| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Russell Cron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Spencer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nick Kaplan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Simon McKouen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Cruise (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Nick Kaplan inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:41 | Memphis | Brian Spencer makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Simon McKouen | 44-36 |
| 19:29 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dingbang Kung | 44-38 |
| 19:05 | Memphis | Kenneth Cruise splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-38 |
| 19:03 | Memphis | Simon McKouen tips it but misses | 44-38 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Darrin McWhinney | 44-38 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by Darrin McWhinney is denied by Simon McKouen | 44-38 |
| 18:56 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung tips it in | 44-40 |
| 18:35 | Memphis | Russell Cron misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Darrin McWhinney | 44-40 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Spencer is called for the reach on Gordon Helmuth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Spencer, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Barry Dean (SG), Russell Brown (PF), Gordon Yee (C) Brian Spencer, Simon McKouen, Kenneth Cruise | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF), Daniel Clark (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Kevin Walker | |
| 18:13 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 18:11 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Russell Brown | 44-40 |
| 18:05 | Memphis | Russell Brown misses long on a jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 18:04 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Stephen Boyle | 44-40 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle hits a wide open floater from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 17:33 | Memphis | Russell Cron hits a shot from the left side | 46-42 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Brown is called for the reach on Stephen Boyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Brown, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joshua Gloria (PG), Simon McKouen (PF) Russell Cron, Russell Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF) Dikembe Elijah | |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 46-42 |
| 17:19 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie tips it but misses | 46-42 |
| 17:18 | Memphis | Gordon Yee grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:13 | Memphis | Joshua Gloria connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gordon Yee | 48-42 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is fouled on the floor by Joshua Gloria - foul #2 on Joshua Gloria, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal (SG), Kenneth Cruise (C) Barry Dean, Gordon Yee | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie, Daniel Clark | |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Simon McKouen picks off the pass by Gordon Helmuth | 48-42 |
| 16:10 | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal is hacked by Darrin McWhinney - foul #3 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chester Smith (SG), Russell Brown (PF) Joshua Gloria, Simon McKouen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG) Darrin McWhinney | |
| 15:59 | Memphis | Russell Brown is called for traveling | 48-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Cron (PG), Aaron Johnson (C) Chester Smith, Kenneth Cruise | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Floyd Moore (SF) Stephen Boyle, Gordon Helmuth | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Russell Cron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nick Kaplan (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dingbang Kung (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Darrin McWhinney | 48-44 |
| 15:10 | Memphis | Floyd Moore denies the turnaround by Kenneth Biesenthal | 48-44 |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 14:49 | Memphis | Russell Brown gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:44 | Memphis | Nick Kaplan misses the jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 14:42 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Russell Cron drills a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Barry Dean (SG), Simon McKouen (PF), Kenneth Cruise (C) Kenneth Biesenthal, Russell Brown, Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Floyd Moore, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Russell Cron misses the free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 14:14 | Memphis | Kenneth Cruise pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:04 | Memphis | Barry Dean misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is open and buries a turnaround in the lane | 50-46 |
| 13:28 | Memphis | Russell Cron misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 13:02 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 13:01 | Memphis | Simon McKouen grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 12:55 | Memphis | Noah Richie steps in front of the Simon McKouen pass | 50-46 |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Belin | 50-48 |
| 12:28 | Memphis | Barry Dean knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Cron | 53-48 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 12:06 | Memphis | Kenneth Cruise grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 12:02 | Memphis | Russell Cron's floater is tipped away by Daniel Clark | 53-48 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Russell Cron (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Dean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nick Kaplan (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Simon McKouen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Cruise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Belin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Noah Richie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Clark (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 11:47 | Memphis | Russell Cron misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 53-50 |
| 11:39 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Boyle | 53-53 |
| 11:29 | Memphis | Daniel Clark is called for the reach on Russell Cron - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joshua Gloria (PG), Brian Spencer (SG), Aaron Johnson (PF), Gordon Yee (C) Russell Cron, Barry Dean, Simon McKouen, Kenneth Cruise | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Floyd Moore (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Gordon Helmuth, Noah Richie, Daniel Clark | |
| 11:24 | Memphis | Nick Kaplan's floater is tipped away by Floyd Moore | 53-53 |
| 11:23 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 11:06 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Floyd Moore - foul #4 on Floyd Moore, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SF) Floyd Moore | |
| 11:06 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 11:06 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 11:06 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 10:55 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-53 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 10:36 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 10:34 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 10:29 | Memphis | Joshua Gloria drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Spencer | 57-53 |
| 10:09 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 57-53 |
| 10:08 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Aaron Johnson - foul #1 on Aaron Johnson, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG), Russell Brown (PF), Kenneth Cruise (C) Joshua Gloria, Aaron Johnson, Gordon Yee | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF) James Belin | |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:25 | Memphis | Russell Brown misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darrin McWhinney - foul #4 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Simon McKouen (PF) Kenneth Cruise | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG) Darrin McWhinney | |
| 09:25 | Memphis | Russell Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:25 | Memphis | Russell Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Biesenthal - foul #1 on Kenneth Biesenthal, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:46 | Memphis | Brian Spencer hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 59-57 |
| 08:44 | Memphis | Russell Brown hits the follow up shot | 61-57 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Stephen Boyle | 61-59 |
| 08:19 | Memphis | Simon McKouen misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gordon Helmuth - foul #2 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joshua Gloria (PG), Gordon Yee (C) Kenneth Biesenthal, Russell Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SF) Gordon Helmuth | |
| 08:19 | Memphis | Simon McKouen misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:19 | Memphis | Simon McKouen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Joshua Gloria (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Spencer (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nick Kaplan (very tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Simon McKouen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Gordon Yee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dingbang Kung (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Belin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Elijah (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Memphis | Gordon Yee can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 62-61 |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Joshua Gloria pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 07:29 | Memphis | Gordon Yee lays it up and in | 64-61 |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is fouled on the floor by Brian Spencer - foul #5 on Brian Spencer, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Cron (PG), Barry Dean (SG), Aaron Johnson (PF), Kenneth Cruise (C) Joshua Gloria, Brian Spencer, Simon McKouen, Gordon Yee | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Stephen Boyle, Dingbang Kung, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 07:04 | Southern Mississippi | Aaron Johnson steals it from Noah Richie | 64-61 |
| 06:53 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson is fouled on the floor by Noah Richie - foul #2 on Noah Richie, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| 06:53 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:53 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Barry Dean picks off the pass by James Belin in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| 06:29 | Memphis | Aaron Johnson misses the lay-in | 65-61 |
| 06:28 | Memphis | Russell Cron grabs the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 06:16 | Memphis | Russell Cron is fouled on the floor by Floyd Moore - foul #5 on Floyd Moore, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | Simon McKouen (PF) Kenneth Cruise | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Daniel Clark (C) James Belin, Floyd Moore | |
| 06:16 | Memphis | Russell Cron makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:16 | Memphis | Russell Cron makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:12 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cron takes the ball from Dingbang Kung in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 06:10 | Memphis | Russell Cron banks in the layup | 69-61 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is fouled in the backcourt by Nick Kaplan - foul #4 on Nick Kaplan, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Noah Richie | |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 06:08 | Memphis | Simon McKouen grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 05:53 | Memphis | Russell Cron is hacked by Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal (SG), Russell Brown (PF), Kenneth Cruise (C) Barry Dean, Simon McKouen, Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:53 | Memphis | Russell Cron makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 05:53 | Memphis | Russell Cron makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Dingbang Kung | 71-64 |
| 05:32 | Memphis | Russell Cron misses the jumper from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 05:30 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Darrin McWhinney | 71-64 |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah can't finish the layup | 71-64 |
| 05:11 | Memphis | Kenneth Cruise grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:06 | Memphis | Russell Cron is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Russell Brown | 73-64 |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is fouled on the floor by Nick Kaplan - foul #5 on Nick Kaplan, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joshua Gloria (PG), Barry Dean (SG), Chester Smith (SF), Simon McKouen (PF), Gordon Yee (C) Russell Cron, Kenneth Biesenthal, Nick Kaplan, Russell Brown, Kenneth Cruise | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG), Noah Richie (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Dingbang Kung, Dikembe Elijah, Daniel Clark | |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 04:55 | Memphis | Simon McKouen pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 04:55 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| 04:44 | Memphis | Simon McKouen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Stephen Boyle - foul #1 on Stephen Boyle, team foul #10 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Cron (PG) Joshua Gloria | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF) Darrin McWhinney, Gordon Helmuth | |
| 04:44 | Memphis | Simon McKouen makes the free throw | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker drills a turnaround from the right block | 76-67 |
| 04:07 | Memphis | Chester Smith knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Russell Cron and he's fouled by Noah Richie - foul #3 on Noah Richie, team foul #11 | 78-67 |
| 04:07 | Memphis | Chester Smith makes the free throw | 79-67 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie's floater is tipped away by Gordon Yee | 79-67 |
| 03:47 | Memphis | Simon McKouen grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Russell Cron (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Dean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Simon McKouen (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. C - Gordon Yee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Belin (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noah Richie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Elijah (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Walker (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Memphis | Simon McKouen misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 79-67 |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle grabs the board | 79-67 |
| 03:23 | Southern Mississippi | Barry Dean steals it from James Belin | 79-67 |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Dikembe Elijah steals the ball from Barry Dean | 79-67 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-67 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Chester Smith pulls down the rebound | 79-67 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal (SF), Kenneth Cruise (C) Chester Smith, Gordon Yee | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Daniel Clark (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie, Kevin Walker | |
| 02:27 | Memphis | Dikembe Elijah steals it from Kenneth Cruise | 79-67 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth loses the dribble to Russell Cron in the backcourt | 79-67 |
| 02:09 | Memphis | Kenneth Biesenthal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 79-67 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 79-67 |
| 01:47 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cruise | 79-67 |
| 01:25 | Memphis | Russell Cron misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 79-67 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah pulls down the rebound | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney scores on a 3 from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 01:10 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chester Smith (SF) Kenneth Biesenthal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker (C) Daniel Clark | |
| 00:48 | Memphis | Russell Cron drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Dingbang Kung - foul #2 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #12 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 00:48 | Memphis | Russell Cron misses the free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth pulls down the rebound | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Chester Smith is fouled on the floor by Daniel Clark - foul #2 on Daniel Clark, team foul #13 | 81-70 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Chester Smith misses the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Chester Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-73 |
| 00:07 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-73 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie, Daniel Clark | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Russell Cron runs out the clock | 82-73 |