| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) SG - Willard White (fresh) SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fresh) PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - John Solt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) SG - Robert Benson (fresh) SF - Ira Williams (fresh) PF - Larry Cora (fresh) C - John Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | John Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | UAB | Alan Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel Romano - foul #1 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UAB | Ira Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Memphis | John Solt grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Willard White | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | UAB | Alan Thomas hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Memphis | Willard White is hacked by Robert Benson - foul #1 on Robert Benson, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Willard White | 6-3 |
| 18:23 | UAB | The jump hook by Ira Williams is blocked by Kosoko Abdullai | 6-3 |
| 18:22 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:54 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Thomas - foul #1 on Alan Thomas, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 17:54 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:54 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:52 | UAB | Robert Benson's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Romano in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| 17:51 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano lays it in | 9-3 |
| 17:25 | UAB | Larry Cora comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 9-3 |
| 17:23 | Memphis | John Solt grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 17:14 | Memphis | Ira Williams steals the ball from John Solt | 9-3 |
| 17:07 | UAB | John Young hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ira Williams | 9-5 |
| 16:45 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-5 |
| 16:17 | UAB | Ira Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 16:16 | Memphis | John Solt grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:57 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kosoko Abdullai, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Rodney Toledo (SF), Keith Avery (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Larry Cora, John Young | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willard White (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Hawkins (fairly fresh) C - John Solt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) SG - Walter Pucci (fresh) SF - Rodney Toledo (fresh) PF - Keith Avery (fresh) C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UAB | Willard White picks off the pass by Keith Avery | 11-5 |
| 15:39 | Memphis | Willard White dunks the ball | 13-5 |
| 15:27 | UAB | Timothy Mullins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gabriel Romano - foul #2 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:27 | UAB | Timothy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:27 | UAB | Timothy Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 15:19 | Memphis | Willard White can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-7 |
| 15:18 | UAB | Rodney Toledo pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 15:15 | UAB | Walter Pucci is hacked by Willard White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willard White, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| 14:53 | UAB | Keith Avery connects on the open driving attempt in the paint set up by Timothy Mullins | 13-9 |
| 14:37 | Memphis | Willard White knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kosoko Abdullai | 16-9 |
| 14:32 | UAB | Willard White picks off the pass by Walter Pucci in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| 14:31 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willard White | 18-9 |
| 14:18 | UAB | Keith Avery travels with the ball | 18-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lewis Fortner (PF), Matthew Glass (C) Larry Hawkins, John Solt | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), John Young (C) Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery, Jeffery Powell | |
| 14:02 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner blows the layup | 18-9 |
| 14:00 | UAB | John Young pulls down the rebound | 18-9 |
| 13:44 | UAB | Garry Neely misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Lewis Fortner - foul #1 on Lewis Fortner, team foul #5 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dean Wood (SG), William Reis (SF) Willard White, Kosoko Abdullai | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:44 | UAB | Garry Neely misses the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 13:44 | UAB | Garry Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 13:33 | Memphis | David Clary scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dean Wood and he's hacked by Alan Thomas - foul #2 on Alan Thomas, team foul #3 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG) Alan Thomas | |
| 13:33 | Memphis | David Clary misses the free throw | 20-10 |
| 13:33 | UAB | John Young snags the defensive board | 20-10 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Robert Benson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-10 |
| 13:11 | UAB | Ira Williams gets the offensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Ira Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-10 |
| 12:54 | Memphis | David Clary grabs the defensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 12:48 | Memphis | Garry Neely denies the turnaround by Matthew Glass | 20-10 |
| 12:47 | UAB | John Young gets the rebound | 20-10 |
| 12:43 | UAB | Lewis Fortner picks off the pass by Garry Neely in the backcourt | 20-10 |
| 12:32 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner jams it set up by William Reis | 22-10 |
| 12:23 | UAB | Ira Williams's pass is intercepted by David Clary | 22-10 |
| 12:06 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-10 |
| 12:04 | UAB | Ira Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 11:41 | UAB | Matthew Glass swats the short shot by John Young | 22-10 |
| 11:40 | UAB | John Young tips it home | 22-12 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dean Wood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Reis (fairly fresh) PF - Lewis Fortner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Glass (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Benson (tiring) SF - Ira Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Young (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Memphis | David Clary can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-12 |
| 11:19 | Memphis | Matthew Glass tips it but misses | 22-12 |
| 11:18 | UAB | The rebound goes to Garry Neely | 22-12 |
| 11:16 | UAB | Timothy Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) David Clary, William Reis, Lewis Fortner, Matthew Glass | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Powell (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Rodney Toledo (SF), Larry Cora (PF), Keith Avery (C) Timothy Mullins, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Garry Neely, John Young | |
| 11:02 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 3 from the right wing | 25-12 |
| 10:41 | UAB | Rodney Toledo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-12 |
| 10:40 | UAB | Keith Avery tips it in | 25-14 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | Willard White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Cora - foul #1 on Larry Cora, team foul #4 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Josef Malkoski (PG) Dean Wood | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:26 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| 10:24 | UAB | Jeffery Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-14 |
| 10:08 | Memphis | John Solt is whistled for traveling | 27-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG) Josef Malkoski | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 09:49 | UAB | Larry Cora is fouled on the floor by Larry Hawkins - foul #1 on Larry Hawkins, team foul #6 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Ira Williams (SF) Jeffery Powell, Keith Avery | |
| 09:28 | UAB | Timothy Mullins scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Larry Cora | 27-17 |
| 09:20 | Memphis | Willard White is whistled for traveling | 27-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG) Walter Pucci | |
| 09:18 | UAB | Robert Benson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-17 |
| 09:10 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai lays it up and in | 29-17 |
| 08:52 | UAB | Rodney Toledo misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by David Clary - foul #1 on David Clary, team foul #7 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dean Wood (PG), Matthew Glass (C) David Clary, John Solt | |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Avery (C) Ira Williams | |
| 08:52 | UAB | Rodney Toledo makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 08:52 | UAB | Rodney Toledo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 08:37 | Memphis | Willard White misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 08:35 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Glass | 29-19 |
| 08:26 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Josef Malkoski (SG), William Reis (SF), Lewis Fortner (PF) Willard White, Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Powell (PG), John Young (C) Timothy Mullins, Rodney Toledo | |
| 08:12 | UAB | John Young can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-19 |
| 08:10 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Josef Malkoski | 29-19 |
| 07:58 | Memphis | Dean Wood is hacked by Keith Avery - foul #1 on Keith Avery, team foul #5 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Solt (C) Matthew Glass | |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF) Keith Avery, Larry Cora | |
| 07:44 | Memphis | John Solt misses short on a runner from close range | 29-19 |
| 07:43 | UAB | The rebound goes to Ira Williams | 29-19 |
| 07:26 | UAB | Ira Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 29-19 |
| 07:24 | UAB | Garry Neely misses the tip | 29-19 |
| 07:23 | UAB | Garry Neely pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dean Wood (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Josef Malkoski (fresh) SF - William Reis (fresh) PF - Lewis Fortner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Solt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jeffery Powell (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Benson (tiring) SF - Ira Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Young (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | UAB | Ira Williams banks in the layup set up by Jeffery Powell and he's fouled by Dean Wood - foul #1 on Dean Wood, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Willard White (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF) Dean Wood, Josef Malkoski, William Reis, Lewis Fortner | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Walter Pucci (SG) Jeffery Powell, Robert Benson | |
| 07:08 | UAB | Ira Williams makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:58 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-22 |
| 06:57 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Kosoko Abdullai | 29-22 |
| 06:42 | Memphis | John Solt buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by David Clary and he's fouled by Timothy Mullins - foul #1 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #6 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UAB | Larry Cora (PF), Keith Avery (C) Garry Neely, John Young | |
| 06:42 | Memphis | John Solt makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 06:25 | UAB | Ira Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 06:24 | Memphis | Willard White grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 06:19 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kosoko Abdullai | 35-22 |
| 05:58 | UAB | Timothy Mullins is fouled on the floor by Kosoko Abdullai - foul #2 on Kosoko Abdullai, team foul #9 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Reis (SF), Josef Malkoski (PF), Matthew Glass (C) Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins, John Solt | |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (C) Ira Williams | |
| 05:58 | UAB | Timothy Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 05:58 | Memphis | Matthew Glass snags the defensive board | 35-22 |
| 05:34 | Memphis | Matthew Glass connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Josef Malkoski | 37-22 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Larry Cora hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Josef Malkoski - foul #1 on Josef Malkoski, team foul #10 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dean Wood (PG), Lewis Fortner (PF) David Clary, Willard White | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG), John Young (C) Walter Pucci, Keith Avery | |
| 05:22 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 05:04 | Memphis | Matthew Glass is hacked by Rodney Toledo - foul #1 on Rodney Toledo, team foul #7 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Powell (PG), Garry Neely (PF) Timothy Mullins, Larry Cora | |
| 05:04 | Memphis | Matthew Glass makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 05:04 | Memphis | Matthew Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 04:46 | UAB | Rodney Toledo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Hawkins (PF) Matthew Glass | |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Williams (SF) John Young | |
| 04:37 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Rodney Toledo - foul #2 on Rodney Toledo, team foul #8 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG) Dean Wood | |
| Subs | UAB | John Young (C) Rodney Toledo | |
| 04:37 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner misses the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 04:37 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 04:34 | UAB | David Clary is called for the reach on Jeffery Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Clary, team foul #11 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG), John Solt (C) David Clary, Lewis Fortner | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:34 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 04:34 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 04:34 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins grabs the board | 40-25 |
| 04:12 | Memphis | Willard White comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 04:10 | Memphis | Josef Malkoski snags the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | John Solt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-25 |
| 03:57 | UAB | Jeffery Powell pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 03:43 | UAB | Ira Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Reis - foul #1 on William Reis, team foul #12 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (PG), Dean Wood (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF) Willard White, William Reis, Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Larry Cora (PF), Keith Avery (C) Jeffery Powell, Robert Benson, Garry Neely, John Young | |
| 03:43 | UAB | Ira Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 03:43 | UAB | Ira Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 03:36 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 03:35 | UAB | Larry Cora snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 03:26 | UAB | Ira Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dean Wood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Josef Malkoski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - John Solt (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Pucci (fresh) SF - Ira Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Avery (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kosoko Abdullai | 42-30 |
| 03:01 | UAB | Walter Pucci misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Solt - foul #1 on John Solt, team foul #13 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Reis (SG), Lewis Fortner (PF), Matthew Glass (C) Dean Wood, Josef Malkoski, John Solt | |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (C) Ira Williams | |
| 03:01 | UAB | Walter Pucci makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 03:01 | UAB | Walter Pucci makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 02:47 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Kosoko Abdullai | 44-32 |
| 02:42 | UAB | Gabriel Romano picks off the pass by Walter Pucci in the backcourt | 44-32 |
| 02:39 | Memphis | William Reis lays it up and in set up by Gabriel Romano | 46-32 |
| 02:23 | UAB | Keith Avery is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline | 46-34 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner's layup is rejected by Larry Cora | 46-34 |
| 02:03 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 01:58 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| 01:57 | UAB | Rodney Toledo gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 01:41 | UAB | Walter Pucci can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 01:39 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 01:16 | Memphis | Walter Pucci picks off the pass by Lewis Fortner | 46-34 |
| 00:57 | UAB | Keith Avery is called for traveling | 46-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) William Reis, Lewis Fortner, Matthew Glass | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Walter Pucci, Keith Avery, Larry Cora, Rodney Toledo | |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai is hacked by Ira Williams - foul #1 on Ira Williams, team foul #9 | 46-34 |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 00:40 | Memphis | John Solt pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Willard White jams it set up by Larry Hawkins | 48-34 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Garry Neely misses the lay-in | 48-34 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Timothy Mullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 00:00 | UAB | The clock runs out | 48-34 |