| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allan Morrison (fresh) SG - Edward Honeycutt (fresh) SF - Raymond Nordquist (fresh) PF - David Haber (fresh) C - Lloyd Hutchins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) SG - Donnie Melton (fresh) SF - Edmundo Rossi (fresh) PF - Michael Burkett (fresh) C - Charles Wink (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Memphis | Allan Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Marshall | Eric Suda misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Marshall | Michael Burkett tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Memphis | Allan Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Marshall | Eric Suda misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | David Haber is hacked by Charles Wink - foul #1 on Charles Wink, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Honeycutt out of a doubleteam | 5-4 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Nordquist - foul #1 on Raymond Nordquist, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:47 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Edward Honeycutt | 8-6 |
| 17:44 | Marshall | Edward Honeycutt is called for the reach on Eric Suda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Honeycutt, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), Larry Kroger (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Allan Morrison, Edward Honeycutt, David Haber, Lloyd Hutchins | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 17:27 | Marshall | Raymond Nordquist picks off the pass by Michael Burkett | 8-6 |
| 17:21 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Boyd | 10-6 |
| 17:19 | Marshall | Lamont Winkowski is called for the reach on Eric Suda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lamont Winkowski, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 17:00 | Marshall | Eric Suda hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Donnie Melton | 10-8 |
| 16:44 | Memphis | Richard Boyd buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lamont Winkowski | 12-8 |
| 16:26 | Marshall | Donnie Melton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 16:10 | Memphis | Larry Kroger makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Boyd | 14-11 |
| 15:55 | Marshall | Charles Wink hits a runner from the baseline | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Lamont Winkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Nordquist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Kroger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Goodman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donnie Melton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmundo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Burkett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Wink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Memphis | Richard Boyd is called for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allan Morrison (PG), Edward Honeycutt (SG), Franklin Severns (SF), David Haber (PF), Lloyd Hutchins (C) Lamont Winkowski, Richard Boyd, Raymond Nordquist, Larry Kroger, Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG), Antonio Mannino (SG), Jerry Farrell (SF), Justin Hanley (PF), Reinaldo Romano (C) Eric Suda, Donnie Melton, Edmundo Rossi, Michael Burkett, Charles Wink | |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 15:20 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 14:51 | Marshall | David Haber steals it from Jerry Farrell | 14-13 |
| 14:36 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist (SF) Franklin Severns | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:34 | Marshall | Allan Morrison steals it from Raymond Simpson in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 14:33 | Memphis | Allan Morrison blows the layup | 14-13 |
| 14:32 | Marshall | Antonio Mannino grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 14:30 | Marshall | Antonio Mannino is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Mannino, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi (SF) Jerry Farrell | |
| 14:15 | Memphis | Antonio Mannino steals the ball from Allan Morrison | 14-13 |
| 14:11 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson blows the layup | 14-13 |
| 14:09 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Reinaldo Romano | 14-13 |
| 13:47 | Marshall | Justin Hanley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lloyd Hutchins - foul #1 on Lloyd Hutchins, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), Franklin Severns (SF), Larry Kroger (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Allan Morrison, Edward Honeycutt, Raymond Nordquist, David Haber, Lloyd Hutchins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Edwin Smith (SG), Michael Burkett (C) Raymond Simpson, Antonio Mannino, Reinaldo Romano | |
| 13:47 | Marshall | Justin Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:47 | Marshall | Justin Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:29 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski is called for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Donnie Melton (SG), Reinaldo Romano (C) Edwin Smith, Justin Hanley | |
| 13:00 | Marshall | Donnie Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 12:58 | Memphis | Larry Kroger pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 12:54 | Memphis | Michael Burkett blocks the jumper by Richard Boyd | 14-15 |
| 12:52 | Marshall | Michael Burkett grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 12:29 | Marshall | Eric Suda comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-15 |
| 12:28 | Memphis | Donald Goodman snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 12:10 | Memphis | Donald Goodman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Goodman, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allan Morrison (PG), Edward Honeycutt (SG), Raymond Nordquist (SF), David Haber (PF), Kenny Dudley (C) Lamont Winkowski, Richard Boyd, Franklin Severns, Larry Kroger, Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (SG), Jerry Farrell (SF), Charles Wink (C) Donnie Melton, Edmundo Rossi, Reinaldo Romano | |
| 11:46 | Marshall | Charles Wink lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Suda | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allan Morrison (fresh) SG - Edward Honeycutt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Nordquist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Haber (fresh) C - Kenny Dudley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Simpson (fresh) SF - Jerry Farrell (fresh) PF - Michael Burkett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Wink (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Memphis | Allan Morrison connects on the open jumper from the left block set up by Edward Honeycutt out of the doubleteam | 16-17 |
| 11:03 | Marshall | Charles Wink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski (PG), Franklin Severns (SG), Lloyd Hutchins (C) Allan Morrison, Edward Honeycutt, David Haber | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edwin Smith (PG), Antonio Mannino (SG), Justin Hanley (PF) Eric Suda, Raymond Simpson, Michael Burkett | |
| 10:49 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist is hacked by Justin Hanley - foul #1 on Justin Hanley, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt (SG), David Haber (PF) Raymond Nordquist, Kenny Dudley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Donnie Melton (SG) Antonio Mannino | |
| 10:32 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins misses short on a runner in the paint | 16-17 |
| 10:30 | Marshall | Justin Hanley grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 10:02 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 10:01 | Memphis | Franklin Severns snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 09:56 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Wink - foul #2 on Charles Wink, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allan Morrison (PG), Richard Boyd (SF), Larry Kroger (PF) Edward Honeycutt, Franklin Severns, David Haber | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG), Antonio Mannino (SG), Edmundo Rossi (SF), Reinaldo Romano (C) Edwin Smith, Donnie Melton, Jerry Farrell, Charles Wink | |
| 09:56 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:56 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:32 | Marshall | Justin Hanley blows the wide open layup | 18-17 |
| 09:30 | Memphis | Larry Kroger snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:25 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 09:23 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski can't tip it in | 18-17 |
| 09:21 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Allan Morrison steps in front of the Antonio Mannino pass in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 08:57 | Memphis | Allan Morrison is fouled on the floor by Raymond Simpson - foul #1 on Raymond Simpson, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Franklin Severns (PG), Edward Honeycutt (SG), Raymond Nordquist (SF), Kenny Dudley (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Allan Morrison, Lamont Winkowski, Richard Boyd, Larry Kroger, Lloyd Hutchins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Donnie Melton (SG), Michael Burkett (PF) Raymond Simpson, Antonio Mannino, Justin Hanley | |
| 08:38 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 08:36 | Marshall | Michael Burkett gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:11 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Eric Suda | 18-20 |
| 07:52 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 18-20 |
| 07:51 | Marshall | Michael Burkett gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:32 | Marshall | Donnie Melton is fouled on the floor by Donald Goodman - foul #2 on Donald Goodman, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allan Morrison (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), David Haber (PF), Larry Kroger (C) Franklin Severns, Edward Honeycutt, Kenny Dudley, Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (SG), Jerry Farrell (SF) Donnie Melton, Edmundo Rossi | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allan Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Nordquist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Haber (fresh) C - Larry Kroger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Simpson (fresh) SF - Jerry Farrell (fresh) PF - Michael Burkett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Reinaldo Romano (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Marshall | Eric Suda makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Burkett | 18-23 |
| 06:47 | Memphis | Allan Morrison misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Eric Suda - foul #1 on Eric Suda, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Franklin Severns (SF), Lloyd Hutchins (C) Raymond Nordquist, Larry Kroger | |
| Subs | Marshall | Justin Hanley (PF) Reinaldo Romano | |
| 06:47 | Memphis | Allan Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:47 | Memphis | Allan Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:47 | Marshall | Michael Burkett snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Eric Suda misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-23 |
| 06:16 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 06:11 | Memphis | Franklin Severns is hacked by Michael Burkett - foul #1 on Michael Burkett, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski (PG), Edward Honeycutt (SG), Larry Kroger (PF) Allan Morrison, Richard Boyd, David Haber | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edwin Smith (PG), Donnie Melton (SG), Edmundo Rossi (SF) Eric Suda, Raymond Simpson, Jerry Farrell | |
| 06:11 | Memphis | Franklin Severns misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:11 | Marshall | Michael Burkett gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:44 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-23 |
| 05:42 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 05:36 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski clanks a jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 05:34 | Memphis | Larry Kroger tips it home | 21-23 |
| 05:18 | Marshall | Michael Burkett makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Donnie Melton | 21-25 |
| 05:13 | Memphis | Michael Burkett swats the short shot by Larry Kroger | 21-25 |
| 05:11 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Donnie Melton | 21-25 |
| 04:47 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi buries a driving attempt from the left block | 21-27 |
| 04:42 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 21-27 |
| 04:40 | Memphis | Larry Kroger tips it in | 23-27 |
| 04:25 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi loses the dribble to Edward Honeycutt | 23-27 |
| 04:22 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt lays it in | 25-27 |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Lamont Winkowski is called for the reach on Donnie Melton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lamont Winkowski, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allan Morrison (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), Raymond Nordquist (SF), David Haber (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Lamont Winkowski, Edward Honeycutt, Franklin Severns, Larry Kroger, Lloyd Hutchins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Raymond Simpson (SG) Edwin Smith, Justin Hanley | |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:20 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Donald Goodman | 25-28 |
| 04:12 | Memphis | Richard Boyd comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Simpson - foul #2 on Raymond Simpson, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (SG), Reinaldo Romano (C) Raymond Simpson, Donnie Melton | |
| 04:12 | Memphis | Richard Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:12 | Memphis | Richard Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:09 | Marshall | Eric Suda is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Goodman - foul #3 on Donald Goodman, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenny Dudley (C) Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:09 | Marshall | Eric Suda makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:09 | Marshall | Eric Suda makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:54 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Haber | 29-30 |
| 03:47 | Marshall | Eric Suda's pass is intercepted by Allan Morrison in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 03:34 | Memphis | Edmundo Rossi swats the layup by Kenny Dudley | 29-30 |
| 03:33 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allan Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Nordquist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Haber (fresh) 1 ast. C - Kenny Dudley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Mannino (fresh) SF - Edmundo Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Burkett (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Reinaldo Romano (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Marshall | Eric Suda misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 03:13 | Memphis | Kenny Dudley grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 03:07 | Memphis | Eric Suda is called for the reach on Richard Boyd - foul #2 on Eric Suda, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins (C) David Haber | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (SG), Jerry Farrell (SF), Charles Wink (C) Antonio Mannino, Edmundo Rossi, Reinaldo Romano | |
| 03:07 | Memphis | Richard Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:07 | Memphis | Richard Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:46 | Marshall | Allan Morrison is called for the reach on Raymond Simpson - foul #1 on Allan Morrison, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski (PG), Edward Honeycutt (SG), David Haber (PF) Allan Morrison, Richard Boyd, Kenny Dudley | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 02:46 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:46 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 02:25 | Memphis | David Haber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Franklin Severns (SF) Raymond Nordquist | |
| Subs | Marshall | Justin Hanley (PF) Michael Burkett | |
| 01:59 | Marshall | Eric Suda hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 01:58 | Memphis | David Haber pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Franklin Severns is open and buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Lamont Winkowski | 33-31 |
| 01:25 | Marshall | Charles Wink can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Haber - foul #1 on David Haber, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allan Morrison (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), Kenny Dudley (PF), Larry Kroger (C) Lamont Winkowski, Edward Honeycutt, David Haber, Lloyd Hutchins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edwin Smith (PG), Antonio Mannino (SG), Edmundo Rossi (SF), Donnie Melton (PF) Eric Suda, Raymond Simpson, Jerry Farrell, Justin Hanley | |
| 01:25 | Marshall | Charles Wink makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:25 | Marshall | Charles Wink makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:00 | Memphis | Richard Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist (SF) Franklin Severns | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt (SG) Richard Boyd | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Burkett (PF) Antonio Mannino | |
| 00:19 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Charles Wink misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | Allan Morrison snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Allan Morrison comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-33 |