| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Hults (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Olson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilbert Bartlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Stines (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - James Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Washington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alexander Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Gooden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Sweet (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers inbounds the ball | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Austin steals the ball from Christopher Gooden | 44-28 |
| 19:21 | Memphis | Ronald Stines misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 19:20 | C. Connecticut State | James Honeycutt grabs the board | 44-28 |
| 19:06 | C. Connecticut State | Aaron Washington makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 18:39 | Memphis | Donald Austin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Olson | 47-31 |
| 18:24 | C. Connecticut State | James Honeycutt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-31 |
| 18:23 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Gooden tips it home | 47-33 |
| 17:54 | Memphis | Wilbert Bartlow connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Austin | 50-33 |
| 17:35 | C. Connecticut State | Brian Sweet misses the jumper in the paint | 50-33 |
| 17:34 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers tips it home | 50-35 |
| 17:11 | Memphis | Wilbert Bartlow's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Sweet | 50-35 |
| 17:10 | C. Connecticut State | Brian Sweet gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 17:06 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 17:04 | Memphis | Donald Austin pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 16:40 | Memphis | Robert Hults comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 16:39 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 16:23 | C. Connecticut State | Aaron Washington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-35 |
| 16:21 | Memphis | Ronald Stines grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 16:01 | Memphis | Donald Austin hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Hults (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Austin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Olson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wilbert Bartlow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Stines (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - James Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Christopher Gooden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Sweet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wilbert Bartlow - foul #1 on Wilbert Bartlow, team foul #1 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adolfo Marino (PG), Homer Burkholder (SG), Martin Rogers (SF) Robert Hults, Donald Austin, Edward Olson | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | William Walton (PG), Gary Johnson (SG), Michael Dicarlo (PF), Gordon Dutton (C) James Honeycutt, Aaron Washington, Christopher Gooden, Brian Sweet | |
| 15:40 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 15:40 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 15:40 | Memphis | Homer Burkholder grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 15:19 | Memphis | Alexander Rogers takes the ball from Adolfo Marino | 52-36 |
| 14:58 | C. Connecticut State | Wilbert Bartlow blocks the jumper by William Walton | 52-36 |
| 14:56 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Dicarlo tips it in | 52-38 |
| 14:27 | Memphis | Martin Rogers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-38 |
| 14:25 | C. Connecticut State | Gary Johnson snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 13:59 | C. Connecticut State | Gary Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Dicarlo | 52-40 |
| 13:38 | Memphis | Ronald Stines clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 13:36 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Dicarlo snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 13:21 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers travels with the ball | 52-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Hults (PG), Donald Austin (SG), Edward Olson (SF) Adolfo Marino, Homer Burkholder, Martin Rogers | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Honeycutt (PG), Aaron Washington (SG), Christopher Gooden (PF) William Walton, Alexander Rogers, Gordon Dutton | |
| 12:52 | Memphis | Robert Hults misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Honeycutt - foul #2 on James Honeycutt, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Carter (PF), Michael Voelker (C) Wilbert Bartlow, Ronald Stines | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Brian Sweet (C) Michael Dicarlo | |
| 12:52 | Memphis | Robert Hults misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:52 | Memphis | Robert Hults makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:31 | C. Connecticut State | Aaron Washington is called for traveling | 53-40 |
| 12:17 | Memphis | Robert Hults scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Austin | 55-40 |
| 12:03 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Gooden hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Honeycutt | 55-43 |
| 11:45 | Memphis | Edward Olson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-43 |
| 11:43 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Christopher Gooden | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Hults (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Austin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edward Olson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Voelker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - James Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Gooden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Sweet (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | C. Connecticut State | Aaron Washington scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Johnson | 55-46 |
| 11:15 | Memphis | James Carter hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Hults | 57-46 |
| 10:57 | C. Connecticut State | Gary Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 10:56 | C. Connecticut State | Brian Sweet hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 10:30 | Memphis | Edward Olson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 10:28 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Gooden grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 10:19 | C. Connecticut State | Gary Johnson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 10:17 | Memphis | Donald Austin gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 09:53 | Memphis | Donald Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 09:52 | Memphis | Edward Olson gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 09:40 | Memphis | Robert Hults knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Austin | 60-48 |
| 09:20 | C. Connecticut State | Gary Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-48 |
| 09:18 | Memphis | James Carter grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 08:59 | Memphis | James Carter misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Gooden - foul #2 on Christopher Gooden, team foul #2 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adolfo Marino (PG), Homer Burkholder (SG), Martin Rogers (SF), Ronald Stines (C) Robert Hults, Donald Austin, Edward Olson, Michael Voelker | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | William Walton (PG), Denis Moore (SG), Alexander Rogers (SF), Michael Dicarlo (PF), Gordon Dutton (C) James Honeycutt, Aaron Washington, Gary Johnson, Christopher Gooden, Brian Sweet | |
| 08:59 | Memphis | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 08:59 | Memphis | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 08:39 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 62-48 |
| 08:37 | C. Connecticut State | Gordon Dutton grabs the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 08:20 | C. Connecticut State | Gordon Dutton misses badly on a shot near the basket | 62-48 |
| 08:18 | Memphis | James Carter gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 07:53 | Memphis | Ronald Stines connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Adolfo Marino and the foul's on Denis Moore - foul #1 on Denis Moore, team foul #3 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Donald Austin (SG), Wilbert Bartlow (PF) Homer Burkholder, James Carter | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 07:53 | Memphis | Ronald Stines misses the free throw | 64-48 |
| 07:53 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Dicarlo gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:33 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Stines steps in front of the Denis Moore pass | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Adolfo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Austin (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Martin Rogers (fresh) PF - Wilbert Bartlow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Stines (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - William Walton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Denis Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alexander Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Dicarlo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Memphis | Martin Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Honeycutt (PG) William Walton | |
| 07:07 | C. Connecticut State | Gordon Dutton scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Alexander Rogers | 64-50 |
| 06:46 | Memphis | Wilbert Bartlow misses the lay-in | 64-50 |
| 06:45 | Memphis | Ronald Stines hits the follow up shot | 66-50 |
| 06:28 | C. Connecticut State | James Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 06:27 | Memphis | Wilbert Bartlow gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 06:24 | Memphis | Adolfo Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Hults (PG), Edward Olson (SF) Adolfo Marino, Martin Rogers | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Aaron Washington (SG), Christopher Gooden (PF) Denis Moore, Gordon Dutton | |
| 06:14 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Stines denies the turnaround by Michael Dicarlo | 66-50 |
| 06:13 | Memphis | Ronald Stines grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 05:52 | Memphis | Edward Olson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-50 |
| 05:51 | C. Connecticut State | Aaron Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 05:42 | C. Connecticut State | James Honeycutt is hacked by Robert Hults - foul #3 on Robert Hults, team foul #2 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Homer Burkholder (SG) Donald Austin | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Gary Johnson (SF), Brian Sweet (C) Alexander Rogers, Michael Dicarlo | |
| 05:32 | C. Connecticut State | Aaron Washington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-50 |
| 05:31 | Memphis | Ronald Stines pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 05:09 | Memphis | Homer Burkholder misses the 3 from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 05:08 | C. Connecticut State | Brian Sweet gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 05:00 | C. Connecticut State | Gary Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 66-50 |
| 04:59 | Memphis | Ronald Stines grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 04:41 | Memphis | Wilbert Bartlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adolfo Marino (PG), Donald Austin (SG) Robert Hults, Homer Burkholder | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | William Walton (PG), Denis Moore (SG) James Honeycutt, Aaron Washington | |
| 04:24 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Gooden buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Denis Moore and he's fouled by Donald Austin - foul #2 on Donald Austin, team foul #3 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers (SF) Denis Moore | |
| 04:24 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Gooden makes the free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:00 | Memphis | Edward Olson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Adolfo Marino | 69-53 |
| 03:38 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 03:37 | Memphis | Ronald Stines gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Memphis | Ronald Stines can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 03:19 | Memphis | Ronald Stines gets the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Adolfo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Austin (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Edward Olson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wilbert Bartlow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Stines (tiring) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - William Walton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alexander Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Gooden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Sweet (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Memphis | Donald Austin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 03:01 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Alexander Rogers | 69-53 |
| 02:50 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Johnson | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Memphis | Adolfo Marino can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 69-56 |
| 02:29 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Gary Johnson | 69-56 |
| 02:14 | C. Connecticut State | Alexander Rogers lays it up and in | 69-58 |
| 02:00 | Memphis | Adolfo Marino is hacked by William Walton - foul #1 on William Walton, team foul #4 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | Homer Burkholder (SG), Martin Rogers (SF), James Carter (PF), Michael Voelker (C) Donald Austin, Edward Olson, Wilbert Bartlow, Ronald Stines | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Denis Moore (SG), Michael Dicarlo (PF), Gordon Dutton (C) Alexander Rogers, Christopher Gooden, Brian Sweet | |
| 01:44 | Memphis | Gary Johnson denies the turnaround by Martin Rogers | 69-58 |
| 01:43 | C. Connecticut State | Gordon Dutton pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | C. Connecticut State | Homer Burkholder steals the ball from Michael Dicarlo | 69-58 |
| 01:20 | Memphis | Homer Burkholder lays it up and in | 71-58 |
| 01:10 | C. Connecticut State | Gary Johnson lays it up and in | 71-60 |
| 00:53 | Memphis | Homer Burkholder clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 00:51 | Memphis | Michael Voelker misses the tip | 71-60 |
| 00:49 | C. Connecticut State | Gordon Dutton snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | C. Connecticut State | William Walton is hacked by Adolfo Marino - foul #1 on Adolfo Marino, team foul #4 | 71-60 |
| 00:40 | C. Connecticut State | Gary Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gordon Dutton | 71-63 |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Hults (PG), Donald Austin (SG), Edward Olson (SF), Wilbert Bartlow (PF), Ronald Stines (C) Adolfo Marino, Homer Burkholder, Martin Rogers, James Carter, Michael Voelker | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Honeycutt (PG), Aaron Washington (SG), Alexander Rogers (SF), Christopher Gooden (PF), Brian Sweet (C) William Walton, Denis Moore, Gary Johnson, Michael Dicarlo, Gordon Dutton | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Memphis | James Honeycutt is called for the reach on Donald Austin in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Honeycutt, team foul #5 | 71-63 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Edward Olson is fouled on the floor by Brian Sweet - foul #1 on Brian Sweet, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| 00:32 | Memphis | Donald Austin is hacked by Aaron Washington - foul #2 on Aaron Washington, team foul #7 | 71-63 |
| 00:32 | Memphis | Donald Austin makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:32 | Memphis | Donald Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:26 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Gooden misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-63 |
| 00:24 | C. Connecticut State | James Honeycutt pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:20 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Hults steps in front of the James Honeycutt pass | 73-63 |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Donald Austin dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Hults | 75-63 |
| 00:10 | C. Connecticut State | James Honeycutt is fouled on the floor by Edward Olson - foul #2 on Edward Olson, team foul #5 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adolfo Marino (PG), Homer Burkholder (SG), Martin Rogers (SF), James Carter (PF), Michael Voelker (C) Robert Hults, Donald Austin, Edward Olson, Wilbert Bartlow, Ronald Stines | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | William Walton (PG), Denis Moore (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), Michael Dicarlo (PF), Gordon Dutton (C) James Honeycutt, Aaron Washington, Alexander Rogers, Christopher Gooden, Brian Sweet | |
| 00:08 | C. Connecticut State | Denis Moore hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Homer Burkholder - foul #1 on Homer Burkholder, team foul #6 | 75-65 |
| 00:08 | C. Connecticut State | Denis Moore misses the free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:08 | Memphis | James Carter pulls down the rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Adolfo Marino runs out the clock | 75-65 |