he's fouled by David Clary - foul #1 on David Clary, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lewis Fortner (PF) William Reis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (SF) Johnny Swasey | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:56 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 02:54 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner hits the follow up shot | 35-26 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 02:36 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 02:19 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-26 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Kosoko Abdullai steals the ball from Sylvester Bakos | 35-26 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Clary | 38-26 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Willard White is hacked by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #8 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dean Wood (PG), Larry Hawkins (PF) David Clary, Lewis Fortner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG), Chad Farrish (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), David Springer (PF), Darryl Williams (C) William Griffin, Robert Hobgood, Sylvester Bakos, William Davis, Justin Olsen | |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Willard White misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Hawkins - foul #2 on Larry Hawkins, team foul #10 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (PG), Matthew Glass (C) Willard White, John Solt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:49 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by David Springer - foul #1 on David Springer, team foul #9 | 38-31 |
| 00:49 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:49 | Memphis | Matthew Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams is called for a charge - foul #2 on Darryl Williams, team foul #10 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Reis (SF) Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | David Springer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Swasey | 42-31 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 42-31 |